Able vs Capable | What's the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

ABOUT THIS LESSON 🤔
Learn the two main differences between able and capable. This is how native speakers use these words.

Able:
-Factual or physically possible now
-Can do

Capable:
-Hypothetical or future potential
-Can do well
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[RobertTeachesEnglish]

What's something you believe you are capable of accomplishing?

[andrehsalas]

I'm proud that I'm able to understand everything you just said without looking the captions, thank you, Robert, this is very useful

[monikagar]

Beautiful clear explanation! Thank you!

[newwayswithravi]

Thank you so much sir.
I'm Indian but, I really loved your way of teaching .

[priest_of_art]

Great video, thanks for demystifying! Now I'm able to distinguish these words.

[fighterw]

Thanks so much sir now i know already whats the defferent capable and able

[norah]

I am able to know the difference between the word able and capable
I am incapable to red a hole English article and understand it but maybe in the future I can do it .
Thank you so much you are an amazing teacher, keep working for make videos that help many of students.

[shumanashfak]

Thanks a bunch . I like the way You presented this Video. Happily Subscribed This channel

[hossinebenyanet]

Robert, great video! I'm capable of learning more than 2 foreign languages. Now i have become able to speak French very fluently. Your cat is veryyyy sweet by the way.

[XDvaleXD]

New here, thank you!, 😍😍OMG your cat 🙀, she is adorable!

[noorateeq]

I am proud of myself because i able to understand you well.

🌸 THANK YOU

[Meg.]

Hello Robert! I was wondering if you teach or prepare people who want to get the CPE certification. If not, what books or web sites could you recommend me to look for information? I appreciate your answer in advance.

[sulaymanadham]

I am both able and capable of pressing the like and subscribe buttons.

[tohabtv]

I was able to get myself a capable English teacher

[MamtaGupta-dbmr]

What difference between able and enable

[noorateeq]

I am capable of writing a short stories

[SitorabonuMuraxmadova-wr]

i couldn't understand differences 😢😢