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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mard: nemeedoonam, tō chee fekr meekonee? | I don't know, what do you think? | مَرد: نِمی‌دونَم، تو چی فِکر می‌کُنی؟ | |
| mard: too yakhchāl chee dāreem? | What do we have in the fridge? | مَرد: تو یَخچال چی داریم؟ | |
| mārmoolak | lizard | مارمولَک | |
| mārs | March | مارس | |
| martoob | humid | مَرطوب | |
| martoob-é | It's humid | مَرطوبِه | |
| mas'alé-ee neest. pas befarmāyeed bā man tamās begeeran man bāhāshoon gharār meezaram. | Okay, so tell him to call me, and I’ll make plans with him. | مَسئَلِه‌ای نیست. پَس بِفَرمایید با مَن تَماس بِگیرَن مَن باهاشون قَرار می‌ذارَم. | |
| māsheen | car | ماشین | |
| māsheené koocheekam | my small car | ماشینِ کوچیکَم | |
| māsheené koocheeké geroonam | my expensive small car | ماشینِ کوچیکِ گِرونَم | |
| māsheen-ō meetoonam bezāram too gārāge | I can put the car in the garage | ماشینُو می‌تونَم بِذارَم تو گاراژ | |
| masheen savāree | riding a car | ماشین سَواری | |
| māsheen tooyé gārāge-é. | The car is in the garage. | ماشین تویِ گاراژِه. | |
| (mā) shenā meekoneem | We swim | (ما) شِنا می‌کُنیم | |
| (mā) shodeem | We became | (ما) شُدیم | |
| masjed | mosque | مَسجِد | |
| masjed | mosque | مَسجِد | |
| (mā) sobhāné meekhoreem | we eat breakfast | (ما) صُبحانِه می‌خوریم | |
| (mā) sohbat kardeem | We spoke | (ما) صُحبَت کَردیم | |
| (mā) sohbat meekoneem | We speak | (ما) صُحبَت می‌کُنیم |