Good explanation , sometimes I can't figure out the difference between can and can't sound, but using body language is easier to understand the real meaning......
His explanation of pronunciation difference of CAN and CAN'T is easy to understand for me because his face expression is changed especially in case of CAN'T.
Oh! I made this question a few days ago in another teaching video of yours. Sorry! Forget it! I should've searched for the issue in your channel first before asking. I'm glad to have found it. Thank you!
For someone who can't tell the difference between the two, they cannot "practice" because they'll frequently get it wrong, and that makes them more confused. To practice anything, you have to DO IT RIGHT most of the time, if not always, so you may get the correct experience. If you get it wrong half the time, or if you simply do not know whether you get it right or wrong, practicing makes it worse.
That's why I recommend students join our FREE classes and our LIVE classes. And I always say, "practice makes perfect" NO! "Perfect practice makes perfect". Also, my lessons are NOT for beginners. They're for intermediate to advanced students. Big difference.
I knew it! you use almost the same pronunciation for can y can't, I just needed some native speaker telling me, thank you I can finally live in peace haha, great job techer
I agree. That's why I'm so scare when I talk with foreign people on phone. I really thanks so much for this lesson. I wish you were my English teacher.
Great thump up for the greatest and funniest teacher ever, coachshanesesl ! I've been enjoying myself by watching your videos recently and you're really doing a great job. Thank you so much for your helpful efforts !
That's exactly what I think about languages.sometimes,emotional actions go beyond the language itself.I think that's why it's harder to understand on the phone than usual,because there's no action at all.you read my mind :)
Wow, that's really confusing. I like watching ESL videos as a native English speaker (US) so that I can learn about all of the quirks of the language. I've never consciously thought about this issue, but I do ask clarifying questions a lot by overpronouncing "He cannnnn?" Awesome video.
awesome guide, thank you. I found these extremely useful due to paste issue with an American in my office. After several months he left, still I can't understand, he left with a work, "can or can't, hihi" .... really bad day :D
hi..sir, how do we pronounce the word CAN't if we're gonna connect with a vowel sound? eg. "The dogs can't eat the bones" should we say "T" as "d" or "T" is gone? which are the correct?
Based on personal experience, I'd say a few parts of this were off. The sound I'd say is between the "k" sound and the "n" sound in "can" is "i". It's casually pronounced identically to "kin", as in "next of kin". "Can't" isn't pronounced quite like "can". There's a glottal on the end (had to look one up lol), at least for many people. A glottal is a stopping of the air through the throat by closing the very back of the throat very briefly. For the most part, though, these seem pretty accurate.
can: the voice of "can" is not accented, that is the vocal box rises at the 0-level; can't: the voice of "can't" is accented, that is, the vocal box rises above or below the 0-level. The rising or falling of a voice always happens at a vowel. In the natural oral pronunciation, a vowel is sounded when the tongue and lips are positioned at the vowel, but a consonant is not sounded when the tongue and lips are positioned at the consonant. This pronunciation is slightly different from the articulation; [c'a'n']: all are sounded (articulation), [ca'n]: only the vowel is sounded (pronunciation); "t" is naturally eliminated. (Humble share)
just listen millions of times in different sentences,then you'll get used to it. You can find the difference automatically at last.but if you're still confused ?just ask which one to say.what's the big deal ? When you listen to them,don't think about your mother tongue sound. Just take it as it is.
Dear coach 1/ can pronounced as strong form /kæn/ when emphasizing or contrasting "Yes, I CAN do it" 2/ can't pronounced as /kæn/ in " Sorry, I can't do it", bcz /t/ between two consonants /n/ and /d/ ==> drop /t/ 3/ " I can't understand". drop /t/ and link /n/ with / ˌʌndərˈstænd/ So, How do you distinguish in the situations "negative and positive with emphasize or contrasting to understand right? Thanks a lot
It seems to me that "can", when emphasized in a sentence, is pronounced without the aspiration in the /c/, which doesn't happen in the negative form. I said "emphasized" because when the word "can" is reduced (the vowel is a schwa), there's no aspiration at all.
I am confused with the pronunciation of "ex" Is "ik"-xplain or "ek"-xplain ? "ig"-xactly or "ek"-xactly?? I realized that most of the words start with "ex", such as "example, extent,expend,exam,exceed" and a lot more , have "ig/ik" pronunciation (from pronunciation key) It's that true? How American pronounce them?
