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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
metrō	subway	مِترُو	How To Discuss Travel
miniāture	classic Persian drawing	مینیاتور	Transition to Persian Poetry
mo'arefee	introduction	مُعَرِفی	Meeting New People
mo'arefee kardan	to introduce	مُعَرِفی کَردَن	Meeting New People
mobl	couch	مُبل	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
modām	constant	مُدام	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modāmam	my constant state	مُدامَم	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modāmam mast meedārad	it puts me in a constant state of drunkenness	مُدامَم مَست می‌دارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
modat	a while, a period of time	مُدَّت	Meeting Up with Friends
modeer	principal, headmaster, headmistress	مُدیر	How to Talk About School
mofasal	epic	مُفَصَّل	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
mofasal	detailed, in detail	مُفَصَّل	Meeting Up with Friends
mohabat	affection, kindness, love	مُحَبَّت	Giving Thanks
mohandes	engineer	مُهَندِس	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
mojahaz	equipped	مُجَهَّز	How to Talk About School
molānā	Rumi	مُو‌لانا	Transition to Persian Poetry
momken-é	it’s possible	مُمکِنِه	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é beram	I may go	مُمکِنِه بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é naram	I may not go	مُمکِنِه نَرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
momken-é shomāreyé telephonet-ō dāshté bāsham?	may I have your phone number?	مُمکِنِه شُمارِهٔ تِلِفونِتو داشتِه باشَم؟	Subjunctive To Have and To Be

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