Pronunciation: Assimilation of /n/ followed by /p/

Tim’s back in his pronunciation workshop. This time he’s looking at an aspect of connected speech called assimilation of /n/ followed by /p/. Find out what it is, how to use it, and practise saying it yourself! For more, visit our website: Transcript: Tim Hi, I’m Tim and this is my pronunciation workshop. Here, I’m gonna show you how English is really spoken. It’ll help you become a better listener and a more fluent speaker. Come on, let’s go inside. Now, one of the things that happens when we speak fluently is that the sounds at the end of a word can change. To demonstrate this, we asked people on the streets of London to identify this Tube station. Voxpops Green Park Green Park Green Park It’s Green Park Tim Now, the word Green ends in the sound /n/, doesn’t it? Or does it? Listen again, what sound can you hear? Voxpops Green Park Green Park