Grammar · Verbs
ことができます, can do
[Verb dictionary form] ことができます
One of two ways to say you can do something, and the easier one at N5 because it uses the dictionary form unchanged.
The mistake to avoid
The shorter potential form (話せます) is more common in speech, but it needs conjugation. Start here.
Examples
日本語を話すことができます。
にほんごを はなすことが できます。
I can speak Japanese.