Lesson #40, December 12, 2024

When you want to talk about activities that you can or cannot do, use this phrase.

"Puwede ba akong ___?"

This translates to "I can ___" or "I cannot ___" in English, helping you express abilities or lack thereof in Tagalog.

Key Vocabulary:

"Puwede" - Can/May

"Ba" - Question particle

"Ako" - I

"Maglaro" - Play

"Uminom" - Drink

"Kumain" - Eat

"Pumasok" - Enter

"Sumama" - Join

"Manood" - Watch

"Matulog" - Sleep

Other Useful Variations:

Puwede ba akong maglaro?

Can I play?

Puwede ba akong kumain?

Can I eat?

Puwede ba akong uminom ng tubig?

Can I drink water?

Puwede ba akong pumasok?

Can I enter?

Puwede ba akong sumama?

Can I join?

Puwede ba akong manood ng sine?

Can I watch a movie?

Puwede ba akong matulog dito?

Can I sleep here?

Puwede ba akong magbasa ng libro?

Can I read a book?

Puwede ba akong tumawag?

Can I make a call?

Puwede ba akong magtanong?

Can I ask a question?

Take the Quiz

The word for 'to sleep' is 'matulog.' How would you say 'Can I sleep here?'

Click the correct words from below:

Puwede
ba
akong
matulog
dito
uminom
kumain
sumama

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