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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(tō) āshpazee kardee	you (informal) cooked	(تو) آشپَزی کَردی	Compound Verbs
tō az teksās hastee?	are you from Texas? (informal)	تُو اَز تِکزاس هَستی؟	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(tō) bāyad beree	You have to go	(تُو) بایَد بِری	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) bāzi kardee	you (informal) played	(تو) بازی کَردی	Compound Verbs
tō bedonyā oomadee	you (informal) were born	تُو بِه دُنیا اومَدی	Babies
(tō) beeshtar chāi meekhāy?	would you like more tea? (informal)	(تُو) بیشتَر چای می‌خوای؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) beeyāree	you bring (informal)	(تُو) بیاری	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) bendāzee	that you throw (informal)	(تُو) بِندازی	Thanking a Shopowner
(tō) boodee	You were	(تو) بودی	The Simple Past Tense
(tō) chāi meekhāy?	do you want tea? (informal)	(تُو) چای می‌خوای؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) chāi meekhoree?	will you drink some tea? (informal)	(تُو) چای می‌خوری؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(to) chand sāl dāree?	How old are you? (informal)	(تو) چَند سال داری؟	The verb ‘To Have’
tō chee?	what about you?	تُو چی؟	Meeting on the Street
(tō) chee mayl meekonee?	what would you like? (informal)	(تُو) چی مِیل می‌کُنی؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) ché kāré hastee?	what do you do? (informal)	(تُو) چِه کارِه هَستی؟	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
tō chetor?	what about you? (informal)	تُو چِطُور؟	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(tō) dāree	You have (informal)	(تو) داری	The verb ‘To Have’
(tō) dāree meekhoree	You are eating (informal)	(تو) داری می‌خوری	Review of Unit 3
(tō) dāree sohbat meekonee	You are speaking (inf.)	(تو) داری صُحبَت می‌کُنی	Review of Unit 3
(tō) dāshté bāshee	you have	(تُو) داشتِه باشى	Subjunctive To Have and To Be

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