English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tongue Pronunciation
Tongue is pronounced TUHNG, IPA /ˈtəŋ/.
TUHNG
US /ˈtəŋ/ · UK /ˈtʌŋ/
Syllables: TUHNG (1 syllable)
noun: The muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting and speaking, or a language.
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Tongue in a Sentence
- She burned her tongue on the soup.
- Welsh is still a living tongue in the north.
- The name was on the tip of my tongue.
Common Mispronunciations of Tongue
Not TON-goo
The ue at the close is silent, and the whole word is one beat.
Not TAHNG
Read this o as the vowel in rung. Nothing about the spelling announces it.
Tip: Tongue is the only common English word ending in the letters ngue.
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