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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(shomā) neesteen You are not (شما) نیستین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) nemeedooneen You (all) don’t know (شما) نمی‌دونین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) nemeesheeneen You (all) don’t sit (شما) نمی‌‌شینین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) rafteen You (all) went (شما) رفتین The Simple Past Tense
shomāré telephon phone number شماره تلفن Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(shomā) shenā meekoneen You (all) swim (شما) شنا می‌کنین. Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) shodeen You (all) became (شما) شدین Compound Verbs
(shomā) sohbat kardeen You spoke (formal) (شما) صحبت کردین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) sohbat meekoneen You speak (formal) (شما) صحبت می‌کنین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) tamāshā kardeen You (all) watched (شما) تماشا کردین Compound Verbs
(shomā) tamāshā meekoneen You (all) watch (شما) تماشا می‌کنین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) tamreen kardeen You (all) practiced (شما) تمرین کردین Compound Verbs
(shomā) telephon kardeen you (formal) called (شما) تلفن کردین Compound Verbs
shoonam dard meekoné my shoulder hurts شونم درد می‌کنه. More About Pain and Illness
shooné shoulder How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
shooné shoulders شونه How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, More About Pain and Illness
shooné dard dāram I have a shoulder ache شونه درد دارم. More About Pain and Illness
shooné-hā shoulders شونه‌ها How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
shoonzdah 16 شونزده More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sobh morning صبح dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3