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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(oo) deltang hast He/she is heavy-hearted (او) دِلتَنگ هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) dorost kard He/she made (او) دُرُست کَرد Compound Verbs
(oo) hast He/she is (او) هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) irānee hast He/she is Iranian (او) ایرانی هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) kard He/she did (او) کَرد The Simple Past Tense, Compound Verbs
(oo) kār kard He/she did work (او) کار کَرد Compound Verbs
(oo) kār meekoné he/she works (او) کار می‌کُنِه How to Talk About Daily Routines
(oo) kār meekoné He/she works (او) کار می‌کُنِه Present Continuous Tense
(oo) khasté bood He/she was tired (او) خَستِه بود The Simple Past Tense
(oo) khasté shod He/she became tired (او) خَستِه شُد Compound Verbs
(oo) khord He/she ate (او) خورد Review of Unit 3
(oo) khoshgel hast He/she is pretty (او) خوشگِل هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) khoshhāl bood He/she was happy (او) خوش‌حال بود The Simple Past Tense
(oo) khoshhāl hast He/she is happy (او) خوش‌حال هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) khoshhāl shod He/she became happy (او) خوشحال شُد Compound Verbs
(oo) kolāh dāré He/she has a hat (او) کُلاه دارِه The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) kolāh nadāré He/she doesn’t have a hat (او) کُلاه نَدارِه The verb ‘To Have’
oomadam takleefé bacham-ō roshan konam I came to figure out the situation with my kid اومَدَم تَکلیفِ بَچِّه‌اَمُو رُوشَن کُنَم A Separation, Part 5
(oo) meekhād he/she wants (او) می‌خواد Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(oo) meekhād bā mā beeyād he/she wants to come with us (او) می‌خواد با ما بیاد Talking about Wants and Possibilities