The Swedish word for to read is
läsa

Translations for to read and their definitions

läsa	©
1. v. to read (text)
Jag läste en rolig bok - I read a funny book
2. v. to study, to read (usually at university)
Jag läser biologi vid Uppsala universitet (more formally: Jag studerar biologi ...) - I am studying biology at the University of Uppsala
Jag skall läsa en kurs i programmering (more commonly: Jag ska ta en kurs ...) - I am going to take a programming course
3. v. to read (interpret, more generally)
läsa ansikten - read faces

läsning	©
1. n-c. reading (the activity of reading from text, whether silent or loud)
2. n-c. recital (the activity of reading out loud, whether from text or memory)
3. n-c. literature, something to read
har du någon läsning med dig på kryssningen?
did you bring anything to read on the cruise?
4. n-c. an interpretation, a (different) understanding (of a text)
5. n-c. a read, a fetch (from computer memory or data storage)

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