All sounds

"m" as in man

/m/as in “man”

How to make it

Both lips closed, and the soft palate lowered so the air goes out through the nose.
  1. Close your lips.
  2. Turn your voice on and let the sound come out through your nose.

Common mistake

Leaving it out at the end of a word and only nasalising the vowel before it. Close your lips fully.

In words

Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.

  • man
  • summer
  • room

US and UK

This sound is the same in American and British English.

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