Practice Your English Pronunciation /n/ vs /ng/ Sounds | Course #10

In today's video, I'm gonna focus on two consonant sounds,

在今天的视频中，我将重点关注两个辅音，

the /n/ sound and the ng /ŋ/ sound.

/n/ 声音和 ng /ŋ/ 声音。

For you to understand, let's take two example words.

为了让您理解，让我们举两个例子。

The first word would be ‘pin’.

第一个词是“pin”。

Can you hear the /n/ sound?

你能听到/n/的声音吗？

‘pin’

'pin'

Now the second word is ‘ping’.

现在第二个词是'ping'。

Can you hear the ng /ŋ/ sound this time?

这次你能听到 ng /ŋ/ 的声音吗？

‘ping’

'ping'

‘pin’

'pin'

‘ping’

'ping'

Now I know they sound very similar guys, but they are actually different.

现在我知道他们听起来很相似，但实际上是不同的。

And they are very important sounds in the English language.

它们是英语中非常重要的发音。

So I want you to be able to hear the difference and pronounce them differently.

所以我希望你能够听出差异并以不同的方式发音。

We're going to practice together.

我们要一起练习。

And I promise you, by the end of this video, you'll understand much better.

我向您保证，看完本视频后，您会更好地理解。

And you'll be able to pronounce these two sounds.

您将能够发出这两个声音。

So let's get started.

那么让我们开始吧。

The first step is to learn how to make the ‘n’ and 'ng' /ŋ/ sounds in English.

第一步是学习如何用英语发出“n”和“ng”/ŋ/ 的发音。

You can learn how to pronounce them correctly and hear the differences between the two sounds.

您可以学习如何正确发音并听出两种声音之间的差异。

Also guys, remember, it's always important to know about the IPA spelling.

另外，伙计们，请记住，了解国际音标的拼写总是很重要的。

You can also watch how I move my mouth and of course always try to repeat after me in this video.

您还可以观看我如何移动嘴巴，当然，请始终尝试在该视频中跟着我重复。

I know you can master these sounds so let's do this.

我知道你可以掌握这些声音，所以让我们开始吧。

Let's practice producing the /n/ consonant sound in English.

让我们练习用英语发出 /n/ 辅音。

So what you're going to do is, there's going to be air coming through your nose,

所以你要做的是，空气从你的鼻子进来，

and you're going to block the air in your mouth with the tip of your tongue.

然后你用舌尖挡住嘴里的空气。

So the tip of your tongue should be up there.

所以你的舌尖应该在上面。

Okay watch me.

好吧，看着我。

/n/

/n/

Okay, I want you to repeat after me.

好的，我希望你跟我重复一遍。

/n/

/n/

Let's now use the word ‘pin’.

现在让我们使用“pin”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

pin

针

pin

针

pin

针

Good.

好。

Let's now learn how to produce the /ŋ/ sound in English.

现在让我们学习如何发出英语中的 /ŋ/ 音。

So what you're going to do …

那么你要做的就是……

there's still air coming through your nose and you're also going to block the air in your mouth.

仍然有空气通过你的鼻子，而且你也会阻塞嘴里的空气。

But this time not with the tip of your tongue, but with the back of your tongue.

但这次不是用舌尖，而是用舌背。

So this time, it's the back of your tongue that's going to be up there.

所以这一次，你的舌后部会在那里。

Okay, watch me.

好吧，看着我。

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

Okay, please repeat after me.

好的，请跟我重复一遍。

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

Let's use the word ‘ping’.

让我们使用“ping”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

ping

平平

ping

平

ping

好家伙

Good guys. Moving on.

。继续前进。

Okay we're now going to practice with minimal pairs

好的，我们现在将用

words that sound very similar but the sounds are actually different.

听起来非常相似但实际上不同的最少单词对进行练习。

They are very useful for you to hear the difference between the two sounds.

它们对于您听到两种声音之间的差异非常有用。

First, let's focus on the sounds themselves.

首先，让我们关注声音本身。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

First, the /n/ sound.

首先，/n/ 声音。

/n/

/n/

And now the /ŋ/ sound.

现在是 /ŋ/ 声音。

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

Let's now do both. Please repeat after me.

现在让我们两者都做。请跟着我重复一遍。

/n/

/n/

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

/n/

/n/

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

/n/

/n/

/ŋ/

/ŋ/

And now, let's practice with our words. Please repeat after me.

现在，让我们练习一下我们的单词。请跟着我重复一遍。

pin

pin

ping

ping

pin

pin

ping

ping

pin

pin

ping

ping

Very good, guys.

非常好，伙计们。

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

现在让我们一起来看一下最小对。

Remember to watch how I move my mouth and to repeat after me.

记得看我如何移动嘴巴并跟着我重复。

Let's go.

