To read in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: LE-er

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Memory trick

Think of the English word leer, as in, leering at a book.

7 months ago

leer info.

Tips to remember the word “leer”:
– Associate “leer” with “reading” by thinking of “leer” as “leafing” through pages, since “leaf” sounds a bit like “leer”.
– Visualize someone reading a book and think of the first letter “L” to connect with “libro,” which is Spanish for “book”.

Explanations:
– “Leer” is a Spanish verb meaning “to read”, used when referring to the action of reading written or printed material.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Ojear” can mean to skim or glance through.
– “Estudiar” can also involve reading when studying something in detail.
– “Revisar” means to review or go over, which can include reading.

Leer is an infinitive verb. Here are its conjugations in various tenses:

Present (Presente):
– yo leo (I read)
– tú lees (you read, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted lee (he/she/you formal read)
– nosotros/nosotras leemos (we read)
– vosotros/vosotras leéis (you all read, plural informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes leen (they/you all formal read)

Preterite (Pretérito perfecto simple):
– yo leí (I read)
– tú leíste (you read, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted leyó (he/she/you formal read)
– nosotros/nosotras leímos (we read)
– vosotros/vosotras leísteis (you all read, plural informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes leyeron (they/you all formal read)

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto):
– yo leía (I used to read)
– tú leías (you used to read, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted leía (he/she/you formal used to read)
– nosotros/nosotras leíamos (we used to read)
– vosotros/vosotras leíais (you all used to read, plural informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes leían (they/you all formal used to read)

Future (Futuro simple):
– yo leeré (I will read)
– tú leerás (you will read, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted leerá (he/she/you formal will read)
– nosotros/nosotras leeremos (we will read)
– vosotros/vosotras leeréis (you all will read, plural informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes leerán (they/you all formal will read)

Conditional (Condicional simple):
– yo leería (I would read)
– tú leerías (you would read, singular informal)
– él/ella/usted leería (he/she/you formal would read)
– nosotros/nosotras leeríamos (we would read)
– vosotros/vosotras leeríais (you all would read, plural informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes leerían (they/you all formal would read)

Examples of sentences using “leer”:
– Present: Yo siempre leo antes de dormir. (I always read before sleeping.)
– Preterite: Ayer leí un capítulo del libro. (Yesterday I read a chapter of the book.)
– Imperfect: Cuando era niña, leía cuentos de hadas. (When I was a girl, I used to read fairy tales.)
– Future: Mañana leeré las noticias temprano. (Tomorrow I will read the news early.)
– Conditional: Si tuviera tiempo, leería más novelas. (If I had time, I would read more novels.)

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