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The meaning (definition) of the word reading
looking at words and understanding what they say
The word reading used in a sentence
“My favorite time of day is reading on the couch.”
How the word reading is said around the world
| French | lecture (lehk-TEWR) |
| Spanish | lectura (lek-TOO-rah) |
| Mandarin | 阅读 (yweh doo) |
| Hindi | पढ़ना (PUHR-nah) |
| Arabic | القِراءة (al-ki-RAA-ah) |
| Russian | чтение (CHTYEN-ee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | leitura (lay-TOO-ruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | leitura (lay-TOO-rah) |
| Japanese | どくしょ (DOH-koo-shoh) |
| German | Lesen (LAY-zun) |
| Urdu | پڑھنا (PURH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ (PUHR-nah) |
| Korean | 읽기 (eel-KEE) |
| Hebrew | קְרִיאָה (kre-ee-AH) |
| Greek | διάβασμα (thee-AH-vahz-mah) |
| Dutch | lezen (LAY-zen) |
| Tagalog | pagbabasa (pag-ba-BA-sa) |
| Vietnamese | đọc (dawk) |
| Turkish | okuma (oh-koo-MAH) |
| Persian | خواندن (khahn-DAN) |
| Polish | czytanie (chih-TAH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | читання (chee-TAHN-nyah) |
| Bengali | পড়া (PO-ra) |
| Swedish | läsning (LES-ning) |
| Italian | lettura (let-TOO-rah) |
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