How do you say Mr. Ng?

[bibblies]

I've always wanted to know this. If it were a Thai vowel, you'd say ngor, but how do you say it in a (presumably) Chinese name?

[Guest]

I allways though Ng was a Viet name , but I am probably wrong , their are heaps of Ng's in Antarctica , I allways say it "Ng" -- sorry I guess thats no help.

[Guest]

I have a friend with that surname. He's Chinese, and he pronounces it "Ing".

[Guest]

I have had this problem before. Usually, it is with Cantonese speakers or Viets. I was told to say Eng. Linguistically, perhaps not completely accurate but that is close enough.

[Guest]

"Ng" as in chinese should be pronouns as "er-ng" quickly as one syllable. Try "er-reng" and join them.. then take out the "r" sound in the middle.

Also try - As in "neung" (number 1 in Thai). But without the "n" sound. So try saying neung then take out the "n" sound.

Actual "Ng" in Mandarin would mean yellow colour in Teochew. So if to say in Mandarin, it would become "Huang2". (second sound of Mandarin).

In Tagalog (Filipina), "Ng" is an article. Pronouns as "Nang".

The word "Ng" also has Vietnamese meaning and pronunciation. Not sure about this though.

[Nomad]

I had two Hong Kong colleagues named Ng. The Cantonese pronounciaton of the "g" in Ng requires you to literally make a quick swallowing sound in your throat. I can't think of a better way to describe how to pronounce this unusual name in Cantonese.