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@NVCloud

3 жыл бұрын

Could you tell me when ed endings part 2 will release. Im waiting it 😍😍😍. Thanks so much

@vipulkaushal1597

3 жыл бұрын

I just want to see you beautiful :P

@mari00999

3 жыл бұрын

How pronunciation fault and doubt ?

@tonskimojster

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Rachel!! Have a wonderful day and year! Hugs from Miami.

@rudyberkvens-be

3 жыл бұрын

Do you also train near perfect non native speakers to perfection?

Let’s just say Americans have been dropping their T’s since 1773

@stevehaire6324

3 жыл бұрын

Genius.! 👍😅 (Coming from an Englishman)

@alylopez5924

3 жыл бұрын

I see what u did there 🤣🤣

@beptex2858

3 жыл бұрын

😅 Took me some seconds to realize the joke!

@Gamergirl-.-

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@yipp-7841

3 жыл бұрын

👁👁 whoa

I have no idea why KZread suggested this for me but this is fascinating.

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@deadmanomegagaming4061

3 жыл бұрын

agreed, I'm a native Brit, I'm not sure why this was suggested to me

@justnothing7080

3 жыл бұрын

Because you are a KZread user and this is a valid video. The task here is to give an activated user a valid video. KZread has done its task, maybe not very good because of its running out of possible videos that are appropriate for you. That running out of appropriate videos can be a bug or can be a feature controlled by a simple criteria that can be understood as follows : in the worst case, it's fine to suggest a user whatever.

@bugguy9628

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I'm an American native speaker. I had no idea we even did this! But yup, it's 100% true.

@wepipe

3 жыл бұрын

Whats fascinating is that pathetic yanks like you appreciate being schooled on how to speak INCORRECTLY ! TOSSER !

The British pronunciation makes it so much easier: can: [kaen] , can't: [ka:nt]. Even when you drop the T the vowel makes it clear.

@leonardogil7295

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't master the language the British "can't" may sound as the swear word, which happens to be the worst sounding insult amongst English speakers.

@BawlBag

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardogil7295 I hear it daily from my Russian friends :)

@crunchy_crop

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardogil7295 It probably depends on where you are because I say the word pretty often and don't really get a crazy response. Also it's not like a slur or anything, so it's not that bad

@weetabixharry

2 жыл бұрын

There are some British accents that have the same vowel sound for both. But, as far as I know, we are a bit more consistent with the "t" sound at the end. Nonetheless, even as a (southern) British English speaker, I am often asked to clarify whether I have said "can" or "can't" by non-native speakers (in Switzerland). To save time, I have started using "cannot" a lot more.

@jimp8174

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardogil7295 it's only the worst sounding insult when you're talking to Americans...

The ‘t’ turns into a glottal stop, which is why it sounds dropped. It’s more accurate to say that the ‘t’ sound converts into another sound.

@shoutatthesky

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. This woman doesn't know what she's talking about.

@Luke-qi6pf

2 жыл бұрын

Huh? she literally calls it a "stop T" at the beginning, which explains what you're saying here

@ChandlerMage

2 жыл бұрын

@@Luke-qi6pf I recall talk about the [t] being dropped, which is when I made this comment. I don't know if the current title is how it always has been, but the notion of the [t] being dropped, wherever it came from on this video, is what prompted my initial comment.

@Just99jacob

2 жыл бұрын

@@shoutatthesky @Lucas she is describing nonsense, not a stop T. You don't pause after saying the word can't.

@Just99jacob

2 жыл бұрын

So funny she is trying to make it look like there's a pause after can't in the examples when there definitely is no stop

I am a non native speaker of English and I think I am going to continue saying "can't" with a clear "t" sound even after watching this video. I prefer having a light foreign accent over not being understood because I fail to pronounce a proper glottal stop after "n"...

@brenainnmacthomais

3 жыл бұрын

I’m Irish. Irish is my first language and English my second. I speak with explosive t’s.

@chris.72.25

3 жыл бұрын

english is my first language and i say it with a clear t ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@takashi06228

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry. You still will sound native. Just with a mix of British accents, if I would say it positively. Mix of British and American will sound more like an Australian accent.

@LaurArt_UK

3 жыл бұрын

I'm English and I've yet to hear a single person from England use a silent "T". Go with what works for you.