Very useful lesson. At the same time... You know, I've been taught at school to pronounce 'Can't' like ahem 'Cunt', because we were learning British English at school obviously. And as I didn't know that abusive raunchy word 'Cunt' at all (haven't been taught), I used to see no harm in that way of pronunciation. Moreover, it was more comfortable to speak that way, to hear the clear difference between affirmative and negative forms of this verb. Must admit, I'm still suffering from the dilemma of should I say 'Can't' like 'Kent' or like '...' (fuck! again? I don't wanna type it one more time😠). And it's no fun beeing trying to answer people's question "why do the opposite forms of the verb 'Can' sound so similar". That's why the coach Shane skipped that part, I suppose 😈
Hi.teacher. I'm a korean. I like your lecture so much. I'm unskilled at English. Your video had helped my humble English skills.thankfully .English pronunciation is too hard for me..ㅜ_ㅠvery hard. Have a nice day.teacher.
nice video how can I get confidence to speak English cause I know a lot of English but I cant speak, my pronunciation doesn't come easy, so can you give me an advice????
I finally recognized the difference between "can" and "can't". Thanks, coach. And I have a question, is there any difference between "pay her for dinner" and "pay for her dinner" ?
could you please make a video about the difference between the sound ur , r and l. I'm always confused please help. I really don't know how to pronounce : world, word, words, walls, wars :(((. Could you please ? and let me know if you agree. thank you so much
I feel so nice after learning the slight difference between can and can't thank you very much.
it gave me a relief when you say that even Americans sometime get confused with them. tks
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Good explanation , sometimes I can't figure out the difference between can and can't sound, but using body language is easier to understand the real meaning......
I had been very confused before I found this video. Thank you so much!!! I'll keep watching & practicing until I can do it!😁👍
Finally someone explained this nightmare to me. Constantly get asked, "Do you mean can or can?" Drives me nuts.
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His explanation of pronunciation difference of CAN and CAN'T is easy to understand for me because his face expression is changed especially in case of CAN'T.
Thanks for your clarification. So helpful sir! Interesting to hear that even Americans have trouble sometimes.
The best explanation that I saw about this topic.
Oh! I made this question a few days ago in another teaching video of yours. Sorry! Forget it! I should've searched for the issue in your channel first before asking. I'm glad to have found it. Thank you!
I've been struggling on recognise the difference between them for along time. Thank you so much for the lesson
You're the best of the best when it comes to english teaching on CZcams! Love your vids. -Second language english speaker from Montreal.
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For someone who can't tell the difference between the two, they cannot "practice" because they'll frequently get it wrong, and that makes them more confused. To practice anything, you have to DO IT RIGHT most of the time, if not always, so you may get the correct experience. If you get it wrong half the time, or if you simply do not know whether you get it right or wrong, practicing makes it worse.
That's why I recommend students join our FREE classes and our LIVE classes. And I always say, "practice makes perfect" NO! "Perfect practice makes perfect". Also, my lessons are NOT for beginners. They're for intermediate to advanced students. Big difference.
I knew it! you use almost the same pronunciation for can y can't, I just needed some native speaker telling me, thank you I can finally live in peace haha, great job techer
I like your focus on body language. That's just as important and helps out a lot.
I agree. That's why I'm so scare when I talk with foreign people on phone. I really thanks so much for this lesson. I wish you were my English teacher.
Great thump up for the greatest and funniest teacher ever, coachshanesesl !
I've been enjoying myself by watching your videos recently and you're really doing a great job.
Thank you so much for your helpful efforts !
I agree with you.
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I laughed so hard with the bilanguage explanation part. You're a genius!
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That's exactly what I think about languages.sometimes,emotional actions go beyond the language itself.I think that's why it's harder to understand on the phone than usual,because there's no action at all.you read my mind :)
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Thank you so muchhhh, it's so helpful, everytime people said you can/can't and i always had to ask them :can or cannot ?
Wow, that's really confusing. I like watching ESL videos as a native English speaker (US) so that I can learn about all of the quirks of the language. I've never consciously thought about this issue, but I do ask clarifying questions a lot by overpronouncing "He cannnnn?" Awesome video.
1:56 lol 😂 Hey, Coach Shane thanks for another helpful video. It helps a lot! keep doing your thing! 👍
As always the best explanation in the world!
Very useful video I am an American English student from Venezuela
awesome guide, thank you. I found these extremely useful due to paste issue with an American in my office. After several months he left, still I can't understand, he left with a work, "can or can't, hihi" .... really bad day :D
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This week, I used this video in my english program on RTI2
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hi..sir, how do we pronounce the word CAN't if we're gonna connect with a vowel sound? eg. "The dogs can't eat the bones"
should we say "T" as "d" or "T" is gone? which are the correct?
Based on personal experience, I'd say a few parts of this were off.
The sound I'd say is between the "k" sound and the "n" sound in "can" is "i". It's casually pronounced identically to "kin", as in "next of kin".
