Music · Música
12 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. Sounds and stages.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | music | la música | The written accent marks first-syllable stress: MÚsica; el músico = musician. |
 | song | la canción | 🔗 Word familycantar (to sing); cf. French 'chanson'. |
 | singer | el cantante | One form for both genders: el cantante / la cantante. |
 | band | el grupo | Also la banda. |
 | guitar | la guitarra | Double rr (rolled); el/la guitarrista = guitarist. |
 | piano | el piano | piano de cola = grand piano. |
 | to play | tocar | Also 'to touch'; always tocar (never jugar) for instruments. |
 | to sing | cantar | Cognate of 'chant'; family: la canción, el cantante. |
 | rhythm | el ritmo | Spelling relief: no h's — ritmo. |
 | lyrics | la letra | la letra = a letter (of the alphabet) and song lyrics; a letter you mail is la carta. |
 | concert | el concierto | Note the diphthong: conCIERto. |
 | stage | el escenario | Looks like 'scenario', but the everyday meaning is 'stage'; a scene = la escena. |