能 can indicate something that you are able to do naturally, for example:
I can eat 3 bowls of cooked rice.
我能吃三碗米饭。
Wǒ néng chī sān wǎn mǐfàn.
能 can also be used to ask for or give permission, for example:
Can I smoke here?
我能在这里抽烟吗?
Wǒ néng zài zhèlǐ chōuyān ma?
No, you can’t.
不能。
Bùnéng
会 means that you have acquired certain abilities or skills, and that you have acquired them through learning, for example:
I can speak Mandarin.
我会说普通话。
Wǒ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà.
I can cook.
我会做饭。
Wǒ huì zuò fàn.
Can you drive?
你会开车吗?
Nǐ huì kāichē ma?
“会” also indicates what might happen in the future. For example:
It won’t rain tomorrow.
明天不会下雨。
Míngtiān bú huì xià yǔ.
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