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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
dāran meeyān They are coming دارَن میان More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāran shām meekhoran They are eating dinner دارَن شام می‌خورَن Review of Unit 3
dar bāz shod the door opened دَر باز شُد Compound Verbs
dard pain دَرد beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
dard dāram I have pain دَرد دارَم More About Pain and Illness
dard dāree? do you have pain? دَرد داری؟ How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
dar delé man cheezee hast in my heart there is something در دل من چیزی هست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
dar delé man cheezee hast in my heart there is something دَر دِلِ مَن چیزی هَست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
dar dorāné ālam in the cycles of the world, in the world's cycles دَر دُورانِ عالَم sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
dāré he/she has دارِه The verb ‘To Have’
dāré He/she has دارِه More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāree You have (informal) داری The verb ‘To Have’
dāree you (informal singular) have داری payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
dāree You have (informal) داری More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāree cheekār meekonee? What are you doing? (informal) داری چِه کار می‌کُنی؟ Review of Unit 3
dāreem We have داریم The verb ‘To Have’
dāreem We have داریم More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāree meekhoree You are eating داری می‌خوری More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāree meesheenee You are sitting داری می‌شینی More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
dāree meeyāy You are coming (informal) داری میایی More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)