poder

to be able to

Usages of poder

• El pare no pot venir avui perquè treballa.: My father cannot come today because he is working.
• La mare pot venir després de la feina.: My mother can come after work.
• Pots ajudar la mare a obrir la porta?: Can you help my mother open the door?
• Puc ajudar la mare, però el gat no pot sortir.: I can help my mother, but the cat cannot go out.
• Pots venir aviat a casa?: Can you come home soon?
• No puc venir aviat perquè vull esperar la meva germana.: I cannot come soon because I want to wait for my sister.
• Puc anar a la botiga, però no tinc diners.: I can go to the shop, but I do not have money.
• Vostè pot esperar aquí? L'autobús arriba aviat.: Can you wait here? The bus arrives soon.
• La mare no pot tancar la porta perquè vol esperar el pare.: My mother cannot close the door because she wants to wait for my father.
• Avui no puc sortir de casa sense paraigua.: Today I cannot leave the house without an umbrella.
• Si no trobes la clau, pots trucar a la meva germana.: If you cannot find the key, you can call my sister.
• Si perds la clau, no pots obrir la porta.: If you lose the key, you cannot open the door.
• Vostè ha d'esperar a l'hospital, però després pot anar a casa i sopar.: You have to wait at the hospital, but afterwards you can go home and have dinner.
• La meva filla no pot dormir perquè el telèfon és al costat del llit.: My daughter cannot sleep because the phone is next to the bed.
• Avui vull reservar una taula perquè demà no puc arribar tard.: Today I want to reserve a table because tomorrow I cannot arrive late.
• Si el vol arriba tard, podem llegir o parlar a l'aeroport.: If the flight arrives late, we can read or talk at the airport.
• Vostè pot esperar a l'aeroport i llegir el correu abans del vol.: You can wait at the airport and read the mail before the flight.
• Si estàs lliure demà, podem quedar després de la classe.: If you are free tomorrow, we can meet after class.
• Si vostè vol, podem seure a la sorra després de nedar.: If you want, we can sit on the sand after swimming.
• Avui no podem pujar a la muntanya perquè plou, però demà volem fer l'excursió.: Today we cannot climb the mountain because it is raining, but tomorrow we want to do the excursion.
• Si fa sol, podem pujar a la muntanya.: If it is sunny, we can climb the mountain.
• Si no plou, podem fer l'excursió al bosc.: If it does not rain, we can go on the excursion to the forest.
• No entenc aquest missatge; el pots llegir amb mi?: I do not understand this message; can you read it with me?
• Si tens un problema amb l'ordinador, jo puc buscar una solució.: If you have a problem with the computer, I can look for a solution.
• Ara puc respondre sense mirar el paper.: Now I can answer without looking at the paper.
• Si no saps què fer, pots preguntar a la meva germana.: If you do not know what to do, you can ask my sister.
• No puc decidir ara perquè estic cansada.: I cannot decide now because I am tired.
• Hi ha soroll al carrer, i la meva filla no pot estudiar.: There is noise in the street, and my daughter cannot study.
• No cal que corris; podem trigar menys si anem pel pont.: You do not need to run; we can take less time if we go by the bridge.
• El meu germà no té temps d'entrar al museu, però sí que pot comprar l'entrada per a demà.: My brother does not have time to go into the museum, but he can buy the ticket for tomorrow.
• La meva filla pregunta si podem trigar molt si anem al museu ara.: My daughter asks whether it might take a long time if we go to the museum now.
• Jo li dic que, si tenim temps, després podem mirar l'exposició i anar a la llibreria.: I tell her that, if we have time, afterwards we can see the exhibition and go to the bookstore.
• Quan no puc respirar bé, la metgessa em diu que respiri profundament.: When I cannot breathe well, the doctor tells me to breathe deeply.
• Si a vostè li fan mal les dents, pot anar al dentista avui amb la seva filla.: If your teeth hurt, you can go to the dentist today with your daughter.
• Crec que podem convidar la metgessa i la professora.: I think that we can invite the doctor and the teacher.
• Si vols, també podem convidar la meva veïna a la festa.: If you want, we can also invite my neighbor to the party.
• He pensat que podem fer la festa a casa meva si plou.: I have thought that we can have the party at my house if it rains.
• Si vostè coneix aquesta cançó, podem ballar després de sopar.: If you know this song, we can dance after dinner.
• Sense cap targeta, només pots pagar en efectiu.: Without any card, you can only pay in cash.
• Si no reps res avui, demà pots trucar a correus o a la secretària.: If you do not receive anything today, tomorrow you can call the post office or the secretary.
• No trobo la clau, per això no puc obrir la porta.: I cannot find the key, so I cannot open the door.
• Si vols, podem comprar cereals i una taronja més al supermercat.: If you want, we can buy cereal and one more orange at the supermarket.
• No puc estudiar perquè hi ha soroll al carrer.: I cannot study because there is noise in the street.
• Si la bateria del teu mòbil s'acaba a classe, pots portar un carregador petit.: If your mobile phone battery runs out in class, you can bring a small charger.
• Guarda l'arxiu en una carpeta del teu ordinador, si no el pots perdre.: Save the file in a folder on your computer, otherwise you can lose it.
• Acabo d'enviar el document a la impressora, però encara no el puc imprimir.: I have just sent the document to the printer, but I still cannot print it.
• No podem reciclar l'ampolla si encara és a la nevera.: We cannot recycle the bottle if it is still in the fridge.
• Si no recordes la contrasenya, no pots obrir la carpeta ni l'arxiu.: If you do not remember the password, you cannot open the folder or the file.
• Si s'acaba el paper, no puc imprimir el document.: If the paper runs out, I cannot print the document.
• No puc mirar el correu perquè la pantalla no s'encén.: I cannot check the mail because the screen does not turn on.
• Guarda la clau a la bossa, si no no pots obrir la porta.: Put the key in the bag, otherwise you cannot open the door.
• Hi ha soroll al passadís, i la meva filla no pot dormir.: There is noise in the hallway, and my daughter cannot sleep.
• Quan plou, no podem estendre la roba al balcó.: When it rains, we cannot hang the clothes out on the balcony.
• La porta està trencada, però crec que la podem arreglar avui.: The door is broken, but I think we can fix it today.
• No puc beure amb aquest got perquè està trencat.: I cannot drink from this glass because it is broken.
• Podríem bullir més arròs en una cassola més gran.: We could boil more rice in a bigger pot.
• Em podries passar el tomàquet i l'oli, si us plau?: Could you pass me the tomato and the oil, please?
• Primer he de parlar amb la professora, i després puc tornar a casa.: First I have to speak with the teacher, and then I can return home.
• Em podries passar la sal, si us plau?: Could you pass me the salt, please?

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