@hippytrippy1254

3 жыл бұрын

@@takashi06228 damn it You the first one who get my point when I hear Australia accent I wonder how they mix both British and American

As a native English speaker, watching this makes me realize why American English is so hard to learn. I just instinctively know which is which. I never even realized the T wasn't pronounced! I guess most of us just don't think about it.

@magicmerls291

2 жыл бұрын

Believe me English is pretty easy to pick up.

@93denisechavez

2 жыл бұрын

English is my second language and it was not that hard to pick up. There are way more rules in Spanish.

@Laurayt89

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the easiest language to learn

@lauramc4fun

2 жыл бұрын

@@Laurayt89 Really? That's good I guess, though not great news for me if I want to learn another language! :)

@magicmerls291

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauramc4fun you'll do fine if you try something that's similar to your first language. Japanese would be probably the hardest, German/Dutch/French would be pretty easy. Also

Fascinating! As a native speaker, I never realized we dropped the T sound at all. To my ears, every example of a dropped T.. I heard a T sound really clearly

@davidkelly4210

2 жыл бұрын

Because you hard the t sound clearly. lol People that talk really fast and tend to slur their words are the only ones that might drop the t. How this lady got it into her head that it was standard, I don't know.

@bob8819

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkelly4210 It’s a very light T sound in the American accent. The lady is correct.

@whenthedustfallsaway

2 жыл бұрын

@@bob8819 no it isn't. American here, lived in Washington, California, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

@coreyhaskins7768

2 жыл бұрын

I can't tell the difference on most of these. I hear the T. But I think the 'ken' proniunciation for can is the real difference. No one says "kent" for can't

@gristen

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkelly4210 to someone learning the language the t in american accents can be hard to pick up on, especially in comparison to british accents. this video was intended for people learning english as a second language not native speakers, obviously we can tell the difference quite clearly

You know the teacher is good when she teaches you to do things the "wrong" way

@SJNaka101

2 жыл бұрын

Proper vs practical!

I've never understood why I heard "can" while people actually said "can't". So this video was incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@user-hj9tu3yo5b

3 жыл бұрын

I Agree! That was my problem too!

@user-hj9tu3yo5b

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachelsenglish Rachel, you told us not to say that! 🙂

@peace-to-the-world

3 жыл бұрын

I believe this is bad. Each words, that sounds the same, have to be sounded as written, whatever you object (which I respect nevertheless) for comfort listening DIFFERENCE of any listener, not just native-speakers. Dual sound perception exists now between natives and non. IMO

@user-js1dy3yv3m

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could understand the rest of the words...

Today I learned that some people don't pronounce the t at the end of "can't." (I'm a native English speaker btw.)

@nazigrammar9728

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like u r same stpd like most of them

@catthemeg336

2 жыл бұрын

@@nazigrammar9728 If you wish to refer to yourself as a grammar Nazi, and, subsequently, proclaim that all English speakers are stupid, you should at least put in the effort to attempt to construct a proper sentence that a native English speaker isn't required to spend fifteen seconds dissecting to comprehend due to the fact that its grammar is subpar at best, even for text language. Edit: I spelled a word wrong, so I corrected in order to avoid being a hypocrite myself.

@callous21

2 жыл бұрын

Are you from the uk?

@catspewer6339

2 жыл бұрын

@@callous21 No, I'm from the U.S.

@nerasomnia

2 жыл бұрын

@@nazigrammar9728 The irony of your name

I never actually realized I was also dropping the T myself until I watched that video. As a non English native speaker, I mostly learned with tv shows, films, interviews ect By also listening to the radio, I immersed myself with the language and learned a lot by doing just that.

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Piper!

This is helpful! As a non-native speaker, I always wondered why people wouldn't make more of an effort to really clarify whether they're saying CAN or CAN'T, seeing that these words are literally opposites and understanding them wrong can easily lead to a mess.

I still don't understand how I learned English, just kept watching KZread and it worked

@MeatBunFul

2 жыл бұрын

And videogames

@jaredballoonboy7944

2 жыл бұрын

and books

@ibunny_ily

2 жыл бұрын

and music

@ysnsmth

2 жыл бұрын

i think its mostly bc you want to know what the youtubers you watch are saying and just being on youtube all the times does that. Its what happened to me

@foxtrotecho9530

2 жыл бұрын

It's because our brains are better at picing up thing then we imagine

I've been teaching English as a foreign/second language for 25 years, and I personally and professionally believe these subtleties can be taught only to advanced students. If I tried to explain this to beginners or intermediate students, I'd just waste tons of valuable time and end up having a bunch of frustrated pupils in the room.

@alediaa

2 жыл бұрын

Y lo es, es super frustrante que nunca se pueda hablar y/o entender bien una simple palabra tan corta y básica como can't...

@ivanadriazola1991

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my english is pretty good but this is out of reach for me, I can even understand the difference and all the parts, but in the examples I get first wich is wich due to the context than the pronunciation.

@Drhomelander

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. I just explain to my students that there is a t sound in can't. They can learn about these subtleties if they travel abroad or through movies or series.

@maureendadivas5968

2 жыл бұрын

the more you use the language, the more you will be accustomed to the subtle rules that makes everything sound more correct

@Persona_1398

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanadriazola1991 just don’t bother with it. No one cares how strong the t is. Every English speaking country will say it different. As long as you’re clear in what you’re saying it really doesn’t matter. This video seems like pointless stress

In my dialect "can" is usually pronounced "ken", while "can't" is pronounced "kan-". It's easy to tell the difference.

@idjles

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a result of a change of stress, which she ignored.

@Androbott

2 жыл бұрын

nown I ken say

@Arkylie

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's mine too. I acknowledge that it gets reduced to a schwa in practice, but it's decidedly a different vowel when pronounced alone. "Can" of tomatoes gets the "a" of "cat," but "can" the verb gets the "eh" of "pet." And that's definitely there when you emphasize it: "I *can* do it, I *can* !" = "I *ken* do it, I *ken* !" --Pacific Northwest accent for me, btw

@idjles

2 жыл бұрын

@@Arkylie for me “can” of tomatoes has a longer vowel then “I can”. When I say “I can can tomatoes” both “a” are IDENTICAL in tongue position but differ in length. This is proof my English dialect has phonemic vowel length.

@skallos_

2 жыл бұрын

For me, the a in can changes depending on if I want to stress the word or not. Unstressed it is the e in ken. Stressed it is the a in panda. Plus a third sound of a for even more stress. As for the sentence "I can can tomatoes", I would of course pronounce it differently based on stress of the first can. Either going from unstressed to stressed, or extra stressed to stressed. In the first one, the first is said in less time, while in the second case, the first can is said over a longer amount of time.

As a non-native speaker, I think can't with "drop T" sometime is highly contextual. People seems to get it from the context rather than the sound itself.

I usually use "cannot" instead of "can't" just to avoid confusion.. :D

@umr3179

3 жыл бұрын

I use British accent in this only case

@unaplanta5391

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah me too

@gildardobarrios3115

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is when you are watching tv and they speak normal like everyone were American but after watching this video I'm at least 80% right when listening and paying attention carefully

@trikynguyen3680

3 жыл бұрын

Same as me

@impulseimp1035

3 жыл бұрын

You're a cheater! Shame of you 😂

I am more comfortable with “Can and can’t” pronunciations after this lesson, thank you!

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Altan!

@uncrunch398

2 жыл бұрын

Let us consider, as some of us already have, how language usage causes people to get each others' messages backwards or inverted from what was meant. This is true even amongst the people closest to each other of groups who speak thusly.

We use different vowel sounds with “can” and“can’t” and sometimes the “t” is pronounced as a type of “flap” or blends with the next consonant sound /t/ or /d/ …. Maybe it varies by region here in the United States I live in Philly

Youglish is the very best resource for listening to pronunciation examples of words in context in many different languages!

Sometimes British accent really works here.

@ivanbenitez567

3 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@user-ef3zn5ih2lkuroomade

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 ikr

@amorabiperez2246

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right

@fernandavega5698

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, as a non native speaker sometimes is easer to understand british accent than north american accent.

@-1lovethesea

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know. I like the R and I cannot drop it and I like the T and I hate the glottal stop sound. In my native language all glottal stops are soothed into Y sound.

Omg. Finally, I understand why people thought I said “can’t” when I meant “can.” I wasn’t shortening it. Thank you !

@peteymax

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t follow this video. Keep pronouncing the t, the video is not giving good advice

@peteymax

3 жыл бұрын

@Lia I mean that, correctly, the t is pronounced. The t represents the ‘not’ part of the contraction. If you don’t say it you will make your statement sound positive when you mean a negative. I know the people in the video all have particular accents and I don’t mean to be disrespectful about them. But they are not good examples of well spoken English.

