English Pronunciation 👄 Consonant - /n/ - 'nice', 'funny' & 'son'
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This is a consonant sound - you can hear
it at the beginning of the word 'nice',
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in the middle of the word 'funny', at the
end of the word 'son', and at the beginning
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and end of the word 'nun'. In English, we
make this sound with the tongue behind teeth
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/n/ and when you make this sound you should
be able to feel a vibration in your nose
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/n/. Now let's practice listen and repeat
after me: nice - funny - son - nun. OK.
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It can be difficult to tell the difference
between this sound /n/ and another similar
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consonant /ŋ/ which is made much further
back in the mouth. Listen to these examples:
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son - sung. Can you hear the difference? Let's
try you repeat after me son - sung, son - sung.
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Here are some more examples - listen first: pin -
ping, ran - rang, thin thing, wind - winged. Now
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you try - listen again and repeat after me: pin -
ping, ran - rang, thin thing, wind - winged. OK.
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