Signification
The common activity of engaging with a written text.
Contexte culturel
Reading is a major part of 'Sant Jordi' day, where books are gifted. The 'Feria Internacional del Libro' in Guadalajara is the largest book fair in the Spanish-speaking world. Buenos Aires is known for having the highest number of bookstores per capita.
Gender Agreement
Remember that 'libro' is masculine, so use 'un' or 'el'.
Don't use 'ver'
Never use 'ver' for reading books; it sounds like you are just looking at the cover.
Signification
The common activity of engaging with a written text.
Gender Agreement
Remember that 'libro' is masculine, so use 'un' or 'el'.
Don't use 'ver'
Never use 'ver' for reading books; it sounds like you are just looking at the cover.
Use 'estar leyendo'
Use this to show you are currently in the middle of a book.
Teste-toi
Complete the sentence.
Hoy voy a ____ un libro.
You read a book, you don't watch or eat it.
Select the correct article.
Quiero leer ____ libro.
Libro is masculine, and 'un' is the indefinite article.
Match the verb to the object.
Match: Leer -> ?
You read a book.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ¿Qué haces? B: ____ un libro.
Leo is the first-person conjugation of leer.
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Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesHoy voy a ____ un libro.
You read a book, you don't watch or eat it.
Quiero leer ____ libro.
Libro is masculine, and 'un' is the indefinite article.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
You read a book.
A: ¿Qué haces? B: ____ un libro.
Leo is the first-person conjugation of leer.
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Questions fréquentes
8 questionsYes, if you are talking about a specific book, like 'I am reading the book you gave me'.
It has a spelling change in the past tense (leyó), but it is mostly regular.
Use 'leer una revista'.
It is neutral and used everywhere.
Use 'leí'.
Yes, 'leer un libro digital' is perfectly fine.
Before a masculine noun, 'uno' shortens to 'un'.
Yes, it is a very high-frequency phrase.
Expressions liées
leer el periódico
similarto read the newspaper
leer entre líneas
builds onto read between the lines
devorar un libro
specialized formto devour a book
