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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(shomā) rafteen	You (all) went	(شُما) رَفتین	The Simple Past Tense
shomāreyé telephon	phone number	شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
shomā sharāyeté kār-ō beheshoon begeen, agé ghabool kardan hāzer boodan beeyān…	you tell him about the job and if he was willing...	شُما شَرایِطِ کار بِهِشون بِگین، اَگِه قَبول کَردَن حاضِر بودَن بیان…	A Separation, Part 3
(shomā) shenā meekoneen	You (all) swim	(شُما) شِنا می‌کُنین	Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) shodeen	You (all) became	(شُما) شُدین	Compound Verbs
(shomā) sobhāné meekhoreen	you eat breakfast (formal)	(شُما) صُبحانِه می‌خورین	How to Talk About Daily Routines
(shomā) sohbat kardeen	You spoke (formal)	(شُما) صُحبَت کَردین	Review of Unit 3
(shomā) sohbat meekoneen	You speak (formal)	(شُما) صُحبَت می‌کُنین	Review of Unit 3
shomā tā hasht khoodetoon-ō beresooneed ham khoob-é	it's okay even if you come by eight	شُما تا هَشت خودِتونو بِرِسونید هَم خوبِه	A Separation, Part 1
(shomā) tamāshā kardeen	You (all) watched	(شُما) تَماشا کَردین	Compound Verbs
(shomā) tamāshā meekoneen	You (all) watch	(شُما) تَماشا می‌کُنین	Present Continuous Tense
(shomā) tamreen kardeen	You (all) practiced	(شُما) تَمرین کَردین	Compound Verbs
(shomā) telephon kardeen	you (formal) called	(شُما) تِلِفُن کَردین	Compound Verbs
shoo	wash	شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
shoo	wash	شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
shoonam dard meekoné	my shoulder hurts	شونِه‌اَم دَرد می‌کُنِه	More About Pain and Illness
shooné	shoulder	شونِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
shooné	shoulders	شونِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, More About Pain and Illness
shooné dard dāram	I have a shoulder ache	شونِه دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
shooné-hā	shoulders	شونِه‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body

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