/n/ as in "note"
/n/ is a voiced alveolar nasal of General American English, as in "note" and "nose." To produce it, tongue tip on the ridge, sound through the nose. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this consonant.
/n/
notealso: nose
How to make /n/
voiced alveolar nasal — tongue tip on the ridge, sound through the nose.
Sounds that learners confuse with /n/
Minimal pairs for /n/
| /n/ | /m/ |
|---|---|
| nap | map |
| nine | mine |
| sun | sum |
| nail | |
| nice | mice |
| sane | same |
| cane | came |
| hone | home |
| /n/ | /ŋ/ |
|---|---|
| sin | sing |
| thin | thing |
| win | wing |
| ban | bang |
| run | rung |
| pin | ping |
| tan | tang |
| fan | fang |