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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(tō) ché kāré hastee? What do you do? (informal) (تو) چِه‌کارِه هَستی؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
tō chetor? What about you? (informal) تو چِطور؟ 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 (تو) داشتِه باشى Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(tō) deevooné hastee You are crazy (informal) (تو) دیوونِه هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) deltang boodee You were heavy-hearted (تو) دِلتَنگ بودی The Simple Past Tense
(tō) deltang hastee You are heavy-hearted (informal) (تو) دِلتَنگ هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
tō dokhtaré man hastee you are my daughter تو دُختَرِ مَن هَستی. How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
(tō) dorost kardee You made (تو) دُرُست کَردی Compound Verbs
(tō) eshghé man-ee you are my love (تو) عِشقِ مَنی How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(tō) fārsi meefahmee. You understand Persian. (informal) (تو) فارسی می‌‌فَهمی. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) fārsi sohbat meekonee. You speak Persian. (informal) (تو) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنی. How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) fārsi sohbat meekonee? Do you speak Persian? (informal) (تو) فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنی؟ How to Speak About the Languages You Know
(tō) hastee You are (تو) هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) irānee hastee You are Iranian (informal) (تو) ایرانی هَستی The verb ‘To Be’
(tō) kardee You did (تو) کَردی The Simple Past Tense, Compound Verbs
(tō) kāret-ō doost dāree? Do you like your job? (informal) (تو) کارِتو دوست داری؟ How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work, How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(tō) kār kardee You did work (تو) کار کَردی Compound Verbs