How to say

To read

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Amharic አማርኛ am

ማንበብ

Man-BEB

Use 'manbeb' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Arabic العربية ar

يقرأ

Yah-KRA-oo

Use 'yaqra'u' when talking about someone reading, like a book or a newspaper.

Bangla বাংলা bn

পড়া

Po-RA

Use 'poṛa' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Catalan català ca

Llegir

Yeh-JEER

Use 'llegir' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Czech čeština cs

Číst

Cheest

Use 'číst' to describe the act of reading, from a newspaper to a letter.

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Danish dansk da

At læse

At LEH-seh

Use 'at læse' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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German Deutsch de

Lesen

LAY-zen

Use 'lesen' to describe the act of reading, whether it's a book, a letter, or a sign.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Διαβάζω

Dee-ah-VAH-zoh

Use 'diavazo' to express the act of reading, from a book to a menu.

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Spanish Español es

Leer

Lehr

Use 'leer' in any context where you are referring to the act of reading, from books to signs.

Estonian eesti et

Lugeda

LOO-geh-dah

Use 'lugeda' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Basque Basque eu

Irakurri

Ee-rah-KOO-rree

Use 'irakurri' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Persian فارسی fa

خواندن

KHAHN-dan

Use 'khāndan' to describe the act of reading, whether it's a book, a letter, or a sign.

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Finnish suomi fi

Lukea

LOO-keh-ah

Use 'lukea' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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French Français fr

Lire

Leer

Use 'lire' to talk about reading anything, from a newspaper to a novel.

Galician Galician gl

Ler

Lehr

Use 'ler' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

વાંચવું

Vaan-CH-voom

Use 'vā̃cavuṁ' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Karanta

Ka-RAN-ta

Use 'karanta' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Hebrew עברית he

לקרוא

Lee-KRO

Use 'likro' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

पढ़ना

Pu-DH-naa

Use 'paṛhnā' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

Hungarian magyar hu

Olvasni

Oll-vosh-nee

Use 'olvasni' to describe the act of reading, from a novel to a newspaper.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Membaca

Mem-BA-cha

Use 'membaca' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Að lesa

Oth LEH-sah

Use 'að lesa' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Italian Italiano it

Leggere

Led-JEH-reh

Use 'leggere' to talk about reading, from a magazine to a historical document.

Japanese 日本語 ja

読む

Yo-mu

Use 'yomu' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

Korean 한국어 ko

읽다

Il-DA

Use 'ilkda' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a letter.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Skaityti

Skay-TEE-tee

Use 'skaityti' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Lasīt

LAH-seet

Use 'lasīt' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Marathi मराठी mr

वाचणे

Vaa-CH-ne

Use 'vācaṇe' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Malay Melayu ms

Membaca

Mem-BA-cha

Use 'membaca' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Lezen

LAY-zen

Use 'lezen' to describe the act of reading, whether it's a book, a letter, or a sign.

Norwegian norsk no

Å lese

Oh LEH-seh

Use 'å lese' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ

Pu-DH-naa

Use 'paṛhnā' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Polish polski pl

Czytać

CHEE-tahch

Use 'czytać' to describe the act of reading, from a novel to a recipe.

Portuguese Português pt

Ler

Lehr

Use 'ler' for any instance of reading, from a book to a billboard.

Romanian română ro

A citi

Ah chee-TEE

Use 'a citi' to talk about reading, whether it's a book, a magazine, or a sign.

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Russian русский ru

Читать

Chee-TAHT'

Use 'chitat'' to express the action of reading, be it a newspaper or a poem.

Swedish svenska sv

Läsa

LEH-sah

Use 'läsa' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Kusoma

Koo-SO-ma

Use 'kusoma' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a letter.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

படிக்க

Pa-di-KKA

Use 'paṭikka' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a letter.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

చదవడానికి

Cha-da-va-DA-ni-ki

Use 'chadavaḍāniki' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Thai ไทย th

อ่าน

Ahn

Use 'àan' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Magbasa

Mag-BA-sa

Use 'magbasa' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Okumak

Oh-koo-MAHK

Use 'okumak' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Читати

Hee-TAH-tee

Use 'chytaty' to express the action of reading, whether it's a book or a sign.

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Urdu اردو ur

پڑھنا

Pu-DH-naa

Use 'paṛhnā' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Đọc

Yaw-k

Use 'đọc' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Kà

Kah

Use 'kà' to express the act of reading, from a book to a sign.

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Chinese 中文 zh

阅读

Yweh-doo

Use 'yuèdú' in formal contexts, and 'kàn' (to look/read) in informal contexts.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

閱讀

Gyuhn-duk

Use 'jyún-duk' in formal contexts, and 'tai2' (to look/read) in informal contexts.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ukufunda

Oo-koo-FOON-da

Use 'ukufunda' to describe the act of reading, from a book to a newspaper.

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