Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.
会、能、可以: ability and permission
Original Chinese study material with English explanations. Simplified Chinese with pinyin; beginner, intermediate and advanced are editorial difficulty labels.
会 (huì) often expresses a learned ability; 能 (néng) expresses ability or possibility under the circumstances; 可以 (kěyǐ) often expresses permission or acceptability.
我会游泳。
Wǒ huì yóuyǒng.
I know how to swim.
这里可以拍照吗？
Zhèlǐ kěyǐ pāizhào ma?
May I take photos here?
会 can also predict an event. These are common functions, not one-to-one translations of English can.
Try it
Which most directly asks permission to enter?
- 我可以进去吗？
- 我会游泳吗？
- 我认识你吗？
Answer and explanation
我可以进去吗？. 可以 asks whether entering is permitted.