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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(shomā) kolāh dāreen You (all) have hats (formal) (شما) کلاه دارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) kolāh nadāreen You (all) don’t have hats (formal) (شما) کلاه ندارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) meedooneen You (all) know (شما) می‌دونین. Present Continuous Tense
shomā meekaheed you want (formal) شما می‌خواهید Talking about Wants and Possibilities
shomā meekhāin you want (formal) شما می‌خواین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
shomā meekhāin beeyāyn you want to come (formal) شما می‌خواین بیاین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
shomā meekhāin bereen you want to go (formal) شما می‌خواین برین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
shomā meekhāyn bereen You want to go شما می‌خواین برین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhoreen You eat (formal) (شما) میخورین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) meekoneen You (all) do (شما) می‌کنین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) meereen You (all) know (شما) می‌‌رین Present Continuous Tense
shomā meetooneen you can (formal) شما می‌تونین The Simple Subjunctive
shomā meeyāreen you bring (formal) شما می‌‌ارین The Simple Subjunctive
shomā meezāreen you put (formal) شما میذارین The Simple Subjunctive
(shomā) mo’alem hasteen. You are a teacher. (formal) مُعََلِم هستین. How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) mo’alem hasteen? Are you a teacher? (formal) مُعَلِم هَستین؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) nadāreen You (all) don’t have (شما) ندارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) nakhordeen You don’t eat (formal) (شما) نخوردین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) narafteen You (all) didn’t go (شما) نرفتین The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) nārāhat shodeen You (all) became unhappy (شما) ناراحت شدید Compound Verbs