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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| matt: khaylee khosh gozasht! | We had a lot of fun! | مَت: خِیلی خوش گُذَشت! | |
| matt: khaylee mamnoon. | Thank you. | مَت: خِیلی مَمنون. | |
| matt: khob, aval, barāyé dāneshgah taghāzā kardam. | Well, first, I applied for college. | مَت: خُب، اَوَل، بَرایِ دانِشگاه تَقاضا کَردَم. | |
| matt: khob, hālā man dar dāllās zendegee meekonam, barāyé eenké dāneshgāh dar dāllās-é. | Well, now I live in Dallas, because the university is in Dallas. | مَت: خُب، حالا مَن دَر دالاس زِندِگی می‌کُنَم، بَرایِ اینکِه دانِشگاه دَر دالاسِه. | |
| matt: khob, khaylee khaylee sakht-é, | Well, it's very, very hard, | مَت: خُب، خِیلی خِیلی سَختِه، | |
| matt: mā ham khaylee khoshhāl shodeem! | We are very happy too! | مَت: ما هَم خِیلی خوشحال شُدیم! | |
| matt: man ō lādan khoshhāl-eem ké meebeeneemet. | Me and Ladan are happy to see you. | مَت: مَن و لادَن خوشحالیم کِه میبینیمِت. | |
| matt: oonjā khaylee fāmeel dāré. | She has family there. | مَت: اونجا خِیلی فامیل دارِه. | |
| matt: tō chetor? raftee dāllās? | How about you? Did you go to Dallas? | مَت: و چِطور؟ رَفتی دالاس؟ | |
| matt: va ba’ad rafteem mādrid. | And then we went to Madrid. | مَت: وَ بَعد رَفتیم مادرید. | |
| may-ee | a wine | مِی‌ای | |
| may-ee dāram | I have a wine | مِی‌ای دارَم | |
| ma'zerat meekhām | I'm sorry | مَعذِرَت می‌خوام | |
| meebeenamet | see you (informal, addressed to one person) | می‌بینَمِت | |
| meedārad | it puts | می‌دارَد | |
| meedooné | (he/she/it) knows | می‌دونِه | |
| meefahmam | I understand | می‌فَهمَم | |
| meefahmee | you understand (informal) | می‌‌فَهمی | |
| meefahmeen | you understand (formal) | می‌‌فَهمین | |
| meegan ké jangé jangé | they say it’s war | میگن که جنگه جنگه |