English Pronunciation: Can vs Can't

Hi, everybody. My name is Esther. 

Kumusta, lahat. Ang pangalan ko ay Esther.

And in this video, we're going to talk  about how to use the word ‘can’ and ‘can't’. 

At sa video na ito, pag-uusapan natin kung paano gamitin ang salitang 'maaari' at 'hindi pwede'.

mmm, so first of all, let's talk  about the meaning of these words. 

mmm, kaya una sa lahat, pag-usapan natin ang kahulugan ng mga salitang ito.

‘can’ means you are able to do something. Maybe because you have the skill or maybe  

Ang ibig sabihin ng 'maaari' ay may magagawa ka. Siguro dahil may husay ka o di kaya

because your body allows you to do that thing. And ‘can't’ is the opposite, right. 

dahil pinapayagan ka ng katawan mong gawin ang bagay na iyon. At ang 'hindi' ay kabaligtaran, tama.

You can't do something. You're not able to do  

Wala kang magagawa. Hindi mo magagawa

something because you don't have the skill or your body doesn't allow you to do it. 

ang isang bagay dahil wala kang kakayahan o hindi pinapayagan ng iyong katawan na gawin ito.

Okay, let's move on to the pronunciation. How do we pronounce these words correctly? 

Okay, lumipat tayo sa pagbigkas. Paano natin nabigkas nang tama ang mga salitang ito?

Now, I know it's not easy, but I know you if  you keep practicing, you're gonna get better. 

Ngayon, alam kong hindi madali, pero alam kong kung patuloy kang magsasanay, gagaling ka.

Believe me. So let's look at the first one. 

Maniwala ka sa akin. Kaya tingnan natin ang una.

Now, this one actually sounds like a man's name. can 

Ngayon, ang isang ito ay talagang parang pangalan ng isang lalaki. can

can You'll notice,  

can Mapapansin mo,

it sounds more like an ‘e’ than it does an ‘a’. Again, practice with me. 

mas parang 'e' ang tunog nito kaysa 'a'. Muli, magsanay sa akin.

can Now, this one is ‘can't’. 

maaari Ngayon, ang isang ito ay 'hindi pwede'.

If you look down here, I've  written the word ‘ant’. 

Kung titingnan mo dito, isinulat ko ang salitang 'ant'.

‘ant’, with the C in front. So practice with me: 

'ant', na may C sa harap. Kaya magsanay sa akin:

can't can't 

hindi maaari

Yes, again: can 

Oo, muli:

can’t can 

hindi maaari

can’t Okay, well let's see if  

hindi maaari Okay, tingnan natin kung

you guys can put it in a sentence. I mmm do it. 

maaari mong ilagay ito sa isang pangungusap. Ako mmm gawin ito.

I can do it. I can do it. 

Kaya ko ito. Kaya ko ito.

I can't do it. I can't do it. 

hindi ko kaya. hindi ko kaya.

Let's do a couple more practices together. Okay, so let's start practicing  

Magsagawa tayo ng ilang higit pang mga kasanayan nang magkasama. Okay, kaya simulan natin ang pagsasanay

with the word ‘can’ first. Here are some examples on the board. 

sa salitang 'maaari' muna. Narito ang ilang halimbawa sa pisara.

Let's start with the first one. I can swim. 

Magsimula tayo sa una. marunong akong lumangoy.

I can swim. I can swim. 

marunong akong lumangoy. marunong akong lumangoy.

Make sure you guys are following along. Let's go on to the next one. 

Siguraduhin na kayo ay sumusunod. Tara na sa susunod.

The next one ‘eat’ right. And let's try it with ‘she’. 

Ang susunod ay 'kumain' ng tama. At subukan natin ito sa 'siya'.

She can eat. She can eat. 

Kaya niyang kumain. Kaya niyang kumain.

She can eat. Okay, after that is ‘read’. 

Kaya niyang kumain. Okay, pagkatapos nito ay 'basahin'.

And let's use ‘he’. He can read. 

At gamitin natin ang 'siya'. Marunong siyang magbasa.

He can read. He can read. 

Marunong siyang magbasa. Marunong siyang magbasa.

After that is ‘drive’. And let's use ‘they’ with that one. 

Pagkatapos nito ay 'drive'. At gamitin natin ang 'sila' sa isang iyon.

They can drive. They can drive. 

Maaari silang magmaneho. Maaari silang magmaneho.

They can drive. After that, ‘run’, right. 

Maaari silang magmaneho. Pagkatapos nito, 'tumakbo', tama.

‘we’ We can run. 

'tayo' Pwede tayong tumakbo.

We can run. We can run. 

Pwede tayong tumakbo. Pwede tayong tumakbo.

Okay, let's move on to ‘sing’. And let's do ‘you’. 

Okay, let's move on to 'sing'. At gawin natin 'ikaw'.

You can sing. You can sing. 

Kaya mong kumanta. Kaya mong kumanta.

You can sing. Reminding you that,  

Kaya mong kumanta. Reminding you that,

‘can’, okay it's pronounced ‘ken’. Let's go on to the next one, ‘dance’. 

'can', okay it's pronounced 'ken'. Tara na sa susunod, 'sayaw'.

And let's go back up to ‘I’. I can dance. 

At bumalik tayo sa 'Ako'. Kaya kong sumayaw.

I can dance. I can dance. 

Kaya kong sumayaw. Kaya kong sumayaw.

And the last one ‘speak English’. Right, let's do that with ‘I’ as well because  

At ang huli ay 'speak English'. Tama, gawin din natin 'yan sa 'Ako' dahil

I know you want to be able to say this. I can speak English. 

alam kong gusto mo itong masabi. Kaya kong magsalita ng Ingles.

I can speak English. I can speak English. 

Kaya kong magsalita ng Ingles. Kaya kong magsalita ng Ingles.

Alright, let's move on to ‘can't’. Okay, so now we're going to practice with ‘can’t’. 

Sige, lumipat tayo sa 'hindi pwede'. Okay, kaya ngayon ay magpa-practice tayo ng 'hindi pwede'.

You can see I've only changed  this by putting a ‘t’ here. 

Makikita mong binago ko lang ito sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay ng 't' dito.

Changing ‘can’ to ‘can't’. So let's practice again. 

Ang pagpapalit ng 'maaari' sa 'hindi pwede'. Kaya magpractice ulit tayo.

Make sure you guys are following after me. I can't swim. 

Siguraduhin mong sinusundan mo ako. Hindi ako marunong lumangoy.

I can't swim. I can't swim. 

Hindi ako marunong lumangoy. Hindi ako marunong lumangoy.

Let's move on to ‘eat’. She can't eat. 

Mag-move on na tayo sa 'kain'. Hindi siya makakain.

Maybe she's full right. She can't eat. 

Baka busog na siya. Hindi siya makakain.

She can't eat. Next one is ‘read’. 

Hindi siya makakain. Ang susunod ay 'basahin'.

Let's do ‘he’. He can't read. 

Gawin natin 'siya'. Hindi siya marunong magbasa.

He can't read. He can't read. 

Hindi siya marunong magbasa. Hindi siya marunong magbasa.

After that is ‘drive’. And let's use ‘they’. 

Pagkatapos nito ay 'drive'. At gamitin natin 'sila'.

They can't drive. They can't drive. 

Hindi sila marunong magmaneho. Hindi sila marunong magmaneho.

They can't drive. Next one is ‘run’. 

Hindi sila marunong magmaneho. Ang susunod ay ang 'run'.

Let's use ‘we’. We can't run. 

Gamitin natin ang 'tayo'. Hindi kami makatakbo.

We can't run. We can't run. 

Hindi kami makatakbo. Hindi kami makatakbo.

After that.. the next one is ‘sing’. 

After that.. 'sing' naman ang sumunod.

Oh ‘you’. You can't sing. 

Oh 'ikaw'. Hindi ka marunong kumanta.

You can't sing. You can't sing. 

Hindi ka marunong kumanta. Hindi ka marunong kumanta.

‘dance’ hmm, let's do ‘they’. 

'sayaw' hmm, gawin natin 'sila'.

They can't dance. They can't dance. 

Hindi sila marunong sumayaw. Hindi sila marunong sumayaw.

They can't dance. And ‘speak English’. 

Hindi sila marunong sumayaw. At 'magsalita ng Ingles'.

hmm, let's say ‘You can't speak English’. Well, that's what I'm here to help you with, 

hmm, sabihin nating 'You can't speak English'. Aba, narito ako para tulungan ka,

but let's practice again. You can't speak English. 

pero magpraktis ulit tayo. Hindi ka marunong magsalita ng English.

