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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| tō paymāné neekee dehesh beshkanee | you, for breaking the pledge of generosity | تُو پِیمانِ نیکی دِهِش بِشکَنی | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| tō-rā az dō geetee bar āvardé-and | you have been created from two realms | تُو را اَز دُو گیتی بَرآوَردِهاَند | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 6 |
| torā dāyé gar morgh shāyesté-yee | if it's fitting for you to have a bird as a wet nurse | تُرا دایِه گَر مُرغ شایِستِهیی | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| (tō) raftee | You went | (تو) رَفتی | The Simple Past Tense |
| torā khod bé mehr andaroon māyé neest!" | there is no substance to your own love!" | تُرا خود بِه مِهر اَندَرون مایِه نیست | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| torā nazdé oo ābé rooy āmad-ast | he's become ashamed of what he did to you | تُرا نَزدِ او آبِ روی آمَدَهست | Shahnameh, Part 4 |
| torā reesh ō sar gasht chon khengé beed | your beard and head have become like a white willow | تُرا ریش و سَر گَشت چُون خِنگِ بید | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| torkeeyé | Turkey | تُرکیِه | Meeting New People |
| tō-rō bé khodā | by God! come on! please! | تو رو بِه خُدا | payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3 |
| toroshrooyee | sour-faced | تُرُشرویی | khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2 |
| (tō) shenā meekonee | You swim | (تو) شِنا میکُنی | Present Continuous Tense |
| (tō) shodee | You became | (تو) شُدی | Compound Verbs |
| (tō) sobhāné meekhoree | you eat breakfast (informal) | (تو) صُبحانِه میخوری | How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| (tō) sohbat kardee | You spoke (informal) | (تو) صُحبَت کَردی | Review of Unit 3 |
| (tō) sohbat meekonee | You speak (informal) | (تو) صُحبَت میکُنی | Review of Unit 3 |
| (tō) tamāshā kardee | You watched | (تو) تَماشا کَردی | Compound Verbs |
| (tō) tamāshā meekonee | You watch | (تو) تَماشا میکُنی | Present Continuous Tense |
| (tō) tamreen kardee | You practiced | (تو) تَمرین کَردی | Compound Verbs |
| (tō) telephon kardee | you (informal) called | (تو) تِلِفُن کَردی | Compound Verbs |
| va | and | وَ | shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2 |