How to Pronounce Can vs. Can't -- American English Accent

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Rachel's English


ูŠุฑุฌู‰ ุงู„ู†ู‚ุฑ ู†ู‚ุฑู‹ุง ู…ุฒุฏูˆุฌู‹ุง ููˆู‚ ุงู„ุชุฑุฌู…ุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุฉ ุฃุฏู†ุงู‡ ู„ุชุดุบูŠู„ ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ. ุงู„ุชุฑุฌู…ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชุฑุฌู…ุฉ ุชุชู… ุชุฑุฌู…ุชู‡ุง ุขู„ูŠู‹ุง.

00:07
Today I'm going to talk about the difference between can and can't. How to hear it, how
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ุณุฃุชุญุฏุซ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุนู† ุงู„ูุฑู‚ ุจูŠู† "ูŠู…ูƒู†" ูˆ "ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†". ูƒูŠู ุชุณู…ุนู‡ุง ูˆูƒูŠู
00:12
to say it. You've probably noticed that you cannot rely on hearing -- tt -- a good T sound
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ุชู‚ูˆู„ู‡ุง. ุฑุจู…ุง ู„ุงุญุธุช ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุงู„ุงุนุชู…ุงุฏ ุนู„ู‰ ุณู…ุงุน - tt - ุตูˆุช T ุฌูŠุฏ
00:18
because most Americans when they're speaking everyday speech --tt -- don't release final
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ู„ุฃู† ู…ุนุธู… ุงู„ุฃู…ุฑูŠูƒูŠูŠู† ุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠุชุญุฏุซูˆู† ูƒู„ ูŠูˆู… - t - ู„ุง ูŠุทู„ู‚ูˆู† ุงู„ุญุฑูˆู ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงุฆูŠุฉ ุงู„ู†ู‡ุงุฆูŠุฉ
00:24
T's. First of all, if you haven't seen the video N'T contractions, watch that first.
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. ุจุงุฏุฆ ุฐูŠ ุจุฏุก ุŒ ุฅุฐุง ู„ู… ุชุดุงู‡ุฏ ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ N'T ุชู‚ู„ุตุงุช ุŒ ุดุงู‡ุฏ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃูˆู„ุงู‹.
00:30
In that video, you learned that the N'T is pronounced nt. A nasal N sound here in the
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ููŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ ุŒ ุนู„ู…ุช ุฃู† N'T ูŠุชู… ู†ุทู‚ู‡ุง nt. ุตูˆุช N ููŠ ุงู„ุฃู†ู ู‡ู†ุง ููŠ
00:39
nose cut very short byt a stop T. So let's compare the two words. Can. Can't. Can, can't.
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ุงู„ุฃู†ู ู…ู‚ุทูˆุนู‹ุง ุฌุฏู‹ุง ุจู…ู‚ุฏุงุฑ ุจุงูŠุช ุชูˆู‚ู T. ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ุฏุนูˆู†ุง ู†ู‚ุงุฑู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุชูŠู†. ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน. ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†. ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน.
00:51
What do you hear being different? Let's not even limit ourselves to just the sounds, but
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ู…ุงุฐุง ุชุณู…ุน ุงู† ุชูƒูˆู† ู…ุฎุชู„ูุงุŸ ุฏุนูˆู†ุง ู„ุง ู†ู‚ุตุฑ ุฃู†ูุณู†ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุตูˆุงุช ูู‚ุท ุŒ ูˆู„ูƒู†
00:56
anything. Can, can't. Can you tell that the first word is longer? The stop T of can't
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ุฃูŠ ุดูŠุก. ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู‡ู„ ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุฃู† ุชู‚ูˆู„ ุฃู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ุฃุทูˆู„ุŸ ุชูˆู‚ู T ู…ู† ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู†
01:06
chops it, makes it a little more abrupt. Can, can't. This may be something that is difficult
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ูŠู‚ุทุนู‡ ุŒ ูŠุฌุนู„ู‡ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุญุฏุฉ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹. ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู‚ุฏ ูŠูƒูˆู† ู‡ุฐุง ุดูŠุฆู‹ุง ูŠุตุนุจ
01:15
for you to distinguish right now. But if you know to listen for can: a little bit longer,
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ุนู„ูŠูƒ ุชู…ูŠูŠุฒู‡ ุงู„ุขู†. ูˆู„ูƒู† ุฅุฐุง ูƒู†ุช ุชุนู„ู… ุฃู† ุชุณุชู…ุน ุฅู„ู‰ "can": ูุชุฑุฉ ุฃุทูˆู„ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ุŒ ุฃูˆ
01:20
a little smoother, versus can't, can't: a little shorter, a little bit more abrupt,
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ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุณู„ุงุณุฉ ุŒ ู…ู‚ุงุจู„ ู„ุง ุชุณุชุทูŠุน: ุฃู‚ุตุฑ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ุŒ ุฃูˆ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ูุงุฌุฃุฉ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ุŒ
01:26
it may help you develop an ear for this. A note on the pronunciation of the word can.
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ูู‚ุฏ ูŠุณุงุนุฏูƒ ุฐู„ูƒ ุนู„ู‰ ุชุทูˆูŠุฑ ุฃุฐู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฐู„ูƒ. ู…ู„ุงุญุธุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ู†ุทู‚ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ูŠู…ูƒู†.
01:33
You've probably noticed that this word often reduces. The 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel is changed
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ุฑุจู…ุง ู„ุงุญุธุช ุฃู† ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ุบุงู„ุจู‹ุง ู…ุง ุชุฎุชุฒู„. ูŠุชู… ุชุบูŠูŠุฑ ุญุฑู ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ "aa" ูƒู…ุง ููŠ "bat"
01:40
to the schwa. Kn, kn, kn, I can do it, kn. The word can't does not reduce. That vowel
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ุฅู„ู‰ schwa. ูƒู† ุŒ ูƒู† ุŒ ูƒู† ุŒ ูŠู…ูƒู†ู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุฃูุนู„ ุฐู„ูƒ ุŒ ูƒู†. ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ู„ู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ุงุฎุชุฒุงู„. ุตูˆุช ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ ู‡ุฐุง
01:50
sound never changes into the schwa sound. So that's another way to help you distinguish
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ู„ุง ูŠุชุบูŠุฑ ุฃุจุฏู‹ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุตูˆุช schwa. ู‡ุฐู‡ ุทุฑูŠู‚ุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ู„ู…ุณุงุนุฏุชูƒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชู…ูŠูŠุฒ
01:55
between these two words. Let's look at some sentences. I can understand. I can't understand.
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ุจูŠู† ู‡ุงุชูŠู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุชูŠู†. ู„ู†ู„ู‚ ู†ุธุฑุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ุจุนุถ ุงู„ุฌู…ู„. ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุฃูู‡ู…. ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุฃูู‡ู….
02:02
Could you hear the difference? I can understand. I can't understand. Can, can't, can, can't.
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ู‡ู„ ุชุณู…ุน ุงู„ูุฑู‚ุŸ ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุฃูู‡ู…. ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน ุฃู† ุฃูู‡ู…. ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ู„ุง ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน ุŒ ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน ุŒ ู„ุง ูŠุณุชุทูŠุน.
02:11
The vowel sound is different because in the first sentence it's being reduced to the schwa.
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ูŠุฎุชู„ู ุตูˆุช ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ ู„ุฃู†ู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู…ู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ูŠุชู… ุงุฎุชุฒุงู„ู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ schwa.
02:17
And here. Can you help later? I can't. I can. I can't. I can. Do you sense that the first
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ูˆ ู‡ู†ุง. ู‡ู„ ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุงู„ู…ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ู„ุงุญู‚ุงุŸ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทุจุน. ุฃู†ุง ุงุณุชุทูŠุน. ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทุจุน. ุฃู†ุง ุงุณุชุทูŠุน. ู‡ู„ ุชุดุนุฑ ุฃู†
02:27
response is a little bit more abrupt? I can't, I can't. And the second one a little bit more
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ุงู„ุงุณุชุฌุงุจุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ู…ูุงุฌุฆุฉ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ุŸ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน ุŒ ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ูˆุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุฃูƒุซุฑ
02:33
relaxed. Can, can, can, a little smoother. That one might have been a little harder because
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ุงุณุชุฑุฎุงุกู‹ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹. ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุณู„ุงุณุฉ. ุฑุจู…ุง ูƒุงู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃุตุนุจ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ู„ุฃู†
02:40
the vowel didn't change. I told her I can't. I told her I can. Again, the vowel is the
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ุญุฑู ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ ู„ู… ูŠุชุบูŠุฑ. ู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡ุง ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู…ุฑุฉ ุฃุฎุฑู‰ ุŒ ุญุฑู ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ ู‡ูˆ
02:46
same in both of them. I told her I can't. I told her I can. But do you notice that the
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ู†ูุณู‡ ููŠ ูƒู„ุงู‡ู…ุง. ู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡ุง ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน. ู„ูƒู† ู‡ู„ ุชู„ุงุญุธ ุฃู†
02:52
last can, can: a little smoother and a little bit longer. I told her I can't.
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ุงู„ุฃุฎูŠุฑ ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู†: ุฃู†ุนู… ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ูˆุฃุทูˆู„ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹. ู‚ู„ุช ู„ู‡ุง ู„ุง ุฃุณุชุทูŠุน.
02:59
More abrupt in that first sentence. You can come. You can't come. You can come. You can't
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ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ูุงุฌุฃุฉ ููŠ ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ุฌู…ู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰. ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ
03:06
come. In the first sentence the word can is reduced so much -- kn, kn, kn, kn -- You can
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ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู…ู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ูŠู…ูƒู† ุงุฎุชุตุงุฑ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ูƒุซูŠุฑู‹ุง - kn ุŒ kn ุŒ kn ุŒ kn - ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ
03:13
come. It's almost not even there. You can come. You can't come. So the two tricks here
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ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ูŠูƒุงุฏ ู„ุง ูŠูƒูˆู† ู‡ู†ุงูƒ ุญุชู‰. ุชุณุชุทูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุก. ู„ุฐุง ูุฅู† ุงู„ุญูŠู„ุชูŠู† ู‡ู†ุง
03:21
are: 1) If the sound is abrupt and chopped, can't, can't, then it's the word can't. And
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ู‡ูŠ: 1) ุฅุฐุง ูƒุงู† ุงู„ุตูˆุช ู…ูุงุฌุฆู‹ุง ูˆู…ู‚ุทุนู‹ุง ุŒ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุŒ ุฅุฐู† ูุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ู„ุง ุชุณุชุทูŠุน. ูˆ
03:28
2) if the vowel sound changes to the schwa, then it's the word can. Kn, kn, I can do it.
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2) ุฅุฐุง ุชุบูŠุฑ ุตูˆุช ุงู„ุนู„ุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ schwa ุŒ ูู‡ุฐุง ูŠุนู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉ can. ูƒู† ุŒ ูƒู† ุŒ ูŠู…ูƒู†ู†ูŠ ุฃู† ุฃูุนู„ ุฐู„ูƒ.
03:36
That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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ู‡ุฐุง ูƒู„ ุดูŠุก ุŒ ูˆุดูƒุฑู‹ุง ุฌุฒูŠู„ุงู‹ ู„ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู… ู„ุบุฉ ุฑุงุดูŠู„ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุฉ.
ุญูˆู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู…ูˆู‚ุน

ุณูŠู‚ุฏู… ู„ูƒ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู…ูˆู‚ุน ู…ู‚ุงุทุน ููŠุฏูŠูˆ YouTube ุงู„ู…ููŠุฏุฉ ู„ุชุนู„ู… ุงู„ู„ุบุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุฉ. ุณุชุฑู‰ ุฏุฑูˆุณ ุงู„ู„ุบุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ูŠุชู… ุชุฏุฑูŠุณู‡ุง ู…ู† ู‚ุจู„ ู…ุฏุฑุณูŠู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ู…ู† ุฌู…ูŠุน ุฃู†ุญุงุก ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…. ุงู†ู‚ุฑ ู†ู‚ุฑู‹ุง ู…ุฒุฏูˆุฌู‹ุง ููˆู‚ ุงู„ุชุฑุฌู…ุฉ ุงู„ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ุนุฑูˆุถุฉ ุนู„ู‰ ูƒู„ ุตูุญุฉ ููŠุฏูŠูˆ ู„ุชุดุบูŠู„ ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ ู…ู† ู‡ู†ุงูƒ. ูŠุชู… ุชู…ุฑูŠุฑ ุงู„ุชุฑุฌู…ุงุช ุจุงู„ุชุฒุงู…ู† ู…ุน ุชุดุบูŠู„ ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ. ุฅุฐุง ูƒุงู† ู„ุฏูŠูƒ ุฃูŠ ุชุนู„ูŠู‚ุงุช ุฃูˆ ุทู„ุจุงุช ุŒ ูŠุฑุฌู‰ ุงู„ุงุชุตุงู„ ุจู†ุง ุจุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู… ู†ู…ูˆุฐุฌ ุงู„ุงุชุตุงู„ ู‡ุฐุง.

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