Reading Real Persian
Chapter 12 of 12Page 1 of 4
The Little *e* That Links Words
Persian links a word to the word that describes it with a short e, as in "my book". The e is usually not written, so you add it as you read.
ketāb-e man ketāb man
After ا, و or a final ه, the e becomes ye and is written with ی, as in "my dad" and "my house".
bābā-ye man bābāy man
khāne-ye man khāne-i man
Some books write this ye as a small ء on the ه instead: خانهٔ.
