00:00Hi there, this is the N sound, as in the words AND, IN and NOT.
00:13This is a sound from the single consonants group.
00:18The N sound is called the alveolar nasal,
00:23which means that you put your tongue against the ridge behind your top teeth
00:28and the air comes out of your nose.
00:33It's made through the nose rather than the mouth.
00:36And it's voiced, which means that you use your vocal cords to produce the sound.
00:43It's defined by the position of your tongue
00:45and it's made with the flow of air through the mouth completely blocked and diverted through the nose.
00:54To produce the N sound,
00:55In a sound, put your tongue against the ridge behind your top teeth,
01:00so that your mouth is completely blocked,
01:03and then voice out through the nose.
01:12The N sound is spelled with the letter N,
01:16or sometimes with a double N, as in the word BEGINNING.
01:23Here are some words that start with N.
01:30Know Now
01:37Need And Number
01:44Here are some words with the N sound in the middle.
01:49Many
01:52Into
01:56Find
01:58And Another
02:05And here are some words with the N sound at the end.
02:11Can
02:14Between
02:17Woman
02:21And Own
02:29To see the pronunciation, explanation and examples for another sound click on its symbol.
02:36To learn about the groups of sounds, vowels, diphthongs, single consonants or consonant
02:41pairs click on the links to the left.
02:44And to hear just the pronunciation of an individual symbol check out our interactive phonetic
02:51chart video.
02:52And here are some words with the N sound at the end.
03:11And if you have any questions or comments or would like to arrange an online class please
03:16please do get in touch.
03:17Please do get in touch.
