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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
har rooz bé kār meeram I go to work every day هَر روز بِه کار می‌رَم Habitual Actions
har rooz nāhār meekohram I eat lunch every day هَر روز ناهار می‌خورَم Review of Unit 3
har sāl every year هَر سال Habitual Actions
har sāl bé hāwaii meeram. I go to Hawaii every year. هَر سال بِه هاوایی می‌رَم. Habitual Actions
har sé rooz yek bār once every three days هَر سِه روز یِک بار Habitual Actions
hasht 8 هَشت How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
hashtād 80 هَشتاد More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
hasht nemeedoonam... tā hasht I don't know about eight...until eight هَشت نِمی‌دونَم… تا هَشت A Separation, Part 1
hashtom 8th هَشتُم More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
hashtsad 800 هَشتصَد More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
hast He/she is هَست The verb ‘To Have’
hast is هست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
hastam I am هَستَم The verb ‘To Have’
hastan They are هَستَن The verb ‘To Have’
hastee You are (informal) هَستی The verb ‘To Have’
hastee being هَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
hasteem We are هَستیم The verb ‘To Have’
hasteen You are (formal) هَستین The verb ‘To Have’
havā weather هَوا How to Talk About the Time and Weather
havā air هوا rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2