Learn Farsi: متخصص هنوز می‌خواهد درباره‌ی کابوس بخواند. - The specialist still wants to read about the nightmare.

The meaning of هنوز depends on whether the verb is positive or negative. Because it is paired with the affirmative verb می‌خواهد (wants), it translates to "still". If the sentence used a negative verb, like نمی‌خواهد (doesn't want), هنوز would mean "not yet" or "still doesn't".

Why is the second verb بخواند (bekhaanad) instead of می‌خواند (mikhaanad)?

Because it follows the verb می‌خواهد (wants). When you want to do something in Farsi, the second verb must be in the subjunctive form. We create this by replacing the میـ (mi-) prefix of the normal present tense with بـ (be-). This changes می‌خواند (he/she reads) into the subjunctive بخواند (that he/she reads).

Why is there a ی added to the end of درباره‌ی (darbaare-ye)?

درباره (darbaare) is a preposition meaning "about". To link it to the noun it describes (کابوس, nightmare), it needs the connecting vowel sound called the ezāfe. Since درباره ends in a silent 'h' (which acts as a vowel sound), the ezāfe is written with the letter ی and pronounced "-ye" to bridge the two words.

Where should adverbs like هنوز be placed in a Farsi sentence?

هنوز typically goes right after the subject () and before the object or verbs, exactly as it appears in this sentence. However, Farsi word order is somewhat flexible, so you could also place it at the very beginning of the sentence for emphasis ().