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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| man chahār sad-ō vāgh'an nemeetoonam | I really can't do four hundred | مَن چَهار صَدو واقعاً نِمی‌تونَم | |
| (man) chāi meekhām | I want tea | (مَن) چای می‌خوام | |
| (man) chāi nemeekhām | I don’t want tea | (مَن) چای نِمی‌خوام | |
| man chand rooz meeyām emtehānee, kāram-ō bebeneed, agé rāzee boodeen yé cheezee bezāreen roosh. agé rāzee naboodeen... | I'll come for a few days and try it out, and you see my work. If you're satisfied, put something on top of that. If not... | مَن چَند روز می‌آم اِمتِحانی کارَمو بِبینید. اَگِه راضی بودین یِه چیزی بِذارین روش. اَگِه راضی نَبودین… | |
| (man) chārlee chāpleen-ō doost dāram | I like Charlie Chaplin | (مَن) چارلی چاپلینُو دوست دارَم | |
| (man) chārlee chāpleen-ō khaylee doost dāram | I really like Charlie Chaplin | (مَن) چارلی چاپلینُو خِیلی دوست دارَم | |
| (man) chārlee chāpleen-rā doost dāram | I like Charlie Chaplin | (مَن) چارلی چاپلین را دوست دارَم | |
| (man) computer dāram. | I have a computer | (مَن) کامپیوتِر دارَم. | |
| (man) computer nadāram | I don’t have a computer | (مَن) کامپیوتِر نَدارَم. | |
| mānd | remained | ماند | |
| (man) dāram | I have | (مَن) دارَم | |
| (man) dāram meekhoram | I am eating | (مَن) دارَم می‌خورَم | |
| (man) dāram sohbat meekonam | I am speaking | (مَن) دارَم صُحبَت می‌کُنَم | |
| man dar beemārestān vazé haml kardam | I gave birth in the hospital | مَن دَربیمارِستان وَضعِ حَمل کَردَم | |
| (man) dar edaré kār meekonam | I work in an office | (مَن) دَر اِدارِه کار می‌کُنَم. | |
| man dar ___ zendegee meekonam | I live in ___ | مَن دَر ـــــــــــــــ زِندِگی می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) dāshté bāsham | I have | (مَن) داشتِه باشَم | |
| man deedam | me, I saw | مَن دیدَم | |
| (man) deevooné hastam | I am crazy | (مَن) دیوونِه هَستَم | |
| man delam bé hamoon chahār-tā kalamé khosh bood | those same four words were keeping me going | مَن دِلَم بِه هَمون چَهار تا کَلَمِه خوش بود |