Pronunciation #6 : NG and Nh (Learn Southern Vietnamese Accent with SVFF)

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

-nh as the final consonant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5TcapJjhr2CZtk

[@shipfreevideo2562]

your language sounds like a bunch of birds whining. This is not human language, it's bird language.

[@KieraTheKid]

I appreciate so much that you took the time to break it down for us trying to understand. You're an amazing and patient teacher. An extremely helpful lesson for a person with learning disabilities like adhd and dyslexia as well. Thank you!

[@Icanreadvietnamese]

Thank you for the lesson! My kids can relate the "nh" sound to the "n" in English words such as onion, companion, canyon. Hope the same examples also help your students and audience. We appreciate the pronunciation exercise! Though you said the story was "silly", it was very helpful! Cám ơn thầy Phi!

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Dạ em cảm ơn nhiều!

[@nancysebuco694]

I loved vietnamese language very much ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mdwave-digitalmusic6819]

Cảm ơn thầy giáo. It helps me a lot!

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Cảm ơn MD Wave

[@TooneySA]

ng feels impossible. To my ears I sound correct, but to natives not. I must have spent about 3 hours with vietnamese people practising kust the ng sound, but still can't get it. Nh is easy though.

[@-wil2013]

Hi, for Anglophones, “ng” is easier, it’s the “ng” of “singer”.

[@nancysebuco694]

Ilove you speaker, I like you while speaking hehehe I'm enjoying really

[@tinpham7134]

Không phải ai nói tiếng miền nam đều hay. Nhưng giọng của anh hay thật. Mình là người miền trung , và việc phát âm nghe cho hay thật khó.

[@lightcrown777]

Guys so basically, try saying nya but without moving your tongue for ng

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Hi lightcrown777, thank you for your comment and for sharing your pronunciation tip! That's a great way to approach the "ng" sound in Vietnamese by trying to say "nya" without moving your tongue. We appreciate your input and hope that it can be helpful for others in their Vietnamese learning journey. Thanks for watching!

[@graveto.4222]

i am brazil i love vietnamese language

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

+Graveto .4 thank you very much :))

[@strxwberryjelly]

I never knew that the ng sound was hard for people to pronounce until I asked someone to say it

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

yeah, i have the same experience like you did! :)

[@cameronbirnie155]

Hi! Thanks for your videos. I have a question about an aspect of 'nh' and 'ng' pronunciation not covered in this video: How are these clusters pronounced in Southern Vietnamese when they are at the end of a word?

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Cameron Birnie thank you for your question! nh and ng at at the end of the world at the same in the north dialects, you can check on the final consonants here kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6LJlpmclL9_iq8

[@mr.varsity5147]

however vietnamese is very difficult because the pronunciation in vitnamese is weird but i love it

[@Arali69]

I had to pronounce Ng today in church and had no clue how to do it. Took me by surprise because the prayers weren't available ahead of time. Because the only Vietnamese name I know how to pronounce is Nguyen, I used that. It was wrong, but who was gonna know? Everyone was white.

[@tippas9357]

Thai language doesn't have NH sound. But dialects spoken in the north and northeast have.

[@signedup2462]

Thank you. This lesson is challenging. I was waiting for to pronounce Ngyuen

[@signedup2462]

Or is it Nguyen

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

+Signed Up yeah, it is Nguyễn :))

[@BoxCubeSquare]

Like the lesson a lot! Thanks

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Thanks

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Thank youu

[@lauradoggett349]

What are the answers to the exercises? I'm trying to practice my listening skills and I really love your videos. Thank you!

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

+Laura Doggett here is the answer, you can check it Question one: 1 2 2 1 1 Question two: nh - ng - ngh,ng - ngh, nh - nh

[@lauradoggett349]

Learn Vietnamese With SVFF Thank you! I only got one wrong🎉🎉

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

+Laura Doggett very goood :)

[@sehauger]

I would have gotten them all right but I forgot about the ngh rule after I and E! I enjoy your videos and you make this difficult language much easier to learn!

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Sonija Hauger very glad that we can help

[@trien30]

nh was from Portuguese. nh in Portuguese is the same sound as Spanish ñ. ng was from Chinese, especially southern Chinese dialectal accents. Ng(sometimes anglicized/romanized as Ang or Eng) can be the pronunciation of two last names which sound different in Cantonese, Fujianese, etc... yet both are romanized as Ng: 吳/吴[Ngô in Vietnamese](吴: actually no such character exists, but is taken to be the simplification of 吳) & 伍(a Chinese surname which wasn‘t borrowed in Vietnamese. For Chinese people living in Vietnam, người Hoa, having known that both Chinese characters sound the same or almost the same in southern Chinese dialects would probably use Ngô as a guide for 伍 as a last name which is ngũ for the number five in Chinese as written on checks to prevent fraud，or it could be a different sound. The Ng sound in Vietnamese could sound different than it should be when Ng is attached to other sounds. Nguyễn is a Vietnamese last name and the Chinese last name 魏 is Nguỵ in Vietnamese(that's a dot below the y for the 6th tone or dầu nặng?)

