Master American English Rhythm: Linking with Nasal Consonants M /m/, N /n/, and NG /ŋ/

[@kathygordon9627]

You are such a wonderful teacher. Thank you so much.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks Kathy!

[@richardfrangie3518]

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[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hey Richard - Thanks for the thumbs up! :) Glad you liked it!

[@kathygordon9627]

Thank you so much.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Kathy - Thanks for your comment :) I'm so glad you liked the video!

[@romanthedog6861]

Excellent lesson video! I’m glad to learn about nasal consonant to consonant linking. That was new to me. Thank you for making a great video as always😃

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Lemon - Thanks for your comment! I'm glad I was able to make a video that introduced you to a new topic :)

[@ramzy-6566]

I love linking . Thank you Miss. Julie. - is the letter /n/ in the word (and) changed to ng /ŋ/ ( and God ) ( /æŋɡɑd/) - is the letter d in Sandwich /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ , /ˈsændwɪtʃ/ silent. Have a good day.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ramzy - Thanks for your questions! 1) Yes, the /n/ can change to NG /ŋ/ in the phrase "and God", if you drop the /d/ from "and". It is possible! 2) "Sandwich" can be pronounced both ways: /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ without the /d/, or /ˈsændwɪtʃ/ with the /d/. It depends on the preferences of the speaker. Hope this helps!

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Yes, Help too much. Thank you.

[@ramzy-6566]

@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent Thank you so much. Miss. Julie.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 You're very welcome!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

@@ramzy-6566 I'm happy to help :)

[@ivomoreira42]

Great video as always. I love this topic, because it helps to smooth the accent a lot and also to speak more fluently!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ivo - I really like talking about linking, too :) Thanks for your comment!

[@kathygordon9627]

You’re making linking easy and interesting. You are such a wonderful teacher. Thank you.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Kathy - Thanks for your comment! And that is a huge compliment that I've made linking an interesting topic to study :) Thanks!

[@Gene0723]

Very insightful video.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Gene - Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

[@kathylees5638]

Excellent greatly helpful course!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Kathy - Thanks so much for your comment! I'm thrilled this video was helpful :)

[@aldorossi3177]

Excellent!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks Aldo! I'm glad you liked my video! :)

[@missdmx]

This is the best English placement video in the world!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thank you so much, missdmx! And thank you for supporting my KZbin channel - I appreciate your membership! :)

[@RobertoSantos-ff1fi]

Very good!!!

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Thanks, Roberto! :)

[@desu1adam410]

Can you come to Canada?

[@luisron6115]

The New Yorker's pronunciation of "sing a song" would make Venezuelans laugh because it sounds like the Venezuelan slang "singazón" which means an orgy.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

😅Really? I had no idea! That's pretty funny!

[@JLB_Yantee_USA]

super difficult to pronounce N before R such as "turn right", "sunrise". if it's NG sound, it's super easy to pronounce.

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi @JLB_Yantee_USA - Oh, very true! The N + R combination is challenging - I hope it gets easier for you with practice :)

[@rafaelassad8774]

Hey great vid, tks for doing it. I have a big fat question, listening native speaking I found out that a word ends in a nasal consonant sound and the next word begins with t sound, they change to d sound(e.g. seem to= seem do/ sing to me= sing do me). Is that correct or I'm misunderstanding that?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Rafael - thanks for your question :) I think this would be a perfect question for my weekly, live group class called Julie's Conversation Club. I'd be happy to answer your question at the next meeting! courses.sandiegovoiceandaccent.com/courses/julies-conversation-club. Let me know if you have any questions - hope to see you there! :)

[@jacobstc]

Julie, alternatively, using the International Phonetic Alphabet, you could have: in a house /ɪn ə haʊs/ changes to /ɪn°-°nə haʊs/ through linking, as /n/=/n°-°n/ becomes ambi-syllabic. Similarly, the time is now /ðə taɪm ɪz naʊ/ ------> /ðə taɪm°-°mɪz naʊ/ sing a song /sɪŋ ə sɒŋ/ ----> /sɪŋ°-°ŋə sɒŋ/

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Jacob - Thanks for your comment! Yes, this is another way to transcribe it, depending on how detailed you want to be with regards to the linking :) Nice!

[@guitar300k]

I guess the rule is just try to make it as smooth as possible

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Sometimes, yes that's all you can do :)

[@ahmadmuhialdin.1828]

You are perfect ...

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Ahmad - I'm glad you liked the video!

[@steveduarte6752]

That’s why when some people say “I don’t care” sometimes I hear “I dong care” is this correct?

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Steve, Thanks for your question. There are a couple of pronunciation assimilations that can happen in the phrase "I don't care", but yes, you might hear someone say "I don't care" in fast speech :) I hope this helps!

[@mariabrayant2323]

Ha ha. I understand why something I don't undertand. Ha ha. Singa song. Haha. Thank you

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Maria - Glad that I could help! :)

[@jsb4812]

Like the singer Eminem. His real name is Marshall Matters which has M and M as initials. "M and M" becomes Eminem

[@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent]

Hi Js B - Exactly!