karaoke

Everyday

1. Karaoke is singing along to recorded music while the words of the song appear on a screen, for fun. tree →
2. A karaoke machine or karaoke night is the equipment or event for this. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life it is a fun party, birthday or holiday activity; in music lessons it helps practise singing. It comes from Japan. Phrases: «sing karaoke», «karaoke night», «karaoke machine».

Examples

• We sang karaoke at my birthday party. tree →
• Grandma loves karaoke nights. tree →
• The karaoke machine shows the words on the TV. tree →
• My dad sang a funny song at karaoke. tree →
• Karaoke comes from Japan. tree →
• Let's do karaoke after dinner! tree →
• She was shy, but she sang at karaoke anyway. tree →
• The words turned yellow on the karaoke screen as we sang. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «karaoke», not «a karaoke» (but «a karaoke night»). English speakers say «karry-OH-kee»; in Japanese it is «kah-rah-oh-keh» and means «empty orchestra».