🇬🇧 Violin meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A violin is a small, wooden musical instrument with four strings. You hold it on your shoulder, under your chin, and use a special stick called a bow to rub across the strings. This makes beautiful sounds that can be soft and gentle or loud and exciting. Violins are often used in orchestras, bands, and even in movie music to help tell a story with sound.

I bowed my violin so fast that my imaginary orchestra asked me to slow down and breathe.

I told my violin we’d practice for ten minutes; it definitely felt like three years to both of us.

I opened my violin case, and my bow said, “Oh no, not you again,” in squeaky notes.

My little brother called my violin a “shrunken guitar” and the violin looked very offended.

The violin is often called the “fiddle” too—same instrument, just a different nickname for when it wants to sound extra cool at parties.

A girl finds a small violin in an old box. She puts the violin under her chin. She feels four strings on the violin. She takes a bow and plays the violin. The violin sound is soft. A dog comes and sits. The girl smiles and hugs the violin and feels happy.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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