cantar
verbCEFR A1High frequency
What does “cantar” mean in English?
to sing
Example sentences
Me gusta cantar en la ducha.
I like singing in the shower.
Canta muy bien.
She sings very well.
Cantamos una canción de cumpleaños.
We sing a birthday song.
How to use it
Cantar means 'to sing'. Regular -ar verb. Common collocation: cantar una canción ('to sing a song').
Common mistake
Pronounce as one syllable: 'CAN-tar' (two syllables). The -ar ending is regular for first-conjugation verbs.
Forms of cantar
- Present
- canto, cantas, canta, cantamos, cantáis, cantan