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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(man) boodam I was (مَن) بودَم The Simple Past Tense
man chahār sad-ō vāgh'an nemeetoonam I really can't do four hundred مَن چَهار صَدو واقعاً نِمی‌تونَم A Separation, Part 4
(man) chāi meekhām I want tea (مَن) چای می‌خوام How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(man) chāi nemeekhām I don’t want tea (مَن) چای نِمی‌خوام How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
man chand rooz meeyām emtehānee, kāram-ō bebeneed, agé rāzee boodeen yé cheezee bezāreen roosh. agé rāzee naboodeen... I'll come for a few days and try it out, and you see my work. If you're satisfied, put something on top of that. If not... مَن چَند روز می‌آم اِمتِحانی کارَمو بِبینید. اَگِه راضی بودین یِه چیزی بِذارین روش. اَگِه راضی نَبودین… A Separation, Part 4
(man) charlie chaplin-ō doost dāram. I like Charlie Chaplin. (مَن) چارلی چاپلین‌و دوست دارَم. How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) charlie chaplin-ō khayli doost dāram. I really like Charlie Chaplin. (مَن) چارلی چاپلین‌و خیلی دوست دارَم. How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) charlie chaplin rā doost dāram. I like Charlie Chaplin. (مَن) چارلی چاپلین را دوست دارَم. How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) computer dāram. I have a computer (مَن) کامپیوتِر دارَم. The verb ‘To Have’
(man) computer nadāram I don’t have a computer (مَن) کامپیوتِر نَدارَم. The verb ‘To Have’
mānd remained ماند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
(man) dāram I have (مَن) دارَم The verb ‘To Have’
(man) dāram meekhoram I am eating (مَن) دارَم می‌خورَم Review of Unit 3
(man) dāram sohbat meekonam I am speaking (مَن) دارَم صُحبَت می‌کُنَم Review of Unit 3
man dar beemārestān vazé haml kardam I gave birth in the hospital من دربیمارستان وضع حمل کردم. Babies
(man) dar edaré kār meekonam. I work in an office (مَن) دَر اِدارِه کار می‌کنم. How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
man dar ___ zendegee meekonam. I live in ___. مَن دَر ـــــــــــــــ زِندِگی می‌کُنَم. How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(man) dāshté bāsham I have (مَن) داشتِه باشَم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
man deedam me, I saw مَن دیدَم rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
(man) deevooné hastam I am crazy (مَن) دیوونِه هَستَم The verb ‘To Be’