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cantar

English translation of cantar

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.


Example sentences using: cantar

Yo puedo cantar

English translation of Yo puedo cantar

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.

¿Puedes cantar?

English translation of ¿Puedes cantar?

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.

Me gusta cantar

English translation of Me gusta cantar

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.

Voy a cantar

English translation of Voy a cantar

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.

Ella canta bien

English translation of Ella canta bien

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.

Quiero aprender a cantar

English translation of Quiero aprender a cantar

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.

Nosotros cantamos en el coro

English translation of Nosotros cantamos en el coro

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.

Vamos a cantar una canción

English translation of Vamos a cantar una canción

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.

Ellos no pueden cantar

English translation of Ellos no pueden cantar

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.

Ayer canté una canción

English translation of Ayer canté una canción

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.

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