Learn Farsi: او روزنامه می‌خواند.

In Farsi, the standard word order is Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). Here, the subject او (he) comes first, the object روزنامه (newspaper) is in the middle, and the verb می‌خواند (reads) is at the very end. This is different from English, which uses Subject-Verb-Object!

Does او specifically mean "he", or could it mean "she"?

Farsi pronouns do not have gender! او can mean "he" or "she" depending on the context. Here it is translated as "he", but "She reads a newspaper" would be the exact same sentence in Farsi.

Where is the word for "a" in "a newspaper"?

Farsi often does not use a separate word for "a" or "an" when talking about general objects. روزنامه can mean "newspaper", "a newspaper", or even "the newspaper" depending on the context.

What does the می‌ part of می‌خواند do?

The prefix می‌ is added to verbs to show that an action is happening right now (present continuous) or happens regularly (habitual). So, می‌خواند can mean "he reads" (habitually) or "he is reading" (right now).