Farsi - Spoken Persian: third-person verbs (-e / -an)

In everyday spoken Persian, third-person verb endings soften by dropping their final د.

For the third-person singular ("he/she/it"), the formal written ending ـَد becomes ـه.

Written	Spoken
می‌کند	می‌کنه
می‌زند	می‌زنه

The intern scans the resume with the printer.

Your brother studies more than me.

For the third-person plural ("they"), the formal written ending ـَند drops the د to become ـَن.

Written	Spoken
می‌کنند	می‌کنن
می‌زنند	می‌زنن

Two colleagues chat during overtime.

My father and mother are cooking for the party.

Here is a sentence where both spoken forms appear side-by-side:

The mechanic tries, but the drivers chat.

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