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Instruments de musique
Do you play a musical instrument? Here are the most common ones, in French, along with the grammar you need to play them.
To play (the instrument) = Jouer de (+ definite article + instrument). The normal rules about de + definite article contractions apply.
Par exemple …
to play the violin | jouer du violon | |
to play the guitar | jouer de la guitare | |
to play the viola | jouer de l’alto | |
to play the cymbals | jouer des cymbales |
Keyboard instruments – Instruments à clavier
accordion | l’accordéon | (m) | |
keyboards | les claviers | (m) | |
organ | l’orgue | (m*) | |
piano | le piano | ||
synthesizer | le synthétiseur le synthé |
(apocope) |
Percussion Instruments – Instruments de percussion
bass drum | la grosse caisse | ||
brush | le balai | ||
cowbell | la cloche de vache la cloche à vache |
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cymbals | les cymbales | (f) | |
drum | le tambour | ||
drums, drum kit | la batterie | ||
drumsticks | les baguettes | (f) | |
pedal | la pédale | ||
snare drum | la caisse claire | ||
triangle | le triangle |
Stringed instruments – Instruments à cordes
cello | le violoncelle | ||
double bass | la contrebasse | ||
guitar | la guitare | ||
harp | la harpe | (h aspiré) | |
viola | l’alto | (m) | |
violin | le violon |
Wind instruments – Instruments à vent
bassoon | le basson | ||
clarinet | la clarinette | ||
English horn | le cor anglais | ||
flute | la flûte | ||
French horn | le cor d’harmonie | ||
harmonica | le harmonica | (h aspiré) | |
oboe | le hautbois | (h aspiré) | |
saxophone | le saxophone | ||
trombone | le trombone | ||
trumpet | la trompette | ||
tuba | le tuba |
* When it’s singular, orgue is always masculine. When it’s plural, it can be either:
- les orgues (m) indicates organs in general
- les orgues (f) refers to a specific instrument, especially les grandes orgues
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