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읽다 is pronounced with a final ㄱ sound before a consonant, but its polite form is 읽어요 (ilgeo-yo).
로 can mark a language used for an activity: 한국어로 means “in Korean.”
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저는 자기 전에 책을 읽어요.
jeoneun jagi jeone chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book before going to bed.
한국어로 짧은 글을 읽어요.
hangugeoro jjalbeun geureul ilgeoyo.
I read short texts in Korean.
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