How to pronounce the M and N in English Pronunciation Mar 8 Written By Morgan Worden Yax Do these sound the same to you? Them- then, lime- line, knob- mobThe M and the N are both nasal consonants, but confusing them completely changes the meaning.M1. Longer 2. Lips pull together inward3. The body of the tongue pushes up, almost touching the upper palate for nasal quality, but the tip stays behind bottom front teeth4. Air comes through the nosePractice: Mom, math, important, teamwork, mother, systemN1.Short and quicker2. Lips are relaxed ( slightly open)3. The tip of the tongue pushes up behind top, front teeth and pushes to create nasal sound.Practice: No, never, nothing, win, find, spinningNow, try the following pairs and make sure you hear a difference between the words: phone-foam, term-turn, came- cane, skim-skin Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de Yax Accent (@yaxaccent) Start with an accent evaluation Morgan Worden Yax https://www.yaxaccent.com/
How to pronounce the M and N in English Pronunciation Mar 8 Written By Morgan Worden Yax Do these sound the same to you? Them- then, lime- line, knob- mobThe M and the N are both nasal consonants, but confusing them completely changes the meaning.M1. Longer 2. Lips pull together inward3. The body of the tongue pushes up, almost touching the upper palate for nasal quality, but the tip stays behind bottom front teeth4. Air comes through the nosePractice: Mom, math, important, teamwork, mother, systemN1.Short and quicker2. Lips are relaxed ( slightly open)3. The tip of the tongue pushes up behind top, front teeth and pushes to create nasal sound.Practice: No, never, nothing, win, find, spinningNow, try the following pairs and make sure you hear a difference between the words: phone-foam, term-turn, came- cane, skim-skin Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de Yax Accent (@yaxaccent) Start with an accent evaluation Morgan Worden Yax https://www.yaxaccent.com/
