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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
shomā khodet roo cheghadr nazaret-é?	how much are you yourself thinking?	شُما خودِت رو چِقَدر نَظَرِتِه؟	A Separation, Part 4
(shomā) khordeen	You ate (formal)	(شُما) خوردین	Review of Unit 3
(shomā) khoshgel hasteen	You are happy (formal)	(شُما) خوشگِل هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen	You (all) were happy	(شُما) خوش‌حال بودین	The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen	You (all) were happy	(شُما) خوش‌حال بودین	The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) khoshhāl hasteen	You are happy (formal)	(شُما) خوشحال هَستین	The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) khoshhāl shodeen	You (all) became happy	(شُما) خوشحال شُدین	Compound Verbs
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) meekhāyn	you want (formal)	(شُما) می‌خواین	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāyn beeyāyn	you want to come (formal)	(شُما) می‌خواین بیاین	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(shomā) meekhāyn 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

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