The N consonant sound. To make this sound, the jaw drops a little and the lips part. Mmm. The front flat part of the tongue goes to the roof of the mouth. Make sure to keep your tongue wide as you do that. The soft palate is lowered. The ear comes up through the nasal passages. This makes it a nasal consonant. You can feel the vibration in your nose. Mmm. There are only three nasal sounds in American English. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. It's very important that the tongue be relaxed. If there's tension in the back of the tongue, it will sound somewhat like the NG sound. Mmm. Even if the front of the tongue is in the right position. One thing that will help relaxation is to think about keeping the tongue really wide. Mmm. Mmm. Let's look up close and in slow motion. The N sound. Lips relaxed. Tongue wide and lifted to the roof of the mouth. If you see any darkness on the sides of the tongue when you practice, that means there's tension in the tongue. Try to release that tension and keep the tongue wide. The word no. Tongue soft, relaxed and wide. The word snag. Front of the tongue to roof of mouth. The word on. Wide tongue to the roof of the mouth to finish the word. The N consonant sound. No. Snag. On. All words repeat with me. Nice. Mmm. Nice. One. Mmm. One. Number. Mmm. Number. Woman. Mmm. Woman. When. Mmm. When. Any. Mmm. Any. And. Mmm. And.