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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| oo bé donyā oomad | he/she was born | او بِه دُنیا اومَد | Babies |
| (oo) beeyāré | he/she brings | (او) بیارِه | The Simple Subjunctive |
| (oo) bendāzé | that he/she throws | (او) بِندازِه | Thanking a Shopowner |
| (oo) bood | He/she was | (او) بود | The Simple Past Tense |
| (oo) dah sāl dāré | He is ten years old | (او) دَه سال دارِه. | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (oo) dāré | He/she has | (او) دارِه | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (oo) dāré meekhoré | He/she is eating | (او) دارِه میخورِه | Review of Unit 3 |
| (oo) dāré sohbat meekoné | He/she is speaking | (او) دارِه صُحبَت میکُنِه | Review of Unit 3 |
| (oo) dāshté bāshé | he/she has | (او) داشتِه باشِه | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| (oo) deevooné hast | He/she is crazy | (او) دیوونِه هَست | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (oo) deltang bood | He/she was heavy-hearted | (او) دِلتَنگ بود | The Simple Past Tense |
| (oo) deltang hast | He/she is heavy-hearted | (او) دِلتَنگ هَست | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (oo) dorost kard | He/she made | (او) دُرُست کَرد | Compound Verbs |
| (oo) hast | He/she is | (او) هَست | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (oo) irānee hast | He/she is Iranian | (او) ایرانی هَست | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (oo) kard | He/she did | (او) کَرد | The Simple Past Tense, Compound Verbs |
| (oo) kār kard | He/she did work | (او) کار کَرد | Compound Verbs |
| (oo) kār meekoné | he/she works | (او) کار میکُنِه | How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| (oo) kār meekoné | He/she works | (او) کار میکُنِه | Present Continuous Tense |
| (oo) khasté bood | He/she was tired | (او) خَستِه بود | The Simple Past Tense |