"Umiem liczyć i rysować!"

Translation: I can count and draw!

[torezedde]

Why isn't correct "I'm able to" instead of "I can"?

[WarsawWill]

It's possible, and should no doubt be allowed, but in fact "can" is used much more often here. From my "bible", Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan, OUP:

"Can is preferred in the sense of "know how to":
Can you knit? (More natural than Are you able to knit?)"

[Euhan1]

So you can at least take care of the "drawn" and "quartered" bits, then.

[Stewart288923]

I said 'I know how to count and to draw'. Of course one can cut out the second 'to' but it is still correct spoken English, especially when one speaks slowly, making perhaps a point of emphasis.

[Jellei]

Sure, added.

[Chicagoski]

Why isn't "I am able to count and draw" correct? How does "Mogę liczyć i rysować" translate differently? Thank you!

[JanKLinde]

"I am able to" is a good translation for "mogę". But while "mogę rysować" makes sense (I can draw because I have a pen and paper), "mogę liczyć" doesn't. I don't need anything to count but some knowledge, and that would be "umiem".

[Jellei]

Well, that may be used in a 'ok, so how do we devide the tasks?' situation, I volunteer to do the counting and the drawing.

Anyway, "I am able to count and draw" is accepted, so is "Mogę liczyć i rysować".

[JanKLinde]

Ah, that's another meaning of 'mogę', I think it hasn't been mentioned so far.

I'm willing and able...

[Jellei]

Also "I am allowed to".