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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) bad neestam	I am not bad	(مَن) بَد نیستَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) bāyad āvāz bekhoonam	I have to sing	(مَن) بایَد آواز بِخونَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāyad bā tō cinemā beram	I have to go to the movies with you	(مَن) بایَد با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāyad beram	I have to go	(مَن) بایَد بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) bāzi kardam	I played	(مَن) بازی کَردَم	Compound Verbs
(man) bāzneshasté hastam	I am retired	(مَن) بازنِشَستِه هَستَم	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
man bé donyā oomadam	I was born	مَن بِه دُنیا اومَدَم	Babies
(man) beekār-am	I am jobless	(مَن) بیکارَم	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(man) beeyāram	I bring	(مَن) بیارَم	The Simple Subjunctive
man bé har jam'ee nālān shodam	In every crowd, I cried out in despair	من به هر جمعیتی نالان شدم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
(man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā beram	I better go to the movies with you	(مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā naram	I better not go to the movies with you	(مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینما نَرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) boodam	I was	(مَن) بودَم	The Simple Past Tense
man chahār sad-ō vāgh'an nemeetoonam	I really can't do four hundred	مَن چَهار صَدو واقعاً نِمی‌تونَم	A Separation, Part 4
(man) chāi meekhām	I want tea	(مَن) چای می‌خوام	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(man) chāi nemeekhām	I don’t want tea	(مَن) چای نِمی‌خوام	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
man chand rooz meeyām emtehānee, kāram-ō bebeneed, agé rāzee boodeen yé cheezee bezāreen roosh. agé rāzee naboodeen...	I'll come for a few days and try it out, and you see my work. If you're satisfied, put something on top of that. If not...	مَن چَند روز می‌آم اِمتِحانی کارَمو بِبینید. اَگِه راضی بودین یِه چیزی بِذارین روش. اَگِه راضی نَبودین…	A Separation, Part 4
(man) chārlee chāpleen-ō doost dāram	I like Charlie Chaplin	(مَن) چارلی چاپلینُو دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) chārlee chāpleen-ō khaylee doost dāram	I really like Charlie Chaplin	(مَن) چارلی چاپلینُو خِیلی دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) chārlee chāpleen-rā doost dāram	I like Charlie Chaplin	(مَن) چارلی چاپلین را دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes

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