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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mādaré man | my mother | مادَرِ مَن | How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names |
| (mā) dāshté bāsheem | we have | (ما) داشتِه باشیم | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| (mā) deevooné hasteem | We are crazy | (ما) دیوونِه هَستیم | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (mā) deltang hasteem | We are heavy-hearted | (ما) دِلتَنگ هَستیم | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (mā) dorost kardeem | We made | (ما) دُرُست کَردیم | Compound Verbs |
| madresé mojahazee bé nazar meeyād. eentor neest? | The school looks equipped. Isn't it? | مَدرِسِه مُجَهَّزی بِه نَظَر می‌آد. اینطُور نیست؟ | How to Talk About School |
| mā eenghadr az shomā mohabat deedeem | you've been so kind to us | ما اینقَدر اَز شُما مُحَبَّت دیدیم | Giving Thanks |
| magar k'een nesheemet nayāyad bekār | as long as this place of yours serves a purpose (unless this seat of yours serves no purpose) | مَگَر کین نِشیمِت نَیایَد بِکار | Shahnameh, Part 4 |
| magar sāyéyee yāftee zé āftāb | unless he found some shade from the sun | مَگَر سایِه‌یی یافتی زِ آفتاب | Shahnameh, Part 2 |
| magé bachash namordé? | didn't her child die? | مَگِه بَچِّه‌اَش نَمُردِه؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| magé ghablesh cheghadr harf meezad? | how much was he talking before? | مَگِه قَبلِش چِقَدر حَرف می‌زَد؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| magé man bā'esé badbakhteeshoon-am? | am I responsible for them being in a bad situation? | مَگِه مَن باعِثِ بَدبَختی‌شون‌اَم؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| magé man khar-am | literally, 'what, am I a donkey?' meaning 'what, am I an idiot?' | مَگه مَن خَرَم | Common Persian Sayings and Expressions |
| magé meeshé? | is it possible? | مَگِه می‌شِه؟ | Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations |
| magé nazadeesh? | didn't you hit her? | مَگِه نَزَدیش؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| magé partesh nakardee too pelé? | didn't you throw her on the stairs? | مَگِه پَرتِش نَکَردی تو پِلِّه؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| maghāzé basté shod | the store closed | مَغازِه بَستِه شُد | Compound Verbs |
| maghāzedār | shopowner | مَغازِه‌دار | Thanking a Shopowner |
| maghāzé neestam | I'm not at the store | مَغازِه نیستَم | Thanking a Shopowner |
| maghsad | destination | مَقصَد | Meeting New People |