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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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
(shomā) meekhoreen	You eat (formal)	(شُما) میخورین	Review of Unit 3
(shomā) meekoneen	You (all) do	(شُما) می‌کُنین	Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) meereen	You (all) go	(شُما) می‌‌رین	Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) meetooneen	you can (formal)	(شُما) می‌تونین	The Simple Subjunctive
(shomā) meetooneen khoshhāl bāsheen	You can be happy	(شُما) می‌تونین خوشحال باشین	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(shomā) meeyāreen	you bring (formal)	(شُما) می‌‌ارین	The Simple Subjunctive
(shomā) meezāreen	you put (formal)	(شُما) می‌ذارین	The Simple Subjunctive
(shomā) mo’alem hasteen.	You are a teacher. (formal)	(شُما) مُعَلِم هستین.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) mo’alem hasteen?	Are you a teacher? (formal)	(شُما) مُعَلِم هَستین؟	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) nadāreen	You (all) don’t have	(شُما) نَدارین	The verb ‘To Have’

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