"我们可以坐公共汽车去学校吗？"

[AlphAlpha1]

Why does "ride the bus" not work?

[emperorchiao]

Report it. There are tons of alternate answers missing. They don't accept much Taiwanese Mandarin, either.

[alessandrangela]

"Will we take the bus to school?" should also be accepted.

In other exercises, 可以 is translated as 'will', and 'can' is not accepted.
I know it's still in Beta, but I'm doing so much reporting. I'm at the point where I'm spending more time trying to remember what answers will be accepted, rather than focusing on learning.

[Mr.rM]

可以 never means “will”. You need a dictionary. Duolingo should not include “will” in the mouse-over hint. More: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/25702692

[Melarish]

That's the life of a beta tester! In return, you get early access. You can always leave the course for now and come back later when it's more stable. Meanwhile, you can learn on HelloChinese phone app, where I've almost never seen missing answers :)

[firerosearien]

"To school" should be accepted along with "to the school"

[roman2095]

It is accepted now

[Andrew-Lin]

我們可以坐公共汽車去學校嗎？
In Taiwan, "巴士"(bāshì) and "公車" are more commonly used, while people in (Mainland) China tend to use "公交车"(gōngjiāochē). "公共汽車/公共汽车" is a formal word for them.

[josephinehy2022]

公共汽车 should translate to public transport

bus is 巴士

[Mr.rM]

“public transport (公共交通)” has a broader meaning than 公共汽车 (public bus). It can be a bus, a train, a subway and etc.

[Cecil164832]

My mainland Chinese colleagues use gong gong qi che. Ba shi is more commonly used in Southeast Asia, although the mainlanders recognize it as a synonym for bus..

[ZhuRenbo]

You only accept "can" for some of these, and only "will" for others, both should be accepted

[Mr.rM]

可以 does not mean “will”. More: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/25702692

[roman2095]

Maybe you are thinking of 会 which can mean "can" or "will"

[Robin.Ha]

Why can't 公共汽车 be public bus? Cause bus is not specific enough.

[SmithUA01]

"Can we use the bus to school?" is not correct english and should not be offered as a "correct" translation

[Nicolifeis]

Can't we ride a bus to go to school ? What's wrong with this translation ?

[rs_taylor]

Doesnt even accept "Can we a take bus to the school?" Wtf

[Cecil164832]

Because a is a not a right a English no?

[rs_taylor]

Ooops, you're correct was a typo!

[Eanorel2]

"Can we take a bus to school?" to me sounds as if we are asking if we are allowed to take a bus (probably a toy) in the classroom.

[CatherineC776316]

I Australia we 'catch' a bus to ... we don't 'take' a bus to ..