You can use the word potere in all kinds of situations in Italy, for example, to ask for permission, like can I?

Or to make requests sound softer and more polite, for example. Can you help me?

You can also use it to talk about the possibility to do something, like we can go to the pizzeria.

But potere is irregular in Italian, which means it doesn't follow the normal pattern, and it's a bit easier to make mistakes with.

So in this episode, you'll hear the right way to say it and how to use

it in Italy. I'll go into the pizzeria. Hi everyone and welcome. Hi everyone and welcome.

Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

In today's episode you learn how to use the verb or doing word, potere.

Just like can is a really common word in English.

Potere is a word that comes up all the time in conversation.

But because it works differently in Italian than it does in English,

it can sometimes be hard to use correctly.

So hearing it in a few natural Italian phrases is really helpful.

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