我们走吧。

ban

Ban

bang

bang

band

Band

banged

banged

chin

chin

ching

ching

clan

clan

clang

clang

din

din

ding

ding

done

did

dung

dung

fan

fan

fang

fang

gone

gone

gong

gong

hand

handhanged

hanged

kin

kin

king

king

pan

pan

pang

pang

sin

sin

sing

sing

stun

stun

stung

stung

Sun

sun

Sung

sung

tan

tan

tang

tang

Thin

thin

thing

thing

ran

ran

rang

rang

run

run

rung

rung

Tin

tin

ting

ting

ton

ton

Tong舌头

tongue

赢

win

翼

wing

风

wind

翼

winged

优秀，伙计 们

Excellent, guys.

。

Let's practice with a few sentences containing these consonant sounds.

让我们练习几个包含这些辅音的句子。

The first sentence is,

第一句话是：

‘He ran up the rung.’

“他跑上了梯级。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘He ran up the rung.’

“他跑上了梯级。”

Good.

好的。

The second sentence,

第二句话，

‘That thing is thin.’

“那东西很薄。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘That thing is thin.’

“那东西很薄。”

And finally,

最后，

‘My kin is a king.’

“我的亲属是国王。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘My kin is a king.’

“我的亲戚是国王。”

Good job.

好工作。

Let's move on.

让我们继续吧。

Let’s now move on to listening practice.

现在让我们继续听力练习。

I'm now going to show you two words.

现在我要向你们展示两个词。

I will say one of the two word.

我会说这两个词之一。

And I want you to listen very carefully and to tell me if this word is ‘a’ or ‘b’.

我希望你仔细听并告诉我这个词是“a”还是“b”。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Let's start with our first two words.

让我们从前两个词开始。

Which one do I say ‘a’ or ‘b’?

我该说“a”还是“b”？

Listen very carefully,

听得很仔细，

‘stung’.

‘刺痛’了。

One more time.

再一次。

‘stung’

“刺痛”

Was this ‘a’ or ‘b’?

这是“a”还是“b”？

It was ‘b’ ‘stung’.

这是“b”“蜇”。

'a' would be ‘stun’

'a' 会是 'stun'

What about now? ‘tongue’

那么现在呢？ ‘舌头’

‘tongue’

‘舌头’

Is it ‘a’ or ‘b’?

是‘a’还是‘b’？

It's ‘b’, ‘tongue’.

是“b”，“舌头”。

‘a’ is ton.

“a”是吨。

‘ran’

'ran'

‘ran’

'ran'

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘ran’.

是“跑”、“跑”。

‘b’ is pronounced ‘rang’.

“b”发音为“rang”。

Then I have

那我有

‘thing’

‘事’

‘thing’

‘事’

What do you think? ‘a’ or ‘b’?

你觉得怎么样？ “a”还是“b”？

It's ‘b’, ‘thing’ 'a' is 'thin'.

它是“b”，“东西”“a”是“薄”。

‘band’

“乐队”

‘band’

“乐队”

‘a’ or ‘b’?

“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘band’.

是“一个”、“乐队”。

‘b’ is banged.

“b”被撞了。

‘chin’

'下巴'

‘chin’

'下巴'

It's ‘a’, ‘chin’. ‘b’ is pronounced ‘ching’.

这是'a'，'下巴'。 “b”发音为“ching”。

‘king’

'国王'

‘king’

'国王'

It's ‘b’, ‘king’.

这是'b'，'国王'。

‘a’ is pronounced ‘kin’.

“a”发音为“kin”。

Now, listen to me.

现在，听我说。

‘sin’

‘罪’

‘sin’

‘罪’

It's ‘a’, ‘sin’.

是‘一’、‘罪’。

‘b’ is ‘sing’.

“b”是“唱歌”。

‘gone’

‘走了’

‘gone’

‘走了’

… is ‘a’, ‘gone’.

……是‘一’、‘走了’。

‘b’ would be ‘gong’.

“b”将是“锣”。

And finally,

最后，

‘wind’

“风”

‘wind’

“风”

Is it ‘a’ or is it ‘b’?

是“a”还是“b”？

It's ‘a’, ‘guys’, ‘wind’

这是“a”，“伙计们”，“风”，

‘b’ is ‘winged’.

“b”是“有翅膀的”。

Great job, students.

干得好，学生们。

I know you now have a better understanding of the consonant sounds /n/ and /ŋ/ in English.

我知道您现在对英语中的辅音 /n/ 和 /ŋ/ 有了更好的理解。

Keep practicing.

继续练习。

You need a lot of speaking and listening practice to be able to master these sounds.

您需要大量的口语和听力练习才能掌握这些声音。

But you can do it.

但你可以做到。

And by practicing, you'll be able to pronounce these sounds but also you will train your ear to be able to hear the different sounds in English.

通过练习，您将能够发音这些声音，而且您还将训练您的耳朵能够听到英语中的不同声音。

Also make sure you watch my next English pronunciation videos if you want to improve your pronunciation skills.

如果您想提高发音技巧，请务必观看我的下一个英语发音视频。

See you next time.

下次见。