How to say “I can play guitar” in Chinese: wo3 hui4 tan3 ji2 ta1 我会弹吉他。

Play an instrument is cool. So in Chinese, how to say ” I can play guitar?”
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wo3 我 I, hui4 会can, tan3 弹 play, ji2 ta1 吉他 guitar. 我会弹吉他。Hui4 means the capability to do something. For example, you can say wo3 我 I, hui4 会 can, tan2 弹 play, gang1 qin2 钢琴 piano(I can play piano), ta1 他 he, hui4 会 can, la1 拉 play, xiao3 ti2 qin2小提琴 violin (He can play violin).Original meaning of Tan2 弹 means bouncing, so when you play the piano, watch your fingers bouncing on the keyboard. La1 拉means pull, imagine that you will be pulling and gliding the bow on the strings rhythmically.

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