sabe tocar

knows how to play

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phrase Common #10,717
knows how to play Used to say that someone knows how to play a musical instrument.
SP: Mi hermana sabe tocar la guitarra.
EN: My sister knows how to play the guitar.

Tom sabe tocar oboe.

Tom knows how to play the oboe.

Tom sabe tocar bien el oboe.

Tom knows how to play the oboe 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.

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.