Music Му́зыка
12 Russian words on the topic of music — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. Sounds and performances. Instruments take игра́ть на: на гита́ре, на пиани́но.
| Picture | English | Russian · Ру́сский | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | music | му́зыка | Stress the first syllable: му́зыка. 🔗 Word familyA musician is музыка́нт. |
 | song | пе́сня | 🔗 Word familyFrom петь (to sing). ⚠️ GenderGenitive plural пе́сен — no soft sign. |
 | singer | певе́ц | ⚠️ GenderA female singer is певи́ца. ⚠️ GenderThe е drops in declension: певца́. |
 | band | гру́ппа | Spelled with double -пп- (unlike "group"). 🔀 Several meaningsMeans any group, not only a band. |
 | guitar | гита́ра | Play the guitar = игра́ть на гита́ре. 🔗 Word familyA guitarist is гитари́ст. |
 | piano | пиани́но | ⚠️ GenderIndeclinable: игра́ть на пиани́но. A grand piano is роя́ль. |
 | to play | игра́ть | ⚠️ IrregularWith instruments: игра́ть на + prepositional (на гита́ре); with games: игра́ть в (в футбо́л). |
 | to sing | петь | ⚠️ IrregularPresent: я пою́, ты поёшь. ⚠️ IrregularPerfective спеть. |
 | rhythm | ритм | One syllable, no vowel between т and м. 🔗 Word familyAdjective: ритми́чный. |
 | lyrics | текст пе́сни | Literally "the text of the song". слова́ пе́сни ("the words") is just as common. |
 | concert | конце́рт | ⚠️ IrregularTakes на: идти́ на конце́рт (go to a concert), на конце́рте (at a concert). |
 | stage | сце́на | 🔀 Several meaningsLike "scene", but means both the stage and a scene in a play or film. On stage = на сце́не. |
See also:Art and Painting