Language
English
Unit
Consonants
IPA
/ŋ/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for nasals - /ŋ/.

Quick tip

Nasals are produced by letting air flow through the nose.

Letters and IPA

Letters

ng (sing)

/ŋ/

Practice words

  • sing

  • long

  • song

  • king

  • bring

Minimal pairs

  • sing / sin
  • long / lawn
  • wing / win
  • ring / rin
  • song / son

How to produce this sound

The /ŋ/ sound is made by raising the back of your tongue to touch the soft part of the roof of your mouth (the velum), as in the end of 'sing'. Air flows out through your nose.

Common mix-ups

  • sing / sink
  • long / lawn
  • ring / rin
  • song / son
  • wing / win

Closest comparison

sing, long, song, king, bring

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