English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Ngo Pronunciation
Ngo is pronounced eng-GOH, IPA /ɛŋˈgoʊ/.
eng-GOH
US /ɛŋˈgoʊ/
Syllables: eng · GOH (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A very common Vietnamese family name, written Ngo in English and Ngo with tone marks in Vietnamese.
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Ngo in a Sentence
- Ngo chaired the committee for two years.
- The paper lists Ngo as the second author.
- Ngo Dinh Diem led South Vietnam until 1963.
Common Mispronunciations of Ngo
Not EN-JEE-OH
The surname is a word rather than a set of initials. The abbreviation for a non governmental organisation is the one read letter by letter.
Not NOH
English readers tend to drop the opening nasal. Dictionaries give eng-GOH, which keeps the ng audible as its own beat.
Tip: Vietnamese begins the word with the ng of sing, a sound English allows at the end of a word but not at the start.
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