Never make these mistakes in Chinese 66

Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze typical sentences to correct these errors.

         Yǐjīnɡ 9 diǎn le, tā kéyǐ lái mɑ?
False: 已经9点了,她可以来吗?
          Yǐjīnɡ 9 diǎn le, tā huì(nénɡ)lái mɑ?
True: 已经9点了,她会(能)来吗?

原意是询问“她来”的可能性,也是一种猜测估计,“可以”没有这种用法,应改为“会”或“用”。
This sentence inquiries the possibility of 她来. It also involves the making of an assumption. 可以 has no such usage. One should use 会 or 能. 

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