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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(shomā) chāi meekhoreen?	Will you drink some tea? (formal)	(شُما) چای می‌خورین؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) chand sāl dāreen?	How old are you? (formal)	(شُما) چَند سال دارین؟	The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) chee mayl meekoneen?	What would you like? (formal)	‌(شُما) چی مِیل می‌کُنین؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) ché kāré hasteen?	What do you do? (formal)	(شُما) چِه‌کارِه هَستین؟	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) chetor-een?	How are you? (formal)	(شُما) چِطورین؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
(shomā) dāreen	You have (formal)	(شُما) دارین	The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) dāreen meekhoreen	You are eating (formal)	(شُما) دارین می‌خورین	Review of Unit 3
(shomā) dāreen sohbat meekoneen	You are speaking (f.)	(شُما) دارین صُحبَت می‌کُنین	Review of Unit 3
(shomā) dāshté bāsheen	you have	(شُما) داشتِه باشين	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(shomā) deevooné hasteen	You are crazy (formal)	(شُما) دیوونِه هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) deltang hasteen	You are heavy-hearted (formal)	(شُما) دِلتَنگ هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) dorost kardeen	You (all) made	(شُما) دُرُست کَردین	Compound Verbs
shomā farmoodeed ghablan kojā kār meekardeen?	so where did you say you worked again?	شُما فَرمودید قَبلاً کُجا کار می‌کَردین؟	A Separation, Part 4
(shomā) fārsi meefahmeen.	You understand Persian. (formal)	(شُما) فارسی می‌‌فَهمین.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) fārsi sohbat meekoneed.	You speak Persian. (formal)	(شُما) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنید.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) fārsi sohbat meekoneen?	Do you speak Persian? (formal)	(شُما) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنین؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) hasteed	You are	(شُما) هَستید	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) hasteen	You are	(شُما) هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) irānee hasteen	You are Iranian (formal)	(شُما) ایرانی هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) kardeen	You (all) did	(شُما) کَردین	Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense

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