/n/ — the /n/ sound
the /n/ sound
Consonants · Nasals
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How to make it
Tongue tip on the ridge behind the upper teeth, air out through the nose.
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Rachel's English · English Sounds - N [n] Consonant - How to make the N [n] Consonant Watch on YouTube
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Words with this sound
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an
/æn/
in
/ɪn/
nah
/næː/
no
/noʊ/
on
/ɑːn/
own
/oʊn/
and
/ænd/
ant
/ænt/
any
/ˈeni/
aunt
/ænt/
can
/kæn/
chin
/tʃɪn/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- n
no
/noʊ/
llow
/loʊ/
- n
lawn
/lɔːn/
ŋlong
/lɔːŋ/
- n
an
/æn/
mam
/æm/
- n
an
/æn/
papp
/ˈap/
- n
near
/nɪr/
bbeer
/bɪr/
- n
an
/æn/
tat
/æt/
- n
an
/æn/
dadd
/æd/
- n
an
/æn/
kact
/æk/
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