French Conversation · Level 1
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French word
do
Pronunciation
IPA/do/
Meaning
- masculine nounc
Example
Peux-tu me jouer le do?
Can you play me a C?
More examples
Il a du mal à atteindre le do.
He has trouble reaching the note do.
Core concept
A single piano white key sounding the pitch labeled C in French solfege.
Common phrases
jouer le do
play the note do
chanter le do
sing the note do
la note do
the note do
Similar words
note: A written musical symbol for one note or the sound it represents.
ton: The pitch or tonal quality of a voice or instrument.
son: Sound perceived by the ear as vibrations traveling through the air.
Definition in French
Appellation utilisée en solfège pour désigner la note dont la hauteur correspond au son noté C.
Word origin
The solfege name do was introduced in the seventeenth century by Giovanni Battista Doni to replace the earlier name ut.
Usage tips
- The note name is masculine, so standard usage is le do, while the letter C is also common in written musical notation.