/ŋ/ — the /ŋ/ sound
the /ŋ/ sound
Consonants · Nasals
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How to make it
Back of the tongue against the soft palate, air out through the nose. The “ng” in “sing”.
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Words with this sound
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king
/ˈkɪŋ/
long
/lɔːŋ/
sing
/sɪŋ/
song
/sɔːŋ/
thing
/θɪŋ/
young
/jʌŋ/
bank
/bæŋk/
bring
/brɪŋ/
buying
/ˈbaɪɪŋ/
eating
/ˈiːtɪŋ/
going
/ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
ice
/ˈaɪsɪŋ/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- ŋ
long
/lɔːŋ/
nlawn
/lɔːn/
- ŋ
hang
/hæŋ/
mham
/hæm/
- ŋ
ring
/rɪŋ/
prip
/rɪp/
- ŋ
tongue
/tʌŋ/
btub
/tʌb/
- ŋ
sing
/sɪŋ/
tsit
/sɪt/
- ŋ
bang
/ˈbaŋ/
dbad
/bæd/
- ŋ
sing
/sɪŋ/
ksick
/sɪk/
- ŋ
bang
/ˈbaŋ/
gbag
/bæɡ/
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