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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
momken-é	it’s possible	مُمکِنِه	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é beram	I may go	مُمکِنِه بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é naram	I may not go	مُمکِنِه نَرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é shomāreyé telephonet-ō dāshté bāsham?	may I have your phone number?	مُمکِنِه شُمارِهٔ تِلِفونِتو داشتِه باشَم؟	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
montazer boodan	to wait	مُنتَظِر بودَن	Meeting Up with Friends
montazeré chee hastee?	what are you waiting for?	مُنتَظِرِ چی هَستی؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré nāhār-am	I am waiting for lunch	مُنتَظِرِ ناهارَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré shām-am	I am waiting for dinner	مُنتَظِرِ شامَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré shoharam-am	I am waiting for my husband	مُنتَظِرِ شوهَرَمَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré tamāset-am	I'll wait for you to call/contact me	مُنتَظِرِ تَماسِتَم	Meeting Up with Friends
moo	hair	مو	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint), fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
moohām-ō shooné meekonam	I brush my hair	مو‌هامُو شونِه می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
moosh	mouse	موش	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint), Babies
mooshak	rocket	موشَک
mooyat	your hair	مویَت	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
moozé	museum	موزِه	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
morabā	jam	مُرَبٌا	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
morabee	coach	مُرَبّی	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
mord-ast	he/she/it died, is dead	مُردَست	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
morgh	chicken	مُرغ	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)

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