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NG - Pronounciation ?
NG - Pronounciation ?
Is it 'ing' or 'emg' ?
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"Nang" but shorter. Some pronounce it as "ing"
If Vietnamese...http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/154922
If Vietnamese...http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/154922
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-1 - Definitely 'ung' as in pronouncing 'young' if you are Chinese... and for that matter, Vietnamese.nakatago wrote:"Nang" but shorter. Some pronounce it as "ing"
If Vietnamese...http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/154922
it it was a guy, it would have been 'ah ng' .. the ah loud to get the attention ..Vaucluse wrote:One of my favourite jokes is asking Chinese how they would shout out the name Ng across a street . . .
Yes, I know . . . too much time on my hands
female ? forgot leh .. Souchiye ?? (or something like that ?? )
Edited: for male or female, ah applies .. so "AH Ng .. " ..
You probably mis-heard, or he anglicized the pronunciation for his western friends.Splatted wrote:Well, I had a friend who's surname was "Ng", and it was pronounced "nnn" (g was silent)
Like saying "mmmmmm" when you find something yummy, but with an "n" instead, and shorter.
My wife's name (one of the most common Vietnamese female names) has an Ng for both her surname (Nguyen - pronounced NG-ween, not "win" for you Americans!) and her given name. I've had pronunciation practice by fire

But .. t Viet people comfortable if you call Nguyen as NUYEN ?? Atleast my colleague here introduce themselves as Nuyen !!!! The NG morphing into N !zzm9980 wrote: You probably mis-heard, or he anglicized the pronunciation for his western friends.
My wife's name (one of the most common Vietnamese female names) has an Ng for both her surname (Nguyen - pronounced NG-ween, not "win" for you Americans!) and her given name. I've had pronunciation practice by fire
Quite possible .. as I bumped into another Vietnam Guy, Phuong - he says "Call me FONG"zzm9980 wrote:Same as before:
"You probably mis-heard, or he anglicized the pronunciation for his western friends. "
If you go to Vietnam, you will only hear 'NG-ween'. Maybe a bit more 'NG-wen' in the south (or a cross between the two, the primary difference being the vowel's pronunciation, not the 'NG' part.)


No, I didn't mishear.. he was of Chinese background by the way. Also, I used to attend a mostly Asian church, where we actually had several others also with the same surname. They also pronounced it the same way.zzm9980 wrote:You probably mis-heard, or he anglicized the pronunciation for his western friends.Splatted wrote:Well, I had a friend who's surname was "Ng", and it was pronounced "nnn" (g was silent)
Like saying "mmmmmm" when you find something yummy, but with an "n" instead, and shorter.
My wife's name (one of the most common Vietnamese female names) has an Ng for both her surname (Nguyen - pronounced NG-ween, not "win" for you Americans!) and her given name. I've had pronunciation practice by fire
I'm aware Vietnamese pronounce 'ng' in nguyen differently. Is the person actually Vietnamese?
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