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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(mā) sohbat meekoneem	We speak	(ما) صُحبَت می‌کُنیم	Review of Unit 3
mast	drunk	مَست	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
mast	drunk, intoxicated	مَست	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
māst	yogurt	ماست	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
mastān	those who are drunk	مَستان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mastāné shō	become drunk	مَستانِه شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mastee	you are drunk	مَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
(mā) tamāshā kardeem	We watched	(ما) تَماشا کَردیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) tamāshā meekoneem	We watch	(ما) تَماشا می‌کُنیم	Present Continuous Tense
(mā) tamreen kardeem	We practiced	(ما) تَمرین کَردیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) telephon kardeem	we called	(ما) تِلِفُن کَردیم	Compound Verbs
matt āghā	Mr. Matt	مَت آقا	The Concept of "ezāfé"
matt: āré, khayli!	Yes, a lot!	مَت: آرِه، خِیلی!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: āré, khayli mashghool boodam!	Yes, I've been busy!	مَت: آرِه، خِیلی مَشغول بودَم!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: aval rafteem bārcelonā,	First, we went to Barcelona,	مَت: اَوَل رَفتیم بارسِلونا،	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: bā lādan raftam espāniyā.	I went with Ladan to Spain.	مَت: با لادَن رَفتَم اِسپانیا.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: barāyé pezeshgee!	For medicine!	مَت: بَرایِ پِزِشکی!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: chaghadr khoob!	How great!	مَت: چِقَدر خوب!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla

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