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Modals: can & can't
áិáិáាáá្ááំáួá can/can't (ááá្ááាá áិááá្ááាá)
We use "can" to talk about ability (what we are able to do) and possibility (what is possible).
áើáá្áើ "can" (á˘ាá
) áើá្áីáិáាááីááá្ááាá (á˘្áីáែááើáá˘ាá
á្áើáាá) áិááá្ááាá (á˘្áីáែáá˘ាá
áើááĄើááាá)។
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settings Form / áá áាáá្á័á្á
"Can" is always followed by a Base Verb (V1).
S + can + V1
I can swim.
á្áុំá˘ាá
á ែááឹááាá។ (+)
S + can't / cannot + V1
He can't drive.
áាá់áិáá˘ាá
áើááááាááេ។ (-)
Can + S + V1 ?
Can they speak English?
áើáួááេá˘ាá
áិáាáá˘á់á្áេááាááេ? (?)
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fitness_center Ability
áិáាááីááá្ááាá áŹáំáាá
She can play the guitar.
She knows how to do it.
áាáá˘ាá
áេáá ្áីáាáាá។
I can't see without my glasses.
I am not able to see.
á្áុំáើááិááើááេáើá្áាáá៉ែááា។
My brother can speak Japanese.
He has the skill.
ááá្áុáá្áុំá˘ាá
áិáាááាáាáá៉ុááាá។
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lock_open Possibility & Permission
áិáាááីáá្ááាá áŹáាáá˘áុá្áាá
It can get very cold at night.
It is possible (sometimes it happens).
áេááá់áាá˘ាá
á្ááាá់á្áាំá។ (áá្ááាá)
You can park your car here.
You are allowed to do it.
á˘្ááá˘ាá
á
ááĄាááៅáីáេះáាá។ (áាáá˘áុá្áាá)
Can I use your phone?
Asking for permission.
áើá្áុំáុំá្á
ីáូáá័á្áá˘្ááá្áើáាááេ?
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áាáá្áើáááá្áីá
A
Can you help me?
áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
áួáá្áុំáាááេ?
B
Yes, I can. / No, I can't.
áាá/á
ាá á្áុំá˘ាá
áួááាá។ / áេ á្áុំáិáá˘ាá
áេ។
A
Can he cook?
áើáាá់á˘ាá
á្áើá្á ូááាááេ?
B
Yes, he can. / No, he can't.
áាá/á
ាá áាá់á˘ាá
។ / áេ áាá់áិáá˘ាá
áេ។
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The Grammar Trap!
NO "to" and NO "-s"!
(áុំáá្áែá "to" áá្áាá់áី can á ើááុំáែá "s" áៅáីá្áោááិáិáាáá្á áោះáាá្áើáាáួá He/She/It á៏áោá!)
I can to swim. ❌
I can swim. ✅
I can swim. ✅
He cans play / He can plays. ❌
He can play. ✅
He can play. ✅
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áាáá្áួááិáិá្ááá ័á
rule Grammar Structure
He ___ swim very well.
(áាá់á˘ាá
á ែááឹááាáá៉ាááូáែ។)
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___ you play the guitar?
(áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
áេáá ្áីáាáាááេ?)
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She can ___.
(áាáá˘ាá
áាំáាá។)
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"I can't find my keys." This means...
(áើá្ááោááេះáាáá័ááូá
á្áេá
?)
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- Can they come to the party?
- Yes, they ___.
- Yes, they ___.
(- áើáួááេá˘ាá
ááá
ូááួááá្ááិáីáាááេ?
- áាá/á ាá áួááេá˘ាá ។)
- áាá/á ាá áួááេá˘ាá ។)
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Sokchea! No, we never use "don't" or "doesn't" with modal verbs like "can". Just add "not" to make it negative: "I cannot" or "I can't". đŤ
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Vireak
5 hours ago
What is the difference between "cannot" and "can't"?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
4 hours ago
"Cannot" is more formal, so we often use it in professional writing or when we want to be very strong and clear. "Can't" is the short form (contraction) and we use it mostly in speaking and casual writing! ✍️
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Makara
8 hours ago
Can we use "can" for the future? Like "I can help you tomorrow"?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
7 hours ago
Yes! We use "can" for future possibility or offers (I can help you tomorrow). However, when talking strictly about future ability, native speakers often switch to "will be able to". But for A2, just focus on basic "can"! ⏳
Can I say "I don't can"? It makes sense in my head!