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música

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “música” mean in English?

  1. music

Example sentences

  • Me gusta escuchar música.

    I like listening to music.

  • La música clásica es relajante.

    Classical music is relaxing.

  • Pongo música por la mañana.

    I put music on in the morning.

How to use it

Música means 'music'. Feminine: la música. Uncountable in normal use. Common collocation: escuchar música ('to listen to music').

Common mistake

Use escuchar (active 'listen to') with música, NOT oír (passive 'hear'). The verb pair distinction matters: 'escucho música' = I listen to music.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.