Sound contrast · Standard Mandarin (Putonghua), isolated citation tones
Mandarin /n/ vs /ŋ/Final n and ng in low-vowel rhymes
Adds a missing nasal-coda comparison in a controlled low-vowel rhyme context.
Practice these sounds/n/
The final n category
Listen to the nasal consonant at the end, rather than a change in the preceding vowel.
As in班
/ŋ/
The ŋ category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As in帮
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Adds a missing nasal-coda comparison in a controlled low-vowel rhyme context.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each word班
/pan˥/class; shift干
/kan˥/dry山
/ʂan˥/mountain三
/san˥/three翻
/fan˥/turn over帮
/pɑŋ˥/help刚
/kɑŋ˥/just; only just汤
/tʰɑŋ˥/soup章
/ʈʂɑŋ˥/chapter方
/fɑŋ˥/square10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.