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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
meslé gol	like a flower	مِثلِ گُل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
meslé khābé damé sobh	like the sleep of the morning	مثل خواب دم شب	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
meslé khābé damé sobh	like the sleep of the early morning	مثل خواب دم شب	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
meslé yek beesheyé noor	like a grove of light	مثل یک بیشه‌ی نور	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
meslé yek beesheyé noor	like a beam of light	مثل یک بیشه نور	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
metrō	subway	مِترُو	How To Discuss Travel
miniāture	classic Persian drawing	مینیاتور	Transition to Persian Poetry
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
mofasal	complete	مفصل	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
mohandes	engineer	مُهَندِس	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
molānā	Rumi	مو‌لانا	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
montazeré chee hastee?	what are you waiting for?	مُنتَظِرِ چی هَستی؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré nāhār-am	I am waiting for lunch	مُنتَظِرِ ناهارَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives

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