🇬🇧🇪🇸 guitar - guitarra : English Lesson

Meaning of "guitar" ("guitarra"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A guitar is a musical instrument, usually made of wood, that has a long neck and a body shaped a bit like a number eight. It usually has six strings stretched tightly from the top to the bottom. You make music by pressing the strings down with one hand and plucking or strumming them with the other hand, using your fingers or a little pick. Guitars can play quiet, gentle sounds or loud, exciting sounds, and people use them to play many kinds of music, like rock, pop, country, and classical songs.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The guitar made a beautiful sound, and then I sang and ruined everything.

My guitar and I made a band; we’re still looking for members who can actually play.

My dog howls every time I play guitar, which I’m choosing to believe is a standing ovation.

Mom said my guitar playing is getting better, which is code for “it no longer sounds like a traffic jam.”

A fun fact about the guitar: most have six strings, but some have twelve, which means you can play twice as many wrong notes just as quickly.

Sara sits on a red step. She holds a small guitar. She plays one string and hums. A child hears the guitar and smiles. Sara plays the guitar and the child sings. She shows the child the strings on the guitar. The guitar sound is warm. They dance a little and clap. Both feel happy.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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