sing
Cantar means to sing in Spanish. It can be used when a person or a group of people are singing, whether it's a song, hymn or tune.
I can sing
In this phrase, 'Yo' translates to 'I', 'puedo' means 'can' and 'cantar' means 'sing'. This phrase is indicative of the speaker's ability to sing.
Can you sing?
In this phrase, '¿Puedes?' translates to 'Can you?' and 'cantar' translates to 'sing'. This phrase is used to ask someone else about their ability to sing.
I like to sing
In this sentence, 'Me gusta' translates to 'I like' and 'cantar' to 'sing'. This is used to express someone's liking for singing.
I'm going to sing
In this phrase 'Voy a' translates to 'I'm going to' and 'cantar' to 'sing'. This is used to express the speaker's future action of singing.
She sings well
In this sentence, 'Ella' translates to 'She', 'canta' is the third person singular present tense of 'cantar' meaning 'sings', and 'bien' is 'well'. This phrase is used to compliment a girl or woman's singing ability.
I want to learn to sing
In this sentence, 'Quiero' translates to 'I want', 'aprender' translates to 'learn', 'a' to 'to', and 'cantar' to 'sing'. This is expressing the speaker's desire to learn singing.
We sing in the choir
In this sentence, 'Nosotros' translates to 'We', 'cantamos' is the present tense plural form of 'cantar' meaning 'sing', and 'en el coro' means 'in the choir'. This expressing a group's ongoing involvement in a choir.
We are going to sing a song
In this phrase 'Vamos a' translates to 'We are going to', 'cantar' to 'sing' and 'una canción' to 'a song'. This indicates a group's future action of singing a song.
They can't sing
In this phrase, 'Ellos' translates to 'They', 'no pueden' translates to 'can't' and 'cantar' to 'sing'. This phrase expresses a group's inability to sing.
Yesterday, I sang a song
In this sentence, 'Ayer' translates to 'yesterday', 'canté', the past tense of 'cantar', translates to 'I sang' and 'una canción' translates to 'a song'. This is used to express the past activity of the speaker singing a song.