English Sounds - NG [ŋ] Consonant - How to make the NG [ŋ] Consonant
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In this American English Pronunciation video,
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we're going to learn how to make the NG consonant sound.
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To make this sound, the jaw drops a little
bit.
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Ng-- The lips part and the back part of the tongue
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stretches all the way up to the soft palate.
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The tongue tip is forward.
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Because the soft palate is lowered,
air comes up through the nasal passages.
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This makes it a nasal consonant.
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You can feel the vibration in your nose.
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Ng--
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There are only 3 nasal sounds in American English.
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Nn-- Ng-- Mm--
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Let's study it up close and in slow motion.
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A relaxed, lowered jaw.
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Since this sound is made at the back of the mouth,
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it's hard to get a clear picture of it.
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The tongue lifts in the back while the tip
stays down and forward.
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The word 'ring'.
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The tongue lifts in the back, while the tip
stays down and forward.
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Lips are relaxed.
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The word 'along'.
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Since the tongue is low for the vowel before,
it's easier to see the tongue lift in the back.
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And now, it's lifted in the back with relaxed
lips.
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The word 'finger'.
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Again, the tongue lifts in the back while
the tip stays down and forward.
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This sound can occur in the middle or at the
end of a word in American English,
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but not at the beginning.
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The NG consonant.
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Ring.
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Along.
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Finger.
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Example words.
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Repeat with me.
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Anger.
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Ng-- Anger.
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Song.
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Ng-- Song.
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Wing.
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Ng-- Wing.
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English.
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Ng-- English. Single.
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Ng-- Single.
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Beginning.
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Ng-- Beginning.
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This video is one of 36 in a new series, The
Sounds of American English.
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Videos in this set will be released here on
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The real value of these videos is watching
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to give your mind the time to take it all
in and get the bigger picture.
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Most of the materials you'll find elsewhere
just teach the sounds on their own in isolation.
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It's a mistake to learn them this way.
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We learn the sounds to speak words and sentences,
not just sounds.
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