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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
television pahlooyé mobl-é.	The television is next to the couch.	تِلِویزیون پَهلویِ مُبلِه.	Prepositions
television tamāshā meekonam	I watch television	تِلِویزیون تَماشا می‌‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
tenees	tennis		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
teshné-yee?	Are you thirsty? (informal)	تِشنِه‌یی؟	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
teshné-yeen?	Are you thirsty? (formal)	تِشنِه‌یین؟	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
tō	you (informal)	تو	Review of Unit 2, How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
tō ahlé kojā hastee?	Where are you from? (informal)	تو اَهلِ کُجا هَستی؟	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
(tō) asabānee shodee	You became angry	(تو) عَصَبانی شُدی	Compound Verbs
(tō) āshpazee kardee	you (informal) cooked	(تو) آشپَزی کَردی	Compound Verbs
tō az teksās hastee?	Are you from Texas? (informal)	تو اَز تِکزاس هَستی؟	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
(tō) bāyad beree	You have to go	(تو) 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	تو به‌دنیا	Babies
(tō) beeshtar chāi meekhāi?	Would you like more tea? (informal)	(تو) بیشتَر چای می‌خوای؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) beeyāree	you bring (informal)	(تو) بیاری	The Simple Subjunctive
(tō) boodee	You were	(تو) بودی	The Simple Past Tense
(tō) chāi meekhāi?	Do you want tea? (informal)	(تو) چای می‌خوای؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(tō) chāi meekhoree?	Will you drink some tea? (informal)	(تو) 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 mayl meekonee?	What would you like? (informal)	(تو) چی مِیل می‌کُنی؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)

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