How to make Apple Script do a terminal command

Hey,
I am wondering how can I make an AppleScript do the following command :
"networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4"
Please mention step by step since I'm new to AppleScript
Best Regards,
Nadav.

To run a terminal command it is usually sufficient to use do shell script. So for your command it would be
do shell script "networksetup -setdnsservers Wi-Fi 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4"
note if the command requires administrator privileges you would need to do
do shell script "command" with administrator privileges
will prompt for the password when the script is run.
do shell script "command" user name "me" password "mypassword" with administrator privileges
will store the password and username in the script. More convenient but much less secure.
See do shell script in AppleScript

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