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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) āvāz meekhoonam	I am singing	(مَن) آواز می‌خونَم	The Simple Subjunctive
(man) āvāz meekhoonam	I sing	(مَن) آواز می‌خونَم	The Simple Subjunctive
man az eerān hastam.	I am from Iran.	مَن اَز ایران هَستَم.	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
man az ____ hastam.	I am from ____.	مَن اَز ــــــــــــــــــ هَستَم.	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
man az ______ hastam.	I am from ______.	مَن اَز ـــــــــــــــ هَستَم.	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
man az ____ hastam, vali hālā dar ____ zendegee meekonam.	I am from ____, but now I live in ____.	.مَن اَز ـــــــــــ هَستَم، وَلی حالا دَر ـــــــــــ زِندِگی می‌کُنَم	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
man az ______ neestam.	I am not from ______.	مَن اَز ـــــــــــــــ نیستَم.	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
man az tehrān hastam.	I am from Tehran.	مَن اَز تِهران هَستَم.	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
(man) bad neestam	I am not bad	(مَن) بَد نیستَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) bāyad āvāz bekhoonam	I have to sing	(مَن) بایَد آواز بِخونَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāyad bā tō cinemā beram	I have to go to the movies with you	(مَن) بایَد با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāyad beram	I have to go	(مَن) بایَد بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāzi kardam	I played	(مَن) بازی کَردَم	Compound Verbs
(man) bāzneshasté hastam.	I am retired.	(مَن) بازنِشَستِه هَستَم.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
man bedonyā oomadam	I was born	من به‌دنیا اومدم	Babies
(man) beekāram.	I am jobless.	(مَن) بی‌کارَم.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(man) beeyāram	I bring	(مَن) بیارَم	The Simple Subjunctive
man bé har jam'ee nālān shodam	In every crowd, I cried out in despair	من به هر جمعیتی نالان شدم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
(man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā beram	I better go to the movies with you	(مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā naram	I better not go to the movies with you	(مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینما نَرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities

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