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- مثل آب خوردنmesl-e âb khordanas easy as drinking water
- مرسیMersiThank you. The most common casual expression of gratitude in spoken Persian.
- مریضmarizsick; ill; patient (also noun)
- مشmashrespectful title for a village elder or working-class man; contraction of مشهدی (one who has visited Mashhad); مش رجب = Uncle Rajab
- معطلیmo'attalidelay, being kept waiting
- مگهmagereally?; is it that...?; but (colloquial tag/emphasis particle)
- ممنونmamnūnthank you (formal)
- موتوریmotorimotorbike rider; someone on a motorcycle (colloquial)
- میرچmirchchilli; hot pepper (colloquial)
- میوmiomeow
- میوت کردنmute-kardanto mute
- نازکنارنجیnâzok-nârenjioversensitive, thin-skinned
- نازم نمیادnazam-nemiyadNot in the mood to be coy / not feeling it
- نخبازیnakh-bâzistring games; cat's cradle (children's thread games)
- ندیده بدیدnadide bedidthe unseen has seen (newly rich)
- نفسنفس زدنnafas-nafas zadanto pant, be out of breath
- نمنمnam-namlight drizzle, fine rain
- نوش جانnush-e jânenjoy your meal, may it nourish your soul
- نوش جانتnush-e jânatbon appétit; enjoy your meal (lit. 'may it nourish your soul')
- نوکرمnokaramAt your service (or a sarcastic retort)
- نیمجوشnim-jushhalf-baked / not thought through
- هانhânhuh?; hey! (seeking confirmation or calling attention); هان؟ = huh? what did you say?
- هر چیhar chiwhatever
- هر کیhar kiwhoever
- هزارانhezârânthousands (slang exaggeration)
- هشتگ زدنhashtag-zadanto hashtag
- هکhakhack / to hack
- هک کردنhek kardanto hack
- همچینhamchinlike this; such; همچین آدمی = someone like this; همچین چیزی = such a thing; also used as an intensifier: همچین خوشمزهای = so delicious
- همینجاhaminjâright here; exactly here (emphatic locative)
- همینجوریhamin-jurijust like this; randomly; for no reason; همینجوری گفتم = I just said it randomly; همینجوری نشین = don't just sit there like that
- همینطورhamintorlikewise / and also
- همینطوریhamin-turijust like that; for no particular reason; همینطوری گفتم = I just said it like that; همینطوری اومد = he/she just showed up
- هندوانهhendevânewatermelon
- هنر مدرسهhonar-e madraseart class (school subject)
- هوا دو نفره استhavâ do-nafare astthe weather is for couples
- هولhoulpanic; fright; rush; هول شدن = to panic / to be startled; هول کردن = to panic
- هووhavuco-wife
- هیheyhey!; keeps on (doing something) — discourse/attention particle
- هیچیhichinothing
- وا رفتنvâ raftanto be deflated/crushed; to slump
- واللهvallâhby God; I swear; honest to God (oath/filler)
- وایvâyoh!; wow! (exclamation of surprise or dismay)
- وای بر منvây bar manwoe is me
- وایتکسvâyteksbleach
- ور رفتنvar raftanto fiddle with; to keep touching or handling something
- ورزش مدرسهvarzesh-e madrasephysical education (PE class)
- ورمvaramswelling, puffiness (everyday)
- وسواسیvasvâsiobsessive, fussy, OCD-ish
- ولvollet go; loose; abandoned; ول کردن = to let go / to abandon; ولش کن = forget it / let him go (colloquial)
- ول کردنvol kardanto let go; to abandon; to leave alone
- یالاyallâcome on!; let's go!; hurry up! (colloquial exclamation)
- یخ کردنyakh kardanto freeze (with fear) / become ice-cold
- یکجورyek-jursomehow, in a way
- یکدندهyekdandeobstinate, one-track
- یکهوyekhoall of a sudden; suddenly; unexpectedly; یکهو افتاد = he/she suddenly fell; یکهو آمد = he/she showed up out of nowhere
- یه کمye kama little (spoken)
- یهوyehosuddenly (spoken)
- یواشyavâshslow; quietly; gently; یواش یواش = little by little; very slowly