You can't speak English, but again, that's something that  

Hindi ka marunong magsalita ng Ingles, ngunit muli, iyon ay isang bagay na

we're gonna change as we keep practicing. Okay, and let's try a test now. 

babaguhin natin habang patuloy tayong nagsasanay. Okay, at subukan natin ang isang pagsubok ngayon.

Okay, so let's try a practice test together. It's not that hard. 

Okay, kaya sabay nating subukan ang isang pagsusulit sa pagsasanay. Hindi naman ganoon kahirap.

All you have to do is listen carefully. And as I read these sentences,  

Ang kailangan mo lang gawin ay makinig ng mabuti. At habang binabasa ko ang mga pangungusap na ito,

you have to see if …. listen and see if I'm  

kailangan mong makita kung .... makinig at tingnan kung gumagamit ako

using one ‘can’ or two ‘can't’. All right, so I'll do this slowly. 

ng isang 'can' o dalawang 'can't'. Sige, kaya dahan-dahan ko itong gagawin.

Let's try it together. The first one. 

Subukan natin ito nang magkasama. Ang una.

Let's do ‘swim’. And let's use ‘I’. 

Mag-'swim' tayo. At gamitin natin ang 'I'.

I can swim. I can swim. 

marunong akong lumangoy. marunong akong lumangoy.

Which one do you think I used? Well, if you listen carefully,  

Alin sa tingin mo ang ginamit ko? Well, kung makikinig kang mabuti,

yes I use number one ‘can’. Let's go on to the next one, ‘eat’. 

oo number one 'can' ang ginagamit ko. Tara na sa susunod, 'kain'.

And let's try ‘she’. She can eat. 

At subukan natin 'siya'. Kaya niyang kumain.

She can eat. Yes, I did number one again, ‘can’. 

Kaya niyang kumain. Oo, nag-number one ulit ako, 'pwede'.

After that is ‘read’. And let's use ‘he’. 

Pagkatapos nito ay 'basahin'. At gamitin natin ang 'siya'.

He can't read. He can't read. 

Hindi siya marunong magbasa. Hindi siya marunong magbasa.

That was the second one, ‘can't’. How about ‘drive’. 

Pangalawa yun, 'hindi pwede'. Paano ang tungkol sa 'drive'.

Let's use ‘he’ again. He can drive. 

Gamitin natin ulit ang 'siya'. Kaya niyang magmaneho.

He can drive. Yes, that was number one. 

Kaya niyang magmaneho. Oo, iyon ang numero uno.

He can drive. After that, ‘run’. 

Kaya niyang magmaneho. Pagkatapos nito, 'tumakbo'.

Let's use ‘they’. They can't run. 

Gamitin natin 'sila'. Hindi sila makatakbo.

They can't run. Maybe they're too tired right. 

Hindi sila makatakbo. Siguro pagod na pagod na sila.

And I use number two. They can't run. 

At number two ang gamit ko. Hindi sila makatakbo.

Let's move on to the next one, ‘sing’. We can't sing. 

Lumipat tayo sa susunod, 'kumanta'. Hindi kami makakanta.

We can't sing. Yes, that was number two, ‘can't’. 

Hindi kami makakanta. Oo, iyon ang numero dalawa, 'hindi pwede'.

Next is ‘dance’. Let's do ‘dance’. 

Sunod ay 'sayaw'. Mag 'sayaw' tayo.

Again, let's do ‘we’ again. We can't dance. 

Muli, gawin nating muli ang 'tayo'. Hindi kami marunong sumayaw.

We can't dance. Yes, again, I said, ‘can't’, number two. 

Hindi kami marunong sumayaw. Oo, muli, sabi ko, 'hindi pwede', number two.

And the last one. You can speak English. 

At ang huli. Maaari kang magsalita ng Ingles.

You can speak English. Yes, the last one was ‘can’, number one. 

Maaari kang magsalita ng Ingles. Oo, ang huli ay 'maaari', numero uno.

You can speak English. How did you guys do? 

Maaari kang magsalita ng Ingles. Paano niyo ginawa?

Well, that's the end of our quiz. I know that it's difficult and it's  

Ayun, tapos na ang quiz namin. Alam kong mahirap at

gonna take a lot of time but you can do it. 

magtatagal ito pero kakayanin mo.

I'll see you guys next time. Bye.

Magkikita pa tayo sa susunod. Bye.