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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (man) āvāz meekhoonam | I am singing | (مَن) آواز می‌خونَم | |
| man az eerān hastam | I am from Iran | مَن اَز ایران هَستَم | |
| man az ____ hastam | I am from ____ | مَن اَز ــــــــــــــــــ هَستَم | |
| man az ______ hastam | I am from ______ | مَن اَز ـــــــــــــــ هَستَم | |
| man az ____ hastam, valee hālā dar ____ zendegee meekonam | I am from ____, but now I live in ____ | مَن اَز ـــــــــــ هَستَم، وَلی حالا دَر ـــــــــــ زِندِگی می‌کُنَم | |
| man az ______ neestam | I am not from ______ | مَن اَز ـــــــــــــــ نیستَم | |
| man az tehrān hastam | I am from Tehran | مَن اَز تِهران هَستَم | |
| (man) bad neestam | I am not bad | (مَن) بَد نیستَم | |
| (man) bāyad āvāz bekhoonam | I have to sing | (مَن) بایَد آواز بِخونَم | |
| (man) bāyad bā tō cinemā beram | I have to go to the movies with you | (مَن) بایَد با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) bāyad beram | I have to go | (مَن) بایَد بِرَم | |
| (man) bāzi kardam | I played | (مَن) بازی کَردَم | |
| (man) bāzneshasté hastam | I am retired | (مَن) بازنِشَستِه هَستَم | |
| man bé donyā oomadam | I was born | مَن بِه دُنیا اومَدَم | |
| (man) beekār-am | I am jobless | (مَن) بیکارَم | |
| (man) beeyāram | I bring | (مَن) بیارَم | |
| man bé har jam'ee nālān shodam | In every crowd, I cried out in despair | من به هر جمعیتی نالان شدم | |
| (man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā beram | I better go to the movies with you | (مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم | |
| (man) behtar-é bā tō cinemā naram | I better not go to the movies with you | (مَن) بِهتَرِه با تُو سینما نَرَم | |
| (man) boodam | I was | (مَن) بودَم |