Leggere

Leggere

read

Italian → English

Example

Mi piace leggere i romanzi gialli prima di dormire.
I like reading crime novels before going to sleep.
Pronunciation: mee PYAH-cheh LED-je-reh ee roh-MAN-tsee JAL-lee PREE-mah dee dor-MEE-reh
Grammar: “Leggere” is an -ere verb with an irregular past participle (letto), but here it’s in the infinitive after “mi piace” (I like).