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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| man goftam har rooz meeyām valee rāham khaylee door-é. deegé nemeetoonam beeyām | I did say I'd come every day, but my commute is a very long way. I just can't come | مَن گُفتَم هَر روز می‌آم وَلی راهَم خِیلی دورِه. دیگِه نِمی‌تونَم بیام | |
| man ham bābām dāghoon shodé! | my dad has been destroyed, too! | مَن هَم بابام داغون شُدِه! | |
| man ham dooset dāram | I like/love you too | مَن هَم دوسِت دارَم | |
| man hāmel-am | I am pregnant | مَن حامِلِه‌اَم | |
| (man) hastam | I am | (مَن) هَستَم | |
| (man) irānee hastam | I am Iranian | (مَن) ایرانی هَستَم | |
| (man) kamee fārsi sohbat meekonam | I speak a bit of Persian | (مَن) کَمی فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) kāram-ō doost nadāram | I do not like my job | (مَن) کارَمُو دوست نَدارَم | |
| (man) kardam | I did | (مَن) کَردَم | |
| (man) kār kardam | I did work | (مَن) کار کَردَم | |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | |
| (man) kār nemeekonam | I don’t work | (مَن) کار نِمی‌کُنَم | |
| man keleedé eenjā ram barātoon meezāram eenjā | I'll also leave the key here for you | مَن کِلیدِ اینجا را هَم بَراتون می‌ذارَم اینجا | |
| man khāstam begam, | I wanted to say, | مَن خواستَم بِگَم، | |
| (man) khasté boodam | I was tired | (مَن) خَستِه بودَم | |
| (man) khasté shodam | I became tired | (مَن) خَستِه شُدَم | |
| (man) khaylee doost dāram feelm bebeenam | I really like to watch movies | (مَن) خِیلی دوست دارَم فیلم بِبینَم | |
| (man) khaylee doost dāram shokolāt bokhoram | I really like to eat chocolate | (مَن) خِیلی دوست دارَم شُکُلات بُخورَم |