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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
shod he/she/it became شُد
shod became شُد
shodam I became شُدَم
shodan to become شُدَن
shohar husband شُوهَر
shomā you (formal) شُما
shomā agé faghat chahār sad masalan, hadé aghal if at least, for example, just four hundred شُما اَگِه فَقَط چَهار صَد مَثَلاً، حَدِّ اَقَل
(shomā) ahlé koja hasteed? where are you from? (formal) (شُما) اَهلِ کُجا هَستید؟
(shomā) ahlé koja hasteen? where are you from? (formal) (شُما) اَهلِ کُجا هَستین؟
shomā ahlé kojā hasteen? where are you from? (formal) شُما اَهلِ کُجا هَستین؟
(shomā) asabānee shodeen You (all) became angry (شُما) عَصَبانی شُدین
(shomā) āshpazee kardeen you (formal) cooked (شُما) آشپَزی کَردین
shomā az teksās hasteen? are you from Texas? (formal) شُما اَز تِکزاس هَستین؟
shomā bāyad yejooree beeyāyeen ké man bespāramash bé shomā beram saré kār you have to be here somehow so that I can leave him with you and go to work شُما بایَد یِجوری بیایین کِه مَن بِسپارَمَش بِه شُما بِرَم سَرِ کار
(shomā) bāzi kardeen you (formal) played (شُما) بازی کَردین
shomā bedonyā oomadeen you (formal) were born شُما بِه دُنیا اومَدین
(shomā) beeyāreen you bring (formal) (شُما) بیارین
(shomā) boodeen You were (شُما) بودین
(shomā) chāi meekhāyn? do you want tea? (plural or formal) (شُما) چای می‌خواین؟
(shomā) chāi meekhoreen? will you drink some tea? (formal) (شُما) چای می‌خورین؟