HOW TO LEARN PORTUGUESE
In my opinion, the best way to learn Brazilian Portuguese (or any language) is to expand your vocabulary by gradually memorizing lists of related words. This technique will help orient your mind to making connections between words in a certain category or taxonomy, which will facilitate your retrieval of the newly learned words later on when you need them.
So, here’s a list of the words for musical instruments in Portuguese. Enjoy!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
instrumentos de cordas – string instruments
instrumentos de sopro – wind instruments
percussão - percussion
bateria, tambor - drum
flauta - flute
violão - guitar
harpa – harp
piano – piano
teclado - keyboard
saxofone - saxophone
sintetizador – synthesizer
trompete, trompa - trumpet
pratos – cymbals
gongo – gong
violino - violin
viola – viola, guittar
acordeão - accordion
fagote - bassoon
triângulo – triangle
xilofone – xilofone
corneta – bugle
violoncelo - cello
clarineta, clarinete - clarinet
tímpano - kettledrum
oboé – oboe
tamborim - tambourine
trombone - trombone
contrabaixo, tuba – tuba
Traditional Brazilian Instruments (used commonly in Samba Music, or “Pagode”)
cavaquinho – the cavaquinho is a small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wires or gut strings.
berimbau – (pictured below) a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. This instrument makes a very distinct sound that you will come to recognize in all kinds of Brazilian music.
agogô – this african bell has become a signature instrument in Samba music
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