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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
eemān hast	there is hope		dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
een	this	این	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
een	this	این	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
een	this	این	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
een	this	این	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
-een	You are	ین	The verb ‘To Be’
eenāhā!	so here you go!	ایناها!	A Separation, Part 5
een ast	this is	این اَست	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
een ché vazee-yé vāsé een baché dorost kardee ākhé?	what sort of situation have you created for this kid?	این چِه وَضعیِه واسِه این بَچِّه دُرُست کَردی آخِه؟	A Separation, Part 5
een dar bāz namooné beré beeroon gom shé	don't leave the door open for him to go outside and get lost	این دَر باز نَمونِه بِرِه بیرون گُم شِه	A Separation, Part 1
een ___-é man-é	this is my ___ (informal)	این __________ مَنِه	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
een hafté, clinton sohbat kard	This week, Clinton spoke	این هَفتِه کلینتُن صُحبَت کَرد	Review of Unit 3
een harfā chee-yé?	what is this talk?	این حَرفا چیِه؟	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
eenjā	here	اینجا	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
een kār gharār nabood	this was not the plan	این کار قَرار نَبود	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
een keefé poolé shomā neest…?	isn't this your wallet…?	این کیفِ پولِ شُما نیست…؟	Getting Attention
een kee-yé?	who is this?	این کیِه؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
een khoonéyé ānhā-st	this is their house	این خونِهٔ آنهاست	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
een khoonéyé eeshoon-é	this is his/her house (formal)	این خونِهٔ ایشونِه	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
een khoonéyé kee-yé?	whose house is this?	این خونِهٔ کیِه؟	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession

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