Pronounce the letter combination "ng" in Irish with the same two sounds that you use in English. The word "longing" has these two sounds. The first "ng" sound is the broad, near "a, o, u". The second is the slender, near "e, i". Examples: long (lohng), ship; ceangail (KYANG-il), bind; teanga (TANG-uh) tongue, language; pingin (PEENG-in), penny.
Do not add a "g" after the "ng" sound in Irish, even though you often do that in English, as in the words "English" (ING-glish) and "finger" (FING-guhr).
The "ng" sound can start a word in Irish, if eclipsis of a "g" occurs. For this sound, add the "ng" sound to the previous word and then pronounce the rest of the second word without the "g" or the "ng". Examples: i ngairdín (ing ahr-DEEN), in a garden;ár ngeata (aw*rng AT-uh), our gate; a ngúnaí(uhng OON-ee), their dresses; an nglanann séé? (uhng LUHN-uhn shay* ay*) Does he clean it? Finally, try a more difficult one: nach nglanann séé? (nahk*ng LUHN-uhn shay* ay*) Doesn't he clean it?