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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(shomā) ahlé koja hasteed?	where are you from? (formal)	(شُما) اَهلِ کُجا هَستید؟	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
(shomā) ahlé koja hasteen?	where are you from? (formal)	(شُما) اَهلِ کُجا هَستین؟	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
shomā ahlé kojā hasteen?	where are you from? (formal)	شُما اَهلِ کُجا هَستین؟	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
(shomā) asabānee shodeen	You (all) became angry	(شُما) عَصَبانی شُدین	Compound Verbs
(shomā) āshpazee kardeen	you (formal) cooked	(شُما) آشپَزی کَردین	Compound Verbs
shomā az teksās hasteen?	are you from Texas? (formal)	شُما اَز تِکزاس هَستین؟	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
shomā bāyad khāharé marjān bāsheed	you must be Marjan's sister	شُما بایَد خواهَرِ مَرجان باشید	Meeting New People
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	A Separation, Part 1
(shomā) bāzi kardeen	you (formal) played	(شُما) بازی کَردین	Compound Verbs
shomā bedonyā oomadeen	you (formal) were born	شُما بِه دُنیا اومَدین	Babies
(shomā) beeyāreen	you bring (formal)	(شُما) بیارین	The Simple Subjunctive
(shomā) boodeen	You were	(شُما) بودین	The Simple Past Tense
(shomā) chāi meekhāyn?	do you want tea? (plural or formal)	(شُما) چای می‌خواین؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) chāi meekhoreen?	will you drink some tea? (formal)	(شُما) چای می‌خورین؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) chand sāl dāreen?	How old are you? (formal)	(شُما) چَند سال دارین؟	The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) chee mayl meekoneen?	what would you like? (formal)	‌(شُما) چی مِیل می‌کُنین؟	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
(shomā) ché kāré hasteen?	what do you do? (formal)	(شُما) چِه کارِه هَستین؟	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(shomā) chetor-een?	how are you? (formal)	(شُما) چِطُورین؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
(shomā) dāreen	You have (formal)	(شُما) دارین	The verb ‘To Have’
(shomā) dāreen meekhoreen	You are eating (formal)	(شُما) دارین می‌خورین	Review of Unit 3

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