Name:
Ng Phonetic Pronunciation: mm
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element. Origin: Chinese / Cantonese
Notes: The correct Cantonese pronunciation of Ng is close to -mm- as in '...mm that tastes good'. The pronunciation -ing- as in 'sing ' is a common English pronunciation of this Chinese name.
Pronunciation Key
Syllables are separated by dashes
Stressed syllables are capitalized
Quotation marks ("xxx") enclose a whole word pronounced as in American english
Examples below assume an American english accent
Vowels
Example
UH
mo ther
A
ca t
AY,AI
a pe
AH
po t
AW
saw
OU
ou t
E,EH
me t
EE
tree
I,IH
bi t
IE,Y
tie ,try
O,OH,OE
go ,toe
OY,OI
toy
OO
boo t,shoe
UU
foo t,pu t
R-colored vowels
Example
UR
mur der
AIR
hair ,bare
EER
beer ,hear
OOR
poor
OR
door ,for
AR
car
Consonants
Example
B
b ox
CH
ch ip
D
d og
F
f ood
G
g o
H
h elp
J
j aw
K
c an
L
l ook, bell
M
m an
N
n ear
NG
ring
P
p oor
R
r oot
S,SS
s un,kiss
SH
sh ape
T
t in
TH
th umb,th en
V
v an
W
w and
Y
y oung
Z
z oom
ZH
vis ion
PY
pu pil
L-endings
Example
AL
pal
ALL
ball
AIL
pail
ULL
hull
OOL
tool
OAL
coal
EEL,EAL
deal
ILL
pill
ILE
style ,pile
Other
Example
IKE
bike
INE
line
ITE
light ,bite
ICE
dice