<blockquote>
<p>A: &quot;小姐， 我想寄一个包裹。&quot; (Miss, I want to mail a parcel)</p>
<p>B: &quot;请问寄到哪儿? 寄什么?&quot; (May I ask, where are you mailing it to? And what you are mailing?)</p>
<p>.......</p>
<p>A: &quot;请问几天能到?&quot; (may I ask, in how many days can it arrive?)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>能 = can ; 到 = arrive</p>
<blockquote>
<p>几天<strong>能</strong>到? =  <strong>can</strong> arrive in how many days?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>会 = would/will</p>
<blockquote>
<p>几天<strong>会</strong>到? = <strong>would/will</strong> arrive in how many days?</p>
</blockquote>

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2020-01-28T01:36:07.760Z
A question if you have the time: in 粤语 does 我 sound like 'low'? In pinyin they write ngo5.
Pedroski
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'我' doesn't sound like 'low'
Tang Ho
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Yes I wrote wrong some characters. Now they are right. But the 能 is the question. Does it mean. How long does it take the parcel to arrive¿. Why use 能？ what does it really mean¿
ANTXON
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Tang Ho
<p>A 小姐， 我相机一个包裹。
Miss, I wanna camera a parcel. </p>

<p>Tang Ho is probably right, you may mean 想寄：
Miss, I wanna send a parcel.</p>

<p>B 请问，寄到哪儿? 急什么? 
Where d'you wanna send it to? Need fast delivery?</p>

<p>Then later A asks: </p>

<p>请问几天能到?
How long before it arrives?</p>

<p>Use 能 or 会：一样的。</p>

<p>请问几天会到?
How long before it arrives?</p>

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2020-01-28T22:46:57.127Z
Yes I wrote wrong some characters. Now thy are ok. Why use能 to say hoe long¿ is there a grammar for that¿
ANTXON
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2020-01-29T08:12:27.743Z
能 or 会 here means "able to" So, 能到 or 会到 simply  means "...able to arrive" Or if you wish to be pedantic, you could even say 能够到达
Wayne Cheah
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Pedroski
<p>In the following dialogue:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A: 小姐， 我想机一个包裹。<br>
  B: 请问，寄到哪儿? 寄什么?<br>
  .........</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Then later A asks:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>请问几天<strong>能</strong>到?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What is 能 here, I cannot find the grammar. </p>

<p>In my books 能 is for permission, to be able to do something, ‘be possible’ also express possibility, in the sense of someone being able to do something on a particular occasion.</p>

<p>But in this case is a question for the future, how long does it take the packet to reach. Can you not use 会?If you use 能, what is the exact grammar point?</p>

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2020-01-28T04:24:35.810Z
急什么, also, seems wrong.
Mou某
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2020-01-28T21:18:37.713Z
some omissions here, ```(这个包裹)几天能到(目的地)```. And mistakes for the first sentence, which should be ```我"想寄"一个包裹```
Shaw
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How do I understand 能 in 请问几天能到?
# How do I understand 能 in 请问几天能到?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-27)

In the following dialogue:

> A: 小姐， 我想机一个包裹。  
> B: 请问，寄到哪儿? 寄什么?  
> .........

Then later A asks:

> 请问几天**能**到?

What is 能 here, I cannot find the grammar.

In my books 能 is for permission, to be able to do something, ‘be possible’ also express possibility, in the sense of someone being able to do something on a particular occasion.

But in this case is a question for the future, how long does it take the packet to reach. Can you not use 会?If you use 能, what is the exact grammar point?

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 急什么, also, seems wrong.  
> **username_2**: some omissions here, ```(这个包裹)几天能到(目的地)```. And mistakes for the first sentence, which should be ```我"想寄"一个包裹```  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-01-27. Score: 2

> A: "小姐， 我想寄一个包裹。" (Miss, I want to mail a parcel)
>
> B: "请问寄到哪儿? 寄什么?" (May I ask, where are you mailing it to? And what you are mailing?)
>
> .......
>
> A: "请问几天能到?" (may I ask, in how many days can it arrive?)

能 = can ; 到 = arrive

> 几天**能**到? = **can** arrive in how many days?

会 = would/will

> 几天**会**到? = **would/will** arrive in how many days?

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: A question if you have the time: in 粤语 does 我 sound like 'low'? In pinyin they write ngo5.  
> **username_3**: '我' doesn't sound like 'low'  
> **username_0**: Yes I wrote wrong some characters. Now they are right. But the 能 is the question. Does it mean. How long does it take the parcel to arrive¿. Why use 能？ what does it really mean¿  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-01-28. Score: 0

A 小姐， 我相机一个包裹。
Miss, I wanna camera a parcel.

username_3 Ho is probably right, you may mean 想寄：
Miss, I wanna send a parcel.

B 请问，寄到哪儿? 急什么?
Where d'you wanna send it to? Need fast delivery?

Then later A asks:

请问几天能到?
How long before it arrives?

Use 能 or 会：一样的。

请问几天会到?
How long before it arrives?

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Yes I wrote wrong some characters. Now thy are ok. Why use能 to say hoe long¿ is there a grammar for that¿  
> **username_5**: 能 or 会 here means "able to" So, 能到 or 会到 simply  means "...able to arrive" Or if you wish to be pedantic, you could even say 能够到达  

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