How to say CAN and CAN'T in British and American English

I'm British and Jay's American and this video explains step by step how we both pronounce 'can' and 'can't'. Sometimes I find it hard to understand Jay and here's one reason why - we pronounce 'can't' differently.
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  • @baddie1682
    @baddie16825 жыл бұрын

    *I actually know these things I watch it just because they're cute.*

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Well thanks Kawaii, and we're glad you're watching, for whatever reason.

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    @simplyleah4257

    5 жыл бұрын

    I just watch these when I’m bored but it’s kinda funny with face expressions

  • @Just2in.h

    @Just2in.h

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Germany. I didn't know anything about that haha

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    @uzairayaz7130

    5 жыл бұрын

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    @vittoriope909

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAME

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    @Hoelzchen6 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Old people on KZread are surprisingly entertaining! More videos, please.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Not sure how to respond to this comment, but we'll try to make more videos before we keel over.

  • @nickkellie

    @nickkellie

    6 жыл бұрын

    This comment is complementary and insulting simultaneously. Please make a video on this phenomenon.

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    @FairyWeatherMan

    5 жыл бұрын

    You made me laugh :-) And I've learned a new word: to keel over. thanks for that!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've just found this comment Mim Moon. Sorry for the delay in replying. So glad you liked the video and thanks for writing.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Yeah, we really should try to address it Nick. We also get called Grandma and Grandad by some of our viewers too! We'll have to make a video about it! Sorry I've been slow to respond. Somehow this one slipped through the cracks.

  • @anushkapandey8588
    @anushkapandey85885 жыл бұрын

    2:47 the lady is so cute.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Anuska.

  • @t.hernandez1887

    @t.hernandez1887

    5 жыл бұрын

    😍

  • @Dana-ey2cz

    @Dana-ey2cz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

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    @teodoramaria4748

    5 жыл бұрын

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    @flameblade7638

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @rizdhium
    @rizdhium5 жыл бұрын

    that's why the military uses affirmative and negative

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh I hadn't thought about that before. Interesting. Thanks Rizal.

  • @donaldmanthei3556

    @donaldmanthei3556

    5 жыл бұрын

    I can negative. I doesn't work.

  • @luigiborriello3677

    @luigiborriello3677

    5 жыл бұрын

    God man you almost killed me hahahaha

  • @rhqqn446fjnnbbc

    @rhqqn446fjnnbbc

    5 жыл бұрын

    Better yes and no?

  • @keithkitson8610

    @keithkitson8610

    5 жыл бұрын

    And not just the military. Anyone who relies on clear and accurate communication (air traffic control, emergency services) especially over radio in situations where 'interference' is likely - eg background noise, static. Technically, 'affirmative' = 'yes' not 'can', 'negative' = 'no' not 'can't'.

  • @DonLoranikus
    @DonLoranikus5 жыл бұрын

    Can = can, can't = can. Can Americans communicate telepathically?

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Good question DonLoranikus. :-)

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    @lawrenceenzopednekar7200

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's the result of being visited by the aliens every year😂

  • @gourd3

    @gourd3

    5 жыл бұрын

    DonLoranikus you didn’t know we could?

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    @TakittyLove

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@gourd3 omg! xD 😨😱😁😂

  • @gourd3

    @gourd3

    5 жыл бұрын

    Takitty Love have you been living under a rock?

  • @ShinDDang
    @ShinDDang5 жыл бұрын

    This channel is the best for studying english.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Please tell your friends! :-)

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    @kpop.01267

    3 жыл бұрын

    안녕하세요 , 내 이름은 사마타입니다. 만나서 반갑습니다 신지호. Hi Shin Ji- ho, I'm an Indian and my mother tongue is Telugu. I'm learning Korean. I really love Korea a lot.... My name is Samatha 😃. Bye. 인녕.

