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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
tō meekhāi beree	you want to go (informal)	تو می‌خوای بری	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhoree	You eat (informal)	(تو) می‌خوری	Review of Unit 3
(tō) meekonee	You do	(تو) می‌کنی	Present Continuous Tense
(tō) meeree	You know	(تو) می‌‌ری	Present Continuous Tense
tō meetoonee	you can (informal)	تو می‌تونی	The Simple Subjunctive
tō meetoonee āvāz bekhoonee	you can sing	تو می‌‌تونی آواز بخونی	The Simple Subjunctive
tō meeyāree	you bring (informal)	تو می‌اری	The Simple Subjunctive
tō meezāree	you put (informal)	تو میذاری	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) mo’alem hastee.	You are a teacher. (informal)	مُعَلِِم هَستی.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(tō) nadāree	You don’t have	(تو) نداری	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) nakhordee	You didn’t eat (informal)	(تو) نخوردی	Review of Unit 3
(tō) naraftee	You didn’t go	(تو) نرفتی	The Simple Past Tense
(tō) nārāhat shodee	You became unhappy	(تو) ناراحت شدی	Compound Verbs
(tō) neestee	You are not	(تو) نیستی	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) nemeedoonee	You don’t know	(تو) نمی‌دونی	Present Continuous Tense
tō nemeekhāy beree	you don’t want to go	تو نمی‌خوای بری	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) nemeesheenee	You don’t sit	(تو) نمی‌‌شینی	Present Continuous Tense
(too)	in	تو	Prepositions
too	in	تو	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
too ghooree chāi hast?	is there tea in the kettle?	تو قوری چای هست؟	How to Discuss Breakfast

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