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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
āmrikāyee hasteem We are American آمریکایی هَستیم The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hasteen You are American (formal) آمریکایی هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yam I am American آمریکایی‌اَم The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yan They are American آمریکایی‌اَن The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yee You are American (informal) آمریکایی‌ای The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeem We are American آمریکایی‌ایم The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeen You are American (formal) آمریکایی‌این The verb ‘To Be’
-an They are َن The verb ‘To Be’
ān it آن Review of Unit 2
andākhtan to throw اَنداختَن Thanking a Shopowner
andar in, within اَندَر rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
andeeshé idea, thought اَندیشِه sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
andeeshé konee you think اَندیشِه کُنی sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
angosht finger اَنگُشت Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
angoshtar ring اَنگُشتَر Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
angoshtaré almās diamond ring اَنگُشتَرِ اَلماس Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
ānhā they آنها Review of Unit 2
(ānhā) deevooné hastan They are crazy (آنها) دیوونِه هَستَن The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) deltang hastan They are heavy-hearted (آنها) دِلتَنگ هَستَن The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) hastand They are (آنها) هَستَند The verb ‘To Be’