Japanese pronunciations of ん
When ん is before a 'p', 'm', or 'b' sound, it changes to an 'm' sound. Does the sound change completely to 'm', or is it more like a combination of 'n' and 'm'? What does it sound like?
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The sound should be changed completely to 'm' eventhough ん is before a 'm'. For example, when you say さんま which is a kind of fish you could pronounce 'sa n ma', not 'sa n na'.
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Tbh, sound of ん isn't similar to european "n" just you do not touch the tongue palate. So when you say "konban wa" you say similar to "komba(n) wa" so even if you'll try to say by this way with sound "n" you won't be able to say "koNban wa"
So this change is only for:
P and B (before of course)
I hope I was helpful :) and useful!
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