@peteymax

3 жыл бұрын

@lb I agree with you that all dialects and accents should be respected. None are better than the other. And the economy used in everyday speech means more fluent, economical communication. I didn’t mean to disrespect the mainly mis-Western accents in the video at all. I’m sorry if I sounded that way. I was only pointing out that the t is pronounced and when it’s enunciated clearly (think Scotland, west England, most of Ireland) then the difference between negative and positive statements is much clearer. I would always encourage an English language learner to at least try to master that.

@peteymax

3 жыл бұрын

@Lia in just about every native English speaking accent the difference is not just the addition of the t sound. The art of differentiating the positive and negative is the emphasis on the vowel, e.g. the a in can and can’t if different in just about every accent no matter the original ‘a’ sound as a can differ across dialects (except less so in Australian English) and the o sound in do/don’t is quite different. Listen to a range of accents: can I suggest Joe Biden, Keira Knightly, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Anne Lundon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers all with very clear but different accents.

@datstovey

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a native English speaker and I never heard of not using the T in can't, so say can't with the T it's not weird

Hi Rachel, I'm Chinese and live in Taiwan. This video is so helpful to me. There are so many English words that sound similar or the same to me that I can't recognize the differences. Thank you for making so many wonderful videos for non native English speakers like me to learn accurate English pronunciation.

@rachelsenglish

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

I think this was the first language video I kept viewing for longer than 2 minutes. Very interesting content for a non-native speaker.

- You can do it. - You can’t do it. I was dying to figure out what my friend wanted to say.

@michgreeno1

3 жыл бұрын

In England the a in can’t is an ah, the a in can is flat......and we do sound the t in can’t

@justpassingby3409

3 жыл бұрын

@@michgreeno1 in England the accent sounds strong and noticeable

@justynpryce

3 жыл бұрын

Typically, in an American accent we would distinguish between the two pronunciations under this context. Though if you couldn't tell just from pronunciation, tonally we would also make the distinction.

@banchasu

3 жыл бұрын

You can DO it. I can DO it. You CAN'T do it. I CAN'T do it.

@aeefkai1641

3 жыл бұрын

This is so weird to think about this as a native English speaker from America but i think how you pronounce ‘can’ is a bit different. -you can do it = you cun do it -you can’t do it = you caan do it Like in the video the first one is the shortened quick ‘can’ and the second is stopping short. But my brain automatically registers what is being said so it’s really hard to even think about.

I can tell "can" from "'can't" when I hear them in a sentence, because they're emphasized a different way.

@allenthepotato

3 жыл бұрын

I can't tell at all I suck

@azuregriffin1116

3 жыл бұрын

The T is reduced to a creaky voice, like in Danish, which distinguishes mor (mother) and mord (murder).

@a.sulzyy

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like can use more pronounced “ken”, or just “kan”. In can’t, the a is emphasized more, like in the video, “kænt”, or “kaynt”.

I can't believe can't stop t! Thanks for bringing awareness to this pronunciation in such a clear way.

Why is this recommended to me, I'm a native English speaker. Even weirder, you made this educational video so interesting I watched the whole thing.

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I never realized how little I actually pronounce “can’t” properly. Just goes to show that even native speakers are learning new things all the time.

@yesid17

3 жыл бұрын

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@airam-sj2172

9 ай бұрын

Yes, languages are dynamic and studying them is a constant process of learning. Regardless of being a native or a SL speaker.

I love all of your classes. You know exactly what we want to learn ☺

The greatest American accent teacher in the Universe.

@rachelsenglish

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it @hasanmasud5296!

Hey Rachel plz make more lessons like this one. So useful for learners like us who wants to get better at listening skills

Thanks, Rachael! There's quite a difference in pronunciation between US and UK accents when it comes to can and can't. We also have the glottal stop, but the vowel sound in can't is different. The weak form of 'can' is the same, though. Very interesting! ALL English learners need to watch this video to see a very clear difference between UK and US accents! 😍

Native English speaker, but I like watching these videos anyway. This one is very enlightening. I wasn't even aware that we do this with that word. I don't notice it when I hear others talk and I don't think about doing it when I speak. It is very interesting to see how we fill in the blanks and use context to hear what is intended even if it isn't spoken clearly. I have studied several other languages, and I think this dynamic is one of the things that makes learning other languages difficult. If you do not grow up hearing conversational English, Spanish, French or whichever language it is, you don't have the ear for it. I've heard that as babies we have the natural ability to quickly learn any language, but as we grow older and are not exposed to other languages, we start to lose that facility. Apparently that is not true for everyone as some people have a remarkable ability to learn many languages with high fluency.

