Lesson #40, December 12, 2024
When you want to talk about activities that you can or cannot do, use this phrase.
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:
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