Cách phát âm /m/, /n/, /ŋ/

The M is a nasal labial consonant made with the lips. To feel the M, simply allow your lips to meet very gently and hum. The lips should be very relaxed, almost puffy feeling, not pressed together or tight. Feel a vibration in the fleshy part of the lips. Now sustain the M in these words. Swim, team, from, welcome, ice cream. Ambulance, number, come, arm, comb. Sustain the M in these sentences, first for full musical value. The swim, team, from, Rome, was welcomed. To convey meaning. The swim, team, from, Rome, was welcomed. The ambulance, number, will come to mind. The ambulance, number, will come to mind. I got ice cream on my arm when I went for my comb. And it's well forward placed. It's a melodic legato consonant. Now to feel the N, with the lips slightly apart and with a small space between the teeth, gently bring the upper surface of the tongue to the roof of the mouth. Upper surface of the tongue, feel it there at the roof of the mouth at the hard palate. Now leave only the rim in contact with the gum ridge all around the upper teeth. Allowing the sound to flow through the bony resonating areas and escape through the nose. Play this gently and tunefully. Now sustain the N in these words. Rain, on, fender, turn, between. It's interesting, but that reminds me of that scene in that film, My Fair Lady, where they're teaching Eliza to do a little... Yes, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane. Oh, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane. N's are important. Department, one, phone, emergency, station. Sustain the N in these sentences. The first time through, play it for full musical value. Irrespective of the meaning of the sentence, we're going to explore this sound now for all of its musical potential. There was rain on the fender. The second time through, repeat the sentence and use the N to convey meaning. The N is going to support the meaning of the sentence. There was rain on the fender. Again, the first time through this sentence will be to explore it for musical value. There was one telephone at the emergency station. The second time through, use the N to convey meaning. There was one telephone at the emergency station. Turn between the van and the fire department. And to convey meaning, turn between the van and the fire department. The NG is a voiced, tongue-backed, soft palate nasal consonant. So sing with the back of the tongue in contact with the soft palate. Back of the tongue to the soft palate. Vibration coming through the nose. Feel a twangy nasal resonance. Now, the use of the NG is more complex and there's a common confusion about the correct use of the G or K drumbeat following the NG. So, practice the final NG with no drumbeat as the tongue leaves the soft palate at the end of the word. Ng, ng, ng, ng. Sustain the NG in these words. King, ring, tongue, swing, staying. Sing, nothing, wrong, swimming, string. Sustain the NG in these sentences. Play it for full musical value. The king had a ring through his tongue. And to convey meaning. The king had a ring through his tongue. After the swing dance, she's staying to sing. There's nothing wrong with swimming in a string bikini.