Persian / English Dictionary

Chai and Conversation Members can search the dictionary by English or by Persian (Farsi), and hear each of the words spoken by our host, Leyla!

Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(mā) khoshhāl hasteem	We are happy	(ما) خوشحال هَستیم	The verb ‘To Be’
(mā) khoshhāl shodeem	We became happy	(ما) خوشحال شُدیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) kolāh dāreem	We have hats	(ما) کُلاه داریم	The verb ‘To Have’
(mā) kolāh nadāreem	We don’t have hats	(ما) کُلاه نَداریم	The verb ‘To Have’
makon	don't do	مَکُن	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
makon	don't do	مَکُن	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
māl	property	مال	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé	possession of	مالِ	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé ānhā	theirs	مالِ آنها	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé kee-yé?	Whose is this?	مالِ کیِه؟	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé leylā	Leyla’s	مالِ لِیلا	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé mā	ours	مالِ ما	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé man	mine	مالِ مَن	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé man-é	It’s mine	مالِ مَنِه	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé matt	Matt’s	مالِ مَت	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé oo	his/hers/its	مالِ او	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé oonā	theirs	مالِ اونا	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé shomā	yours (formal)	مالِ شُما	The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé tō	yours (informal)	مالِ تو	The Concept of "ezāfé"
māmān	mom	مامان	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten