<p>你还会说中文吗?
is the best way to ask: Can you still speak Chinese?</p>

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dhwang
<p>&quot;你还<strong>能</strong>说中文吗?&quot; = &quot;<strong>Can</strong> you still speak English?&quot; (<strong>have the ability/ able to</strong> to speak Chinese)</p>
<p>&quot;你还<strong>可</strong>说中文吗?&quot; =  &quot;<strong>Can</strong> you still speak Chinese?&quot; (<strong>allowed</strong> to speak Chinese)</p>
<p>&quot;你还<strong>会</strong>说中文吗?&quot; =  1. &quot;<strong>Can</strong> you still speak Chinese?&quot; (<strong>know how to</strong> speak Chinese) 2. &quot;<strong>Would</strong> you still speak Chinese?&quot; (<strong>willing to/ would</strong> speak Chinese)</p>
<p>Although 会 can mean 'know how to' or 'would', &quot;你还会说中文吗?&quot; is still the most native way to say &quot;Can you still speak Chinese&quot;, and &quot;你还<strong>能</strong>说中文吗?&quot; is also grammatical</p>

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2020-11-06T16:22:18.713Z
可 is never used like this in modern colloquial Mandarin, though. It would be 可**以**说 instead, unless in archaic style or a set phrase like 无话可说.
Lionel Rowe
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可 is more May than Can.
O Connor
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What should 你还可能说中文吗 mean? Sometimes, I saw people use both 可能 in one sentence.
O Connor
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你还可能说中文吗 (can you still possibly speak Chinese)? is an odd question to ask. 那个人可能会中文 (that person may know Chinese) would be a valid sentence
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Tang Ho
<p>I think I can say like this <code>你还能说中文吗</code> to ask whether someone still can speak Chinese or not. But I doubt about the word <code>can</code>.</p>
<p>It seems like the following words can all mean <code>can</code>:</p>
<ul>
<li>可</li>
<li>能</li>
<li>会</li>
</ul>
<p>Which word is the most common use for the word <code>can</code>?</p>

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How to ask "Can you still speak Chinese?" in Chinese Mandarin?
# How to ask "Can you still speak Chinese?" in Chinese Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-05)

I think I can say like this `你还能说中文吗` to ask whether someone still can speak Chinese or not. But I doubt about the word `can`.

It seems like the following words can all mean `can`:

* 可
* 能
* 会

Which word is the most common use for the word `can`?

**Tags:** translation, meaning, meaning-in-context

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-11-05. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

"你还**能**说中文吗?" = "**Can** you still speak English?" (**have the ability/ able to** to speak Chinese)

"你还**可**说中文吗?" = "**Can** you still speak Chinese?" (**allowed** to speak Chinese)

"你还**会**说中文吗?" = 1. "**Can** you still speak Chinese?" (**know how to** speak Chinese) 2. "**Would** you still speak Chinese?" (**willing to/ would** speak Chinese)

Although 会 can mean 'know how to' or 'would', "你还会说中文吗?" is still the most native way to say "Can you still speak Chinese", and "你还**能**说中文吗?" is also grammatical

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: 可 is never used like this in modern colloquial Mandarin, though. It would be 可**以**说 instead, unless in archaic style or a set phrase like 无话可说.  
> **username_0**: 可 is more May than Can.  
> **username_0**: What should 你还可能说中文吗 mean? Sometimes, I saw people use both 可能 in one sentence.  
> **username_2**: 你还可能说中文吗 (can you still possibly speak Chinese)? is an odd question to ask. 那个人可能会中文 (that person may know Chinese) would be a valid sentence  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-02. Score: 1

你还会说中文吗?
is the best way to ask: Can you still speak Chinese?


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