lee el periódico

he reads the newspaper

lee el periódico(leh-eh ehl peh-reeoh-dee-koh)

phrase

1. (third person singular)

a. he reads the newspaper

Todos los domingos, Juan desayuna en un café mientras lee el periódico.

Every Sunday, Juan has breakfast in a café while he reads the newspaper.

b. she reads the newspaper

Lee el periódico porque le gusta estar bien informada.

She reads the newspaper because she likes to be well informed.

c. reads the newspaper

Ahora que está jubilado, mi abuelo lee el periódico cada día de cabo a rabo.

Now that he's retired, my grandfather reads the newspaper from cover to cover every day.

2.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you read the newspaper

Si lee el periódico, estará enterado de las cosas tan terribles que pasan en esa parte del mundo.

If you read the newspaper, you'll be aware of the terrible things that are happening in that part of the world.