How to Say ‘I cannot use this app.’ in Simplified Chinese
我不会用这个软件。
wǒ bú huì yòng zhè gè ruǎn jiàn
[waw boo-hway yohng juh guh rwan-jyen]
💬 Usage Tip: [不会] with an action often means 'don't know how to,' not just 'am unable to.' Compare [我不会用这个软件] 'I don't know how to use this app' with [我不能用这个软件] 'I'm not allowed to / can't use this app.'
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我不会用这个软件。
I don't know how to use this app/software.
不会用
bú huì yòng
don’t know how to use
A common way to say you are not skilled at using something.
我不会用手机。
I don’t know how to use the phone.
Words in this phrase
不会
bú huì
[boo-hway]
cannot; don't know how to
Used to say you are unable to do something or don't know the skill.
我不会用微信。
I don't know how to use WeChat.
用
yòng
[yohng]
to use
Used when talking about operating or using something.
我会用这个软件。
I know how to use this app/software.
这个软件
zhè gè ruǎn jiàn
this app / this software
Refers to the app or program you are talking about.
这个软件很难用。
This app is hard to use.
Words in this phrase
这
zhè
[juh]
this
Refers to something near the speaker; often combines with 个 as 这个.
这个软件很方便。
This app/software is very convenient.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word for general items
A very common classifier used with many nouns, as in 这个软件.
这个软件不错。
This app/software is not bad.
软件
ruǎn jiàn
[rwan-jyen]
app; software
A program or application on a phone or computer.
这个软件很好用。
This app/software is easy to use.
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