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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