French Conversation · Level 5
90 words
French word
fa
Pronunciation
IPA/fa/
Meaning
- masculine nounfa
Example
Je chante le fa à haute voix.
I sing the note fa aloud.
More examples
Le fa est la quatrième note de la gamme.
Fa is the fourth note of the scale.
Core concept
A musical label that turns the F pitch into a pronounceable syllable for singing, reading scores, or tuning.
Common phrases
le fa
fa
la note fa
the note fa
jouer le fa
play fa
Definition in French
Terme musical désignant la note F, utilisé comme syllabe solfégique et comme nom de note en partition et pour l'accord des instruments.
Word origin
In medieval solmization, fa was formed from the opening of Latin famuli in Ut queant laxis, whose syllables supplied names for notes.
Usage tips
- French places the quality after the note name in fa majeur and fa mineur, meaning F major and F minor.