Sentence examples of "saben" in Spanish with translation "can"

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Muchos marineros no saben nadar. Many sailors can't swim.
Los holandeses saben hablar muchas lenguas. Dutch people can speak many languages.
Hay muchos Americanos que saben hablar el japonés. There are many Americans who can speak Japanese.
Ustedes no saben apreciar a las moscas en todo su esplendor. You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.
Las mujeres pueden guardar un secreto cuando no saben que lo es. Women can keep a secret when they don't know it is one.
Todos saben que ella ha hecho todo lo que ha podido por sus hijos. Everyone knows that she has done everything she could for her children.
Aquellos que eligen no leer no tienen ninguna ventaja sobre aquellos que no saben leer. Those who choose not to read have no advantage over those who can't read.
De acuerdo al anciano que conocí ayer, las cucarachas pueden comerse y no saben nada mal. According to the old man I met yesterday, cockroaches can be eaten and don't taste all that bad.
No me gusta cuando matemáticos que saben mucho más que yo no pueden expresarse con claridad. I don't like it when mathematicians who know much more than I do can't express themselves explicitly.
Mientras hay algunas personas que usan Internet para aprender lenguas extranjeras, hay otros que viven con menos de un dólar al día, que ni siquiera saben leer su propio idioma. While there are some people who use the Internet to learn foreign languages, there are others, living on less than a dollar a day, who cannot even read their own language.
El saber no ocupa lugar One can never know too much
Ella sabe tocar el piano. She can play the piano.
Ella no sabe cocinar bien. She can't cook well.
Él no sabe cantar bien. He cannot sing well.
Él sabe leer y escribir. He can read and write.
Toby no sabe contar chistes. Toby can't tell jokes.
Él sabe jugar al béisbol. He can play baseball.
Sé que él sabe dibujar. I know that he can draw.
Bill sabe montar en bicicleta. Bill can ride a bicycle.
¿Ella sabe tocar la guitarra? Can she play the guitar?
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