| إنجليزي | العربية |
|---|
| write to be the author of | َأَلَّف |
| write to form letters, etc. | كَتَبَ |
| write to send a letter to | كَاتَبَ |
| read to look at and interpret letters or other information | قَرَأَ |
| read to speak aloud words or other information that is written | قَرَأَ |
| well-read well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively | وَاسِع الاطلاع |
| read between the lines infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly | قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور |
