# 221: Italian Verb Potere: How to Use It When in Italy

An episode of [Learn Italian with Joy of Languages](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1217040140), 17 Mar 2026, 20 min.

Audio: https://adbarker.com/stream/kZsruxNUus3B5CELdV5CwnkP/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/615cd05e-2c3d-4505-941a-58adf362e42a/c698eade-94cd-4d9f-9cb3-a498ba161abd.mp3

The Italian verb “potere” means “can”, but it doesn’t always work the same way. Learn how to use it correctly and avoid common mistakes. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for this episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/Italian-verb-potere Today's Italian words: Posso? = Can I? / May I? Possiamo andare = We can go Puoi prenotare un tavolo per stasera = You can reserve a table for tonight (singular, informal) Potete lasciare le valigie qui= You can leave your luggage here (plural)

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