To read (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

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to read (polite)	읽어요

How to say “to read (polite)” in Korean? “읽어요”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “읽어요” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to read (polite) in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Associate the sound “il-geo-yo” with the English “I'll go… read!” to help trigger the idea of reading.
• Note that the verb stem “읽-” comes from 읽다 (to read); practicing writing the characters may help solidify your memory.

Explanations:
• 읽어요 is the polite present tense form of 읽다 (“to read”) used in everyday conversation.
• The verb 읽다 is considered ㄹ-irregular, which can affect its conjugation when adding certain endings.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 독서하다 (dokseohada) means “to engage in reading” or “to study through reading” (more formal/literary).

Conjugations of 읽다:
• Infinitive: 읽다 (il-tta)
• Present (Polite): 읽어요 (il-geo-yo)
• Past (Polite): 읽었어요 (il-geo-sseo-yo)
• Future (Polite): 읽을 거예요 (il-geul geo-ye-yo)
• Progressive: 읽고 있어요 (il-go i-sseo-yo)
• Present (Formal Polite): 읽습니다 (il-geum-ni-da)
• Past (Formal Polite): 읽었습니다 (il-geot-sseum-ni-da)

Example Sentences:
1. I am reading a book.
• Korean: 저는 책을 읽어요.
• Romanized: Jeoneun chaeg-eul il-geo-yo.
2. Yesterday, I read an interesting article.
• Korean: 어제 재미있는 기사를 읽었어요.
• Romanized: Eo-je jae-mi-it-neun gi-sa-reul il-geo-sseo-yo.
3. Tomorrow, I will read a new novel.
• Korean: 내일 새 소설을 읽을 거예요.
• Romanized: Nae-il sae so-seol-eul il-geul geo-ye-yo.
4. He is reading right now.
• Korean: 그는 지금 책을 읽고 있어요.
• Romanized: Geu-neun ji-geum chaeg-eul il-go i-sseo-yo.

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