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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mard: bejāsh meetooneem yek jā shām bokhoreem. | Instead we can go somewhere to eat dinner. | مَرد: بِجاش می‌تونیم یِک جا شام بُخوریم. | |
| mard: ché feelmee? | What movie? | مَرد: چِه فیلمی؟ | |
| mard: een nazdeek yek restoorāné cheenee bāz shodé. | Near here there's a Chinese restaurant that just opened. | مَرد: این نَزدیک یِک رِستورانِ چینی باز شُدِه. | |
| mard: espāgetti chetor? | How about spaghetti? | مَرد: اِسپاگِتی چِطور؟ | |
| mard: meetooneem too khooné shām dorost bokoneem. | We can make food at home. | مَرد: می‌تونیم تو خونِهِ شام دُرُست بُکُنیم. | |
| mard: nemeedoonam, tō chee fekr meekonee? | I don't know, what do you think? | مَرد: نِمی‌دونَم، تو چی فِکر می‌کُنی؟ | |
| mard: too yakhchāl chee dāreem? | What do we have in the fridge? | مَرد: تو یَخچال چی داریم؟ | |
| mārmoolak | lizard | مارمولَک | |
| mārs | March | مارس | |
| martoob | humid | مَرطوب | |
| martoob-é | It's humid | مَرطوبِه | |
| mas'alé-ee neest. pas befarmāyeed bā man tamās begeeran man bāhāshoon gharār meezaram. | Okay, so tell him to call me, and I’ll make plans with him. | مَسئَلِه‌ای نیست. پَس بِفَرمایید با مَن تَماس بِگیرَن مَن باهاشون قَرار می‌ذارَم. | |
| māsheen | car | ماشین | |
| māsheené koocheekam | my small car | ماشینِ کوچیکَم | |
| māsheené koocheeké geroonam | my expensive small car | ماشینِ کوچیکِ گِرونَم | |
| māsheen-ō meetoonam bezāram too gārāge | I can put the car in the garage | ماشینُو می‌تونَم بِذارَم تو گاراژ | |
| māsheen-rō doobl pārk kardam | I double-parked the car | ماشین رُو دوبل پارک کَردَم | |
| masheen savāree | riding a car | ماشین سَواری | |
| māsheen tooyé gārāge-é. | The car is in the garage. | ماشین تویِ گاراژِه. | |
| (mā) shenā meekoneem | We swim | (ما) شِنا می‌کُنیم |