pronunciation

[clarabel82]

how do you pronouce the Chinese name Ng? I'm reading a book with someone called Mr Ng in and I've been saying "nig" in my head but not sure if this is right, any ideas?

[kev100]

It is pronounced "ing"

[kev100]

I got this from the case of serial killer Charles Ng but I cant find where exacly it came from Clarabel.

google Charles ng

[clarabel82]

thanks Kev :)

[flashpig]

There was a guy called Ng in one of my classes and the tutor used to **** him off senseless by calling him N.G.

[Ouisch]

Kev beat me to it... the first name I thought of when I saw your post was Charles Ng.

[brachiopod]

What are you reading, clarabel ?

[clarabel82]

Hong Kong Belonger by Simon Barnes, Brachiopod.

[mr. piper]

i am glad that you asked this question, i had once to call someone in singapore withis name and i asked for miss NUG.

[Glossopswift]

When I worked in an academic institution this was the commonest surname of the students I worked with (all Chinese, from various places such as China, Hong Kong, Singapore etc). When I first started I asked several how to pronounce it and they said that you shouldn't really put a vowel in front but go straight into the 'n', which isn't an easy concept to get hold of. I was told to try ung or ong and then soften the vowel and that would be close enough.