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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (mā) meetooneem khoshhāl bāsheem | we can be happy | (ما) می‌تونیم خوشحال باشیم | |
| (mā) meeyāreem | we bring | (ما) می‌آریم | |
| (mā) meezāreem | we put | (ما) می‌ذاریم | |
| mamnoon | thank you | مَمنون | |
| mamnoon-am | I’m thankful | مَمنونَم | |
| mamnoon az pazeerāyeetoon | thank you for hosting | مَمنون اَز پَذیرایی‌تون | |
| ma’moolan | usually | مَعمولاً | |
| man | I, me | مَن | |
| man | me / I | مَن | |
| man | I, me | مَن | |
| (mā) nadāreem | We don’t have | (ما) نَداریم | |
| man agar neek-am ō gar bad tō bōrō khod rā bāsh | if I am good or bad, go be yourself | مَن اَگَر نیکَم و گَر بَد تُو بُرُو خود را باش | |
| man agé bekhām eentoree beeyām deegé fekr konam bāyad panj, panj ō neem az khooné beeyām beeroon | I think if I wanted to come at that time, I'd have to leave home by five or half past five | مَن اَگِه بِخوام اینطوری بیام دیگِه فِکر کُنَم بایَد پَنج، پَنج و نیم اَز خونِه بیام بیرون | |
| (mā) nakhordeem | We didn't eat | (ما) نَخوردیم | |
| (mā) narafteem | We didn’t go | (ما) نَرَفتیم | |
| (mā) nārāhat shodeem | We became unhappy | (ما) ناراحَت شُدیم | |
| (man) asabānee shodam | I became angry | (مَن) عَصَبانی شُدَم | |
| (man) āshpazee kardam | I cooked | (مَن) آشپَزی کَردَم | |
| manast | mine is | من‌ست | |
| (man) āvāz meekhoonam | I sing | (مَن) آواز می‌خونَم |