Breakdown of امروز هم کتاب میخوانم.
کتابketâb
book
امروزemruz
today
خواندنkhândan
to read / to study (a subject)
همham
also, too / both ... and / together / each other
Questions & Answers about امروز هم کتاب میخوانم.
Why is there no word for "a" before "book" (ketab)?
In Farsi, when you are talking about a general everyday object, you don't always need to use a word for "a" or "an". Just saying ketab with the verb is enough to mean "reading a book" or "reading books" in a general sense.
How does the word ham work in this sentence?
The word ham (meaning also or too) usually comes right after the word it emphasizes. Here, it directly follows emruz (today) to mean "today too" or "also today".
Does the verb میخوانم mean "I read" or "I am reading"?
It can mean both! The Farsi present tense, which starts with the prefix mi-, covers both regular habits ("I read") and actions happening right now ("I am reading"). You figure out the exact meaning from the context of the conversation.
How do we know who is doing the reading if there is no word for "I" here?
The ending of the verb tells us who is acting. The suffix -am at the very end of میخوانم stands for "I". Because of this built-in subject, you don't need to include the separate word for "I" (man) in the sentence.