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māh-ee yek bār bé dāllās meeram. Once a month I go to Dallas. ماهی یِک بار بِه دالاس می‌رَم.
māhi fish ماهی‌
māh rokh moon face ماه رُخ
māh rokhee a moon face ماه رُخی
(mā) irānee hasteem We are Iranian (ما) ایرانی هَستیم
majnoon crazy مَجنون
(mā) kardeem We did (ما) کَردیم
(mā) kār kardeem We did work (ما) کار کَردیم
(mā) kār meekoneem we work (ما) کار می‌کُنیم
(mā) kār meekoneem We work (ما) کار می‌کُنیم
(mā) khasté boodeem We were tired (ما) خَستِه بودیم
(mā) khasté shodeem We became tired (ما) خَستِه شُدیم
(mā) khordeem We ate (ما) خوردیم
(mā) khoshgel hasteem We are pretty (ما) خوشگِل هَستیم
(mā) khoshhāl boodeem We were happy (ما) خوش‌حال بودیم
(mā) khoshhāl boodeem We were happy (ما) خوش‌حال بودیم
(mā) khoshhāl hasteem We are happy (ما) خوشحال هَستیم
(mā) khoshhāl shodeem We became happy (ما) خوشحال شُدیم
(mā) kolāh dāreem We have hats (ما) کُلاه داریم
(mā) kolāh nadāreem We don’t have hats (ما) کُلاه نَداریم