How to talk about reading in French 📚 Speak better French now! 🇫🇷 La lecture = reading 🪝 Memory hook: Think of a lecture or a lectern — someone standing up and reading aloud. From la lecture, you get the verb: 👉 Lire = to read Je lis un livre. I’m reading a book. Je lis beaucoup en français. I read a lot in French. J’aime lire avant de dormir. I like reading before going to sleep. Useful words around la lecture Un livre 📘 A book Un lecteur / une lectrice A reader Une liseuse An e-reader Un