
133 [✐2]You can pay by card.+ Shadowing
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[✐2. Andante] permitted/allowed to do something 〜ことができます
“You can pay by card.”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? We will practice “〜kotoga dekimasu” today.
The sentence structure we will practice today is used to mean ”you are allowed or able to do something”. Firstly, repeat the sentences.
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. eat → can eat
2. do → can do
3. smoke → can smoke
4. park a car can park a car
5. stay at the hotel → can stay at the hotel
6. withdraw money → can withdraw money
7. buy → can buy
Repeat after me
[01:58]
1. You can eat lunch here.
2. You can make a copy here.
3. You can’t smoke over there.
4. You can play tennis in that park.
5. This car can accommodate 7 people.
6. 8 people can stay in this room.
7. You can withdraw money here.
8. You can’t park here.
9. You can buy a cable for the smartphone here.
(しけんちゅう = during the exam)
10. You can’t take pictures here.
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[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは、 「〜ことができます」をれんしゅうします。The sentence structure we will practice today is used to mean; ”you are allowed or able to do something”. まず、リピートしてください。
Repeat after me
[00:26]
1. たべます → たべることができます
2. します → することができます
3. たばこをすいます → たばこをすうことができます
4. くるまをとめます → くるまをとめることができます
5. ホテルにとまります → ホテルにとまることができます
6. おかねをおろします → おかねをおろすことができます
7. かいます → かうことができます
Repeat after me
[01:58]
1. ここで ランチを たべることができます。
2. ここで コピーを することができます。
3. あそこで たばこを すうことができません。
4. あのこうえんで テニスをすることができます。
5. このくるまに 7にん のることができます。
6. このへやは 8にん とまることができます。
7. ここで おかねを おろすことができます。
8. ここに くるまを とめることができません。
9. しけんちゅうに じしょをみることができません。
(しけんちゅう = during the exam)
10. ここで しゃしんを とることができません。
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