"Can't" isn't pronounced quite like "can". There's a glottal on the end (had to look one up lol), at least for many people. A glottal is a stopping of the air through the throat by closing the very back of the throat very briefly.
For the most part, though, these seem pretty accurate.
Thanks coach. As always very clear explanation, thanks for your time, greetings from Venezuela.
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can: the voice of "can" is not accented, that is the vocal box rises at the 0-level; can't: the voice of "can't" is accented, that is, the vocal box rises above or below the 0-level. The rising or falling of a voice always happens at a vowel. In the natural oral pronunciation, a vowel is sounded when the tongue and lips are positioned at the vowel, but a consonant is not sounded when the tongue and lips are positioned at the consonant. This pronunciation is slightly different from the articulation; [c'a'n']: all are sounded (articulation), [ca'n]: only the vowel is sounded (pronunciation); "t" is naturally eliminated. (Humble share)
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just listen millions of times in different sentences,then you'll get used to it.
You can find the difference automatically at last.but if you're still confused ?just ask which one to say.what's the big deal ?
When you listen to them,don't think about your mother tongue sound.
Just take it as it is.
Dear coach
1/ can pronounced as strong form /kæn/ when emphasizing or contrasting "Yes, I CAN do it"
2/ can't pronounced as /kæn/ in " Sorry, I can't do it", bcz /t/ between two consonants /n/ and /d/ ==> drop /t/
3/ " I can't understand". drop /t/ and link /n/ with / ˌʌndərˈstænd/
So, How do you distinguish in the situations "negative and positive with emphasize or contrasting to understand right? Thanks a lot
LOL...haha , My teacher. Calme has no mean in Vietnamese. I come from Viet Nam. Thanks for your attention to my country !
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It seems to me that "can", when emphasized in a sentence, is pronounced without the aspiration in the /c/, which doesn't happen in the negative form. I said "emphasized" because when the word "can" is reduced (the vowel is a schwa), there's no aspiration at all.
really enjoy whole video especially 1:56 part lol, it is hilarious and good explanation too
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Thank you very much.Your videos are very helpful. But I have one question, how can I send my record to you? Thanks
I am confused with the pronunciation of "ex"
Is "ik"-xplain or "ek"-xplain ? "ig"-xactly or "ek"-xactly??
I realized that most of the words start with "ex", such as "example, extent,expend,exam,exceed" and a lot more , have "ig/ik" pronunciation (from pronunciation key)
It's that true? How American pronounce them?
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Such a great explanation with the gesture.
To avoid confusion on "can't", normally I just tell "He CANNOT go" - Is there any different?
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i;m so happy i found this great channel yay ! i'm learning a lot from you but have a question , how can i leave a recording comment !
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Very useful lesson. At the same time... You know, I've been taught at school to pronounce 'Can't' like ahem 'Cunt', because we were learning British English at school obviously. And as I didn't know that abusive raunchy word 'Cunt' at all (haven't been taught), I used to see no harm in that way of pronunciation. Moreover, it was more comfortable to speak that way, to hear the clear difference between affirmative and negative forms of this verb. Must admit, I'm still suffering from the dilemma of should I say 'Can't' like 'Kent' or like '...' (fuck! again? I don't wanna type it one more time😠). And it's no fun beeing trying to answer people's question "why do the opposite forms of the verb 'Can' sound so similar". That's why the coach Shane skipped that part, I suppose 😈
Hi.teacher. I'm a korean. I like your lecture so much.
I'm unskilled at English. Your video had helped my humble English skills.thankfully .English pronunciation is too hard for me..ㅜ_ㅠvery hard.
Have a nice day.teacher.
ChangHyeon Kim Thank you^^
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nice video how can I get confidence to speak English cause I know a lot of English but I cant speak, my pronunciation doesn't come easy, so can you give me an advice????
How about can not shane!? How should we pronounce it? :) Great video!!
I could'n imagine any more word for you. That's pretty cool.
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I finally recognized the difference between "can" and "can't". Thanks, coach.
And I have a question, is there any difference between "pay her for dinner" and "pay for her dinner" ?
Awesome video! Thank you!
wow! Now, i clearly know it. Thank you so much, coach. It's so helpful ^^
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What will i do if i take an exam of listening skill? Looking at changes of face of someone talking in the tap is definately impossible.
Hi Sir , Ritesh from Bharat. What is the difference between diction and pronunciation
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could you please make a video about the difference between the sound ur , r and l. I'm always confused please help. I really don't know how to pronounce : world, word, words, walls, wars :(((. Could you please ? and let me know if you agree. thank you so much
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Hello coach, Could you tell us how to use "both…and, either…or, and neither…nor" ?
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Eu concordo, a melhor explicação que vi em yt ! Thiago from Brazil!
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Thanks a lot !!! pretty clear!