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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (mā) deltang hasteem | We are heavy-hearted | (ما) دِلتَنگ هَستیم | |
| (mā) dorost kardeem | We made | (ما) دُرُست کَردیم | |
| magé bachash namordé? | didn't her child die? | مَگِه بَچِّهاَش نَمُردِه؟ | |
| magé ghablesh cheghadr harf meezad? | how much was he talking before? | مَگِه قَبلِش چِقَدر حَرف میزَد؟ | |
| magé man bā'esé badbakhteeshoon-am? | am I responsible for them being in a bad situation? | مَگِه مَن باعِثِ بَدبَختیشوناَم؟ | |
| magé man khar-am | literally, 'what, am I a donkey?' meaning 'what, am I an idiot?' | مَگه مَن خَرَم | |
| magé meeshé? | is it possible? | مَگِه میشِه؟ | |
| magé nazadeesh? | didn't you hit her? | مَگِه نَزَدیش؟ | |
| magé partesh nakardee too pelé? | didn't you throw her on the stairs? | مَگِه پَرتِش نَکَردی تو پِلِّه؟ | |
| maghāzé basté shod | the store closed | مَغازِه بَستِه شُد | |
| māh | moon | ماه | |
| māh | month | ماه | |
| mā hagheeghat rā dar bāghché paydā kardeem dar negahé sharmāgeen golee gomnām | we found truth in the garden in the embarrassed look of a nameless flower, and we found permanence in the endless moment when two suns stared at each other | ||
| (mā) hasteem | We are | (ما) هَستیم | |
| māhee | fish | ماهی | |
| māh-ee | each month | ماهی | |
| māheeché | muscles | ماهیچِه | |
| māheehā | fish | ماهیها | |
| māhee seesad, khānom | three hundred a month, miss | ماهی سیصَد، خانُم | |
| māh-ee yek bar | once a month | ماهی یِک بار |