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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
māmān joon: khob, kabāb ham doost dāree!	Well, you like kabob, too!	مامان جون: خُب، کَباب هَم دوست داری!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
māmān joon: leylā jān, barāt khoreshé ghormé sabzi dorost kardam.	Leyla dear, I made you ghormé sabzi.	مامان جون:‌ لِیلا جان، بَرات خورِشِ قورمِه سَبزی دُرُست کَردَم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
māmān joon: nooshé jan!	Bon appétit!	مامان جون: نوشِ جان!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
māmān: khayli delam barāt tang shodé bood!	I missed you so much!	مامان: خِیلی دِلَم بَرات تَنگ شُدِه بود!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: khodā rā shokr.	Thank God.	مامان: خُدا را شُکر.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: na azizam, khooné shām meekhoreem. māmān joon shām dorost kardan.	No dear, we'll eat at home. Grandmother made dinner.	مامان: نَه عَزیزَم، خونِه شام می‌خوریم. مامان جون شام دُرُست کَردَن.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: na, hanooz nayoomadan. emshab meeyān ké bā ham shām bokhoreem.	She hasn't come yet. She'll come tonight so we can eat dinner together.	مامان: نَه، هَنوز نَیومَدَن. اِمشَب میان کِه با هَم شام بُخوریم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: rāh chetor bood?	How was the road?	مامان: راه چِطور بود؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: salām leylā jān! beeyā beboomasemet!	Hello Leyla dear! Come here so I can kiss you!	مامان: سَلام لِیلا جان! بیا بِبوسَمِت!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
(mā) meedooneem	We know	(ما) می‌دونیم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) meekhāheem	we want	(ما) می‌خواهیم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(mā) meekhāym	we want	(ما) می‌خوایم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(mā) meekhāym bā tō bereem	we want to go with you	(ما) می‌خوایم با تُو بِریم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(mā) meekhāym beeyāym	we want to come	(ما) می‌خوایم بیایم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(mā) meekhāym bereem	we want to go	(ما) می‌‌خوایم بِریم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(mā) meekhāym khoshhāl bāsheem	we want to be happy	(ما) می‌خوایم خوشحال باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(mā) meekhoreem	We eat	(ما) می‌خوریم	Review of Unit 3
(mā) meekoneem	We do	(ما) می‌کُنیم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) meereem	We go	(ما) می‌‌ریم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) meetooneem	we can	(ما) می‌تونیم	The Simple Subjunctive

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