It’s also very cultural. So when in the classroom I speak slightly slower than my normal philadelphia rate of speaking. I learned the technique while working abroad. And I believe since I’m not in a classroom or overseas environment but I believe I pronounce the T in my “instruction voice”. Fascinating video. Dr. Labov would be pleased by your video. Great job!!

Rachel, thank you so much! I had very hard times to understand Americans saying can or can’t. This lesson was very helpful for me to pronounce them correctly as well as understand native speakers.

@rachelsenglish

10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome @zhengzhang7329!

Thank you Rachel. I can't imagine how much you go through to gladden your audience by uploading such brilliant videos. Your content worth watching, getting likes and leaving comments. Take care!

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

You're very much welcome Nick!

Ever since my interest in American dramas during middle school, how I develop this part of my English linguistics came as natural as comprehending the context of the sentence(s) spoken. As you mentioned before, Americans speak really fast. So my brain is able to process the sentence and decide if the context is leaning towards the positive or negative connotation.

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing Jeong!

@Silverfirefly1

2 жыл бұрын

This is what I'm constantly doing with Spanish because I often only catch parts of words and I'm using context to sort out what it was likely to be.

@shadertheboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@Silverfirefly1 @Silverfirefly1 I believe this is the case in most of the other languages spoken in the world as well; more so if the language is a tonal language like Mandarin and Thai. Heck, even Korean as well although it's not classified as a tonal language. Many words in Korean sounds exactly the same when read but can differ in writing. So to really master a language, speaking with a native speaker regularly will higher the chances of you improving your linguistic skills. How our brain picks up and registers the linguistic patterns can be really too complex for us to analyze. But hey, doesn't that prove how wonderful a human brain can be?

Superb explanation of the subtleties of the pronunciation of "can't"!

Hey youtube more content providers such as this proper english pronunciation is needed . Thank you Rachel

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Philip!

"People can't even believe it." Beautiful expression. Thank you for sharing. Your channel is simply fascinating. 🥇🏆

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

"Can't" tends to be stressed: drop T (I can't think - there's a little pause between the auxiliary and the main verb), ch sound (can't you). Finally, "can't" usually comes together with words such as "ever", "even". "Can" is mostly unstressed (no pause between the auxiliary and the main verb), meaning its vowel sound becomes a little bit imperceptible (shorter).

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@tamaica7770

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. From my hearing experience as a second language learner. American usually say “can’t” by saying it more audible or stressing on it. For “can”, they don’t stress on it and say it faster like cen or cin, Edit: For some serious situations, I would recommend “cannot” lol.

@MissTamma

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's more about the listener

Rachel, as always your videos are great, I can tell the time and effort you invest in every single one of them. Regrads from Mexico City👋

Rachel, ur classes are really amazing. It has helped me a lot, I´m an English teacher and I learn a lot with you.

@rachelsenglish

9 ай бұрын

I appreciate your kind words Sandra!

1:38 Stop T 4:29 Drop T /it's the most difficult T for me to listen well. 6:16 T to CH 7:36 can 9:47 can vs. can't 10:17 pronunciation summary 11:26 Questions and explains

I thought I was the only one having trouble with these two words, now I know why anybody understand when I try to say "can't" 🥲 this video is priceless 💜 thank so much

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Diana!

Thank you so much, Teacher Rachel! I didn’t know those differences, this is the most complete video I’ve seen, I really appreciate your time and dedication to teach us. Thanks a lot!

@rachelsenglish

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Eli!

It's surprising we need videos like this on KZread, and again not so surprised.

It's really tough how to use this Sound 😪..English made deffinitiv confused if we aren't native speaker..I treasure you mu professor...🇱🇷I can trying with...🙏🏽❤🌹my thanks for

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Keep practicing and you'll get there Lani!

It’s almost like French where you push the consonant onto the next word: “I can’t find a job” becomes “I can-tfind a job”

i never knew a video about pronouncing can't and can could be this detailed.

