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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
ō and و rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
ō and و payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ō and و payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
ō bas and that's it و بَس aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
octobre October اُکتُبر More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
oghāb eagle عقاب fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
oo he/she/they او Review of Unit 2, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
(oo) asabānee shod He/she became angry (او) عَصَبانی شُد Compound Verbs
(oo) āshpazee kard he/she cooked (او) آشپَزی کَرد Compound Verbs
(oo) bāzi kard he/she played (او) بازی کَرد Compound Verbs
oo bedonyā oomad he/she was born او به‌دنیا اومد Babies
(oo) beeyāré he/she brings (او) بیارِه The Simple Subjunctive
(oo) bood He/she was (او) بود The Simple Past Tense
(oo) dah sāl dāré He is ten years old (او) دَه سال دارِه. The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) dāré He/she has (او) دارِه The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) dāré meekhoré He/she is eating (او) دارِه می‌خورِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāré sohbat meekoné He/she is speaking (او) دارِه صُحبَت می‌کُنِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāshté bāshé he/she has (او) داشتِه باشِه Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oo) deevooné hast He/she is crazy (او) دیوونِه هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) deltang bood He/she was heavy-hearted (او) دِلتَنگ بود The Simple Past Tense