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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| een morgh-hā seeyāh-an. | These chickens are black. | این مُرغ‌ها سیاهَن | |
| een morgh koocheek-é. | This chicken is small. | این مُرغ کوچیکِه. | |
| een morgh koocheektar-é. | This chicken is smaller. | این مُرغ کوچیکِ‌تَره. | |
| een morgh sefeed-é. | This chicken is white. | این مُرغ سِفیدِه | |
| een-ō meekhāy bezāree | you want to blame this | اینُو می‌خوای بِذاری | |
| eerānee hastam | I am Iranian | ایرانی هَستَم | |
| eeshoon ___-é man-and | this is my ___ (formal) | ایشون __________ مَن‌اَند | |
| eestgāh | station/bus stop | ایستگاه | |
| eetāleeā | Italy | ایتالیا | |
| eetāleeyāyee | Italian | ایتالیایی | |
| ehsāsāt | emotions | اِحساسات | |
| ehsāsātee | emotional | اِحساساتی | |
| ehterām | respect | اِحتِرام | |
| ehterām barāyé bozorgtar | respect to elders | اِحتِرام بَرایِ بُزُرگ‌تَر | |
| ehterām barāyé khānevādé | respect to family | اِحتِرام بَرایِ خانِوادِه | |
| emrooz | today | اِمروز | |
| emrooz beest ō hashtomé zhānveeyé hast | today is the twenty-eighth of January | اِمروز بیست و هَشتُمِ ژانویِه هَست | |
| emrooz chahāromé zhoo’eeyé hast | today is the fourth of July | اِمروز چَهارُمِ ژوئیِه هَست | |
| emrooz ché roozee-yé? | What day is today? | اِمروز چِه روزیِه؟ | |
| emrooz dovomé zhānveeyé hast | today is the second of January | اِمروز دُوٌُمِ ژانویِه هَست. |