Excellent! I didn't know that very important detail. Everything now makes sense.

Thank you for this! You're such a great teacher! I've been watching your videos and I learned a lot from it! :)

@arugostudyzone

3 жыл бұрын

She is really a good teacher

I hardly recognize "Won't" and "Want" when the English natives speak. Could you please have a video talking about this? Much love and thank you in advance, Rachel !

@May-qb3vx

2 жыл бұрын

a lot of the time if you’re out in the middle of nowhere or you’re speaking with someone who has more of a thick country accent (like much of the American South, but definitely not ALL of the South and certainly people outside the South can have this accent too) “want” will probably be pronounced exactly the same as “won’t”. It relies upon context to figure out which.

Even as a US English speaker, this is fascinating. Partly because I used to edit audio interviews and had to make cuts sound natural. Especially when using sentence fragments to make sentences short, concise, and grammatically correct. (I could even "see" things like "ums" and cut them.) Now, videos like this make me aware that learning other languages will also require knowing common pronunciations versus textbook pronunciations! (Watch Amélie with the subtitles and even a word like "oui" sounds different than it does in French class!)

Fascinating! I am sure you help a lot of people become fluent English speakers,

The nasal N is the most glaring difference for me. I wasn't even aware of this, but now I can't unsee

I feel like the main difference between an affirmative and a negative form would be in sentence stress - "can't" is stressed, while "can" isn't, as modals and auxiliaries usually aren't.

I'm so happy seeing this, I want to cry. Thank you!!!

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Liz!

What a good video! No matter wheter a native speaker pronounce a strong T or not. It is important know it just to identify it in case we are in such a conversation where a native dropps the T or not. If you want to pronounce the T or not at all is up to you! But we as foreigners need to learn this tricks of the language in order to improve.

@rachelsenglish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching David!

I tend to break down when saying a negative: cannot, do no would not etcetera, it helps me to emphasize, since I like to add tones in my speech

Now I can see the difference between CAN and CAN’T, It’s became completely clear for me in the pronounce and listening, thank you Mrs: Rachel for your efforts, really you’re a PERFECT TEACHER.

Fascinating! I actually thought I was hearing the T before you slowed it down!!!

In the quiz I've scored 100%(my native language is Italian and I've been hearing Americans talking *a lot* by now since I've watched a bunch of american TV shows and videos on KZread etc in years),but the context of the phrase *always* helped!😄I *can't* be sure if I nailed the test because I could _actually_ tell the difference between the pronunciations or just because the answer I gave was the most _logical_ one for that particular sentence.😉

As a Chinese growing up learning British English, I always have a hard time ascertaining what is being spoken exactly by an American, or by someone who acquired American English as their second language, when it comes to can and can't. I often end up asking 'can or can't /kɑːnt/', lmao.

@orlock20

2 жыл бұрын

Thick accents are tricky and English is full of them. There are many jokes about various accents being so confusing that translators are needed even though everyone is speaking English.

@Persona_1398

2 жыл бұрын

Watch American shows. Often Brits can understand Americans and foreigners perfectly but Americans can’t understand anyone but themselves. That’s cause we watch loads of American tv shows and they only watch themselves🤣

@Conservative007

2 жыл бұрын

@@Persona_1398 Americans don't watch British shows becaus they're garbage, not because they can't understand Brits speaking.

This is truly fascinating to me! I never realized these nuances in the way we native English speakers fail to enunciate our words properly. But as a senior citizen with compromised hearing, I would much prefer that someone speaking English as a second language not try to mimic this error. I really need to hear all the consonants!

Wow this lesson was amazing! very interactive. They literally did al the leg work by searching all those many examples! It CAN'T get easier than this. You saved me so much time lol.

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Daniel!

"Sometimes American people pronounce can't without the t" British people: People actually enunciate their t's?

@R1ch4rd

3 жыл бұрын

Also British people: always drop R at the end of words SeEmS pRetTy cLeÆ tO mE

@alexsalas700

2 жыл бұрын

True. That's why I love English language a lot

@theresamiley8917

2 жыл бұрын

You're right. I was thinking the same thing. A lot of people from the UK don't pronounce the T at all.

@orlock20

2 жыл бұрын

@@R1ch4rd I've always heard British people add the R so idea becomes idear. Brooklyn speakers drop the R so car becomes ka. Also in Brooklyn bag becomes beg while beg remains beg. That last part tripped up my parents once.

