An ocarina is a small wind instrument. You blow into a mouthpiece and cover finger holes to change the note. The body is often round or egg-shaped; many are made of clay, though plastic and wood ones exist too. It has a soft, hollow, slightly sweet sound — not as sharp as a recorder.

An ocarina陶笛 is a small wind instrument是一種小型吹奏樂器。You blow into a mouthpiece你對著吹嘴吹氣 and cover finger holes同時蓋住指孔 to change the note來改變音高。The body琴身 is often round or egg-shaped通常是圓形或蛋形，many are made of clay很多是用陶土做的，though plastic and wood ones exist too不過也有塑膠和木頭做的。It has它有 a soft, hollow, slightly sweet sound一種柔和、空靈、帶點甜美的音色 — not as sharp as a recorder不像直笛那麼尖銳。

The English word was borrowed from Italian ocarina, literally “little goose,” because the old shape looked a bit like one. In Taiwan you will hear 陶笛, which is the name students already know.

The English word這個英文字 was borrowed from Italian ocarina借自義大利文ocarina, literally “little goose,”字面意思是「小鵝」 because the old shape looked a bit like one因為早期的形狀看起來有點像鵝。In Taiwan在台灣, you will hear 陶笛你會聽到「陶笛」, which is the name students already know這是學生已經知道的名稱。

Though actually, not every ocarina is ceramic, and not every 陶笛 in a school music room is the same size or tuning; some are toys, some are serious instruments.

Though actually不過其實, not every ocarina is ceramic不是每個ocarina都是陶做的, and not every 陶笛 in a school music room而學校音樂教室裡的每個「陶笛」 is the same size or tuning大小或音準也不一定相同; some are toys有些是玩具, some are serious instruments有些是正經的樂器。

A lot of younger people first met the word through the game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, where the hero plays one. That made a rather old, quiet instrument feel famous again.

A lot of younger people first met the word很多年輕人第一次認識這個字 through the game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time是透過遊戲《薩爾達傳說：時光之笛》, where the hero plays one主角在裡面吹奏這種樂器。That made a rather old, quiet instrument這讓一個相當古老、安靜的樂器 feel famous again再次變得有名。