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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(shomā) kār meekoneen You work (formal) (شُما) کار می‌کُنین How to Talk About Daily Routines
(shomā) kār meekoneen You (all) work (شُما) کار می‌کُنین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) khasté boodeen You (all) were tired (شُما) خَستِه بودین The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) khasté shodeen You (all) became tired (شُما) خَستِه شُدین Compound Verbs
(shomā) khordeen You ate (formal) (شُما) خوردین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) khoshgel hasteen You are happy (formal) (شُما) خوشگِل هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen You (all) were happy (شُما) خوش‌حال بودین The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen You (all) were happy (شُما) خوش‌حال بودین The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) khoshhāl hasteen You are happy (formal) (شُما) خوش‌حال هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) khoshhāl shodeen You (all) became happy (شُما) خوشحال شُدین Compound Verbs
shomā kojā zendegee meekoneen? Where do you live? (formal) شُما کُجا زِندِگی می‌کُنین؟ How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(shomā) kolāh dāreen You (all) have hats (formal) (شُما) کُلاه دارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) kolāh nadāreen You (all) don’t have hats (formal) (شُما) کُلاه نَدارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) meedooneen You (all) know (شُما) می‌دونین Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) meekhāheed you want (formal) (شُما) می‌خواهید Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāin you want (formal) (شُما) می‌خواین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāin beeyāyn you want to come (formal) (شُما) می‌خواین بیاین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāin bereen you want to go (formal) (شُما) می‌خواین بِرین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāyn bereen You want to go (شُما) می‌خواین بِرین Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāyn khoshhāl bāsheen You want to be happy (شُما) می‌خواین خوشحال باشین Subjunctive To Have and To Be