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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
meebeenamet	see you (informal, addressed to one person)	می‌بینَمِت	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
meedārad	it puts	می‌دارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
meedooné	(he/she/it) knows	می‌دونِه	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
mee-eestam	I stop	می‌ایستَم	Meeting on the Street
meefahmam	I understand	می‌فَهمَم	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meefahmee	you understand (informal)	می‌‌فَهمی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meefahmeen	you understand (formal)	می‌‌فَهمین	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meegan ké jang-é, jang-é	they say it’s war, it’s war	می‌گَن کِه جَنگِه، جَنگِه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
meegan ké jang-é, jang-é	they say it’s war, it's war	می‌گَن کِه جَنگِه، جَنگِه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
meegan too kooché bāghāt	they say that in your alleys and gardens	می‌گَن تو کوچِه باغات	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
meekhād	wants	می‌‌خواد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
meekhād māsheen dāshté bāshé	he/she wants to have a car	می‌خواد ماشین داشتِه باشِه	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhāhad	wants	می‌خواهد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
meekhāham	I want	می خواهَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
meekhām dar eetāleeyā bāsham	I want to be in Italy	می‌خوام دَر ایتالیا باشَم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhām hamoom konam	I want to take a shower	می‌خوام هَموم کُنَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 3
meekhām khoshhāl bāsham	I want to be happy	می‌‌خوام خوشحال باشَم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhām māsheen dāshté bāsham	I want to have a car	می‌خوام ماشین داشتِه باشَم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhānad	sings	می‌خواند	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
meekhānad	sings to me	می‌خوانَد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3

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