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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
mashghoolé kār shodan	to become/get busy with work	مَشغولِ کار شُدَن	Meeting Up with Friends
(mā) shodeem	We became	(ما) شُدیم	Compound Verbs
masjed	mosque	مَسجِد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
masjed	mosque	مَسجِد	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
(mā) sobhāné meekhoreem	we eat breakfast	(ما) صُبحانِه می‌خوریم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(mā) sohbat kardeem	We spoke	(ما) صُحبَت کَردیم	Review of Unit 3
(mā) sohbat meekoneem	We speak	(ما) صُحبَت می‌کُنیم	Review of Unit 3
mast	drunk	مَست	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mast	drunk, intoxicated	مَست	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
māst	yogurt	ماست	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
mastān	those who are drunk	مَستان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mastāné shō	become drunk	مَستانِه شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mastee	you are drunk	مَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
(mā) tamāshā kardeem	We watched	(ما) تَماشا کَردیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) tamāshā meekoneem	We watch	(ما) تَماشا می‌کُنیم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) tamreen kardeem	We practiced	(ما) تَمرین کَردیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) telephon kardeem	we called	(ما) تِلِفُن کَردیم	Compound Verbs
matt āghā	Mr. Matt	مَت آقا	The Concept of "ezāfé"

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