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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
makon don't do مَکُن khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
makon don't do مَکُن aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
māl property مال The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé possession of مالِ The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé ānhā theirs مالِ آنها The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé kee-yé? Whose is this? مالِ کیِه؟ The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé leylā Leyla’s مالِ لِیلا The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé mā ours مالِ ما The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé man mine مالِ مَن The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé man-é It’s mine مالِ مَنِه The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé matt Matt’s مالِ مَت The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé oo his/hers/its مالِ او The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé oonā theirs مالِ اونا The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé shomā yours (formal) مالِ شُما The Concept of "ezāfé"
mālé tō yours (informal) مالِ تو The Concept of "ezāfé"
māmān mom مامان How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
māmān: ay vāy, badjoor bood? Oh no, was it bad? مامان: اِی وای، بَدجور بود؟ A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: chetor? How come? مامان: چِطور؟ A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: ‘fender bender’ yanee chee? What is a 'fender bender'? مامان: فِندِر بِندِر یَعنی چِه؟ A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
māmān: hālā beeyā too bā ham yek chāi bokhoreem. Now come inside so we can have tea together. مامان: حالا بیا تو با هَم یِک چای بُخوریم. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother