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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (shomā) rafteen | You (all) went | (شُما) رَفتین | The Simple Past Tense |
| shomāré | number | شُمارِه | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāréyé telefon | phone number | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāréyé telefonet hamoon shomāréyé ghablee-yé zang bezanam gharār bezāram | I'll call you and tell you if your phone number's the same as before | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُنِت هَمون شُمارِهٔ قَبلیِه زَنگ بِزَنَم باهات قَرار بِذارَم | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāreyé telephon | phone number | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| shomā-rō nemeebeeneem na | it's not the same without you | شُما رُو نِمی‌بینیم نَه | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomā sharāyeté kār-ō beheshoon begeen, agé ghabool kardan hāzer boodan beeyān… | you tell him about the job and if he was willing... | شُما شَرایِطِ کار بِهِشون بِگین، اَگِه قَبول کَردَن حاضِر بودَن بیان… | A Separation, Part 3 |
| (shomā) shenā meekoneen | You (all) swim | (شُما) شِنا می‌کُنین | Present Continuous Tense |
| (shomā) shodeen | You (all) became | (شُما) شُدین | Compound Verbs |
| (shomā) sobhāné meekhoreen | you eat breakfast (formal) | (شُما) صُبحانِه می‌خورین | How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| (shomā) sohbat kardeen | You spoke (formal) | (شُما) صُحبَت کَردین | Review of Unit 3 |
| (shomā) sohbat meekoneen | You speak (formal) | (شُما) صُحبَت می‌کُنین | Review of Unit 3 |
| shomā tā hasht khoodetoon-ō beresooneed ham khoob-é | it's okay even if you come by eight | شُما تا هَشت خودِتونو بِرِسونید هَم خوبِه | A Separation, Part 1 |
| (shomā) tamāshā kardeen | You (all) watched | (شُما) تَماشا کَردین | Compound Verbs |
| (shomā) tamāshā meekoneen | You (all) watch | (شُما) تَماشا می‌کُنین | Present Continuous Tense |
| (shomā) tamreen kardeen | You (all) practiced | (شُما) تَمرین کَردین | Compound Verbs |
| (shomā) telephon kardeen | you (formal) called | (شُما) تِلِفُن کَردین | Compound Verbs |
| shoo | wash | شو | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4 |
| shoo | wash | شو | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5 |
| shoonam dard meekoné | my shoulder hurts | شونِه‌اَم دَرد می‌کُنِه | More About Pain and Illness |