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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
television tamāshā meekonam I watch television تِلِویزیون تَماشا می‌‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
tenees tennis Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
termé bābā, een mānto ō maghna'yé madresé-atō bardār beeyār man bandāzam tō bepooshee Termeh dear, this manteau and headscarf, grab them and bring them so I can leave them for you to wear تِرمِه بابا این مانتو و مَقنَعهِ مَدرِسِه‌اَتو بَردار بیار مَن بَندازَم تو بِپوشی A Separation, Part 1
teshné-yee? Are you thirsty? (informal) تِشنِه‌یی؟ How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
teshné-yeen? Are you thirsty? (formal) تِشنِه‌یین؟ How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
you (informal singular) تُو aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
you (informal singular) تُو aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
you (informal singular) تُو barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
you (informal) تو Review of Unit 2, How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
tō ahlé kojā hastee? Where are you from? (informal) تو اَهلِ کُجا هَستی؟ How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
(tō) asabānee shodee You became angry (تو) عَصَبانی شُدی Compound Verbs
(tō) āshpazee kardee you (informal) cooked (تو) آشپَزی کَردی Compound Verbs
tō az teksās hastee? Are you from Texas? (informal) تو اَز تِکزاس هَستی؟ How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(tō) bāyad beree You have to go (تُو) بایَد بِری Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) bāzi kardee you (informal) played (تو) بازی کَردی Compound Verbs
tō bedonyā oomadee you (informal) were born تو به‌دنیا Babies
(tō) beeshtar chāi meekhāi? Would you like more tea? (informal) (تو) بیشتَر چای می‌خوای؟ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) beeyāree you bring (informal) (تُو) بیاری The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) boodee You were (تو) بودی The Simple Past Tense
(tō) chāi meekhāi? Do you want tea? (informal) (تو) چای می‌خوای؟ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)