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How to pronounce "cannot" in French

cannot is pronounced with standard French phonetics in French. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 11 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

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Syllablescan · not
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1:37

B and say that the existing law is not working for him anymore money to the government he cannot walk he came with two feet and he will go out with no with no

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money to the government he cannot walk he came with two feet and he will go out with no

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11 clips

The French word “cannot”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (can · not). SayItVid indexes 11 authentic French video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cannot” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from FRANCE 24.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #1 · @1:37
    “B and say that the existing law is not working for him anymore money to the government he cannot walk he came with two feet and he will go out with no with no”
  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #2 · @2:02
    “scripted has been scripted before it works fine you know unless I start to talk to you guys and that becomes a problem I cannot do like those American comedians like improvising with you guys impossible because I would be”
  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #3 · @3:02
    “scripted has been scripted before it works fine you know unless I start to talk to you guys and that becomes a problem I cannot do like those American comedians like improvising with you guys impossible because I would be”
  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #4 · @1:08
    “meeting rabin au ghana india's place tous ok street 10 harmonie tout ok street conflict we cannot sites critiques annecy testing”
  • 🇫🇷 FRFRANCE 24
    Clip #5 · @0:54
    “intolérable pour le nouveau premier ministre britannique we cannot nous ne pouvons pas accepter l'accord de sortie actuelle il s'agit soit de diviser le royaume uni ou alors de nous enfermer dans les”

Pronounce: “cannot”

Syllables:
can · not
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