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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (shomā) meetooneen | you can (formal) | (شُما) می‌تونین | The Simple Subjunctive |
| (shomā) meetooneen khoshhāl bāsheen | you can be happy | (شُما) می‌تونین خوشحال باشین | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| (shomā) meeyāreen | you bring (formal) | (شُما) می‌‌آرین | The Simple Subjunctive |
| (shomā) meezāreen | you put (formal) | (شُما) می‌ذارین | The Simple Subjunctive |
| (shomā) mo’alem hasteen | you are a teacher (formal) | (شُما) مُعَلِّم هستین | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| (shomā) mo’alem hasteen? | are you a teacher? (formal) | (شُما) مُعَلِّم هَستین؟ | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| (shomā) nadāreen | You (all) don’t have | (شُما) نَدارین | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (shomā) nakhordeen | You don’t eat (formal) | (شُما) نَخوردین | Review of Unit 3 |
| (shomā) narafteen | You (all) didn’t go | (شُما) نَرَفتین | The Simple Past Tense |
| (shomā) nārāhat shodeen | You (all) became unhappy | (شُما) ناراحَت شُدین | Compound Verbs |
| (shomā) neesteen | You are not | (شُما) نیستین | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (shomā) nemeedooneen | You (all) don’t know | (شُما) نِمی‌دونین | Present Continuous Tense |
| (shomā) nemeesheeneen | You (all) don’t sit | (شُما) نِمی‌‌شینین | Present Continuous Tense |
| (shomā) rafteen | You (all) went | (شُما) رَفتین | The Simple Past Tense |
| shomāré | number | شُمارِه | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāréyé telefon | phone number | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāréyé telefonet hamoon shomāréyé ghablee-yé zang bezanam gharār bezāram | I'll call you and tell you if your phone number's the same as before | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُنِت هَمون شُمارِهٔ قَبلیِه زَنگ بِزَنَم باهات قَرار بِذارَم | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomāreyé telephon | phone number | شُمارِهٔ تِلِفُن | Subjunctive To Have and To Be |
| shomā-rō nemeebeeneem na | it's not the same without you | شُما رُو نِمی‌بینیم نَه | Meeting Up with Friends |
| shomā sharāyeté kār-ō beheshoon begeen, agé ghabool kardan hāzer boodan beeyān… | you tell him about the job and if he was willing... | شُما شَرایِطِ کار بِهِشون بِگین، اَگِه قَبول کَردَن حاضِر بودَن بیان… | A Separation, Part 3 |