Latin people tend to be very musical and when you visit a Spanish speaking country (particularly in Latin America) you will find music played everywhere--blasting out of public buses driving by, vibrant live music scenes in local bars and clubs… any excuse for music and it will be played energetically.
So how do you say I play the ____ in Spanish? It’s really very simple Toco el/la _____. Or to ask someone if they can play a specific musical instrument, you say, ¿Puedes tocar el/la ___? Practice drills using the vocabulary here and you will expand the range of vocabulary and grammar structures that you have mastered.
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Me gusta tocar un instrumento musical.
I like playing a musical instrument.
Tocar
To touch, To play (an instrument)
Guitarra
Guitar
Guitarra eléctrica
Electric guitar
Bajo eléctrico
Bass guitar
Batería
Drum
Violín
Violin
Flauta
Flute
Armónica
Harmonica
Piano
Piano
Saxofón
Saxophone
Trompeta
Trumpet
Violonchelo
Cello
Pandereta
Tambourine
Teclas
Keys
Teclado
Keyboard
Baquetas
Drumsticks
Remember that all nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine, it seems quite confusing at first, but most masculine nouns end in “o” or “e” and take the definite article “el” and most feminine nouns end in “a” and take the definite article “la.”
If you want more on Spanish words then check these out!
See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!
Mauricio Evlampieff: Rocket Spanish
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