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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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
modat a while, a period of time مُدَّت Meeting Up with Friends
mofasal detailed, in detail مُفَصَّل Meeting Up with Friends
mofasal epic مُفَصَّل Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
mohandes engineer مُهَندِس How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
molānā Rumi مُو‌لانا 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
montazer boodan to wait مُنتَظِر بودَن Meeting Up with Friends
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
montazeré shām-am I am waiting for dinner مُنتَظِرِ شامَم Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré shoharam-am I am waiting for my husband مُنتَظِرِ شوهَرَمَم Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
montazeré tamāset-am I'll wait for you to call/contact me مُنتَظِرِ تَماسِتَم Meeting Up with Friends
moo hair مو Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint), fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
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