How to Say ‘If you can hold a conversation’ in Japanese
会話ができれば
kaiwa ga dekire ba
[KAI-wah ga deh-KEE-reh bah]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending a verb with -れば makes an "if" condition. できる "can do" becomes できれば, and 行く "go" becomes 行けば "if you go".
Phrase Breakdown
会話
kaiwa
[KAI-wah]
conversation
Talking with someone; a spoken exchange.
友達と会話を楽しみました。
I enjoyed a conversation with a friend.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
できれ
dekire
[deh-KEE-reh]
can do (conditional stem)
Conditional stem of できる 'to be able to'; with ば means 'if one can'.
英語ができれば、便利です。
If you can speak English, it is convenient.
ば
ba
[bah]
if
Conditional particle meaning if or when attached to verbs.
先に聞けば安心でした。
If I had asked first, I would have felt reassured.
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