Consonants

ŋ

(song)

How to make the sound?

Look at the diagram. Listen and then say the sound. When you say /ŋ/, the air comes through your nose, not your mouth. The back of your tongue is pressed against the roof of your mouth, and there is voicing.

How to pronounce ŋ

Sound and spelling

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evening
long
thing

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b
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t
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