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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
na, (man) kāram-ō doost nadāram	no, I don’t like my job	نَه، (مَن) کارَمُو دوست نَدارَم	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
na, man neemeekhām begam ké shomā-rō meeshenāsam. nagoftam meeyām eenjā barāyé kār…	I don’t want him to know that you know me. I didn’t tell him I was coming here for work.	نَه، مَن نِمی‌خوام بِگَم کِه شُما رو می‌شِناسَم. نَگفتَم می‌آم اینجا بَرایِ (بَرِه) کار…	A Separation, Part 3
namāyeshgāh	gallery, fair, exhibition	نَمایِشگاه	Tārof at a Gallery
na, merci	no, thank you	نَه، مِرسی	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
na, merci	no, thank you	نَه، مِرسی	Introducing "Tārof"
nāmzad	fiancé	نامزَد	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāmzadee	engagement	نامزَدی	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
na, oon-ō khodam meedoonam bāyad chekār konam	no, I myself know what to do with him	نَه، اونُو خودُو می‌دونَم بایَد چِکار کُنَم	A Separation, Part 5
nāpedaree	step father	ناپدرى	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
naraft	to not go stem	نَرَفت	The Simple Past Tense
naraftan	to not go	نَرَفتَن	The Simple Past Tense
nārāhat	uncomfortable	ناراحَت	The Concept of "ezāfé"
nārāhat shod	he/she became unhappy	ناراحَت شُد	Compound Verbs
nārāhat shodan	to become unhappy	ناراحَت شُدَن	Compound Verbs
nārangee	mandarin orange	نارَنگی	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāranjee	orange	نارَنجی	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
naroondam	I didn't drive	نروندم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
naroondee	you didn't drive	نروندی	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
narooyad	he/she/it doesn't germinate/grow/spring/sprout/thrive	نَرویَد	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
narooyad tokhmé kas	no one's grain grows, no one's seed germinates	نَرویَد تُخمِ کَس	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5

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