"I do not know how to read."
Translation:Я не умею читать.
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"Я не знаю, как читать" would only be used if you literally mean that you do not have sufficient information about how you should read. For skills "уметь" is used.
И таки да, это именно так и переводится, не вводите иностранцев в заблуждение. "Я не умею читать" - это просто "I can't read".
My understanding is: Знаю - I know Умею - I know how Могу - I can Я умею но сейчас я не могу
There may be many different reasons why you can't do something. For example, "I can't read this inscription. It's too dark here"
It doesn't imply that you don't know how to read.
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Тут не указывается причина. Считаю, что Дуолинго дает неправильный перевод. There is no reason here. I think Duolingo's translation is wrong.
Does anyone know all the different types of "умею" and how/when to use them? I keep getting confused, thanks you!
