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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
matt: ghabool shodam.	I was accepted.	مَت: قَبول شُدَم.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khayli khosh gozasht!	We had a lot of fun!	مَت: خِیلی خوش گُذَشت!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khayli mamnoon.	Thank you.	مَت: خِیلی مَمنون.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khob, aval, barāyé dāneshgah taghāzā kardam.	Well, first, I applied for college.	مَت: خُب، اَوَل، بَرایِ دانِشگاه تَقاضا کَردَم.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
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.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: khob, khayli khayli sakht-é,	Well, it's very, very hard,	مَت: خُب، خِیلی خِیلی سَختِه،	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: mā ham khayli khoshhāl shodeem!	We are very happy too!	مَت: ما هَم خِیلی خوشحال شُدیم!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: man ō lādan khoshhāl-eem ké meebeeneemet.	Me and Ladan are happy to see you.	مَت: مَن و لادَن خوشحالیم کِه میبینیمِت.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: oonjā khayli fāmeel dāré.	She has family there.	مَت: اونجا خِیلی فامیل دارِه.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: tō chetor? raftee dāllās?	How about you? Did you go to Dallas?	مَت: و چِطور؟ رَفتی دالاس؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: va ba’ad rafteem mādrid.	And then we went to Madrid.	مَت: وَ بَعد رَفتیم مادرید.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
may-ee	a wine	مِی‌ای	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
may-ee dāram	I have a wine	مِی‌ای دارَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
mazerat meekhām	I'm sorry	معذرت می‌خوام	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
meebeenamet	see you (informal, addressed to one person)	می‌بینَمِت	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
meedārad	it puts	می‌دارَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
meedooné	(he/she/it) knows	می‌دونِه	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
meefahmam	I understand	می‌فَهمَم	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meefahmee	you understand (informal)	می‌‌فَهمی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meefahmeen	you understand (formal)	می‌‌فَهمین	How to Speak About the Languages You Know

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