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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| man: man doogh meekhām. | I'd like doogh. | مَرد: مَن دوغ می‌خوام. | |
| man: man hanooz nemeedoonam. shomā chee tarjeeh meedeen? | I don't know yet. What do you prefer? | مَرد: مَن هَنوز نِمی‌دونَم. شُما چی تَرجیح می‌دین؟ | |
| (man) meedonam | I know | (مَن) می‌دونَم | |
| (man) meekhāham | I want | (مَن) می‌خواهَم | |
| (man) meekhām | I want | (مَن) می‌خوام | |
| (man) meekhām bā tō beram cinemā | I want to go to the movies with you | (مَن) می‌خوام با تُو بِرَم سینِما | |
| (man) meekhām bā tō cinemā beram | I want to go to the movies with you | (مَن) می‌خوام با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) meekhām beeyām | I want to come | (مَن) می‌خوام بیام | |
| (man) meekhām beeyām khooné | I want to come home | (مَن) می‌خوام بیام خونِه | |
| (man) meekhām beram | I want to go | (مَن) می‌خوام بِرَم | |
| (man) meekhām beram eetāleeyā | I want to go to Italy | (مَن) می‌خوام بِرَم ایتالیا | |
| (man) meekhoram | I eat | (مَن) می‌خورَم | |
| (man) meekonam | I do | (مَن) می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) meeram | I go | (مَن) میرَم | |
| (man) meeram | I go | (مَن) میرَم | |
| (man) meetoonam | I can | (مَن) میتونَم | |
| (man) meetoonam āvāz bekhoonam | I can sing | (مَن) میتونَم آواز بِخونَم | |
| (man) meetoonam bā tō cinemā beram | I can go to the movies with you | (مَن) میتونَم با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) meetoonam beram | I can go | (مَن) میتونَم بِرَم | |
| (man) meetoonam khoshhāl bāsham | I can be happy | (مَن) میتونَم خوشحال باشَم |