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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(man) computer dāram. I have a computer (مَن) کامپیوتِر دارَم. The verb ‘To Have’
(man) computer nadāram I don’t have a computer (مَن) کامپیوتِر نَدارَم. The verb ‘To Have’
mānd remained ماند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
(man) dāram I have (مَن) دارَم The verb ‘To Have’
(man) dāram meekhoram I am eating (مَن) دارَم می‌خورَم Review of Unit 3
man dāram meeram bāshgāh I'm going to the gym مَن دارَم می‌رَم باشگاه Meeting on the Street
(man) dāram sohbat meekonam I am speaking (مَن) دارَم صُحبَت می‌کُنَم Review of Unit 3
man dar beemārestān vazé haml kardam I gave birth in the hospital مَن دَربیمارِستان وَضعِ حَمل کَردَم Babies
(man) dar edaré kār meekonam I work in an office (مَن) دَر اِدارِه کار می‌کُنَم. How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
man dar ___ zendegee meekonam I live in ___ مَن دَر ـــــــــــــــ زِندِگی می‌کُنَم How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(man) dāshté bāsham I have (مَن) داشتِه باشَم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
man deedam me, I saw مَن دیدَم rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
(man) deevooné hastam I am crazy (مَن) دیوونِه هَستَم The verb ‘To Be’
man delam bé hamoon chahār-tā kalamé khosh bood those same four words were keeping me going مَن دِلَم بِه هَمون چَهار تا کَلَمِه خوش بود A Separation, Part 5
(man) deltang boodam I was heavy-hearted (مَن) دِلتَنگ بودَم The Simple Past Tense
(man) deltang hastam I am heavy-hearted (مَن) دِلتَنگ هَستَم The verb ‘To Be’
man: dō nafar. Two people. مَرد: دو نَفَر. A Dialogue in a Restaurant
(man) doost dāram fārsi yād begeeram I like to learn Persian (مَن) دوست دارَم فارسی یاد بِگیرَم How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram feelm bebeenam I like to watch movies (مَن) دوست دارَم فیلم بِبینَم. How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) doost dāram ketāb bekhoonam I like to read books (مَن) دوست دارَم کِتاب بِخونَم How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes