How to Pronounce CAN and CAN'T in BRITISH ENGLISH
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2018
- In this video I show you how to pronounce can (the strong form) and can't in British English. I compare the pronunciation of the two and talk about one thing which natives do to the word "can't" that can lead to some awkward confusions.
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and what is the difference with bad word?
you pronoucing it wrong its cant not cont
I've been saying 'can't ' in British accent since I went to primary school and actually I prefer British accent.
Can't and c#nt keep sounding the same to me.
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Jesus christ, why tho. It's too hard to distinguish between some words
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And it's quite the traditional English because America was discovered after...
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It's beautiful but harder for me to understand sometimes and a lot harder to pronounce than American
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Ema, I came here to learn the difference between Can and Can't when they are pronounced by the native. You taught very excellently but unfortunately, I failed to concenter my mind. Do you know why? It's because of your beautiful eyes. I have never seen such beautiful eyes in my life. They are as blue as like ocean , as big as like sky.When you smile, It seems that all beauty of the heaven and earth are come out from your facial expression. I would really be very fortunate, If I could build a friendship with you.
I moved to the UK recently ,most British people are very helpful ,this video helped me to clarify something I've confused since 5 years old 😁 Thank you Emma
Hello Lee. The pronunciation will
sound very different in parts of Britain and Ireland due to the many different accents and dialects we have speaking English. It makes it most fascinating.
I’m here because as a native Londoner who works in a museum (so lots of tourists) I’m constantly having to repeat myself when I tell people they “can take photos” I’m forever asked “can or cant” and it’s becoming tedious lol. I was so confused because when I say these words they sound completely different and didn’t understand how they could be mixed up. I tried to change it up to “you are allowed to take photos” but was disappointed when they starting asking “are or arn’t” HELP!! 😂
Better to say 'YES, you can take photos' so they at least hear the 'yes', maybe? 😅
@@Pronunciationwithemma Haha I wasn’t expecting a reply.
It’s a small museum and I tell every person on the way in to take their time and that they can take photos, so whilst it may be a little odd to start a sentence with “yes” I’m going to take that piece of advice and say “and yes you can take photos” along with my over exaggerated thumbs up 🤣 if it works it’ll still stop the confusion.
I asked some Americans earlier how they pronounce the word can’t and they had no idea what I was asking lol, to be fair though I am extremely cockney 😂.
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I often mix American and British accents when speaking. That makes me even harder to be understood by natives, specially when I try to say “can’t”.
Mixing is fine, don't worry :)
I feel you.
It's not easy to learn correct pronunciation when you receive so much different inputs 😅
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This is really good and most of students don't know about this tricky (especially British) pronunciation of can't. This video of yours was really interesting and helpful! Thanks!
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lol I speak more with American English but this particular " cant" I always say as a British lol
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I love the kaen vs ka:nt, that's how we studied it in school :)
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British style is much more easy than american style, especially 'cant', both style will remove 't' sound occasionally, but British style is much more clear in pronunciation.
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I can recommend several songs from British artists where you can clearly identify the pronunciations, especially for "Can't". Music has really helped me to learn English including some accents.
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"These two words can sound very similar"
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cheers for the video! i can distinguish them while listening but when speaking i always get confused how to pronounce them
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On one of the spoken codes my teacher taught that it is pronounced caent
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This was really interesting. In American English, people make an "a" sound, as in "cat" when pronouncing "can't". On the other hand, when they want to say "can", they just make a schaw sound. It's always great to learn about those differences. Thank you teacher Emma.
OscarG We use a schwa in British English too for “can” (never for “can’t”, as negatives are never weakened in rapid speech). American English is a whole different kettle of fish in terms of pronunciation too, but it’s just as interesting! 😁
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I like the middle one
Thanks a lot, it's a very useful lesson.
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Your recording is good, my only feedback is that you make the vowel in "can" shorter :)
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hey Emma, i have a pronunciation question for you: when you are saying a vowel sound, does the tongue move forward at all while still staying flat? or does it not move at all? i know this is a rather old video but, i figured i could still write to you :-) Love ya Emma
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Hi, but cant is it always
/ca: nt / with no answer and in the middle of a sentence
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I’m really struggling because I’m bad at American accent imagine how terrible I’m in British accent, but I really want to learn, I love British accent :(
Emma, what do "a cup of tea dies", "bestie" and "have a cookie" mean? Hmm...the Scottish people say /kan(t)/ for the three words...so simple, but confusing. That is what I know from phonetic books for university students.
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Thanks, I was doing particulately the Can't wrong, and was thinking i was saying right😀
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Other - plural, another - singular. 👍
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Thanks for the video Emma .This is really helpful .Do you have any pronunciation course if yes then let me know
shad aftab thank you! And not yet! I currently only offer face to face courses on pronunciation, but I plan to make pronunciation courses which are specific to speakers of certain languages 😄🙌 what’s your native language?
Pronunciation with Emma my native language is hindi .
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I'm not English but perhaps because I went to a british boarding school, I sound like a brit and didn't really noticed it till I went to uni abroad.
I notice some people pronounce can't with a strong t, but they use the short vowel sound that you used for can. Is this ok?
I've personally not heard this so I cannot comment, sorry. Perhaps it's an accent thing you're hearing? Where are you hearing people say this?
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Great! Very clear!
This is the same what was taught to me by my English teacher >20 years ago. It is shocking and sad that nowadays the kids in my country are taught without writing down the phonetics and even the teachers mix-up the British and the American pronunciation.
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The other day I was playing PUBG online game. My teammates were from the USA. Whenever I used the word " Can", they took it for the word "can't". Our teacher in school taught us to pronounce the word " can't " the way you pronounced in this video. But it's hard to differentiate between 'can' and 'can't' when Americas speak
I agree. I have some American friends and I sometimes have to clarify with them whether it's can or can't. They're very similar, aren't they?
@@Pronunciationwithemma yes. Another interesting thing, rather funny, is that they seem to pronounce the word "better" like "beder". I don't understand why we have to pronounce 't' as 'd' especially in the middle of a word
@@mayanglambamsurajmeetei9402 it is called flat T or something.. British english pronounce the T sound much more clearly..
Hi Emma!
1. Do native British speakers say can't [k æ n t] ? Mb sometimes.
2. Do native British speakers interpret can't [k æ n t] as a mistake or something weird?
Hey!
1. nope, maybe something like /æ:/ in some accents in the north of England, but never a short /æ/.
2. It would sound very odd to our native ears.
Some diction use a and a: to replace æ and æ:
æ is more less open than a and a and more open than e
Different dictionary represent sounds differently but its potato pah taa toh
Same thing
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To avoid wrong pronunciation, sometimes i use 'can not' instead of 'can't'