  • @chairmankimjongundprk
    @chairmankimjongundprk4 жыл бұрын

    American: *pronounces can* British: LOL such an American't

  • @hempar9612

    @hempar9612

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂

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    @alecbriones3784

    4 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @magel9987

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @gadfly5957

    2 жыл бұрын

    :))

  • @nadiasaid5207
    @nadiasaid52075 жыл бұрын

    I use both US & UK slangs when I am speaking in English (I am not a native speaker), but when it comes to the word "can't" , I always pronounce it like a British because I think it would be easier for people to understand me ☺️

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great to meet you Last Uchida. This is Vicki writing. I think the British can't will be clearer too.

  • @doodleblockwell2610

    @doodleblockwell2610

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am from the U.S. and only very rarely ran into an issue with differentiating between 'Can' and 'Can't' but I do agree the British way is better. I could start pronouncing 'Can't' like the British, but as a native American English speaker, I am sure to be laughed at and considered a snob if I did.

  • @Dolphy1975

    @Dolphy1975

    2 жыл бұрын

    Completely agree. In this case i go for British accent. American "can" is very confusing.

  • @ii_MnBCT

    @ii_MnBCT

    2 жыл бұрын

    yesss

  • @ABC-je8yq

    @ABC-je8yq

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah, ditto to avoid confusion.

  • @dovahkin6133
    @dovahkin61335 жыл бұрын

    I just mix the both accent 😎

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    We're working towards that too Bhien. It's just taking us a long time. :-)

  • @dovahkin6133

    @dovahkin6133

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love your accent 😊😊😊 always love british accent.

  • @timeover979

    @timeover979

    5 жыл бұрын

    I do the same 😂

  • @Gizmonips

    @Gizmonips

    4 жыл бұрын

    That would sound kind of weird to both of us. I think it’s better to pick one accent or learn both but use one.

  • @lavie_desfilles

    @lavie_desfilles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too 😁😅

  • @TheMorningGlory91
    @TheMorningGlory915 жыл бұрын

    I'm American and didn't realize how our "can't" was so hard for other people to hear. I could understand Jay perfectly in the video.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this Paul. You're not alone. Jay thinks I should understand him too. :-)

  • @hokwan4019
    @hokwan40195 жыл бұрын

    1:30 omg I can't stop replaying this 😂 her reaction is just too cute and funny

  • @yoqp04
    @yoqp045 жыл бұрын

    I want to appreciate the fact that they answer every comment

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Thap. We try to. We're a relatively small channel so it's always been possible in the past. We have been getting a lot of new subscribers recently and it's led to a (very happy) problem - lots more comments. But Jay and I will continue to try to respond to everyone for as long as we can.

  • @jazkoming

    @jazkoming

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos can or can't?

  • @AngelHdzMultimedia

    @AngelHdzMultimedia

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jazkoming I kaen see what you did there.

  • @destiny-ph5gk
    @destiny-ph5gk7 жыл бұрын

    I'm American and I could perfectly hear Jay pronounce the T sound after "can't" (at 4:08).

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    You think it was perfectly pronounced Destiny?

  • @destiny-ph5gk

    @destiny-ph5gk

    7 жыл бұрын

    Not perfectly, but if you listen you can definitely hear the difference between can't and can. The way Jay said "I can't open jars" also had a negative impression. You could easily go by that if you can't hear the difference. I pronounce "can" as "kæn", like the way "can't" is in British English (but without the t sound at the end). Even though I'm used to that, I can still understand a negative tone and a positive tone.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    6 жыл бұрын

    After many years living with Jay I can hear a difference between his 'can' and 'can't'. It's not a big one because there's a stop on the t in can't and the vowel sound stays the same. But I'm confused destiny. We don't say kænt in British English.

  • @slavon1500

    @slavon1500

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm not American or British I'm Russian, but I also heard it.)

