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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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
meetooneem fardā oonjā bāsheem	we can be there tomorrow	می‌تونیم فَردا اونجا باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meetooneem fardā sobhé zood oonjā bāsheem	we can be there early tomorrow morning	می‌تونیم فَردا صُبحِ زود اونجا باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meetooneem oonjā bāsheem	we can be there	می‌تونیم اونجا باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meetoonee shomāreyé telephonam-ō dāshté bāshee	you can have my phone number	می‌تونی شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُنَمو داشتِه باشی	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
meeyād	He/she comes	میاد	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
meeyām	I come	میام	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
meeyāmad	came	می‌آمد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
meeyān	They come	میان	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
meeyāy	You come (informal)	میایی	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
meeyāyad	he/she/it comes	می‌آیَد	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2

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