@blotski

2 жыл бұрын

@@orlock20 Only if the next work begins with a vowel. So we might pronounce 'the idea is good' as 'the idear is good'.

This is the best English pronunciation lesson about "can and can't" I've ever seen! It gives a clear explanation and lots of realistic examples.

Great video. There is always -can not- to avoid confusion.

Thank you so much. Finally I can tell the difference between these two words. This video really help me a lot.

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

I’m Canadian. I pronounce the t in most of the cases presented in this video. I’d never say “I canneeven” for “can’t even”, but I definitely say “canchoo” sometimes.

@BlenderVision

2 жыл бұрын

weird im also canadian and i say both of those everytime. may i ask what part of canada u are from?

@allisongrant3094

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlenderVision I’m from Hamilton. I’m also a language teacher (French and Spanish) so I’m pretty careful about my pronunciation.

I think there is a fetishization of "accent reduction" in the US. My Italian students often try to drop the t because they watch videos like this, but in isolation without learning all of the he American accent around it, it sounds exactly like can. Let's love the diversity of English. Help learners with pronunciation, yes, but let's not get too pedantic.

@carolinerosso9538

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but this types of content are very important for comprehension too. You don't need to speak like a native but need to understand them

@crucisnh

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I have to disagree. if you can'T get the spelling or pronunciation right, you deserve to get called out on it. If that's "too pedantic" for you, too bad. Don't be lazy and get it right next time. For example, you ASK questions, not ax them.

@shushia1658

2 жыл бұрын

I know that she is teaching her own accent and a majority of American accents but I understand ops point. The t is present in a lot of native English speakers around the world and makes it clearer so carefully learning to pronounce it this way makes your point more ambiguous

@KaratePath

2 жыл бұрын

@@crucisnh I would like to see you speaking Italian or French... and see how it goes

@akanecollazo6244

2 жыл бұрын

@@crucisnhtry learning another language and then share your opinion

Thanks a lot for these tips. I already knew the sound Ch like in dont'you...so it sounds really familiar to use in cant you

I am so excited I found my new English teacher in Rachel ❤❤❤❤❤❤!

@rachelsenglish

9 ай бұрын

Thanks @airam-sj2172!

As a native English speaker, I had no idea that we even do this. This is so interesting!

@orlock20

2 жыл бұрын

Wait till you get into dropped and added Rs. Car becomes Ka in Brooklyn while the British have an idear.

I keep hearing someone calling me.

@RealPurplePanic

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@MissTamma

3 жыл бұрын

That's so funny! Good one👍

@norbertotanio4472

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@CTOACN

3 жыл бұрын

Haha...I don get it..

@RealPurplePanic

3 жыл бұрын

@@CTOACN ----> "Ken Tsou" see ? 6:20

Makes me smile. I’m from Utah where there are no long vowels and glottic stops are more the rule than the exception. I wish your lecture would repair the language for an entire state, but have no hope. Thanks for your effort.

@rachelsenglish

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and thanks for watching!

Muy clara y buena explicación, muchas gracias

The British accent is more definite in this situation, it throws an [a:] sound into "can't"...

@raymondmiller9798

3 жыл бұрын

In the same way American English has /æ/ in can't and British English has /a:/ in can't, both US English and UK English have ə in can.

@watchmakerful

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondmiller9798 But if you need to stress "can" and "can't", in American English you'll get the same /æ/ sound, but in British English you'll have two different sounds.

@raymondmiller9798

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchmakerful if you stress can you use /a:/. If you stress can't you use /a:/

@SimonHowes

3 жыл бұрын

Us British do not drop the t. Maybe with some accents, but it's unusual not to.

@raymondmiller9798

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimonHowes you can't even write English. Perhaps turn on the TV and listen to people speaking. And bear in mind, these people, educated at drama school, having taken elocution lessons, are ten times more likely to use a T than a normal person.

there was nothing new to me in this episode, still “can’t” skip any episode Rachel makes, I enjoy the beautiful accent😌.

@rachelsenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mahmoud!

@beterhhhh951

3 жыл бұрын

صح عليك محمد

The vibe of the video feels like an exposé on American pronunciation. I've never noticed we do this.

Thank you. My American professor just did it

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

Great!

