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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(oonā) nārāhat shodan	They became unhappy	(اونا) ناراحَت شُدَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) neestan	They are not	(آنها) نیستَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) nemeedoonan	They don’t know	(اونا) نِمی‌دونَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) nemeesheenan	They don’t sit	(اونا) نِمی‌‌شینَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oo) naraft	He/she didn’t go	(او) نَرَفت	The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) raftan	They went	(اونا) رَفتَن	The Simple Past Tense
(oo) nārāhat shod	He/she became unhappy	(او) ناراحَت شُد	Compound Verbs
(oonā) shenā meekonan	They swim	(اونا) شِنا می‌کُنَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) shodan	They became	(اونا) شُدَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) sobhāné meekhoran	They eat breakfast	(اونا) صُبحانِه می‌خورَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(oonā) sohbat kardan	They spoke	(اونا) صُحبَت کَردَن	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) sohbat meekonan	They speak	(اونا) صُحبَت می‌کُنَن	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) tamāshā kardan	They watched	(اونا) تَماشا کَردَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) tamāshā meekonan	They watch	(اونا) تَماشا می‌کُنَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) tamreen kardan	They practiced	(اونا) تَمرین کَردَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) telephon kardan	they called	(اونا) تِلِفُن کَردَن	Compound Verbs
(oo) neest	He/she is not	(او) نیست	The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) nemeedooné	He/she doesn’t know	(او) نِمی‌دونِه	Present Continuous Tense
(oo) nemeesheené	He/she doesn’t sit	(او) نِمی‌‌شینِه	Present Continuous Tense
oonhā	they	اونها	Review of Unit 2

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