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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
oghāb eagle عقاب fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
omeedvāram I hope اُمیدوارَم Thanking a Shopowner
oo he/she/they او Review of Unit 2, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
(oo) asabānee shod He/she became angry (او) عَصَبانی شُد Compound Verbs
(oo) āshpazee kard he/she cooked (او) آشپَزی کَرد Compound Verbs
(oo) bāzi kard he/she played (او) بازی کَرد Compound Verbs
oo bé donyā oomad he/she was born او بِه دُنیا اومَد Babies
(oo) beeyāré he/she brings (او) بیارِه The Simple Subjunctive
(oo) bendāzé that he/she throws (او) بِندازِه Thanking a Shopowner
(oo) bood He/she was (او) بود The Simple Past Tense
(oo) dah sāl dāré He is ten years old (او) دَه سال دارِه. The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) dāré He/she has (او) دارِه The verb ‘To Have’
(oo) dāré meekhoré He/she is eating (او) دارِه می‌خورِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāré sohbat meekoné He/she is speaking (او) دارِه صُحبَت می‌کُنِه Review of Unit 3
(oo) dāshté bāshé he/she has (او) داشتِه باشِه Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(oo) deevooné hast He/she is crazy (او) دیوونِه هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) deltang bood He/she was heavy-hearted (او) دِلتَنگ بود The Simple Past Tense
(oo) deltang hast He/she is heavy-hearted (او) دِلتَنگ هَست The verb ‘To Be’
(oo) dorost kard He/she made (او) دُرُست کَرد Compound Verbs
(oo) hast He/she is (او) هَست The verb ‘To Be’