sabe tocar

knows how to play

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phrase Uncommon #10,645
knows how to play Used to say that someone knows how to play a musical instrument. Sabe changes according to the subject; tocar stays in the infinitive.
SP: Mi hermana sabe tocar el violín.
EN: My sister knows how to play the violin.

Tom sabe tocar bien el oboe.

Tom knows how to play the oboe well.

Tom sabe tocar tanto el clarinete como la flauta.

Tom knows how to play both the clarinet and the flute.

Mary todavía no sabe tocar bien el ukelele.

Mary still doesn't know how to play the ukulele well.

Uno sólo sabe tocar el tambor.

One only knows how to play the drums.

— Lagaan: Érase una vez en la India (2001)

Sabe tocar muy bien el piano.

He knows how to play the piano very well.

Tom sabe tocar oboe.

Tom knows how to play the oboe.

Un caballero es alguien que sabe tocar el banjo y no lo hace.

A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn’t.

El Sr. Tanaka sabe tocar bien el piano.

Mr. Tanaka knows how to play the piano well.

Tom sabe tocar muy bien el piano.

Tom knows how to play the piano very well.