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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) fārsi sohbat nemeekonam.	I don’t speak Persian.	(مَن) فارسی صُحبَت نِمی‌کُنَم.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
man goftam har rooz meeyām valee rāham khayli door-é. deegé nemeetoonam beeyām	I did say I'd come every day, but my commute is a very long way. I just can't come	مَن گُفتَم هَر روز می‌آم وَلی راهَم خِیلی دورِه. دیگِه نِمی‌تونَم بیام	A Separation, Part 2
man ham bābām dāghoon shodé!	my dad has been destroyed, too!	مَن هَم بابام داغون شُدِه!	A Separation, Part 5
man ham dooset dāram	I like/love you too	مَن هَم دوسِت دارَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
man hāmelam	I am pregnant	من حامله‌م	Babies
(man) hastam	I am	(مَن) هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
(man) irānee hastam	I am Iranian	(مَن) ایرانی هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
(man) kami fārsi sohbat meekonam.	I speak a bit of Persian.	(مَن) کَمی فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنَم.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(man) kāram-ō doost nadāram.	I do not like my job.	(مَن) کارَمو دوست نَدارَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) kardam	I did	(مَن) کَردَم	Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense
(man) kār kardam	I did work	(مَن) کار کَردَم	Compound Verbs
(man) kār meekonam	I work	(مَن) کار می‌کُنَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(man) kār meekonam	I work	(مَن) کار می‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
(man) kār meekonam.	I work.	(مَن) کار می‌کُنَم.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(man) kār nemeekonam.	I don’t work.	.(مَن) کار نِمی‌کُنَم	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
man keleedé eenjā ram barātoon meezāram eenjā	I'll also leave the key here for you	مَن کِلیدِ اینجا را هَم بَراتون می‌ذارَم اینجا	A Separation, Part 1
man khāstam begam,	I wanted to say,	مَن خواستَم بِگَم،	A Separation, Part 3
(man) khasté boodam	I was tired	(مَن) خَستِه بودَم	The Simple Past Tense
(man) khasté shodam	I became tired	(مَن) خَستِه شُدَم	Compound Verbs
(man) khayli doost dāram feelm bebeenam.	I really like to watch movies.	(مَن) خِیلی دوست دارَم فیلم بِبینَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes

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