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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| meekhān māsheen dāshté bāshan | they want to have a car | می‌خوان ماشین داشتِه باشَن | |
| meekhāstand | they wanted, requested | می‌خواستَند | |
| meekhāy māsheen dāshté bāshee | you want to have a car | می‌‌خوای ماشین داشتِه باشی | |
| meekhāym khoshhāl bāsheem | we want to be happy | می‌خوایم خوشحال باشيم | |
| meekhāym māsheen dāshté bāsheem | we want to have a car | می‌خوایم ماشین داشتِه باشیم | |
| meekhāyn māsheen dāshté bāsheen | you want to have a car | می‌خواین ماشین داشتِه باشین | |
| meekonad | it does | می‌کُند | |
| meekonad | it does, makes | می‌کُنَد | |
| meekonad | he/she/it does | می‌کُنَد | |
| meeravee | to go; you (presently) go | مى رَوی | |
| meeree | to go (speaking form) | مى ری | |
| meeresoonee | you deliver | می‌رِسونی | |
| meeresooneem? | will you take me? | می‌رِسونیم؟ | |
| meeresoonee man-ō? | will you take me? | می‌رِسونی مَنُو؟ | |
| meesepāram | I surrender | می‌سِپارَم | |
| meeshé lotfan tekrār konee? | could you please repeat? (informal) | میشِه لُطفاً تِکرار کُنی؟ | |
| meeshé lotfan tekrār koneen? | could you please repeat? (formal) | میشِه لُطفاً تِکرار کُنین؟ | |
| meeshé shomāreyé shomā-rō bedam bé shoharam begam az too rooznāmé paydā kardam? | could I give my husband your number and say I found it in the paper | میشِه شُمارِهٔ شُما رو بِدَم بِه شوهَرَم بِگَم اَز تو روزنامِه پِیدا کَردَم؟ | |
| meeshé yavāshtar sohbat koneen? | could you speak more slowly? (formal) | میشِه یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُنین؟ | |
| meetarsand | is afraid | می‌ترسند |