How to Pronounce the "Ng" Sound (Part 1)

In this first part of discussing the pronunciation of "ng", I will be concentrating at how to pronounce the "ng" sound when "ng" is at the end of a word. When the "ng" is at the end of the word, it is a nasal sound just like the letters "m" and "n".

As a nasal sound, the way to make the "ng" sound is very close to the way you make the "g" sound.  So that you direct the vibrations from your throat to your nose, you need to close the opening from your throat with the back of your tongue. With the back of your tongue closing the opening from your throat, you vibrate your throat area or larynx. These vibrations are then sent to your nose because the air and vibrations can't leave through your mouth.

When the "ng" is at the end of a word, then it is a complete nasal sound. But, when the "ng" is in the word itself, then it will sound differently. This sound will be explained in a future post.

Things to remember:

1) Have your lips and teeth apart.

2) When the "ng" is at the end of the word, it is a pure nasal sound, so the sound is made through your nose.

3) You should feel the back of your tongue covering the opening from your throat to trap the vibrations and air.

4) The "ng" sound is a voiced sound, so you should vibrate your throat area or larynx to make the "ng" sound.

Here are words you can practice with.

thing	feeling	teaching	wedding	shopping
something	song	belong	leading	hunting
during	hang	being	saving	surprising
bring	spring	ring	marketing	working
young	evening	thinking	amazing	shooting
long	sing	hearing	parking	exciting
among	painting	setting	spending	dining
nothing	interesting	rating	king	depending
anything	along	long	increasing	ongoing
morning	beginning	wing	ring	standing
everything	willing	opening	engineering	bombing
including	understanding	fishing	swing	manufacturing
along	living	living	testing	operating
strong	growing	warning	drawing	lung
according	learning	funding	gang	running
building	following	housing	developing	fighting
wrong	finding	existing	ceiling	cooking
meeting	writing	regarding	advertising	swing
training	reading	remaining	clothing	killing
changing	meaning	planning	string	recording

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.