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Do you know how to give advice or offer help in Spanish?
Welcome to Three Step Spanish Practice by SpanishPod101.com. In this lesson, you will practice giving advice and assistance using expressions with poder.
Let's look at the main dialogue.
Two people are having a conversation.
Hugo, quiero empezar a entrenar más, pero no sé cómo organizar mi rutina.
Puedo ayudarte. Primero, define cuántos días a la semana puedes ejercitarte.
Puedo ayudarte.
Creo que tres días. ¿Algún consejo para no cansarme demasiado?
Sí, alterna cardio y fuerza, y descansa bien entre sesiones.
Suena bien. ¿Me puedes dar una lista de ejercicios?
Claro, luego te mando un plan sencillo. ¡Tú puedes lograrlo!
Me puedes dar
Tú puedes lograrlo
Let's look at how we use the verb poder to talk about what someone can do — whether it's offering help, asking politely, or giving encouragement.
The pattern is: a present-tense form of poder, followed by an infinitive verb. Sometimes a pronoun is attached to the infinitive to show who the action is for.
This structure works for questions like asking if someone can do something, or
for statements like cheering someone on — for example, saying "You can do it!"
Since poder is irregular, its forms change depending on the subject. So be sure to match it correctly when speaking.
Let's refresh the present tense forms of poder, meaning "can" or "to be able to."
We say:
yo puedo, "I can"
tú puedes, "you can" – that's the informal "you"
él puede, "he can"
ella puede, "she can"
usted puede, for the formal "you can"
Now for the plural forms:
nosotros podemos, "we can"
ellos pueden, "they can"
ustedes pueden, "you all can"
Let's practice with grammar more in this lesson.

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