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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| emrooz kār kardam | I worked today | اِمروز کار کَردَم | Compound Verbs |
| emrooz kesee hastesh. shomā mohabat kon faghat az fardā beeyā. yé kārté shenāsāyee bā khodetoon beeyār. | Someone’s already there today. Do me a favor and come starting tomorrow. Bring an identity card. | اِمروز کِسی هَستِش. شُما مُحَبَّت کُن فَقَط اَز فَردا بیا. یِه کارتِ شِناسایی با خودِتون بیار. | A Separation, Part 4 |
| emrooz nāhār khordam | I ate lunch today | اِمروز ناهار خوردَم | Review of Unit 3 |
| emrooz poonzdahomé decembre hast. | Today is the fifteenth of December. | اِمروز پونزدَهُمِ دِسامبر هَست. | More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons |
| emshab | tonight | اِمشَب | khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2 |
| emshab deegé fekr konam yé kam deer shé. hālā man fardā-rō khodam barātoon meeyām. shomā faghat kesee-rā jām nazāreen. deegé... barāyé poolesh ham harchee khodetoon salāh meedooneed. | I think it’s a bit late for tonight. I myself will be here for you tomorrow. You just please don't replace me with anyone. So…for the money also, whatever you think is right… | اِمشَب دیگِه فِکر کُنَم یِه کَم دیر شِه. حالا مَن فَردا رو خودَم بَراتون می‌ام. شُما فَقَط کِسی را جام (جایَم) نَذارین. دیگِه… بَرایِ (بَرِه) پولِش هَم هَرچی خودِتون صَلاح می‌دونید. | A Separation, Part 3 |
| emshab kār meekoneem | tonight we will work | اِمشَب کار می‌کُنیم | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meeram cinemā | tonight I go to the cinema | اِمشَب می‌رَم سینِما | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meereem cinemā | tonight we’ll go to the cinema | اِمشَب می‌ریم سینِما | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meetoonam beram cinemā | tonight I can go to the cinema | اِمشَب می‌تونَم بِرَم سینِما | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meetooneem bereem cinemā | tonight we can go to the cinema | اِمشَب می‌تونیم بِریم سینِما | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meetooneem kār bokoneem | tonight we can work | اِمشَب می‌تونیم کار بُکُنیم | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab meetooneem shām bokhoreem | tonight we can eat dinner | اِمشَب می‌تونیم شام بُخوریم | The Simple Subjunctive |
| emshab shām meekhoreem | tonight we eat dinner | اِمشَب شام می‌خوریم | The Simple Subjunctive |
| engār | it's as if | اِنگار | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| engār ké neestee, chō hastee, khosh bāsh | suppose that you are not, but while you are, be happy | انگار که نیستی چو هستی خوش باش | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro |
| engār ké neestee, chō hastee, khosh bāsh | suppose that you are not, but while you are, be happy | اِنگار کِه نیستی، چو هَستی خوش باش | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| englees | England | اِنگلیس | How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You |
| engleesee | English | اِنگلیسی | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |
| eshgh | love | عِشق | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5 |