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karaoke
A form of entertainment in which amateurs sing live into a microphone to an instrumental music recording while the lyrics are displayed on a screen.
Auf der Weihnachtsfeier haben wir bis spät in die Nacht Karaoke gesungen.
At the Christmas party, we sang karaoke late into the night.
'Karaoke' is a Japanese word. It is made up of 'kara' (empty) and 'ōkesutora' (orchestra). So it literally means 'empty orchestra,' because the singer's voice is missing and is added live.
Wusstest du, dass Karaoke in Japan erfunden wurde?
Did you know that karaoke was invented in Japan?
The most common and natural verb combination is 'Karaoke singen' (to sing karaoke). Sometimes 'Karaoke machen' (to do karaoke) is also used.
Lass uns heute Abend in eine Bar gehen und Karaoke singen!
Let's go to a bar tonight and sing karaoke!
'Karaoke' is usually treated like an activity and often appears without an article. People say 'Wir machen Karaoke' (We're doing karaoke), similar to 'Wir spielen Fußball' (We're playing soccer).
Auf der Party gab es später noch Karaoke für alle.
Later at the party, there was karaoke for everyone.
'Karaoke' is often used as the first part of compound nouns to describe places or events. Examples include 'die Karaoke-Bar' (karaoke bar), 'der Karaoke-Abend' (karaoke evening), or 'die Karaoke-Anlage' (karaoke system).
Die neue Karaoke-Anlage hat eine riesige Auswahl an Liedern.
The new karaoke system has a huge selection of songs.