กีต้าร์
guitar
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It refers to a guitar, a stringed instrument played by plucking or strumming its strings.
guitar
It is the general term for a guitar of any type, including acoustic and electric guitars.
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a loanword from English “guitar.” The usual expression for playing it is เล่นกีต้าร์ (“play the guitar”). ดีดกีต้าร์ focuses more specifically on plucking or strumming the strings. The classifier ตัว is commonly used when counting guitars, as in กีต้าร์หนึ่งตัว (“one guitar”).
Usage
It is widely used when discussing music, practice, bands, concerts, or shopping for instruments. เล่นกีต้าร์เป็น means “can play the guitar,” while เล่นกีต้าร์ไม่เป็น means “cannot play the guitar.”
Caution
กีต้าร์ is a commonly seen spelling, but กีตาร์ is the standard dictionary form and is preferable in formal writing. To say “play the guitar,” normally use เล่น, not ตี.
Differences from similar words
1 guitar synonyms
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กีตาร์ is the standard spelling. กีต้าร์ has the same meaning and is also commonly encountered, especially in informal writing.