Be able to, can - Poder (The 32nd Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Be able to, can in Spanish is Poder. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about people, house, emotions, cooperation. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 32nd most commonly used word in Spanish. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: be able to, can

Spanish: poder

Examples


I wish I could do everything that I wanted to do.	Quisiera poder hacer todo lo que quería hacer.
Life is never so bad that it can't get worse.	La vida nunca es tan mala como para no poder ser peor.
I'm sorry that I can't be of more help.	Lamento no poder ayudar más.
I wish I could.	Desearía poder.
I'm glad I could help.	Me alegra poder ayudar.
I'm so glad I could help.	Estoy muy contento de poder ayudar.
I'm happy to be able to help you.	Estoy contento de poder ayudarte.
We stopped talking so that we could hear the music.	Dejamos de hablar para poder oír la música.

I really wish I could be there with you.	Realmente desearía poder estar ahí contigo.
I really wish I could help.	Realmente desearía poder ayudar.
I wish I could talk to you.	Me gustaría poder hablar contigo.
I wish that I could go with you.	Me gustaría poder ir contigo.
I hope I can do it.	Espero poder hacerlo.
I won't be able to sleep tonight.	No voy a poder dormir esta noche.
She hopes to be able to resolve this problem.	Ella espera poder resolver este problema.
I suppose I could do that.	Creo poder hacerlo.
I wish I could relax listening to music.	Quisiera poder relajarme escuchando música.
It'd be very convenient if we could censor this kind of comment.	Sería muy conveniente poder censurar esta clase de comentarios.
You won't be able to prove it.	No lo vas a poder probar.
None of us can achieve it on our own power.	Ninguno de nosotros puede lograrlo por nuestro propio poder.
The WCP could acquire part, or all of the power.	El PCO podría adquirir parte o la totalidad del poder.