Nasales en español

Alveolar [n]

Context | Before vowels or alveolar consonants (/t/, /d/, /s/, /n/, /l/, /r/, /r̄/)

Place | Alveolar ridge

Example | nada, en la, sol nítido

Bilabial [m]

Context | Before bilabial consonants /p, b, m/

Place | Both lips

Example | un peso, un beso, un mapa

Labiodental [ɱ]

Context | Before /f/

Place | Bottom lip + upper teeth

Example | enfermo, un foco

Dental [n̪]

Context | Before dental consonants /t̪, d̪/

Place | Tongue against upper teeth

Example | un día, antes

Palatal [ɲ]

Place: Hard palate (roof of mouth)

Context: Underlying n (not conditioned by a following consonant)

Example: caña, niño, gruñe

Alveopalatal [n] (tail to the right)

Place: Between alveolar ridge and hard palate

Context: /n/ before ch [E)]

Example: ancho, anchas, enchanguitarse

Velar [ŋ]

Context | Before velar consonants /k, g, x/

Place | Back of tongue + soft palate

Example | pan con queso, tengo, en general

Word-Final /n/

Context | At end of word

Place | Usually alveolar (varies by dialect)

Example | pan, joven, también