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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(oo) dāré He/she has (او) دارِه The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) dāré meekhoré He/she is eating (او) دارِه می‌خورِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāré sohbat meekoné He/she is speaking (او) دارِه صُحبَت می‌کُنِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāshté bāshé he/she has (او) داشتِه باشِه Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oo) deevooné hast He/she is crazy (او) دیوونِه هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) deltang bood He/she was heavy-hearted (او) دِلتَنگ بود The Simple Past Tense
(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’