How to say "to be able to, can" in Italian?

In Italian "to be able to, can" translates toย ย potereย 

Transliteration: poh-TEH-reh

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Posso parlare italiano e inglese.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ POH-ssoh pahr-LAH-reh ee-tah-LYAH-noh eh een-GLEH-zeh.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ I can speak Italian and English.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Posso aiutarti.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ee kahn HEL-p yoo.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ I can help you.

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Posso parlare con il direttore?

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ POHS-soh pahr-LAH-reh kohn eel dee-reh-TTOH-reh

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Can I speak with the director?



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How to say "to be able to, can" in Italian?

You can use the word "potere" which translates to "to be able to, can".

How to pronounce "potere" (to be able to, can) in Italian?

The word "potere" is pronounced as "poh-TEH-reh".

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