Music & Instruments – English-Spanish Vocabulary Quiz
Música e instrumentos – Vocabulario inglés-español
Instruments, the people who play them, the words for songs and sound, and the genres you hear in Mexico (ranchera, corrido, cumbia). Note that tocar, not jugar, means to play an instrument. Practice 50 words in both directions (English ⇄ Spanish) with the full quiz or mini-quizzes of 10.
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| # | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | music | música |
| 2 | song | canción |
| 3 | lyrics | letra |
| 4 | melody | melodía |
| 5 | rhythm | ritmo |
| 6 | singer | cantante |
| 7 | musician | músico, música |
| 8 | band, group | banda, grupo |
| 9 | orchestra | orquesta |
| 10 | choir | coro |
| 11 | concert | concierto |
| 12 | instrument | instrumento |
| 13 | guitar | guitarra |
| 14 | piano | piano |
| 15 | violin | violín |
| 16 | trumpet | trompeta |
| 17 | drum | tambor |
| 18 | drum set | batería |
| 19 | flute | flauta |
| 20 | saxophone | saxofón |
| 21 | accordion | acordeón |
| 22 | harp | arpa |
| 23 | marimba | marimba |
| 24 | maracas | maracas |
| 25 | large mariachi bass guitar | guitarrón |
| 26 | mariachi band | mariachi |
| 27 | to sing | cantar |
| 28 | to play (an instrument) | tocar |
| 29 | to dance | bailar |
| 30 | to listen to music | escuchar música |
| 31 | to play the guitar | tocar la guitarra |
| 32 | volume | volumen |
| 33 | loud | fuerte, alto |
| 34 | soft, quiet (sound) | bajo, suave |
| 35 | speaker | bocina |
| 36 | headphones | audífonos |
| 37 | playlist | lista de reproducción |
| 38 | radio station | estación de radio |
| 39 | ranchera (Mexican folk song) | ranchera |
| 40 | corrido (Mexican ballad) | corrido |
| 41 | cumbia | cumbia |
| 42 | salsa (music) | salsa |
| 43 | pop music | música pop |
| 44 | rock | rock |
| 45 | reggaeton | reguetón |
| 46 | jazz | jazz |
| 47 | classical music | música clásica |
| 48 | folk music | música folclórica |
| 49 | to hum | tararear |
| 50 | to whistle | chiflar, silbar |
Frequently asked questions
- How do you say “music” in Spanish?
- “music” in Spanish is “música”.
- How do you say “song” in Spanish?
- “song” in Spanish is “canción”.
- How do you say “lyrics” in Spanish?
- “lyrics” in Spanish is “letra”.
- How many words are in this quiz?
- This quiz has 50 English–Spanish word pairs, with two-way practice (English → Spanish and Spanish → English) and mini-quizzes.