Nasal Sounds in Japanese: ん・m・ng

You’ll learn how ん is pronounced like "n", "m", or "ng", and how it affects common words like manga, enpitsu, and kingyo.

Hon = Ho-ng

Book

Enpitsu = Empitsu

Pencil

Kingyo = King-gyo

Goldfish

San

Mr/Ms/Three

Mimi

Ear

Mame

Bean

Mina = minna

Everyone

Konna = kon-nna

Like this

Shingou

Traffic light

Denwa

Telephone

un = uhn

Yes

Manga = Mang-ga

Manga / comics

Benkyou = Beng-kyou

Study

Ningen

Human

Tenpura = Te-mpura

Tempura (seafood)