‼️Many non-native speakers of English make the mistake of pronouncing "ng" as two sounds. However, with a number of exceptions, the sound /g/ is not usually pronounced and /n/ is produced with the back of the tongue touching the soft palate. So, the word "sing" is pronounced /siŋ/ , NOT /sing/. ‼️ Watch the video if you are still curious to know how it works. 🔵Here is the script: One of my regular blog users has sent of herself speaking to help work out some of her pronunciation problems. There was one thing that I noted that I wanted to add here, because I thought that other people might be able to benefit from it. This NG sound: ng [?]. When she makes it, it is often followed by a kk or gg, quick sound, which sounds like a bit of a click at the end of the word. For example: sing, wrong. It’s subtle, but it’s not necessary.

To make the NG sound, the middle/back part of the tongue is raising to touch the roof of the mouth. Ng, ng. To make the G/K sound, it is the back of the tongue that is pulling away from the soft palate, so it’s not very far from the NG sound. The NG sound is a little further up, where the tongue touches, the G/K sound is a little further back. But, if you allow any sort of pressure to build up while you’re making the NG sound, and then you pull the tongue down, when the tongue comes down it’s going to make that gg, kk sound. So what you need to avoid doing is letting there be pressure build up and then pulling the tongue away. After you make the ng, NG sound, that is it. That is the final sound. Sing, sing.

So, the sound stops here rather than letting it build up a little further back and then releasing the tongue. Sing. Now, I do want to note, that there are some cases where the G is enunciated on its own, after the ng sound. For example, in the word fungus. And this is because this ‘gus’ is starting the beginning of the next syllable, so the G is enunciated. Gg, gg. There are a few such cases. And I will do a blog on that to follow up. But in general, the NG is most commonly pronounced as the ng, NG sound, and should not be followed by the gg or kk. #pronunciation #intermediate @englishfortomorrow

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Outta 👉 out of
we'd better get outta here!
get outta my way!


Imma 👉 I am going to
Imma talk to him.

Hafta 👉 have to, must
I hafta go now. I'll talk to you later.

oughta 👉 ought to
It's too late. I oughta back home right now.

shoulda 👉 should have
You shoulda done it.

Dunno 👉 don't know/doesn't know
I dunno what to say.

Gotcha 👉 I've got you -> I understand
Please don't do that again. Answer: Gotcha
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🎬 The Pink Panther is a 2006 American mystery comedy film which stars Steve Martin as Detective Clouseau. In this clip cut from the movie, you will see how important English pronunciation could be!
Watch, have a laugh 😂😂, and then strive to learn English pronunciation...
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#clip #comedy #movie #pronunciation #lowerintermeidate
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🗣 PRONUNCIATION TIME
How do we pronounce the sound /aʊ/ in words like 'how, now, house, about, etc.'? Watch the this video and then practise saying these words. Then say, 'Wow!'
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The sound /ə/ (read 'schwa') is a very common sound in English. Words like 'banana, about, postman, phenamena, etc.' all have - at least- one schwa sound. Watch and listen to the following 'short' video to understand how this sound is pronounced. Then practise saying the words above.
#pronunciation #schwa @englishfortomorrow
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🗣 PRONUNCIATION
Do you too struggle with how you should pronounce words? Watch this and your idea about pronunciation will change!
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PS1: Never trust your own 'pronunciation skills'!
PS2: You are not alone. Even native speakers pronounce them differently (sometimes even wrong!)
#pronunciation #clip
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Have you ever had difficulty pronouncing letter C? If yes, then this rule can help you.👆👆👆
#pronunciation #low_intermediate
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