KD 3.
汉语课
会 huì ,能 néng ,可以 kěyǐ
huì
can
我 会 游泳
wǒ huì yóuyǒng
i can swim
你 会 说 汉语
nǐ huì shuō hànyǔ
you can speak Chinese
néng
to be able to do something (ability)
你 能 吃 米饭
吗?
n ǐnéng chī mǐfàn ma?
kěyǐ
"may" or "to be allowed to“
and expresses having another person's permission.
A: ability in the sense of “know how to”
( 会 is more common than 能 )
B: permission/request (use 能 or 可以 )
C: possibility (use 能 or 可以 )
D: permission not granted (use 不可以 )
E: impossibility (use 不能 )
Expressing Permission
可以 is used to ask for or give permission. However, 能 can also
be used to replace 可以 interchangeably.
Note: When a question is asked using 能 or 可以 it can be
answered with 不能 or 不可以 , meaning no, and only 可以
meaning yes. Chinese don't really answer with just 能 when it
comes to permission.
Structure
可以 / 能 + Verb
Examples
A: 老师 ,我可以早点 走 吗 ? Lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ zǎo diǎn zǒu ma?
Teacher, can I leave a little early?
B: 不 可以 。 Bù kěyǐ.No, you can't.
A: 我能在 这里 抽烟 吗 ? Wǒ néng zài zhèlǐ chōuyān ma?
Can I smoke here?
B: 不能。 Bù néng.No, you can't.
Talking about the Future
Only 会 can be used to mean something is going to happen.
It expresses that something in the future will happen and is often used to
express trends or possibilities.
Structure
会 + Verb / Adj.
写句子
写句子
1. Xǐhuan zhōngwén mèimèi fēicháng
喜 欢 - 中文 - 妹妹 - 非常
2. māmā ānquán yào nín zhùyì
妈 妈 - 安 全 - 要 - 您 - 注意
3. míngbái shuō tā shénme nǐ ma
明 白 - 说 - 他 - 什么 - 你 - 吗 -?
4. gēge míngbái bù zhōngwén
哥 哥 - 明白 - 不 - 中 文
5. fēicháng dìdi de zhōngwén hao
非常 - 弟弟 - 的 - 中文 - 好