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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) khayli doost dāram shokolāt bokhoram.	I really like to eat chocolate.	(مَن) خِیلی دوست دارَم شُکُلات بُخورَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) khoob neestam	I am not well	(مَن) خوب نیستَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) khordam	I ate	(مَن) خوردَم	Review of Unit 3
(man) khoshgel hastam	I am pretty	(مَن) خوشگِل هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
(man) khoshhāl boodam	I was happy	(مَن) خوش‌حال بودَم	The Simple Past Tense
(man) khoshhāl hastam	I am happy	‌(مَن) خوش‌حال هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
(man) khoshhāl neestam	I am not happy	(مَن) خوش‌حال نیستَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) khoshhāl shodam	I became happy	(مَن) خوشحال شُدَم	Compound Verbs
(man) kolāh dāram	I have a hat	(مَن) کُلاه دارَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) kolāh nadāram	I don’t have a hat	(مَن) کُلاه نَدارَم	The verb ‘To Have’
man leylā hastam.	I am Leyla.	مَن لِیلا هَستَم.	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
man: man doogh meekhām.	I'd like doogh.	مَرد: مَن دوغ می‌خوام.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
man: man hanooz nemeedoonam. shomā chee tarjeeh meedeen?	I don't know yet. What do you prefer?	مَرد: مَن هَنوز نِمی‌دونَم. شُما چی تَرجیح می‌دین؟	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
(man) meedonam	I know	(مَن) می‌دونَم	Present Continuous Tense
(man) meekhāham	I want	(مَن) می‌خواهَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meekhām	I want	(مَن) می‌خوام	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meekhām bā tō beram cinemā	I want to go to the movies with you	(مَن) می‌خوام با تُو بِرَم سینِما	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meekhām bā tō cinemā beram	I want to go to the movies with you	(مَن) می‌خوام با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meekhām beeyām	I want to come	(مَن) می‌خوام بیام	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meekhām beeyām khooné	I want to come home	(مَن) می‌خوام بیام خونِه	Talking about Wants and Possibilities

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