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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| lotfan ketāb-ō bezāreen roo meez | please put the book on the table (formal) | لُطفاً کِتابُو بِذارین رو میز | |
| lotfan oonjā nasheeneen | please don’t sit there (formal) | لُطفاً اونجا نَشینین | |
| lotfan yavāshtar sohbat kon | please speak more slowly (informal) | لُطفاً یَواشتَر صُحبَت کُن | |
| lotfan yavāshtar sohbat koneen | please speak more slowly (formal) | لُطفاً یَواشتَر صُحبَت کُنین | |
| lotf dāreen | you are too kind | لُطف دارین | |
| mā | we | ما | |
| (mā) asabānee shodeem | We became angry | (ما) عَصَبانی شُدیم | |
| (mā) āshpazee kardeem | we cooked | (ما) آشپَزی کَردیم | |
| mabādā | be careful! beware! don't! lest, so that…not | مَبادا | |
| mabādā tā zeeyam joz eshgh kāree | God forbid that I undertake any work save that of love’s | مَبادا تا زیَم جُز عِشق کاری | |
| (mā) bāzi kardeem | we played | (ما) بازی کَردیم | |
| mā bé donyā oomadeem | we were born | ما بِه دُنیا اومَدیم | |
| (mā) beeyāreem | we bring | (ما) بیاریم | |
| (mā) boodeem | We were | (ما) بودیم | |
| *māch, māch* | Kiss kiss | ماچ، ماچ | |
| madad | help | مَدَد | |
| mādar | mother | مادَر | |
| mā dar ān jangalé sabz seeyāl shaby az khargooshān vahshee va dar ān daryāyé moztarebé khoonsard | we asked wild rabbits one night in that green flowing forest and shells full of pearls in that turbulent cold blooded sea | ||
| mādar bozorg | grandmother | مادَربُزُرگ | |
| (mā) dāreem | We have | (ما) داریم |