[@waisho-otoko-matsugo-agaki]

Wow, Lee Kwok, you're impressive! You know quite a lot. I'm into linguistics, especially comparative linguistics of Indo-European languages. So I find your discussion really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@justanotheruser2611]

70% of Vietnamese words were loaned from Chinese words, not a big surprise

[@thichtrongcayvietnam]

​@@justanotheruser2611you are so stupid. What linguistic research did you get your information of the rate of 70% from? There are not any research of the rate of 70%. So you fabricated it. Stop lying.

[@thichtrongcayvietnam]

Ng is in many ASEAN languages and other languages, not only from chinese.

[@laytonmiller5865]

Is this back-of-the-tongue vs front-of-the-tongue, but essentially the same physical movement? I feel like thats how I'm doing it.

[@Dylems]

good tip

[@nataliemccann6189]

Great job on the pronunciation differentiation... However, from a teacher's perspective- it would be great for you to put these terms into perspective. What is actually being said?? Are these just individual consonant blends or are these actual words and phrases. I can hear the difference phonetically but I have absolutely no clue what you are saying. Would be great to see the difference between all these different pronunciations along with their meaning.

[@e.w.5253]

Do you have a tutorial teaching "Q" and "C" pronunciations? For example: "quả" and "của."

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Qu in Southern Accent sounds like /w/ as in what in English

[@thongoc8030]

Quả has oa vowel

[@bills48321]

I think found an example of the initial Ng sound in American English.(?) It is the sound that Curly from the 3 Stooges used to make. (They were a comedy team from the 30s-50s). Here is a quick example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3zXqJ9-i5ZghZo If this is the right sound, please let me know.

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

"ng" (or "ngh") sounds like a little more than just an "n" sound in English ("nuh"), I guess, but... when I try to copy the way it was pronounced in the vid (at 1:05, etc), the way I was moving my jaw felt like I was trying to clear out my sinuses, or something! At 1:18 the end of "sing" or "hang" in English includes the sound of the vowel, so it's hard to think of what the "ng" should sound like without the vowel... From the vid it looks like you don't open your mouth (as much) for "ng" as you do for "nh"... If I would be a "người nước ngoài" in Vietnam, I should at least know how to say it!! :)

[@ochmus]

Whenever I do it in slow I can hear the difference but in fast mode it starts sounding all the same XD

[@khengsiongchew5612]

There is one thing which has confused me for some time... the 'nh' in nhiều sounds more like to 'ng' to my ears. Or maybe my hearing is bad, lol...

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

you are right, these sounds are very difficult for most of learners. Keep working! :D

[@mr.varsity5147]

liked oyher you accent in english is very "DA HORA"

[@tak10tak26]

Hi sir, I'm Japanese. Could you tell me the answer of Quiz?

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

Hi, do you want to try to answer some of the Quiz? Then we will help you :)

[@lymy7973]

1,2,2,1,1 nho / ngha / nghĩ ngợi / nghe nhạc / nhà

[@lhsrmit027]

Nga not Ngha Ng w A. O. U. Ngh w I. E

[@adrianapinal450]

NO!!! It is very difficult! I can pronounce nh but not the ng.

[@realcadet]

I am not Vietnamese but I can pronounce initial ng. If you try to pronounce ng, you must get your tounge to the same position as g or k. I give a video for you to practice. I hope this video can help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWkaaihop2fras

[@aesymmetric8894]

I can say nh easily but not ng

[@LearnVietnameseWithSVFF]

try more, haha! it is much easier when you feel the different!

[@jigsaw206]

Totally Not A Weeb me too

[@realcadet]

I hope this video can help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWkaaihop2fras

[@FlavourlessLife]

Lol I will never be able to speak Vietnamese...

[@not-so-smartaleck8987]

that's the spirit! :)

[@thanadino6918]

NASAL TONES..NGANGA...

[@user-gu1pn5im3z]

1 2 2 1 1

[@user-gu1pn5im3z]

Nh Nh ?? Ng ng Ng nh Nh