The verb играть

Learn Russian with Anastasia. Visit us at: Do you know that the different between “I play the guitar” and “I play football” is just a preposition? Let’s have a look at these two meanings of the verb “играть” – to play a sport or game – to play a musical instrument This is really easy. You only need to know two prepositions (в and на) and when to use them. To play a sport играть в the name of the sport in accusative Example: играть в футбол To play a musical instrument: играть на the name of the instrument in prepositional Example: играть на гитаре