Usage examples of "Tonleiter spielen" in German with translation to English

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Könntest du mir beibringen Klavier zu spielen? Could you teach me how to play the piano?
Moderne Harfen haben eine Reihe Pedale, die es dem Spieler ermöglichen, das Instrument gemäß jeder diatonischen Tonleiter zu stimmen. Modern harps have a series of pedals that enable the performer to tune the instrument to any diatonic scale.
Tom weiß nicht, wie die Bassgitarre zu spielen ist. Tom doesn't know how to play the bass guitar.
Mönche pflegten in Klöstern Tennis zu spielen. Monks used to play tennis in monasteries.
Bob wird beim nächsten Schulfest das erste Mal die Hauptrolle spielen. Bob will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.
Wir gingen in den Park, um zu spielen. We went to the park to play.
Ich werde heute Nachmittag mit Naoko spielen. I will play with Naoko this afternoon.
Bist du sicher, dass Midori gut Geige spielen kann? Are you sure that Midori plays the violin well?
"Kannst du Gitarre spielen?" "Ja." "Can you play the guitar?" "Yes, I can."
Sie kann sehr gut Klavier spielen. She can play the piano very well.
Tom ließ Mary nicht draußen spielen. Tom didn't let Mary play outside.
Klavier spielen ist ihre Lieblingsbeschäftigung. Playing the piano is her favorite pastime.
Ich werde also Sudoku spielen, anstatt dich weiter zu stören. I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
Die Eltern spielen ein Spiel mit ihren Kindern. The parents are playing a game with their children.
Ich sehe Mary Klavier spielen. I see Mary playing the piano.
"Sollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Klar, warum nicht?" "How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?"
Wann spielen Sie Tennis? When do you play tennis?
Heutzutage spielen Kinder nicht draußen. Nowadays children do not play outdoors.
Lass' uns Karten spielen. Let's play cards.
Sie hat sich geweigert, mit ihm zu spielen, und hat nur gesessen und böse ausgesehen. She refused to play with it, and just sat and looked angry.
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