  • @user-ek4xv1es4x

    @user-ek4xv1es4x

    5 жыл бұрын

    destiny hhh

  • @zelipautu
    @zelipautu7 жыл бұрын

    about can and can't ..British English is easier to understand

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    I agree, though Jay doesn't :-)

  • @user-ek4xv1es4x

    @user-ek4xv1es4x

    5 жыл бұрын

    Simple English Videos jhhhf h jbggbhjjhbbcvnnvfgv

  • @kvngg4383

    @kvngg4383

    5 жыл бұрын

    I totally DISAGREE! I can never understand what they’re saying

  • @DimiDzi

    @DimiDzi

    5 жыл бұрын

    just beware to not say something not in place

  • @canman5060

    @canman5060

    5 жыл бұрын

    I carn't !

  • @rozharris6834
    @rozharris68345 жыл бұрын

    I'm an Australian native speaker, and I cannot understand the difference between 'can' and 'can't' when Americans say it. They both sound like 'can' to me. As I'm an ESL teacher this is sometimes are problem because most of my students studied American English in school.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great to meet you Roz. I have the same problem when I'm listening to Jay, (as we illustrated in this video.) It's getting a little better with practice, but it's a constant challenge. :-)

  • @guilhermeoliveira1854

    @guilhermeoliveira1854

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm a brasilian. What's the acronym ESL ?

  • @rozharris6834

    @rozharris6834

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@guilhermeoliveira1854 English as a Second Language.

  • @kvnsns82

    @kvnsns82

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm American, and I can't NOT hear the difference. It doesn't quite sound like a full "t" at the end, but it doesn't sound like "can" either.

  • @raybaz0168

    @raybaz0168

    5 жыл бұрын

    You can't touch this you can touch this I don't know the difference :,,v

  • @MAbduser
    @MAbduser5 жыл бұрын

    You're adorable, very entertaining and very good teachers. I'm neither English nor American but I enjoy this and find it very helpful. Thank you.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad it was useful. Thanks for writing MAbduser.

  • @mollietai8946
    @mollietai89467 жыл бұрын

    Can : Can I help you? Can't : I can't do it. We can learn English with you but we can't touch you.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    But we can communicate. :-) Great to see you Mollie.

  • @MarceloPortugalR
    @MarceloPortugalR7 жыл бұрын

    you two are amazing! well done!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Marcelo! Much appreciated.

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    @employerstips7495

    5 жыл бұрын

    Both? :)

  • @yusriamilkassim4795
    @yusriamilkassim47954 жыл бұрын

    8minute for learn just how to pronounce can and cant... But it worth it... Because... I miss my grandpa and grandma..

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Yusri. We're so glad you found this video worthwhile. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

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    @yusriamilkassim4795

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos well.. KZread recommendation is weird though... That is why im here... (*•∆•).. Hahaha

  • @cienfuegos881
    @cienfuegos8813 жыл бұрын

    Both presenters are absolutely cute. I love the way they act out. Charming!!! I just keep smiling all the way through the video. Am I the only one hypnotized? Guess no))

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Алексей, thank you so much for your kind words. And thanks for watching our videos.

  • @albino_allygator
    @albino_allygator5 жыл бұрын

    There was one time I said "You can't" in British accent and a student thought I was cursing. SMH.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh that's funny! Keep practising. It's just a matter of getting the vowel sounds right.

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    @BernardoPatino

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh my xD

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    @keithkitson8610

    5 жыл бұрын

    I can relate to that! 😂😎

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    @albino_allygator

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos Thanks! 😊

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    @albino_allygator

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@BernardoPatino 😊, it was an awkward situation. Haha.

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    @davidostrowski6795 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video as always guys! You two are my guilty pleasure!

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear from you again Tao of David. So glad you're enjoying the videos.

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    @woodpeckerhoneybee40714 жыл бұрын

    The lady is a good teacher i have ever seen

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Woodpecker Honeybee. :-)

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    @kylenoe22345 жыл бұрын

    I love how delighted you are, Vicky, to be speaking about the topic of English. Me too hun. Me too.

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ah, another English lover. Nice to meet you Kyle. :-)

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    @kylenoe2234

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideoshaha so polite. So British.

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    @tiborbojer6935 жыл бұрын

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    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tibor! Glad you like them.

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    6 жыл бұрын

    So glad you like it.

