How to Say “Do you play the piano / guitar?” in Japanese

How do you say “Do you play the piano?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

Do you play the piano?

ピアノ弾ける？

　piano hikeru

• do you　＝　あなたは*　anatawa
• play　＝　弾ける　hikeru
• the piano　＝　ピアノ　piano

*We do not usually say “あなたは (anatawa)” in everyday conversation.

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

ピアノ弾けますか？

　piano hikemasuka

So how do you say “Do you play the guitar?” ?

You simply replace “ピアノ” with “ギター (gitā).” :

ギター弾ける？

　gitā hikeru

Or politely :

ギター弾けますか？

　gitā hikemasuka

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