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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| matt: oonjā khaylee fāmeel dāré. | She has family there. | مَت: اونجا خِیلی فامیل دارِه. | |
| matt: tō chetor? raftee dāllās? | How about you? Did you go to Dallas? | مَت: و چِطور؟ رَفتی دالاس؟ | |
| matt: va ba’ad rafteem mādrid. | And then we went to Madrid. | مَت: وَ بَعد رَفتیم مادرید. | |
| may-ee | a wine | مِی‌ای | |
| may-ee dāram | I have a wine | مِی‌ای دارَم | |
| ma'zerat meekhām | I'm sorry | مَعذِرَت می‌خوام | |
| meebeenamet | see you (informal, addressed to one person) | می‌بینَمِت | |
| meedārad | it puts | می‌دارَد | |
| meedooné | (he/she/it) knows | می‌دونِه | |
| mee-eestam | I stop | می‌ایستَم | |
| meefahmam | I understand | می‌فَهمَم | |
| meefahmee | you understand (informal) | می‌‌فَهمی | |
| meefahmeen | you understand (formal) | می‌‌فَهمین | |
| meegan ké jang-é, jang-é | they say it’s war, it’s war | می‌گَن کِه جَنگِه، جَنگِه | |
| meegan ké jang-é, jang-é | they say it’s war, it's war | می‌گَن کِه جَنگِه، جَنگِه | |
| meegan too kooché bāghāt | they say that in your alleys and gardens | می‌گَن تو کوچِه باغات | |
| meekhād | wants | میخواد | |
| meekhād māsheen dāshté bāshé | he/she wants to have a car | میخواد ماشین داشتِه باشِه | |
| meekhāhad | wants | می‌خواهد | |
| meekhāham | I want | می خواهَم |