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    @ludwig551k4 жыл бұрын

    I love so much British accent. I been learning English listening British people.

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    4 жыл бұрын

    Henriques, thank you so much for watching our video. We're pleased to know that our video is helping you learning English. Thanks for writing to us.

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    @gourd35 жыл бұрын

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    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad you like them Blastaux. Delighted to have you with us.

  • @ikarumizu
    @ikarumizu5 жыл бұрын

    At last a good video that shows clearly the difference between Can and Can't in American and British Pronunciation. Thank you so much!👏😀

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad you like it D'juna Kosmo. Thanks for writing.

  • @siegrain1177

    @siegrain1177

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Hopefully it won't take me long till I'm able to fully understand and distinguish both of them without depending merely on negative/positive tones

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    @GestaYuria5 жыл бұрын

    So entertaining! This channel deserves more subscribers! Already subscribed just now! 💕

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Gesta and welcome to our channel! :-)

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    @dr.reshama64275 жыл бұрын

    These are wonderful English teachers! Lady is cute! Way of teaching and her expresions are catchy! Best channel for english learning!!

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    @dr.reshama6427

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol from India!

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Chevan, thank you so much for those very kind words. And thank you for watching our videos.

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    @KL-ng4qm4 жыл бұрын

    I love British granny omg her accent is so warm😍😍😍

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Error 274. Thank you for the kind words! :-)

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    @game2late5187 жыл бұрын

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    @user-gi5cx9he5o5 жыл бұрын

    I’m not native English speaker, and British speech and pronunciation always seemed to me more clearly to understand than American speech😁

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this. Some other viewers have reported this too, and other shave reported that they find American English easier to understand.

  • @VeeVe3

    @VeeVe3

    5 жыл бұрын

    Екатерина Кабанова I’m born and raised in England and I completely agree with you.

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    @pulse4503

    4 жыл бұрын

    American eng is way easier to mimic, i am a parrot so to speak and cockney i cannot do that. Properly, that says a lot

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    @camanejito4345 жыл бұрын

    I love them...thanks for all your videos.

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    @manuech4 жыл бұрын

    I can understand your video more than the super popular and long famous KZreadr's videos. Thanks!! 👏🏻✨

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Manu. That's so kind of you to say. Thank you for that and thanks for watching our videos.

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    @manuech

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos you're welcome. ✨

  • @David19677
    @David196775 жыл бұрын

    Thank you now I understand the pronunciation

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's great to hear David. So glad it was useful.

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    @rebeccascilipoti83345 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could have parents or relatives like you! You're so cute and I'm learning a lot of things from your videos! Thank you from Italy 💙

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rebecca, that's such a nice compliment. Thank you very much and we are very pleased you are learning from our videos. Thank you so much for watching.

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    @rebeccascilipoti8334

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you too 😁

  • @cyber_warrior14
    @cyber_warrior145 жыл бұрын

    Hello from Far Eastern Russia!Thanks for your educational videos, they are very useful for non-native speakers like me! You're both really cute:)

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello Vlad and greetings to you in Russia. So glad you like our videos. :-)

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    @shibiaoxin82685 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos! Thank you very much!

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    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome Shibiao.

  • @robert33232
    @robert332324 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Russia and I feel something native and personal to me in American English. I really love it. P. S. British English is great for me at fantasy movies. It opens the door to the magic medieval world...

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Robert. This is Jay writing back to you. One thing that Vicki pointed out to me when she first came to America, is that men with British accents were often the 'bad guys' in American movies. So there's another example of British accents in movies. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our videos.

  • @Pascotam
    @Pascotam5 жыл бұрын

    Grown up with British English. The can and can’t in Hollywood movies are so confusing to me. In formal conversation, I use “cannot” to avoid confusing.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    That sounds like it will work and alleviate the problem Sonnenabend. Cannot is pretty formal though, as you indicate.

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    @nobodytagota98134 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a better idea than many others english teaching channels not doubt

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's so kind of you to say, Nobody Tagota.

