Grammar: A2 - ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: 🎭 Modals (Introduction) - Lesson 1: Modal "can/can't" (Ability & Possibility)

Grammar A2: Modals
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Modals: can & can't

កិរិយាសព្ទជំនួយ can/can't (សមត្ថភាព និងលទ្ធភាព)

We use "can" to talk about ability (what we are able to do) and possibility (what is possible).

យើងប្រើ "can" (អាច) ដើម្បីនិយាយពីសមត្ថភាព (អ្វីដែលយើងអាចធ្វើបាន) និងលទ្ធភាព (អ្វីដែលអាចកើតឡើងបាន)។
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Form / រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ ⚙️

"Can" is always followed by a Base Verb (V1).
S + can + V1 I can swim. ខ្ញុំអាចហែលទឹកបាន។ (+)
S + can't / cannot + V1 He can't drive. គាត់មិនអាចបើកបរបានទេ។ (-)
Can + S + V1 ? Can they speak English? តើពួកគេអាចនិយាយអង់គ្លេសបានទេ? (?)
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Ability 💪

និយាយពីសមត្ថភាព ឬជំនាញ
She can play the guitar. She knows how to do it. នាងអាចលេងហ្គីតាបាន។
I can't see without my glasses. I am not able to see. ខ្ញុំមើលមិនឃើញទេបើគ្មានវ៉ែនតា។
My brother can speak Japanese. He has the skill. បងប្រុសខ្ញុំអាចនិយាយភាសាជប៉ុនបាន។
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Possibility & Permission 🚪

និយាយពីលទ្ធភាព ឬការអនុញ្ញាត
It can get very cold at night. It is possible (sometimes it happens). ពេលយប់វាអាចត្រជាក់ខ្លាំង។ (លទ្ធភាព)
You can park your car here. You are allowed to do it. អ្នកអាចចតឡាននៅទីនេះបាន។ (ការអនុញ្ញាត)
Can I use your phone? Asking for permission. តើខ្ញុំសុំខ្ចីទូរស័ព្ទអ្នកប្រើបានទេ?
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Short Answers 💬

ការឆ្លើយតបខ្លីៗ
Can you help me? Yes, I can. / No, I can't. បាទ/ចាស ខ្ញុំអាចជួយបាន។ / ទេ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចទេ។
Can he cook? Yes, he can. / No, he can't. បាទ/ចាស គាត់អាច។ / ទេ គាត់មិនអាចទេ។
The Grammar Trap!

NO "to" and NO "-s"!

(កុំបន្ថែម "to" បន្ទាប់ពី can ហើយកុំថែម "s" នៅពីក្រោយកិរិយាសព្ទ ទោះជាប្រើជាមួយ He/She/It ក៏ដោយ!)
I can to swim.
I can swim. ✅
He cans play / He can plays.
He can play. ✅

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Grammar Structure
He ___ swim very well.
(គាត់អាចហែលទឹកបានយ៉ាងពូកែ។)
Question Form
___ you play the guitar?
(តើអ្នកអាចលេងហ្គីតាបានទេ?)
TRAP QUESTION! ❌
She can ___.
(នាងអាចរាំបាន។)
Meaning Check
"I can't find my keys." This means...
(តើប្រយោគនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
Short Answer
- Can they come to the party?
- Yes, they ___.
(- តើពួកគេអាចមកចូលរួមកម្មវិធីបានទេ?
- បាទ/ចាស ពួកគេអាច។)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Recent Questions

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Sokchea 2 hours ago

Can I say "I don't can"? It makes sense in my head!

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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". 🚫

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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"! ⏳

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