Can is an atonic syllable (no emphasis, off beat, schwa) Can't is a tonic syllable (emphasis, vowel any regional variation of "a" ranging almost across the board) For reference: I can type is dada DAH I can't type is da DAH DAH Answer from Relative-Ad-87 on reddit.com
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r/ENGLISH on Reddit: How do you pronounce both "can" and "can't"?
June 21, 2024 -
I can't tell how different they are when it's come to pronouncing both of these words. Do you say
can as in like a tin "can"
and
can't as "khan" for the pronounciation?
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Geoff Lindsey has a youtube video about this that you might enjoy. Mostly, for native speakers, we tell the difference between the two by intonation or emphasis, if I remember correctly (since they sound very similar in speech).
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Can is an atonic syllable (no emphasis, off beat, schwa) Can't is a tonic syllable (emphasis, vowel any regional variation of "a" ranging almost across the board) For reference: I can type is dada DAH I can't type is da DAH DAH
Rachel's English
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How to pronounce CAN - Rachel's English
April 4, 2024 - In this case, ‘can’ is pronounced with the ‘aa’ as in ‘bat’ vowel. So it begins with the K consonant sound, then the AA vowel, ca-, ca-, and finally the N consonant sound.
Videos
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How to pronounce CAN in British English - YouTube
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Can vs. Can’t - how to tell the difference? - YouTube
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How to Pronounce CAN and CAN'T in BRITISH ENGLISH - YouTube
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How to Pronounce "can" and "can't" - YouTube
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How to pronounce CAN: American English - YouTube
Cambridge Dictionary
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CAN | Pronunciation in English
CAN pronunciation. How to say CAN. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more.
ELSA
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How to Pronounce CAN in American English | ELSA Speak
Practice pronunciation of the word can with ELSA advanced technology and say can like Americans.
EasyPronunciation
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Can — Pronunciation: HD Slow Audio + Phonetic Transcription
How to pronounce 'can' in English. Normal and slow speed HD audio recordings and phonetic transcription written with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Multimedia-English
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Phonetics: Pronunciations of CAN –[Multimedia-English]
CAN'T Usually, we don't pronounce the final T, but we pronounce the vowel in the middle strong and clear.
Forvo
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How to pronounce can in English - Definition and synonyms of can in English
Lo can deus vesins que'm hèi cagar. pronunciation
Stack Exchange
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american english - Can we pronounce “can” as /kən/ at the beginning of a sentence? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Because of the confusion in the comments, I'm going to avoid using phonetic transcriptions. Here are the two pronunciations (American English) that I will refer to: Can as "ken" as in "Barbie and Ken." I will write this as "ken."
Rachel's English
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How to Pronounce Can vs. Can't - Rachel's English
April 14, 2024 - Can, can’t. This may be something that is difficult for you to distinguish right now. But if you know to listen for can: a little bit longer, a little smoother, versus can’t, can’t: a little shorter, a little bit more abrupt, it may help you develop an ear for this. A note on the pronunciation of the word can.
YouTube
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ESL: How to tell the difference between CAN and CAN'T in American English.Buy a download of this video to watch offline and ad-free! http://rachelsenglish....
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YouGlish
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Can | 4078295 pronunciations of Can in English
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From the OED (British pronunciation):
kæn\
From Merriam-Webster (American pronunciation):
\kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin\
Here is an IPA reference, in case you are unfamiliar with the symbols used.
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To me the AE pronuciation allows more sound to the "e" whereas as a BE speaker I would pronounce hardly any "e" sound and it would sound shorter, more like "kan" such that it ryhmes with the word "pan"
YouTube
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Published December 6, 2024
Espresso English
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How we pronounce CAN & CAN'T when speaking fast - Espresso English
August 2, 2020 - See how the word “can” sounds more like “kin”? Because the stress is on the main verbs, swim, call, and give. This pronunciation of “can” more like “kin” also happens in questions with “can.” Let’s look at some of these:
PronounceNames
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How do you say Can? Learn How to Pronounce Can in different countries and languages with audio and phonetic spelling along with additional information, such as, type of name, other spellings, meaning.
YouTube
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How to Pronounce Can & Can't in a British Accent (Modern RP & Variations) - YouTube
Many of my followers asked me how we pronounce "can" and "can't" in a British accent. In this lesson, I explain the different variations and break down every...
Published July 5, 2024
Wiktionary
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can - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
canne (obsolete) kin (pronunciation spelling) c' (pronunciation spelling) [edit] (stressed) enPR: kănˈ ·
#GOALS English
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Can vs. Can't: American English Pronunciation — #GOALS English
January 6, 2021 - Do you know how to properly pronounce "can" and "can't" in American English? Watch this free English lesson to learn the difference between these similar-sounding words.
Encyclopedia Britannica
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How to Pronounce can - (Audio) | Britannica Dictionary
Meta description: Hear the pronunciation of can in American English, spoken by real native speakers. From North America's leading language experts, Britannica Dictionary
Reddit
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r/linguistics on Reddit: Pronunciation of "can" (verb) across US and Canada?
August 14, 2017 -
Talking about stressed contexts, such as: "Yes, he can." I had always heard [kʰæn] in Canada, and in New England, [kʰeən]. I have just started hearing another variant, [kʰɛn] for the first time, from folks in Minnesota and upstate NY.
Looked this up and couldn't find anything. Anyone have a map? Is this part of a general pattern, or is this unique to "can"?