  • @andrews5683
    @andrews56835 жыл бұрын

    Marvellous and spot on!!!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Andrew. :-)

  • @DimiDzi
    @DimiDzi5 жыл бұрын

    sometimes eastern people (most of them Slavic) can say another word that begins with c the last letter is t and at the middle you find the synonym of the world pistol but without g at the beginning

  • @user-hq2mh4ec6r
    @user-hq2mh4ec6r4 жыл бұрын

    It's even more difficult to understand the American version when the following word starts with a T. I can touch it I can't touch it Sounds exactly the same to me

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes. Great example. I think these would sound the same Q.

  • @renokta1004
    @renokta10045 жыл бұрын

    Great examples and great explanations! THANK YOU!!!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Ren. :-)

  • @JohnDoe-mj2ff
    @JohnDoe-mj2ff5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!!! Thanks for uploading it.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad you liked it John Doe. Thanks for writing.

  • @Philibert73
    @Philibert737 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, as always! I think the British pronunciation is easier to catch (sorry Jay ;-) )

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    I agree Philbert! :-) (from Vicki)

  • @shakeo

    @shakeo

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello I am from Argentina, and I think British pronunciation it's only easier in the RP dialect which is the less common to hear unless you are all time watching BBC, on the other hand American could be easier with less different accents and dialects if you will. Words in American English tend to be pronounced more like he are spelled, specially if you are latin, you will find American more open. That's my humble opinion. Though British is my favorite! Congrats, for your videos!

  • @li_tsz_fung

    @li_tsz_fung

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@shakeo Nah, both American and British don't pronounce the words like how they spell it

  • @libertyentertainmentltd9476

    @libertyentertainmentltd9476

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Especially in this topic "can't/ can US English vs British English. But British English also has several words that hardly to understand than American English.

  • @viralviruz8694

    @viralviruz8694

    3 жыл бұрын

    English is overrated!

  • @denizsincar29
    @denizsincar295 жыл бұрын

    I say cannot, kenot! I never say cant

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well that's another solution to the problem, Appleman. And my guess is it's a very smart solution when communication is key! Thank you writing.

  • @zitloeng8713

    @zitloeng8713

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Sapien where?

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    We've now made another video about this that you can see here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ-HpLp7g7Lfn8Y.html

  • @user-mr4lz8yb2c

    @user-mr4lz8yb2c

    4 жыл бұрын

    I remembered an instance when I was speaking to a guest over the phone and I already used both accents and still got misunderstood so I just used 'can not'. I started using it since then especially over the phone.

  • @Ivan68

    @Ivan68

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great solution... 😂

  • @marcoazevedo5878
    @marcoazevedo58784 жыл бұрын

    I really love your classes. God bless you, guys!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's so kind of you to say Marco. Thanks for watching our videos.

  • @fabifernandes2024
    @fabifernandes20244 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful and entertaining! Thank you guys!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    We're so glad you liked it. Thanks for writing Fabi. :-)

  • @chriswest5360
    @chriswest53605 жыл бұрын

    I think they should do some of British English vs southern English, or Cajun-English..

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    That would be nice. I'm not sure where we'd find the Cajun speakers in Philly though. Thanks Chris West.

  • @boletarianbread7349
    @boletarianbread73495 жыл бұрын

    Feel free to pronounce the t in can't even when learning an American accent. No one will notice. I just said it out loud and I would never notice if someone else was speaking and pronounced the t instead of using a stop. It's extremely subtle.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this idea Typical Lib. :-)

  • @summerchu3147
    @summerchu31473 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful! thank you!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful, Summer Chu!

  • @Matias-lz1ki
    @Matias-lz1ki5 жыл бұрын

    I found this channel today, I hope learn more English now, greetings from Chile!!!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello Matias, greetings to you in Chile and welcome to our channel. It's great to have you with us. :-)

  • @shadow15jose1
    @shadow15jose17 жыл бұрын

    It's really interesting and very confusing. I need to practice. Thanks.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure you'll get it Jose.

