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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(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) (تو) فارسی می‌‌فَهمی. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) fārsi sohbat meekonee. You speak Persian. (informal) (تو) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنی. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) fārsi sohbat meekonee? Do you speak Persian? (informal) (تو) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنی؟ How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) hastee You are (تو) هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) irānee hastee You are Iranian (informal) (تو) ایرانی هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) kardee You did (تو) کَردی The Simple Past Tense, Compound Verbs
(tō) kāret-ō doost dāree? Do you like your job? (informal) (تو) کارِتو دوست داری؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work, How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(tō) kār kardee You did work (تو) کار کَردی Compound Verbs
(tō) kār meekonee You work (informal) (تو) کار می‌‌کُنی How to Talk About Daily Routines
(tō) kār meekonee You work (تو) کار می‌کُنی Present Continuous Tense
tō k'az mehnaté deegarān bee ghamee If a limb’s in pain and you do not care, تو کز محنت دیگران بی‌ غمی bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Intro, bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 3
(tō) khasté boodee You were tired (تو) خَستِه بودی The Simple Past Tense
(tō) khasté shodee You became tired (تو) خَستِه شُدی Compound Verbs
tokhmé morgh egg تخم مرغ How to Discuss Breakfast
(tō) khordee You ate (informal) (تو) خوردی Review of Unit 3
(tō) khoshgel hastee You are pretty (informal) (تو) خوشگِل هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) khoshhāl boodee You were happy (تو) خوش‌حال بودی The Simple Past Tense
(tō) khoshhāl hastee You are happy (informal) (تو) خوش‌حال هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) khoshhāl shodee You became happy (تو) خوشحال شُدی Compound Verbs