Musical Instruments in Arabic

Musical instruments in Arabic: بِيَانُو (biyānū, piano), طَبْل (ṭabl, drum), كَمَان (kamān, violin), نَاي (nāy, flute), بُوق (būq, trumpet), سَاكْسُوفُون (saksufun, saxophone). Below are all 12 musical instruments from lesson 149 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 12 Arabic musical instruments

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Lesson 149 · Music & Instruments 12 words

بِيَانُو biyānū piano

هِيَ تَعْزِفُ عَلَى الْبِيَانُو.

hiya taʿzifu ʿala l-biyānū

She plays the piano.
طَبْل ṭabl drum

أسمع صوت الطبل العالي.

asmaʿu ṣawt aṭ-ṭabl al-ʿālī.

I hear the loud drum.
كَمَان kamān violin

هي تَعزِفُ على الكمان بشكل جيد.

hiya taʿzifu ʿala-l-kamān bishaklin jayyid

She plays the violin well.
نَاي nāy flute

هِيَ تَعْزِفُ عَلَى النَّاي.

hiya taʿzifu ʿala-n-nāy

She plays the flute.
بُوق būq trumpet

يَعْزِفُ الرَّجُلُ بِالْبُوقِ.

yaʿzifu ar-rajulu bil-būq.

The man plays the trumpet.
سَاكْسُوفُون saksufun saxophone

يَعْزِفُ الْمُوسِيقِيُّ عَلَى السَّاكْسُوفُون.

yaʿzifu al-musiqiyyu ʿala as-saksufun.

The musician plays the saxophone.
فِرْقَة firqa band

تَعْزِفُ الْفِرْقَةُ مُوسِيقَى صَاخِبَةً.

taʿzifu l-firqatu mūsīqā ṣākhiba

The band plays loud music.
لَحْن laḥn tune

تُغَنِّي لَحْنًا جَمِيلًا.

tughannī laḥnan jamīlan.

She sings a beautiful tune.
أُغْنِيَة ughniyah song

تُغَنِّي أُغْنِيَةً جَمِيلَةً.

tughannī ughniyatan jamīlah

She sings a beautiful song.
نَبْض nabḍ beat

نبض الموسيقى سريع.

Nabḍ al-mūsīqā sarīʿ.

The beat of the music is fast.
إِيقَاع īqāʿ rhythm

للموسيقى إيقاعٌ سريع.

lil-mūsīqā īqāʿun sarīʿ.

The music has a fast rhythm.
مِيكْرُوفُون mīkrūfūn microphone

تَحَدَّثَتْ فِي المِيكْرُوفُون.

taḥaddathat fī al-mīkrūfūn.

She spoke into the microphone.