EXERCISE ON "NENG" AND "HUI"

"Neng" (能) and "Hui" (會) are both auxiliary verbs denoting ability, and are often translated as "can" in English. "Neng" refers to ability conditioned by situation or physical capacity. "Hui" refers to ability conditioned by having learned a specific skill (i.e. speaking a language, walking, riding a bike etc.). While you might know how ("hui") to ride a bike, you might not have the capacity ("bu neng") to ride for 50 miles, or the situation (you have homework to do for example) might preclude you from taking a ride at a certain time (again "bu neng".) Practice making distinctions below

我今天下午得上課, 不跟你打球。
他是中國人, 不剔橄欖球。
他女朋友說中文。
你甚麼時候跟我聊天?
跳舞?
你星期舞晚上跟我去跳舞?
這個字太難, 我不寫。
張老師很多中國歌。


LESSON EIGHT EXERCISE INDEX