How to Pronounce the /ŋ/ Sound in British English

What is ‘G-dropping’ and how is it related to the /ŋ/ sound? Find out in this video!

In this video I discuss the /ŋ/ sound, which is part of the ‘nasals’ group of sounds. So, watch this video if you want to improve your British English pronunciation!

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0:38 - How to pronounce the /ŋ/ sound
2:10 - How to spell the /ŋ/ sound
3:22 - Practise exercise
4:04 - G-dropping

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[ВасилийВитте]

i have big problems with this sound. Thanks for explanations!

[mykolabodnar]

Hi, your pronunciation videos, they are really helpful. I’ve got a question about British (voice/sound) placement, is it the same as in American(sound from the throat)? Thanks

[gorumosso]

Thanks for the great pronunciation tip!!
But I find it quite confusing that, according to the Cambridge dictionary, 'n' followed by 'c' is sometimes pronounced /n/ in words like "increase", "incredible" and "incapable" and other times /ŋ/ in words such as the ones you addressed in the video.
I did a quick research on this and I found one website that says "n" in the words above can also be pronounced as /ŋ/ because of Assimilation.
Is there any set of rules for this?

[antoniol.guzmancabrera]

This is a very tricky sound to tell from the /n/ sound. I kind of feel the need to pronounce the 'g' after the 'n', especially if it's followed by a vowel like in singer, ringing and so on. However, the g is sometimes pronounced by some people, how so? Thanks

[odunofere]

When does the sound /g/ come after /ŋ/?

E.g. singing /ˈ‍sɪŋɪŋ/ versus

anger /ˈ‍æŋɡə(r)/

[natiescobar]

Osea que cuando la letra "N" está después de una vocal, se pronuncia con ese sonido??.

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Let me know using the continuous tense 😀