Musical instruments

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Musical instruments

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Musical instruments

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a musical instrument		ein Musikinstrument	‘Do you play a musical instrument?’
0/0	to play the piano		Klavier spielen	‘I play the piano and the guitar.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a musical instrument

ein Musikinstrument

‘Do you play a musical instrument?’

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to play the piano

Klavier spielen

‘I play the piano and the guitar.’

String instruments

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a cello	ein Cello	‘I prefer the sound of the cello to that of the violin.’
0/0	a double bass	ein Kontrabass	‘I used to play the double bass, but I found it difficult to transport to concerts.’
0/0	a harp	eine Harfe	‘The harpist played the harp at the wedding.’
0/0	a viola	eine Viola/ eine Bratsche	‘He plays the viola in an orchestra.’
0/0	a violin	eine Violine	‘I’m learning to play the violin.’
0/0	a guitar	eine Gitarre	‘I was given a guitar for my birthday.’
0/0	an acoustic guitar	eine Akustikgitarre	‘I have an acoustic guitar and two electric guitars.’
0/0	an electric guitar	eine elektrische Gitarre	‘I’d like to learn to play the electric guitar, but they’re quite expensive.’
0/0	a bass guitar	eine Bassgitarre	‘I used to play the bass guitar, but I prefer the cello now.’
0/0	a piano	ein Klavier	‘The piano sounds great now that it’s been tuned.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a cello

ein Cello

‘I prefer the sound of the cello to that of the violin.’

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a double bass

ein Kontrabass

‘I used to play the double bass, but I found it difficult to transport to concerts.’

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a harp

eine Harfe

‘The harpist played the harp at the wedding.’

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a viola

eine Viola/ eine Bratsche

‘He plays the viola in an orchestra.’

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a violin

eine Violine

‘I’m learning to play the violin.’

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a guitar

eine Gitarre

‘I was given a guitar for my birthday.’

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an acoustic guitar

eine Akustikgitarre

‘I have an acoustic guitar and two electric guitars.’

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an electric guitar

eine elektrische Gitarre

‘I’d like to learn to play the electric guitar, but they’re quite expensive.’

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a bass guitar

eine Bassgitarre

‘I used to play the bass guitar, but I prefer the cello now.’

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a piano

ein Klavier

‘The piano sounds great now that it’s been tuned.’

Wind instruments

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a clarinet	eine Klarinette	‘I’d like to learn the clarinet.’
0/0	an oboe	eine Oboe	‘Do you prefer playing the oboe or clarinet?’
0/0	a saxophone	ein Saxophon	‘I used to play the saxophone in a band.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a clarinet

eine Klarinette

‘I’d like to learn the clarinet.’

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an oboe

eine Oboe

‘Do you prefer playing the oboe or clarinet?’

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a saxophone

ein Saxophon

‘I used to play the saxophone in a band.’

Brass instruments

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a trombone	eine Posaune	‘There are three trombone players in the brass band.’
0/0	a trumpet	eine Trompete	‘There are four trumpet players in the brass band.’
0/0	a tuba	eine Tuba	‘I play the tuba in a brass band.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a trombone

eine Posaune

‘There are three trombone players in the brass band.’

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a trumpet

eine Trompete

‘There are four trumpet players in the brass band.’

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a tuba

eine Tuba

‘I play the tuba in a brass band.’

Percussion instruments

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	drums		Schlagzeug	‘I used to play the drums.’
0/0	a tambourine		ein Tamburin	‘I sing and play the tambourine.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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drums

Schlagzeug

‘I used to play the drums.’

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a tambourine

ein Tamburin

‘I sing and play the tambourine.’

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