1) to express "ability": Subject + 能 + Verb + Object
- 她们能唱中文歌。They can sing Chinese songs.
- 你能讲英语吗?Can you speak English?
- 我的手机能上网。I can surf the Internet through my mobile phone.
- 他能跑五千米。He can run for 5000 meters.
- 他太小了,不能自己穿衣服。He is too young to dress himself.
2) to express "possibility": Subject + 能 + Verb + Object
- 这儿不能吸烟。Smoking is not allowed here. (Smoking is forbidden here.)
- 上中文课,我们不能讲英文。We can not speak English in the Chinese class. (Perhaps, English is not allowed in the classroom, which is against the class rule.)
- 你能帮我吗?Can you help me?
- 她病了,不能来了。She's sick, so she can not come.
- 我能行。I can do it.
Please translate the following sentences:
1) I am having a class, so I can not talk with you.
2) Can you sing this song?
3) He can not eat spicy food.
4) I can speak Chinese and I can write a lot of Chinese characters.
5) I do not have my wallet with me, so I can not buy this book now.
6) He can do programing.
7) The computer is broken, so I can not use it now.
Please tell us some of your talents by using "我能..." structure.
http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_ability_or_possibility#Expressing_Possibility
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