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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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	اِنگار کِه نیستی، چو هَستی خوش باش	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
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
eshgh	love	عِشق	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
ʿeshgh	love	عِشق	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4

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