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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
man delam bé hamoon chahār-tā kalamé khosh bood	those same four words were keeping me going	مَن دِلَم بِه هَمون چَهار تا کَلَمِه خوش بود	A Separation, Part 5
(man) deltang boodam	I was heavy-hearted	(مَن) دِلتَنگ بودَم	The Simple Past Tense
(man) deltang hastam	I am heavy-hearted	(مَن) دِلتَنگ هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
man: dō nafar.	Two people.	مَرد: دو نَفَر.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
(man) doost dāram fārsi yād begeeram.	I like to learn Persian.	(مَن) دوست دارَم فارسی یاد بِگیرَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram feelm bebeenam.	I like to watch movies.	(مَن) دوست دارَم فیلم بِبینَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram ketāb bekhoonam.	I like to read books.	(مَن) دوست دارَم کِتاب بِخونَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram shokolāt bokhoram.	I like to eat chocolate.	(مَن) دوست دارَم شُکُلات بُخورَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram varzesh bokonam.	I like to exercise.	(مَن) دوست دارَم وَرزِش بُکُنَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dokhtar dāram	I have a girlfriend	(مَن) دوست دُختَر دارَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(man) doost nadāram ketāb bekhoonam.	I do not like to read books.	(مَن) دوست نَدارَم کِتاب بِخونَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost nadāram varzesh bokonam.	I do not like to exercise.	(مَن) دوست نَدارَم وَرزِش بُکُنَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost pesar dāram	I have a boyfriend	(مَن) دوست پِسَر دارَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(man) dorost kardam	I made	(مَن) دُرُست کَردَم	Compound Verbs
man een vaz-ō dorost kardam?	I created this situation?	مَن این وَضعُو دُرُست کَردَم؟	A Separation, Part 5
(mā) neesteem	We are not	(ما) نیستیم	The verb ‘To Have’
(mā) nemeedooneem	We don’t know	(ما) نِمی‌دونیم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) nemeesheeneem	We don’t sit	(ما) نِمی‌‌شینیم	Present Continuous Tense
man faghat saré haft ō neem bāyad az khooné beram beeroon	I only have to be at work at half past seven	مَن فَقَط سَرِ هَفت و نیم بایَد اَز خونِه بِرَم بیرون	A Separation, Part 1
(man) fārsi meefahmam.	I understand Persian.	(مَن) فارسی می‌فَهمَم	How to Speak About the Languages You Know

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