Reading in Japanese 🇯🇵

よみ info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word よみ:
1. Association: Think of "yomi" (reading) as related to "読書" (dokusho), which also means reading. Both involve the kanji 読 (read).
2. Mnemonic: Imagine saying "Yo, me reading!" to help you remember that "yomi" means reading.

Explanations:
– よみ (yomi) is based on the verb 読む (よむ, yomu), which means "to read."
– よみ is often used in a more noun-like form to indicate the act of reading.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 読書 (どくしょ, dokusho) – which literally means "reading books" or "reading."
– 閲覧 (えつらん, etsuran) – which is more formal and used for browsing or perusing.

Conjugations of the verb 読む (よむ, yomu):
– Non-past (present/future): よむ (yomu) – reads/will read
– Past: よんだ (yonda) – read (past tense)
– Negative: よまない (yomanai) – does not read
– Negative Past: よまなかった (yomanakatta) – did not read
– Polite Non-past: よみます (yomimasu) – reads/will read
– Polite Past: よみました (yomimaa) – read (past tense)
– Volitional: よもう (yomou) – let's read
– Te-form: よんで (yonde) – reading (used for requests and continuity)

Examples of sentences:
1. 彼女は毎日新聞をよむ。
– Kanojo wa mainichi shinbun o yomu.
– She reads the newspaper every day.

2. 昨日は面白い本をよんだ。
– Kinou wa omoshiroi hon o yonda.
– I read an interesting book yesterday.

3. 子供たちは絵本を楽しそうによんでいる。
– Kodomotachi wa ehon o tanoshisou ni yonde iru.
– The children are reading picture books happily.

4. 来週のテストに向けて、たくさんの文献をよまなければならない。
– Raishuu no tesuto ni mukete, takusan no bunken o yomanakereba naranai.
– I have to read a lot of literature for next week's test.

5. 彼は疲れていたので、手紙をよまなかった。
– Kare wa trete ita node, tegami o yomanakatta.
– He was tired, so he didn't read the letter.

6. わかりやすい記事を見つけたので、ぜひよもうと思う。
– Wakariyasui kiji o mitsuketa node, zehi yomou to omou.
– I found an easy-to-understand article, so I think I'll read it for sure.

7. 彼女は詩をよみます。
– Kanojo wa shi o yomimasu.
– She reads poetry.

8. 彼は夕べニュースをよみました。
– Kare wa yuube nyuusu o yomimaa.
– He read the news last night.

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