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How to Say ‘I play the guitar’ in Italian

Suono la chitarra

SWOH-noh lah kee-TAHR-rah

[SWOH-noh lah kee-TAHR-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: For instruments Italian uses suonare, not giocare: suono il piano "I play the piano". Use giocare only for games and sports: gioco a calcio "I play football".

Phrase Breakdown

Suono

[SWOH-noh]

I play (an instrument)

From 'suonare'; used for playing musical instruments, not sports.

Example

Suono il pianoforte da dieci anni.

I've played the piano for ten years.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

chitarra

[kee-TAHR-rah]

guitar

Feminine noun for the musical instrument.

Example

Mio fratello ha una chitarra nuova.

My brother has a new guitar.

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