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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (to) chand sāl dāree? | How old are you? (informal) | (تو) چَند سال داری؟ | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| tō chee? | what about you? | تُو چی؟ | Meeting on the Street |
| (tō) chee mayl meekonee? | what would you like? (informal) | (تُو) چی مِیل میکُنی؟ | How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai) |
| (tō) ché kāré hastee? | what do you do? (informal) | (تُو) چِه کارِه هَستی؟ | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| tō chetor? | what about you? (informal) | تُو چِطُور؟ | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| (tō) dāree | You have (informal) | (تو) داری | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (tō) dāree meekhoree | You are eating (informal) | (تو) داری میخوری | Review of Unit 3 |
| (tō) dāree sohbat meekonee | You are speaking (inf.) | (تو) داری صُحبَت میکُنی | Review of Unit 3 |
| (tō) dāshté bāshee | you have | (تُو) داشتِه باشى | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| (tō) deevooné hastee | You are crazy (informal) | (تو) دیوونِه هَستی | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (tō) deltang boodee | You were heavy-hearted | (تو) دِلتَنگ بودی | The Simple Past Tense |
| (tō) deltang hastee | You are heavy-hearted (informal) | (تو) دِلتَنگ هَستی | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| tō dokhtaré man hastee | you are my daughter | تُو دُختَرِ مَن هَستی | How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten |
| (tō) dorost kardee | You made | (تو) دُرُست کَردی | Compound Verbs |
| tō dō-tā rāh dāree | you have two options | تُو دُو تا راه داری | A Separation, Part 5 |
| tō-ee kheeshtan-rā bé bāzee madār! | you are; don't treat/conduct yourself frivolously, as just a plaything! | تُویی خیشتَن را بِه بازی مَدار | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 6 |
| tō-ee kheeshtan-rā bé bāzee madār! | you are; don't treat/conduct yourself frivolously, as just a plaything! | تُویی خیشتَن را بِه بازی مَدار | |
| tō eenjā chekār meekonee? | what're you doing here? | تُو اینجا چِکار میکُنی؟ | Meeting on the Street |
| (tō) eshghé man-ee | you are my love | (تو) عِشقِ مَنی | How to Talk About Love and Friendship |
| (tō) fārsi meefahmee | you understand Persian (informal) | (تُو) فارسی میفَهمی | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |