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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(mā) meetooneem āvāz bekhooneem	we can sing	(ما) می‌‌تونیم آواز بِخونیم	The Simple Subjunctive
(mā) meetooneem khoshhāl bāsheem	we can be happy	(ما) می‌تونیم خوشحال باشیم	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(mā) meeyāreem	we bring	(ما) می‌آریم	The Simple Subjunctive
(mā) meezāreem	we put	(ما) می‌ذاریم	The Simple Subjunctive
mamnoon	thank you	مَمنون	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
mamnoon-am	I’m thankful	مَمنونَم، (مَمنون‌اَم)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
mamnoon az pazeerāyeetoon	thank you for hosting	مَمنون اَز پَذیرایی‌تون	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
ma’moolan	usually	مَعمولاً	How to Talk About Daily Routines
man	I, me	مَن	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
man	I, me	مَن	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
man	me / I	مَن	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing, Review of Unit 2, dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
(mā) nadāreem	We don’t have	(ما) نَداریم	The verb ‘To Have’
man agar neek-am ō gar bad tō bōrō khod rā bāsh	if I am good or bad, go be yourself	مَن اَگَر نیکَم و گَر بَد تُو بُرُو خود را باش	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro
man agé bekhām eentoree beeyām deegé fekr konam bāyad panj, panj ō neem az khooné beeyām beeroon	I think if I wanted to come at that time, I'd have to leave home by five or half past five	مَن اَگِه بِخوام اینطوری بیام دیگِه فِکر کُنَم بایَد پَنج، پَنج و نیم اَز خونِه بیام بیرون	A Separation, Part 1
(mā) nakhordeem	We didn't eat	(ما) نَخوردیم	Review of Unit 3
(mā) narafteem	We didn’t go	(ما) نَرَفتیم	The Simple Past Tense
(mā) nārāhat shodeem	We became unhappy	(ما) ناراحَت شُدیم	Compound Verbs
(man) asabānee shodam	I became angry	(مَن) عَصَبانی شُدَم	Compound Verbs
(man) āshpazee kardam	I cooked	(مَن) آشپَزی کَردَم	Compound Verbs
manast	mine is	من‌ست	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3

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