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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
meekhān māsheen dāshté bāshan	they want to have a car	می‌خوان ماشین داشتِه باشَن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhāstand	they wanted, requested	می‌خواستَند	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
meekhāy māsheen dāshté bāshee	you want to have a car	می‌‌خوای ماشین داشتِه باشی	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhāym khoshhāl bāsheem	we want to be happy	می‌خوایم خوشحال باشيم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhāym māsheen dāshté bāsheem	we want to have a car	می‌خوایم ماشین داشتِه باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekhāyn māsheen dāshté bāsheen	you want to have a car	می‌خواین ماشین داشتِه باشین	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meekonad	it does	می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
meekonad	it does, makes	می‌کُنَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
meekonad	he/she/it does	می‌کُنَد	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
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
meeresoonee	you deliver	می‌رِسونی	Meeting on the Street
meeresooneem?	will you take me?	می‌رِسونیم؟	Meeting on the Street
meeresoonee man-ō?	will you take me?	می‌رِسونی مَنُو؟	Meeting on the Street
meesepāram	I surrender	می‌سِپارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō 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

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