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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

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