Nov 13, 2017 · No, NG is not understandable in common American English – its common use is Japanese English. I am a native speaker of American English, and first heard “NG” when …

5 Yes, native speakers can tell the difference. But, Mandarin has both of these sounds: /ŋ/ is the sound that is written with ng in Pinyin (e.g. at the end of 龙/龍 lóng). /n/ is the sound that is …

May 13, 2021 · Links Some previous posts about this topic on Stack Exchange: /i/ sound before “ng” and “nk” Why is /ɪŋk/ used with “ink” words when the actual pronunciation is /ijŋk/? …

You can probably find a definition for cya online. Here's Wiktionary's, for example: (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of see ya But gng might be harder to find. It's a simple non-standard …

Oct 20, 2018 · Hm, I would still distinguish between some of these, that are just the sounds of the two consonants “flowed together,” as in bl or gr or whatever, while others are distinctly …

Sep 18, 2021 · I had seen so many examples like this that in contrast with my expectation the "of the" part is omitted my question is why that happens? Most people liked that Most days not …

Apr 7, 2021 · I am Filipino and I want to figure out the English term for "po". It's a term we add meaning respect. For example: Anong kailangan n'yo po? Which translates to …

Apr 15, 2022 · The standard pronunciation of "-ing" uses a /ŋ/ sound (not /ng/). In most dialects, this sound is very close to /n/ and in casual speech /ŋ/ tends to get pronounced as /n/. To …

Dec 27, 2022 · Used in that context,the apostrophe is meant to show that the speaker left out the sound of the g. It is an attempt to portray the sound of accented English, i.e., onomatopoeia for …

Sep 22, 2017 · If there is a difference (outside of the most formal usage), it is that you are (and other forms that don't use contractions) are more emphatic and separable. You are going to be …