نمی‌دانم

Persian

Persian phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• نمی‌دونم (nemi-dunam) (colloquial Tehrani)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [na.meː.ðɑː.nam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.meː.d̪ɑː.näm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.meː.d̪ɑː.näm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.meː.d̪ɑː.näm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.meː.d̪ɔː.näm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ne.miː.d̪ɒː.næm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.me.d̪ɔ.näm]

Readings
Classical reading?	namē-dānam
Dari reading?	namē-dānam
Iranian reading?	nemi-dânam
Tajik reading?	name-donam

Phrase

نمی‌دانم • (nemi-dânam)

1. (colloquial) I don't know

Usage notes

• In some parts of Afghanistan it's more common to say خبر ندارم (xabar nadâram)

See also

• می‌دانم (mi-dânam), می‌دونم (mi-dunam)
• می‌خواهم بدانم (mi-xâham bedânam), می‌خوام بدونم (mi-xâm bedunam)