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lesen

to read

How do you say “to read” in German? It’s lesen. See the pronunciation, an example sentence and a memory tip.

PronunciationLAY-zen
Example

Ich lese gern Bücher.

I like reading books.

Memory tip

lesen starts like “lay,” imagine laying down to read a book.

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