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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
meekonad	he/she/it does	می‌کُنَد	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
meekonad	it does	می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
meeravee	to go; you (presently) go	مى رَوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
meeree	to go (speaking form)	مى ری	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
meesepāram	I give up	می‌سپارم	rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 4
meeshé lotfan tekrār konee?	Could you please repeat? (informal)	می‌شِه لُطفاً تِکرار کُنی؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meeshé lotfan tekrār koneen?	Could you please repeat? (formal)	می‌شِه لُطفاً تِکرار کُنین؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meeshé shomāreyé shomā-rō bedam bé shoharam begam az too rooznāmé paydā kardam?	could I give my husband your number and say I found it in the paper	میشِه شُمارِهٔ شُما رو بِدَم بِه شوهَرَم بِگَم اَز تو روزنامِه پِیدا کَردَم؟	A Separation, Part 3
meeshé yavāshtar sohbat koneen?	Could you speak more slowly? (formal)	می‌شِه یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُنین؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
meetarsand	is afraid	می‌ترسند	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
meetoonam	Can I	می‌تونَم	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
meetoonam bā lādan sohbat konam?	Can I talk to Ladan?	می‌تونَم با لادَن صُحبَت کُنَم؟	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
meetoonam barāyé tō chāi beeyāram?	can I bring you tea?	می‌تونَم بَرایِ تو چای بیارَم؟	The Simple Subjunctive
meetoonam eenjā bāsham	I can be here	می‌تونم این‌جا باشَم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meetoonam shomāreyé telephonet-ō dāshté bāsham?	can I have your phone number?	می‌تونَم شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُنِتو داشتِه باشَم؟	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meetoonee barāyé man chāi beeyāree?	can you bring me tea?	می‌تونی بَرایِ مَن چای بیاری؟	The Simple Subjunctive
meetoonee barāyé man jākat beeyāree?	can you bring me a jacket?	می‌تونی بَرایِ مَن ژاکَت بیاری؟	The Simple Subjunctive
meetoonee bezāree	you can put	می‌تونی بِذاری	The Simple Subjunctive
meetoonee chāi beeyāree?	can you bring tea?	می‌تونی چای بیاری؟	The Simple Subjunctive
meetoonee chāi-rō bezāree roo meez	you can put the tea on the table	می‌تونی چای رُو بِذاری رو میز	The Simple Subjunctive

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