MUSIC

Question 1

taling about music

Answer 1

Some people love listening to the melodies (melodije) and lyrics (besedilo) of pop music and others love moving to the beat (premikati se ob ritmu) of dance music. Some prefer the beautiful harmonies (harmonije) of classical music, and others like the complex rhythms (ritmi) of jazz or the power of excitement of rock music. There are those who like the strong beats and lyrics of hip-hop, or the music of other genres like country music, folk music and Latin music.

Question 2

The managed genres of music can be divided into 3 main types:

Answer 2

• Traditional music for example folk music
• Art music for example classical music
• Popular music for example hip hop or rock music next line

Question 3

describing a song

Answer 3

To describe a song that you like to listen to you should say what the piece of music is called, how long you have liked it, when you like to listen to it and say why you like it so much.

Question 4

občudovalci

Answer 4

• Adoring fans are people who love a particular vendor singer (občudovalci)

Question 5

glasba v ozadju

Answer 5

• Background music is music that is played while something else is happening (glasba v ozadju)

Question 6

privlačen ritem in glasba

Answer 6

• A catchy tune is a song that is easy to remember and makes you want to sing it (privlačen ritem in glasba)

Question 7

klasična glasba

Answer 7

• Classical music is music that is regarded as part of a long, formal tradition (klasična glasba)

Question 8

prenesti glasbo

Answer 8

• to download tracks is to obtain music from the Internet (prenesti glasbo)

Question 9

iti na turo

Answer 9

• to go on tour means to go on a planned series of performances around the region or country (iti na turo)

Question 10

veliko sledilcev

Answer 10

• A huge following is a large number of fans (veliko sledilcev)

Question 11

glasba v živo

Answer 11

• Live music is music that to listen to while it is performed and it’s not recorded (glasba v živo)

Question 12

predstava v živo

Answer 12

• Live performance has the same meaning as live music (glasba v živo)

Question 13

velik hit

Answer 13

• A massive hit is a record that sells lots of copies (velik hit)

Question 14

glasbeni festival

Answer 14

• A music festival or music performances at a venue often over several days (glasbeni festival)

Question 15

peti brez posluha

Answer 15

• To be or to sing out of tune is not to be in harmony or to sing the wrong notes (peti brez posluha)

Question 16

glasbeno delo

Answer 16

• a piece of music is an item of music (glasbeno delo)

Question 17

glasbeni talent

Answer 17

• Musical talent is to be skilled at music (glasbeni talent)

Question 18

igrati po posluhu

Answer 18

• To play by ear means to play without reading the musical notes (igrati po posluhu)

Question 19

pop skupina

Answer 19

• a pop group is a small group of people who play or sing pop music together (pop skupina)

Question 20

brati note

Answer 20

• to read music means to understand and follow written musical notes (brati note)

Question 21

rock skupina

Answer 21

• Rock band is a group of musicians that play rock music (rock skupina)

Question 22

peti zraven

Answer 22

• The sing along means to join in singing (peti zraven)

Question 23

popevka

Answer 23

• The sing song is to sing informally, often with other people (popevka)

Question 24

počasna glasba

Answer 24

• The sing song is to sing informally, often with other people (popevka)

Question 25

okus za glasbo

Answer 25

• The sing song is to sing informally, often with other people (popevka)

Question 26

imeti dober glkas

Answer 26

• to have a great voice means that you sing well (imeti dober glas)

Question 27

biti brez posluha

Answer 27

• to be tone deaf is to be unable to distinguish the different notes in music (biti brez posluha)

Question 28

popoln posluh

Answer 28

• to have a perfect pitch (popoln posluh)

Question 29

soočiti se

Answer 29

• To face the music means that you accept the negative consequences of your actions

Question 30

poveličevati se

Answer 30

• to blow my own trumpet means that you boast or praise yourself

Question 31

pogledati nahitro

Answer 31

• A whistle stop tour means to visit the key things in a places very quickly

Question 32

ponavljati se

Answer 32

• To be like a broken record means to be someone who keeps saying the same thing over and over

Question 33

stalno govoriti

Answer 33

• Banging on means to constantly talk about something

Question 34

ponavljaš se povej kaj novega

Answer 34

• to change the record means to talk about something else, we’ve heard this before

Question 35

spomniti se

Answer 35

• to strike a chord means to be moved or reminded of something when hearing something it is resonated with

Question 36

odločiti se

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• To call the tune or the shots mean to make the decisions

Question 37

biti fit

Answer 37

• To be fit as a field means to be in perfect health

Question 38

glasba za moja ušesa

Answer 38

• music to my ears means something exactly what one wants to hear

Question 39

imeti drugo vlogo

Answer 39

• Playing second field means to take a subordinate role to someone else

Question 40

izboljšati

Answer 40

• To jazz it up a bit or to spice it up means to make something more colourful or or interesting

Question 41

ponavljati stalno da si zapomnijo

Answer 41

Drumming into their heads means to teach someone something repeatedly