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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (man) meeyāram | I bring | (مَن) می‌آرَم | |
| (man) meezāram | I put | (مَن) می‌ذارَم | |
| (man) mo’alem hastam | I am a teacher | (مَن) مُعَلِّم هَستَم | |
| (man) mojaradam | I am single | (مَن) مُجَرَّدَم | |
| (man) momken-é bā tō cinemā beram | I might go to the movies with you | (مَن) مُمکِنِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) mooseeghee doost dāram | I like music | (مَن) موسیقی دوست دارَم | |
| (man) nabāyad bā tō cinemā beram | I shouldn’t go to the movies with you | (مَن) نَباید با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) nabāyad beram | I shouldn’t go/I don’t have to go | (مَن) نَبایَد بِرَم | |
| (man) nadāram | I don’t have | (مَن) نَدارَم | |
| man: na, khaylee mamnoon, fe'lan hameen khoobé. | No, thank you. For now this is great. | مَرد: نَه، خِیلی مَمنون، فِعلاً هَمین خوبِه. | |
| (man) nakhordām | I didn’t eat | (مَن) نَخوردَم | |
| (man) nāmzad dāram | I have a fiancé | (مَن) نامزَد دارَم | |
| (man) naraftam | I didn’t go | (مَن) نَرَفتَم | |
| (man) nārāhat shodam | I became unhappy | (مَن) ناراحَت شُدَم | |
| (man) neestam | I am not | (مَن) نیستَم | |
| (man) nemeedoonam | I don’t know | (مَن) نِمی‌دونَم | |
| (man) nemeekhām beram | I don’t want to go | (مَن) نِمی‌‌خوام بِرَم | |
| (man) nemeesheenam | I don’t sit | (مَن) نِمی‌‌شینَم | |
| (man) nemeetoonam āvāz bekhoonam | I can’t sing | (مَن) نِمیتونَم آواز بِخونَم | |
| (man) nemeetoonam beram | I can’t go | (مَن) نِمیتونَم بِرَم |