yomu

Word
読よむyomu
Meaning
to read
Part of speech
verb, godan - group 1, transitive
Pronunciation
Course
Japanese
Lesson
Linking verbs and clauses with the て-form

Breakdown of yomu

read
読

Usages of yomu

私わたし　は　本ほん屋や　に　行いって、　本ほん　を　買かって、　公こう園えん　で　読よみました。watashi wa honya ni itte, hon o katte, kouen de yomimashita.
I went to the bookstore, bought a book, and read in the park.
私わたし　は　雑ざっ誌し　を　読よんで　います。watashi wa zasshi o yonde imasu.
I am reading a magazine.
お母かあさん　は　新しん聞ぶん　を　読よんで　いる。okaasan wa shinbun o yonde iru.
(Your) mother is reading the newspaper.
一ひと晩ばん　で　その　本ほん　を　全ぜん部ぶ　読よんだ。hitoban de sono hon o zenbu yonda.
(I) read the whole book in one evening.
本ほん　を　読よむ　より　映えい画が　を　見みる　方ほう　が　面おも白しろい　と　思おもう。hon o yomu yori eiga o miru hou ga omoshiroi to omou.
I think it's more interesting to watch films than to read books.
今きょ日う、　読よみ　終おえました。kyou, yomi oemashita.
(I) finished reading (it) today.
昨き日のう　フランス語ご　の　本ほん　を　読よんだ。kinou furansugo no hon o yonda.
Yesterday I read a French book.
本ほん　を　十じゅっ本ぽん　読よむ　つもり　です。hon o juppon yomu tsumori desu.
(I) plan to read ten books.
映えい画が　を　見みる　か　本ほん　を　読よむ　か、　どちら　が　いい　です　か。eiga o miru ka hon o yomu ka, dochira ga ii desu ka.
Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?
静しずかな　時とき、　本ほん　を　読よみます。shizukana toki, hon o yomimasu.
When it's quiet, I read a book.
彼かの女じょ　は　椅い子す　に　座すわって　本ほん　を　読よんで　いた。kanojo wa isu ni suwatte hon o yonde ita.
She was sitting in the chair reading a book.
そちら　の　新しん聞ぶん、　読よみ　終おえました　か？sochira no shinbun, yomi oemashita ka?
Have you finished reading that newspaper?
父ちち親おや　は　毎まい日にち　新しん聞ぶん　を　読よみます。chichioya wa mainichi shinbun o yomimasu.
My father reads the newspaper every day.
今け朝さ、　新しん聞ぶん　を　読よんだ　か。kesa, shinbun o yonda ka.
Did you read the newspaper this morning?
子こ供ども向むけ　の　本ほん　を　読よむの　が　好すき　です。kodomomuke no hon o yomuno ga suki desu.
I like reading books for children.
本ほん　を　読よまなくて、　寝ねました。hon o yomanakute, nemashita.
I didn't read the book and went to sleep.
この　本ほん　を　読よまなくちゃ。kono hon o yomanakucha.
I have to read this book.
ラベル　を　読よんで　ください。raberu o yonde kudasai.
Please read the label.
薄うすい　本ほん　を　読よみ　終おえた。usui hon o yomi oeta.
I finished reading a slim book.
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