In natural English speech, 'can' is reduced to sound like 'ken' (with a relaxed tongue and slightly apart lips), while 'can't' is reduced to sound like 'kant' (with an 'a' sound), rather than the common learner mistake of pronouncing them as 'kn' and 'knt' respectively.
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Here's how the words can and can't actually sound in real speech. Many learners say can as k n and can't as k a n t. But the correct way to pronounce them is can sounds like k e n and can't sounds like k a n t. Let's say that together.
can can't can can't Your tongue stays relaxed and your lips are slightly apart. Now listen to these sentences.
I can swim. I can't swim. I can dance. I can't dance.
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