  • @user-ek4xv1es4x

    @user-ek4xv1es4x

    5 жыл бұрын

    José Orellana hhghb Vbhjh

  • @hzh3021
    @hzh30217 жыл бұрын

    you two look so lovely

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you @HZ!

  • @marwanjamil6304
    @marwanjamil63046 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for clarifying this.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was useful Marwan. Thanks for writing.

  • @minnieminofficial9498
    @minnieminofficial94985 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your good videos , it's helping me a lot ❤

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    pornnapat khunnakeaw, We are very pleased our video are helping. And thank you for watching them :-)

  • @newnew-fg1zf
    @newnew-fg1zf5 жыл бұрын

    You are both adorable 💙 Love from Iraq 🇮🇶 ♥️

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    New new. Thanks for the kind words. Greetings from Philadelphia. :-)

  • @blackheavyblans
    @blackheavyblans4 жыл бұрын

    I can't open jars. American: " I can open jars" What I hear: "I can dopen jars."

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting blackheavyblans. This is Jay writing back to you. Saying 'can't in American English can sometimes be a problem. I often have to repeat my sentence to Vicki by emphasizing the 't' in can't or by saying cannot. Americans, though, usually can understand. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

  • @vangelis69
    @vangelis694 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent class. Thanks

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    So glad you liked it Rafael. Thanks for writing. :-)

  • @robertapagani9534
    @robertapagani9534 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this video! So simple, straight to the point and fun to understand, and you guys are adorable. I love Vicky's smile, very friendly ☺

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    11 ай бұрын

    Thaks for your kind words and thanks for watching. - Jay

  • @JC-me3we
    @JC-me3we4 жыл бұрын

    I prefer english British, cause is more easy to understand

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jeymenson. Understanding is the key to communicating with other people in any language, and that's what's most important, regardless of which accent you use. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

  • @almapaczko3711
    @almapaczko37115 жыл бұрын

    I prefer British, sorry Jay 😄❤ I love british accent! I'm trying to learn it. I'm finnish/hungarian 💞 and yay Jay is lefthanded too! I'm lefthanded 😄❤

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear from you, Alma and good to know we have a lefthanded viewer. :-)

  • @patcha24
    @patcha245 жыл бұрын

    Love both of you. Thank you for good videos. ❤️😄

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's so kind of you to say Patcha. Thank you and thank you for watching our videos.

  • @chosicano57
    @chosicano574 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! Clear explanantion. Thanks.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's so kind of you to say, chosicano57. We're very pleased it's helpful for you. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @splg6837
    @splg68375 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker but I kept hearing cXnt everytime the lady said can't. Shame on me. Nice video, very entertaining, fun and well explained.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! It sounds like we need to do some videos on English vowel sounds Gera. Glad you liked the video.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! It sounds like we need to do some videos on English vowel sounds Gera. Glad you liked the video.

  • @cocoapuff_x

    @cocoapuff_x

    5 жыл бұрын

    gera solis When she said c’n I heard c*nt...

  • @cocoapuff_x

    @cocoapuff_x

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same with Can’t

  • @keithkitson8610

    @keithkitson8610

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unless the speaker is applying extra emphasis, for some reason, the word 'c*nt' has a similar but shorter vowel sound in 'British' English - and a very different short vowel sound in American.

  • @faithfulrose5372
    @faithfulrose53726 жыл бұрын

    In America we also have a problem with the can and can’t we also struggle to we be like can or can’t and the other have to emphasize on the last letter so we know like caN or can’ T

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hello Faithful Rose. Thanks so much for writing. It's great to hear I'm not the only one struggling. :-)

  • @lucasfloriano9415
    @lucasfloriano94155 жыл бұрын

    Nice and clearly explanations! Congrats!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Lucas. So glad you like it.

  • @babdullah5025
    @babdullah50255 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like it Banaz. Thanks for writing.

