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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (man) vakeel hastam | I am a lawyer | (مَن) وََکیل هَستَم | |
| (man) varzesh doost dāram | I like sports | (مَن) وَرزِش دوست دارَم | |
| man yé khāhar dāram | I have a sister | مَن یِه خواهَر دارَم | |
| (man) yé morghé sefeed dāram. | I have one (a) white chicken. | (مَن) یِه مُرغِ سِفید دارَم. | |
| (man) zan dāram | I have a wife | (مَن) زَن دارَم | |
| manzel | home | مَنزِل | |
| manzelé mā | our house | مَنزِلِ ما | |
| manzelé man | my house | مَنزِلِ مَن | |
| (mā) podcast dāreem | We have a podcast | (ما) پادکَست داریم. | |
| mār | snake | مار | |
| marā | to me | مرا | |
| (mā) rafteem | We went | (ما) رَفتیم | |
| mard | man | مَرد | |
| mard | man | مَرد | |
| mardān | men | مَردان | |
| mard: bejāsh meetooneem yek jā shām bokhoreem. | Instead we can go somewhere to eat dinner. | مَرد: بِجاش می‌تونیم یِک جا شام بُخوریم. | |
| mard: ché feelmee? | What movie? | مَرد: چِه فیلمی؟ | |
| mard: een nazdeek yek restoorāné cheenee bāz shodé. | Near here there's a Chinese restaurant that just opened. | مَرد: این نَزدیک یِک رِستورانِ چینی باز شُدِه. | |
| mard: espāgetti chetor? | How about spaghetti? | مَرد: اِسپاگِتی چِطور؟ | |
| mard: meetooneem too khooné shām dorost bokoneem. | We can make food at home. | مَرد: می‌تونیم تو خونِهِ شام دُرُست بُکُنیم. |