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.


ピアノ
the piano

弾ける
play


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


ギター
the guitar

弾ける
play