  • @barbaglio79
    @barbaglio795 жыл бұрын

    I'm Italian and it's hard for me to recognize the differences. It's strange that two sentences with opposite meanings sound similar. Thank you anyway, funny video.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad you liked it barbaglio79.

  • @simplyizustic6122
    @simplyizustic61225 жыл бұрын

    perfect way to retire. I love you guys

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Izustic. Glad you're here.

  • @jupiterleak4650
    @jupiterleak46503 күн бұрын

    Great video!

  • @alina_kolomiiets
    @alina_kolomiiets4 жыл бұрын

    Hey! You two I loved you both! You are wonderful!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!! :-)

  • @kingpayla2282
    @kingpayla22825 жыл бұрын

    We Filipinos already know British and American, we are major in both English 😉

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's great King Payla. :-)

  • @shianeuf8692
    @shianeuf86925 жыл бұрын

    i love them and i want to protect them

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    How kind of you Shia. Thank you so much for thinking of us.

  • @ronnallcastro
    @ronnallcastro4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation! Thank you.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome Ronall! :-)

  • @georgianavitaes9883
    @georgianavitaes98834 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! This is an amazing video!! Very well done, thumbs up!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hello Georgiana. Thank you so much for the kind words. And thanks for watching our video.

  • @milenlight4847
    @milenlight48474 жыл бұрын

    Their show reminds me of “Dr Sheldon Cooper presents Fun with flags” from Big Bang Theory Am I alone?

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi MilenLight. You're not alone. Several people have mentioned they thought so too! :-)

  • @viralviruz8694

    @viralviruz8694

    3 жыл бұрын

    English is overrated!

  • @viralviruz8694

    @viralviruz8694

    3 жыл бұрын

    What makes me say that🤔? Let's see I know 7 languages, offcourse including English but English is the one which emphasizes on stupid pronounciation (Which doesn't make sense) A lot of words in this language are spelled so differently than how they are pronounced or rather I would say how we all are supposed to say it. It is like some drunk lecturer read a couple of words and now people are supposed to follow it. Also how we mention our relations with people is quite limited compared to any other languages I know Again this is completely my view and I don't intend you'll to agree

  • @tpwreira
    @tpwreira5 жыл бұрын

    I agree with her, American English is hard. British sounds more beautiful and easier :)

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Thiago. Vicki here. I think British English is easier too, though Jay would disagree. :-)

  • @Mia-de8xf

    @Mia-de8xf

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree with her too

  • @drkolm

    @drkolm

    5 жыл бұрын

    - absolutely agree with you, particularly: take=toik, father=fava, mother=mava etc. Real english!

  • @verymozart
    @verymozart4 жыл бұрын

    I live in London and honestly l do really love the British accent...!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing this video, 👍🙋🙋🙋🙋

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are most welcome, Giulia. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

  • @verymozart

    @verymozart

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos 👍👍 l love the British accent and if l have been taking an accent is most the British one, but it's very pedagogical every video aims to teach the differences between different English languages as this one. So, well done 👍

  • @enerisdiaz1654
    @enerisdiaz16544 жыл бұрын

    You are a great couple, I learned a lot. Thanks!

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Thank you so much Eneris! :-)

  • @user-xb7jl4qj9d
    @user-xb7jl4qj9d5 жыл бұрын

    You are so beautiful! I’m so glad I found you! With love from Russia ❤️

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    We're delighted you've found us and welcome to our channel. :-)

  • @user-hv3qm2kz1x

    @user-hv3qm2kz1x

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi.I'm from Russia.

  • @bizimtayfa7597
    @bizimtayfa75975 жыл бұрын

    I wanna learn american eng but I just like saying can't like british like u! Will it be wrong?

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Bizim. Vicki here and this sounds like a great idea to me because I think the British 'can't' is easier to distinguish from 'can'. Now are you taking any exams? I ask because some exam boards require consistency, so either American or British (or Australian, or Irish, or Canadian, or whatever) is acceptable, but they require you don't mix them up. I've never understood why mixing them up should be important, but unfortunately, that's what they do.