Other than the "can't even" example given in the video, I could actually hear the "t"s in all the examples given in the video. They're there. Just subtle. But definitely there.

@lionberryofskyclan

3 жыл бұрын

In general can’t (vowel) Edit: oops wrong comment

@shireads2954

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a t, it's a glottal stop that we're used to interpreting as a t.

@jazzyk4046

3 жыл бұрын

@@shireads2954 Not sure what you're saying but in simple layman's terms, basically you can't say it's just an n sound at the end. There's definitely somewhat a t sound, albeit a super soft one.

@shireads2954

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazzyk4046 I'm saying that that sound isn't a t sound it's the sound of the speaker cutting off the word in their throat. It's call a glottal stop, and has nothing to do with that motion of the tongue that makes an actual t sound. So, yes, you hear something, but it's not a t, and the video never said there was no sound for a stop t anyway.

@jazzyk4046

3 жыл бұрын

@@shireads2954 Totally get where you're coming from and you have every right to NOT agree with me :)

everyone: dropped t, ch sound, true t sound, etc me: *cannot*

Wow cool! *continues to say it the way I'm used to*

Thank you very much for this awesome class ❤️

With my British accent, "can" sounds (more or less) like the American version whereas "can't" sounds like "car-nt". Fun :D

@AnyVideo999

2 жыл бұрын

What's funnier is that your phonetically spelled version probably doesn't come out right for North Americans, unless your accent sounds a lot more different than I am imagining!

@muscle2714

2 жыл бұрын

Yep Same, I'm English as well, no one says the t where I live

@jupiter9054

2 жыл бұрын

Can and Can't in America sound pretty much the same, in England they sound quite different, as Viktor said, it's more like car-nt, we also may drop the t but even so Can and Can't sound pretty different in the UK compared to in America.

@Nashy119

2 жыл бұрын

The kind of people who say "ain't" a lot will drop the T on can't and other words.

@THEonlyAEON

2 жыл бұрын

@@jupiter9054 Depends where in England though, a lot of people from up north would say Can and Can't with pretty much the same pronunciation for both words.

I always asked myself why "can't" was pronounced that way. Thanks

It's very helpful. Thank you!

Very good, amazing explanation. I love the waveform visualization aid also!

@rachelsenglish

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I don’t know how I got here as a native English speaker. But as a Canadian we absolutely always pronounce the T in can’t. What’s with Americans and their hate for the T ahahah! They do this for so many words like “button” and “curtain” and it drives Canadians nuts :P just say your Ts people !

@joyelo

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you! I learned and used British English before moving to the US. In the US, when I say those words with the T, they look at me like ... what is wrong with you? Do you speak english? Haha. Poor me :) Twenty, Fountain, Mountain, the Internet, Center, etc. (They drop the T when there is the N before it.)

@Almaleksia

3 жыл бұрын

thank you, I always knew that Canada is the best country in the world!

@candice44441

3 жыл бұрын

Laziness.

@scottybassman

3 жыл бұрын

It usually in there in those words like button and curtain, it's just the difference between a dental and a stop. Same words, different pronunciation

@delta1o1

2 жыл бұрын

Another Canadian here and I use both pronunciations interchangeably. Despite being born in Canada, that might be due to being raised by my American father lol

I often know which form is being used just by the context itself, I struggle so hard when I stop to think whether Id listened to a pause or not 🤔

This has been bugging me for ages! Thank you so much! I finally can!

ahhhh u explained why i always preferred to listen to british english!

English is my ONLY language. And I didn’t even realize that I don’t pronounce the T in can’t! 😱

@sachinkumawat2567

3 жыл бұрын

Is this natural?. I'm very interested in American language and culture.!!Thanks👍

@-1lovethesea

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you here then? I have never notice this before you like you.

@adama8570

3 жыл бұрын

@@sachinkumawat2567 "American culture"???? Tell me more!!!!

@samueldennys9614

3 жыл бұрын

@@adama8570 right?

@romuloVG

3 жыл бұрын

This is an allophonic feature, that's why we don't notice it.

wow i've never noticed this before. interesting. Thing's like this you'll hear in every language where some words /syllables are omitted during fast speech and the brain interpolates the sound and the listener can still understand without trouble.

Best class ever! I finally understood the difference!

@rachelsenglish

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Mariane!

Crazy that! It will depend a lot on the context in these cases.