Sunday, November 17, 2013

Pouvoir

Pouvoir (poo vwah) -to be able to, can, may

Je peux (zhuh poo) -I can, I may
tu peux (too poo) -You can (talking to  friend or family member)
il peut, elle peut (eel poo, ell poo) -he can, she can
nous pouvons (noo poo vahn) - we can
vous pouvez (voo poo vay) -you can (talking to someone you don't know well)
ils peuvent (eel poove) they can (talking about an all male or mixed male & female group)
elles peuvent (ell poove) they can (talking about an all female group)

examples:
il peut le faire (eel poo leh fehr) -He can do it
Puis-je vous poser une question (pwee zhuh voo poh zhay oon kess tee yohn) -Can I ask you a question?
je ne peux pas sortir ce soir (zhuh neh poo pah sohr teer) -I can't go out tonight
je n'y peux rien (zhuh nee poo rien) There's nothing I can do about it
pourriez-vous m'aider? (pohr ree ay voo may day) -can you help me?


2 comments:

  1. Hi Roy,

    Just to let you know:

    They can = ils/elles pEUvent

    I can't go out tonight = je ne peux PAS sortir ce soir

    A bientôt,
    Isabelle

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