  • @bizimtayfa7597

    @bizimtayfa7597

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SimpleEnglishVideos I am 15 years old . And I love English sooo much and we are responsable for the subjects that are turgut in school and teacher do not care whetever words belongs AE-BE cuz in school it is mixed which eng is taught I am just curiously about eng cuz i fall in love with eng i only study accent , pronunciation grammer and vocabulary or in school it is like that -I love red colour at vacation you got it ? Some words belongs AE and some words belongs BE ! I hope i could write with no mistake what i wanted:)

  • @user-xc9jt4sq8j
    @user-xc9jt4sq8j4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you ...you help me a lot

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Στέλιος Θεοδωρίδης , you are most welcome. We're very glad we're able to help Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching our video.

  • @JorgeLopez-lw9zj
    @JorgeLopez-lw9zj4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Thank you very much.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Josh, thank so much for the kind words. And thanks for watching our video.

  • @haqikbr
    @haqikbr5 жыл бұрын

    The American version is so confusing.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Vicki here Akbar. I agree! I doubt if Jay does though. :-)

  • @ashleyl3699

    @ashleyl3699

    5 жыл бұрын

    it's actually not so difficult. it's easy to know he is saying "can't" because if the word "can" was being used in those sentences, it would have the "kun" pronunciation. "i kun open the jar" versus "i can't open the jar." the vowel sound used tells you he said can't and not can.

  • @kvnsns82
    @kvnsns825 жыл бұрын

    I'm American, and I can't NOT hear the difference between the two. "Can't" doesn't quite sound like a full "t" at the end, but it doesn't sound like "can" either.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this Kevin. It can be so hard to pick up the difference when you're not used to it, but there is a difference there.

  • @east5008

    @east5008

    4 жыл бұрын

    That why I'm lost my English.. I think US is good to hear..

  • @julianzuloaga
    @julianzuloaga5 жыл бұрын

    This video is so useful! Thank you

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Julian, you are very welcome indeed. Thanks for watching.

  • @scheinweltco
    @scheinweltco5 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! 😍 You both have a great charisma... I enjoyed learning with you 😊

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Yazmin. It's great to have you with us.

  • @tfh5575
    @tfh55755 жыл бұрын

    I’m American and I never realized we pronounced it can and kin but we totally do

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, there's so much we do unconsciously von Hessen.

  • @saqib..
    @saqib..5 жыл бұрын

    The British is what i prefer

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Saqib. That's great and hopefully you'll like American more too as you hear more of it.

  • @jacobbartolome6085
    @jacobbartolome60853 жыл бұрын

    As always, you have *magnificent* videos.

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @fformagini
    @fformagini5 жыл бұрын

    best clarifing video. I LOVE YOU GUYS

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad it was useful Fernando. Thank you!

  • @eestiqaatsi
    @eestiqaatsi5 жыл бұрын

    We italians must be careful with the brit way of can't as we easily say the c... word 😆

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's all about the vowel. :-) Thanks Ale.

  • @const.z

    @const.z

    5 жыл бұрын

    As Russian native speaker I completely agree with Italians so I always say "can not". I don't want to swear. :)

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello @@const.z. Well that will certainly fix the swearing problem. :-)

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    We've now made another video about this that you can see here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ-HpLp7g7Lfn8Y.html

  • @rubenalbertoni1065

    @rubenalbertoni1065

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oddio😂😂

  • @SDSen
    @SDSen5 жыл бұрын

    Just say Cannot instead problem solved for us Americans lol

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Well, it's one solution SDSen. It will make you sound rather formal though.

  • @sebashtiannumberone5431
    @sebashtiannumberone54314 жыл бұрын

    Useful!! As clear as water. Thx a lot

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sebashtian. We're so glad you found this useful. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @truongtungbds
    @truongtungbds5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, i really really love it

  • @SimpleEnglishVideos

    @SimpleEnglishVideos

    5 жыл бұрын

    We're so glad you enjoyed this one Tung. Thanks for watching.