How to say you can or can't do something in Iraqi Arabic
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Today you’re going to hear one way that Iraqi speakers say they can or can’t do something.
Sample sentences:
- I can’t lift the refrigerator.
- You can fly the aeroplane.
Lesson audio (members):
- I can
- I can’t
- You (m.) can
- You (m.) can’t
- You (f.) can
- You (f.) can’t
- You (pl.) can
- You (pl.) can’t
- He can
- He can’t
- She can
- She can’t
- We can
- We can’t
- They can
- They can’t
- I can/can’t play tennis
- You can/can’t (m. f. pl.) play tennis
- He can/can’t play tennis
- She can/can’t play tennis
- We can/can’t play tennis
- They can/can’t play tennis
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