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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
masheen savāree	riding a car	ماشین سَواری	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
māsheen tooyé gārāge-é.	The car is in the garage.	ماشین تویِ گاراژِه.	Prepositions
(mā) shenā meekoneem	We swim	(ما) شِنا می‌کُنیم	Present Continuous Tense
mashghoolé kār	busy with work	مَشغولِ کار	Meeting Up with Friends
mashghoolé kār shodam	I've become busy with work	مَشغولِ کار شُدَم	Meeting Up with Friends
mashghoolé kār shodan	to become/get busy with work	مَشغولِ کار شُدَن	Meeting Up with Friends
mashō	don't be! don't become!	مَشُو	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 4
(mā) shodeem	We became	(ما) شُدیم	Compound Verbs
masjed	mosque	مَسجِد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
masjed	mosque	مَسجِد	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
(mā) sobhāné meekhoreem	we eat breakfast	(ما) صُبحانِه می‌خوریم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(mā) sohbat kardeem	We spoke	(ما) صُحبَت کَردیم	Review of Unit 3
(mā) sohbat meekoneem	We speak	(ما) صُحبَت می‌کُنیم	Review of Unit 3
mast	drunk, intoxicated	مَست	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mast	drunk	مَست	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
mast	drunk	مَست	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
māst	yogurt	ماست	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
mastān	those who are drunk	مَستان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
mastāné shō	become drunk	مَستانِه شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5

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