While the 'ng' sound is found in English, it is always said at the end of words such as running, sang and bring. This causes difficulties for some Thai learners, as numerous Thai words also begin with this consonant. Some common words beginning with 'ng' are found below:
Ngaan (งาน): work (noun)
Ngaam (งาม): beautiful (adjective)
Ngeern (เงิน): money (noun)
Nguu (งู): snake (noun)
Ngaai (ง่าย): easy (adjective)
Getting used to this sound is merely a matter of repetition. To teach yourself, take the English word 'singing'. Say it once and repeat the final syllable. You should end up with something like 'singinginginginging'. After practising that for a while, you can then drop off the initial syllable. You should then be saying 'nging', repeating it ad infinitum. As you can see, each syllable will start and end with the ng sound. Once you feel comfortable, take a single syllable and cut the final 'ing' off. This will leave you with 'ng'. If you are saying it right, you should feel your throat close up and release for each 'ng' sound that is produced.
Here's a video I made for those who want some aural practice when saying and listening to this consonant.
While the 'ng' sound is found in English, it is always said at the end of words such as running, sang and bring. This causes difficulties for some Thai learners, as numerous Thai words also begin with this consonant. Some common words beginning with 'ng' are found below:
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