Learn Farsi: من چای هم می‌خواهم.

In Farsi, the normal word order is Subject-Object-Verb. Instead of saying 'I want tea' like in English, you literally put the verb at the end and say 'I tea want' (من چای می‌خواهم).

Why does هم (ham) come after چای (tea)?

The word هم usually comes right after the word it emphasizes. Because you are saying 'tea too' (meaning you want tea in addition to something else), هم goes right after چای. If you wanted to emphasize yourself and say 'I also want tea', you would put it right after the subject: من هم چای می‌خواهم.

How do we know می‌خواهم means 'I want' and not just 'want'?

The ending of a Farsi verb always tells you who is doing the action. The suffix at the very end of می‌خواهم is the personal ending for 'I', matching the pronoun من. Because the verb already includes this 'I' ending, you can actually drop من entirely and just say چای هم می‌خواهم.

What does the می‌ (mi-) at the beginning of the verb do?

The prefix می‌ is a common building block in Farsi. It attaches to the beginning of a verb to show that an action is happening right now in the present, or is a continuous regular habit.

Is there a missing word for 'some' tea here?