yo no puedo hablar inglés

USAGE NOTE
When talking about languages, there are different ways of saying that you don't know how to speak them, e.g., "no sé hablar alemán," "no sé portugués," or "no hablo francés." The phrase "yo no puedo hablar inglés" means that you are not permitted to speak English, not that you don't know how to.
yo no puedo hablar inglés(
yoh
 
noh
 
pweh
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doh
 
ah
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blahr
 
eeng
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glehs
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. I'm not allowed to speak English
Yo no puedo hablar inglés. - ¿No puedes o no sabes hablar inglés?I'm not allowed to speak English. - Is it that you're not allowed to or that you can't speak English?
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