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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
tō kojā zendegee meekonee?	Where do you live? (informal)	تو کُجا زِندِگی می‌کُنی؟	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(tō) kolāh dāree	You have a hat (informal)	(تو) کُلاه داری	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) kolāh nadāree	You don’t have a hat	(تو) کُلاه نَداری	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) meedoonee	You know	(تو) می‌دونی	Present Continuous Tense
(tō) meekhāhee	you want (informal)	(تو) می‌خواهی	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāi	you want (informal)	(تو) می‌خوای	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāi beeyāy	you want to come (informal)	(تو) می‌خوای بیای	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāi beree	you want to go (informal)	(تو) می‌خوای بِری	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāy khoshhāl bāshee	You want to be happy	(تو) می‌خوای خوشحال باشی	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(tō) meekhoree	You eat (informal)	(تو) می‌خوری	Review of Unit 3
(tō) meekonee	You do	(تو) می‌کُنی	Present Continuous Tense
(tō) meeree	You go	(تو) می‌‌ری	Present Continuous Tense
(tō) meetoonee	you can (informal)	(تو) می‌تونی	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) meetoonee āvāz bekhoonee	you can sing	(تو) می‌‌تونی آواز بِخونی	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) meetoonee khoshhāl bāshee	You can be happy	(تو) می‌تونی خوشحال باشی	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(tō) meeyāree	you bring (informal)	(تو) می‌اری	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) meezāree	you put (informal)	(تو) می‌ذاری	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) mo’alem hastee.	You are a teacher. (informal)	(تو) مُعَلِِم هَستی.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(tō) nadāree	You don’t have	(تو) نَداری	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) nakhordee	You didn’t eat (informal)	(تو) نَخوردی	Review of Unit 3

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