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Playing, listening, and the jouer-de rule. This French playing listening jouer-de rule vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from le piano (piano) to la variété française (French pop / chanson) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about playing listening jouer-de rule, then test yourself with the games below.
Playing, listening, and the jouer-de rule
Les instruments 🎸
Écouter & jouer 🎵
Les genres 🎤
5 quick questions on « La Musique et les Instruments » — guess before the reveal. Practise with the free games → Open this short as a page — transcript included →
to play the piano = jouer ___ piano (de + le)
du
a song = une ___ (music)
chanson
a singer (f) = une ___ (the person)
chanteuse
How do you say « piano »? (recall)
le piano
What does « le violon » mean? (recall)
violin
How do you say « flute »? (recall)
la flûte
What does « le chant » mean? (recall)
singing
How do you say « music »? (recall)
la musique
What does « un groupe » mean? (recall)
a band
How do you say « an orchestra »? (recall)
un orchestre
What does « les paroles » mean? (recall)
the lyrics
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For example: piano is « le piano », guitar is « la guitare », violin is « le violon ». The full list above has 22 French playing listening jouer-de rule words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
Start with the basics: le piano (piano), la guitare (guitar), le violon (violin), la batterie (drums), la flûte (flute), le saxophone (saxophone). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
Games built from this exact page — turn what you just read into play:
Go further: Turn the vocabulary into a listening habit: learn French with music — artists, playlists and the lyrics method.