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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(oonā) khoshhāl boodan	They were happy	(اونا) خوش‌حال بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
(oonā) khoshhāl shodan	They became happy	(اونا) خوشحال شُدَن	Compound Verbs
(oonā) kolāh dāran	They have hats	(اونا) کُلاه دارَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) kolāh nadāran	They don’t have hats	(اونا) کُلاه نَدارَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) meedoonan	They know	(اونا) می‌دونَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) meekhāhan	they want	(اونا) می‌خواهَن	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(oonā) meekhān	they want	(اونا) می‌خوان	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(oonā) meekhān beeyān	they want to come	(اونا) می‌خوان بیان	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(oonā) meekhān beran	they want to go	(اونا) می‌خوان بِرَن	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(oonā) meekhān khoshhāl bāshan	They want to be happy	(اونا) می‌خوان خوشحال باشَن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oonā) meekhoran	They eat	(اونا) می‌خورَن	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) meekonan	They do	(اونا) می‌کُنَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) meeran	They go	(اونا) می‌‌رَن	Present Continuous Tense
(oonā) meetoonan	they can	(اونا) می‌تونَن	The Simple Subjunctive
(oonā) meetoonan khoshhāl bāshan	They can be happy	(اونا) می‌تونَن خوشحال باشَن	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oonā) meeyāran	they bring	(اونا) می‌‌ارَن	The Simple Subjunctive
(oonā) meezāran	they put	(اونا) می‌ذارَن	The Simple Subjunctive
(oonā) nadāran	They don’t have	(اونا) نَدارَن	The verb ‘To Have’
(oonā) nakhordan	They don’t eat	(اونا) نَخوردَن	Review of Unit 3
(oonā) naraftan	They didn’t go	(اونا) نَرَفتَن	The Simple Past Tense

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