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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(shomā) chee mayl meekoneen? What would you like? (formal) ‌(شُما) چی مِیل می‌کُنین؟ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) ché kāré hasteen? What do you do? (formal) (شُما) چِه‌کارِه هَستین؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) chetor-een? How are you? (formal) (شُما) چِطورین؟ How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
(shomā) dāreen You have (formal) (شُما) دارین The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) dāreen meekhoreen You are eating (formal) (شُما) دارین می‌خورین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) dāreen sohbat meekoneen You are speaking (f.) (شُما) دارین صُحبَت می‌کُنین Review of Unit 3
(shomā) dāshté bāsheen you have (شُما) داشتِه باشين Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(shomā) deevooné hasteen You are crazy (formal) (شُما) دیوونِه هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) deltang hasteen You are heavy-hearted (formal) (شُما) دِلتَنگ هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) dorost kardeen You (all) made (شُما) دُرُست کَردین Compound Verbs
(shomā) fārsi meefahmeen. You understand Persian. (formal) (شُما) فارسی می‌‌فَهمین. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) fārsi sohbat meekoneed. You speak Persian. (formal) (شُما) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنید. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) fārsi sohbat meekoneen? Do you speak Persian? (formal) (شُما) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنین؟ How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(shomā) hasteed You are (شُما) هَستید The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) hasteen You are (شُما) هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) irānee hasteen You are Iranian (formal) (شُما) ایرانی هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
(shomā) kardeen You (all) did (شُما) کَردین Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) kāretoon-ō doost dāreed? Do you like your job? (formal) (شُما) کارِتونو دوست دارید؟ How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(shomā) kāretoon-ō doost dareen? Do you like your job? (formal) (شُما) کارتونو دوست دارین؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) kār kardeen You (all) did work (شُما) کار کَردین Compound Verbs