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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(oonā) dāran sohbat meekonan	They are speaking	(اونا) دارَن صُحبَت می‌کُنَن	Review of Unit 3
(oo) nadāré	He/she doesn’t have	(او) نَدارِه	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) dāshté bāshan	they have	(اونا) داشتِه باشَن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oonā) dorost kardan	They made	(اونا) دُرُست کَردَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) hastan	They are	(اونا) هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
(oonā) kardan	They did	(اونا) کَردَن	Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) kār kardan	They did work	(اونا) کار کَردَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) kār meekonan	they work	(اونا) کار می‌کُنَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(oonā) kār meekonan	They work	(اونا) کار می‌کُنَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) khasté boodan	They were tired	(اونا) خَستِه بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) khasté shodan	They became tired	(اونا) خَستِه شُدَن	Compound Verbs
(oo) nakhord	He/she doesn’t eat	(او) نَخورد	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) khordan	They ate	(اونا) خوردَن	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) khoshhāl boodan	They were happy	(اونا) خوش‌حال بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) khoshhāl boodan	They were happy	(اونا) خوش‌حال بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) khoshhāl shodan	They became happy	(اونا) خوشحال شُدَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) kolāh dāran	They have hats	(اونا) کُلاه دارَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) kolāh nadāran	They don’t have hats	(اونا) کُلاه نَدارَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) meedoonan	They know	(اونا) می‌دونَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) meekhāhan	they want	(اونا) می‌خواهَن	Talking about Wants and Possibilities

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