How do you say “be able to” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "be able to" in Vietnamese?

"Be able to" in Vietnamese is có thể (can), nổi (to float).

“Be able to” in Vietnamese is có thể (can), nổi (to float).

Vietnamese words for “be able to”

có thểadverb
Hanoi [kɔ˧˦ tʰe˧˩] · Saigon [kɔ˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦]có rising thể dipping
can; may; possibly
for “be able to” meaning: Can, to have the ability to.
- Bạn sẽ có thể nhảy giỏi.You will be able to dance well.
nổiverb
Hanoi [noj˧˩] · Saigon [noj˨˩˦]nổi dipping
to float; to overfloat
for “be able to” meaning: Can, to have the ability to.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.