trumpeta
trumpéta with stress marks
trumpet
Usage Note
Trumpeta comes from Spanish 'trompeta' and is a fixture in Philippine brass bands, school orchestras, and Catholic church processions. Many provincial towns have brass bands that perform during fiesta parades, where the trumpeta plays a central role.
Examples
" Maganda ang tunog ng trumpeta. "
Natural Translation
The trumpet sounds nice.
Literal Translation
Good the sound of trumpet.
" Tumugtog siya ng trumpeta sa banda. "
Natural Translation
He/She played the trumpet in the band.
Literal Translation
Played he/she of trumpet in band.
" Mula pa pagkabata, nag-iipon siya para makabili ng sariling trumpeta na matagal niyang pinapangarap. "
Natural Translation
Since childhood, he/she has been saving up to be able to buy his/her own trumpet that he/she has long dreamed of.
Literal Translation
Since from childhood, saving he/she for can-buy of own trumpet that long he/she dreaming-of.
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