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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
neest is not نیست fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
neest isn't نیست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
neest is not نیست shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
neest It's not (shortened) نیست How to Talk About the Time and Weather
neest he/she/it/there isn't نیست sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
neestee not being نیستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
neestee ast is to not be نیستی است khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
neez also, too نیز aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
negah kon ké mar-sām-rā roozegār look at the life of Sam نِگَه کُن کِه مَر سام را روزِگار Shahnameh, Part 1
nemeefahmam I don’t understand نِمی‌فَهمَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
nemeekhoonan, nemeegan they don’t sing, they don’t speak نِمی‌خونَن، نِمی‌گَن meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
nemeeresam I won’t get there نِمی‌رِسَم How To Discuss Travel
nemeeshé it's not possible نِمی‌شِه Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam I can't نِمی‌تونَم Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam beeshtar bokhoram I can't eat more نِمی‌تونَم بیشتَر بُخُورَم Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
neshasté sitting, seated نِشَستِه rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
neshastee you are sitting نِشَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
nesheen sit! (you, informal) نِشین payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
neveesandé writer نِویسَندِه How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
nevesht write نِوِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2