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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(tō) khasté boodee You were tired (تو) خَستِه بودی The Simple Past Tense
(tō) khasté shodee You became tired (تو) خَستِه شُدی Compound Verbs
tokhm grain, seed تُخم sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
tokhmé kas anyone's grain, anyone's seed, one's grain, one's seed, someone's grain, someone's seed تُخمِ کَس sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
tokhmé morgh egg تُخمِ مُرغ How to Discuss Breakfast
tokhmé morgh egg تُخمِ مُرغ sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
(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
tō kodoom gooree boodee ké bebeenee man zadam?! where the hell were you that you saw that I hit her?! تُو کُدوم گوری بودی کِه بِبینی مَن زَدَم؟! A Separation, Part 5
tō kojā zendegee meekonee? where do you live? (informal) تُو 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) (تُو) می‌خواهی Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāy you want (informal) (تُو) می‌خوای Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāy beeyāy you want to come (informal) (تُو) می‌خوای بیای Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(tō) meekhāy beree you want to go (informal) (تُو) می‌خوای بِری Talking about Wants and Possibilities
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