How to Say "To Read" in Spanish

leer

/leˈeɾ/

To read in Spanish is leer.

The verb leer is used to describe the action of looking at and understanding written or printed words.

How does it change in a sentence?

If you want to say 'I read' in the first-person singular preterite past tense, use leí.

/leˈeɾ/

When a Spanish speaker says leer las cartas, they are not talking about reading mail but are referring to the act of fortune telling with tarot cards.
The Spanish word leer is a cognate of the English word 'legend', which originally referred to things that were 'read' aloud.
In Spanish, the word leer is also used to describe the act of 'reading' a person's mind or interpreting their body language.

Tom ya sabe leer.
Tom already knows how to read.
This sentence shows how to express knowing how to perform the action of leer.
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Es fácil de leer.
It's easy to read.
This sentence describes something that is easy to leer.
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No quiero leer más.
I don't want to read more.
This sentence expresses a lack of desire to continue to leer.
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Leí un libro
I read a book
Estoy leyendo una revista
I am reading a magazine
Me gusta leer novelas
I like to read novels
¿Has leído este libro?
Have you read this book?
Échale un vistazo a este artículo
Take a look at this article
Voy a echarle un vistazo al periódico
I'm going to read the newspaper
El profesor leyó un artículo académico para preparar su lección.
The professor read an academic article to prepare his lecture.
Javier siempre lee el periódico antes de desayunar.
Javier always reads the newspaper before breakfast.
Todos los días, María echa un vistazo a su libro de cocina.
Every day, Maria takes a look at her cookbook.
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Daniel and Lucía are at a library.

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