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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(shomā) kāretoon-ō doost dāreen? do you like your job? (formal) (شُما) کارِتونُو دوست دارین؟
(shomā) kār kardeen You (all) did work (شُما) کار کَردین
(shomā) kār meekoneen you work (formal) (شُما) کار می‌کُنین
(shomā) kār meekoneen You (all) work (شُما) کار می‌کُنین
(shomā) khasté boodeen You (all) were tired (شُما) خَستِه بودین
(shomā) khasté shodeen You (all) became tired (شُما) خَستِه شُدین
shomā khodet roo cheghadr nazaret-é? how much are you yourself thinking? شُما خودِت رو چِقَدر نَظَرِتِه؟
(shomā) khordeen You ate (formal) (شُما) خوردین
(shomā) khoshgel hasteen You are happy (formal) (شُما) خوشگِل هَستین
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen You (all) were happy (شُما) خوش‌حال بودین
(shomā) khoshhāl boodeen You (all) were happy (شُما) خوش‌حال بودین
(shomā) khoshhāl hasteen You are happy (formal) (شُما) خوش‌حال هَستین
(shomā) khoshhāl shodeen You (all) became happy (شُما) خوشحال شُدین
shomā kojā zendegee meekoneen? where do you live? (formal) شُما کُجا زِندِگی می‌کُنین؟
(shomā) kolāh dāreen You (all) have hats (formal) (شُما) کُلاه دارین
(shomā) kolāh nadāreen You (all) don’t have hats (formal) (شُما) کُلاه نَدارین
(shomā) meedooneen You (all) know (شُما) می‌دونین
(shomā) meekhāheed you want (formal) (شُما) می‌خواهید
(shomā) meekhāyn you want (formal) (شُما) می‌خواین
(shomā) meekhāyn beeyāyn you want to come (formal) (شُما) می‌خواین بیاین