Look at these examples:
To say you play an instrument in French, you must use:
jouer + de + definite article (le/la/l'/les) + [instrument].
Remember that le and les will contract with de and become du and des.
La and l' will become de la and de l'.
La and l' will become de la and de l'.
Here is a link to our vocabulary list on music instruments:
https://french.kwiziq.com/learn/theme/1188564
See also Faire de, jouer à : talking about sports, hobbies and leisure activities
Elise
Kwiziq community member
17 September 2017
3 replies
Gender of instruments?
In these examples, instruments that end in -e are feminine while those that don't are masculine. Does this usually hold true?
Ron
Kwiziq community member
17 September 2017
17/09/17
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
13 October 2017
13/10/17
It is indeed generally the case, except for a few exceptions (as usual!):
le saxophone, le violoncelle (cello), l'orgue (organ), and le trombone.
Have a look at our vocabulary list of music instruments (whose link I have now added to this lesson):
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564
Bonne journée !
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
13 October 2017
13/10/17
It is indeed generally the case, except for a few exceptions (as usual!):
le saxophone, le violoncelle (cello), l'orgue (organ), and le trombone.
Have a look at our vocabulary list of music instruments (whose link I have now added to this lesson):
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564">https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/studylists/view/1188564
Bonne journée !