Thank you for this! There aren't many channels that focus on mouth shape/tongue position etc. when teaching pronunciation, and I noticed quite quickly that it's super important, you can't just modify the sounds you use in your own language! Suuuper useful. I also noticed that when you say the consonant your top and bottom teeth are quite close together, which is something I'll remember when pronouncing it as it almost forces the tongue into the correct position! Learning a new language is hard lmao
Yes! I think we exaggerate the changes in lip shape when teaching the different Korean vowels and such but in actual speech our lips don’t move as much. Hadn’t really thought of that. Thanks! :D
@@aldrinalipio9808 sorry but i dont know spanish and i dont understand that how pero and cerro is pronounced but the example of ladder in american accent is helpful
This was an extremely helpful explanation. I came here after a few other videos that didn't explain fully why it sometimes sounds like and /r/ and sometimes like a /l/ to learners. Now I finally get it. Especially the reference to other languages helped me grasp it fully.
Today, watching again I found my problem. I was trying to fit the sound with L or R , instead of just ㄹ . I already left romanization behind, but still have this L and R . Thank you.
I want o to say that I watched tons of videos explaining the pronunciation of Korean sounds and your way of explaining is THE BEST. Also, the fact that you show us what's relatable to other languages works like a charm! Great content, honestly!
As a norwegian the letter sometimes sounds like a norwegian rolling r, and somethimes as a thick l. You are the first I found to both acknowledge the differece in pronunciation and explain it so well. Thank you!
You make excellent points and very useful distinction. One additional item - people often pronounce certain word s slightly incorrectly because it takes less effort. Hence, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between what is technically correct and what is commonplace.
OMG all I can tell you is that my mind was BLOWN when you used the word Ladder! I'm into Kpop, and I'm not really trying to learn the language, but I kinda like to memorize lyrics. Your channel is SUPERB! THANK U 💕💕💕
This is amazing! I did expect ㄹ tips when it's in the final position of a syllable though but still, initial position and between vowels tips helped so much!!
I’ve actually been trying to learn Korean without the Romanization for the reason you mentioned. But I can’t find a language program without it! Thank you for explaining it, it helped SO much. 💕
OMG! FInally! Im so grateful! As a non English native speaker, I've always heard alveolar flap and tap differences but wasn't sure and NOONE could explain it to me. And I was like "for sure it is not r or l but what". And now you confirmed my thoughts. Omg. So easy. You are rlly cool. Thank you thank you thank you.
I can't tell you HOW much I appreciate I found this video. No matter which video I'd watch, they'd all say it's in between and you have to figure that out. But this one actually tried to clear it up and I'm so thankful. I think I've finally figured out teh difference. 💜
THANK YOU!!!! I’m Mexican and speak Spanish, and the connection you made with Maria makes so much sense, I can finally pronounce it :D THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is so helpful! I've only seen it as "R" and "L" but kept hearing it as a "D" in certain words ..your video is exactly the explanation I was needing. 감사합니다!
I am an Indian and it’s so similar to the sounds we have in Hindi. Korean is a price of cake for me. lol I can read, write, and pronounce it with ease also, it’s a SOV ( Sub-Object-Verb) just like Hindi is. English on the other hand is SVO. ( Sub-Verb-Object) So that helps too! 😅💕
This is the first satisfactory explanation on ㄹ pronounciation! It took me months to figure this out through different words. Your explanation would have saved so much time if I had found it earlier.
I know I'm a little late but, I just wanna say that this was the first video I watched of yours and it made me subscribe because I was struggling to find an answer for this question.
Omg thank you soooo much i have watched so many tutorials on ㄹ and this is the only one that makes sense and addresses its multiple forms. Thank you so much you are my savior 🙏
선생님 샘물씨, 감사합니다. I've watched dozens of videos on the pronunciation of Korean letters, and your's are always the best. I'm beginning to wonder why I even look at the other videos. They always leave me confused and I have to run to your site for clarification.
Omg thank you so much for this!! I was trying to learn 한글 and i was so confused about this ㄹ coz they keep pronouncing it in different ways but this video helped a lot!! Tysm:)
I use my Apple iPad English to Korean translator, and I was US Army duty station in Korea for three tours, some things have changed in Korea like writing left to right, the old way was top to bottom.
This was so helpful! I was totally getting ㄹ when it was in the batchim position or if there were two ㄹ next to each other in a word, but I was getting tripped up by it at the beginning of a word & especially between two vowels, so this cleared it up perfectly
Just found this now and I am currently learning Korean and was only told about the R sound but did not know it's L association. Thank you so much for explaining it clearly and providing tips on pronunciation
This was a great explainer but I don't think the English /l/ sound is made with contact between the tongue and teeth, it is also made when touching the alveolar ridge, but the position of the tongue is slightly further forwards for the English /l/. Also the contact period between the tip of the tongue and alveolar ridge is more sustained in English and is more of a quick tap in Korean.
You are so good at explaining, thank you so much!!! out of all the videos I watched this one was by far the most helpful and trust me I watched a lot of videos
ㄹ is so difficult for me to pronounce. I always heard it as a rolled R, I tried everything but I couldn't get that soft roll. Your explanation with "ladder" really helped. If you make that fast sound, it kinda sounds like a rolled R... my ears were just confused the whole time. Thank you!!
Ive been dabbling Korean on duolingo and was extremely confused by the romanization R for that sound. There aren't exactly tutors for Duolingo, so I am so grateful you made it make sense! Thank you
Thank you! Finally someone who compared it to «r» in other languages. I’ve been thinking that ㄹ sounds similar to the norwegian R, but I wanted to be 100% sure. Unfortunately every video have only ever compared it to the english «r» which has been so confusing haha. Thanks
I like your pronunciation video!!! It's professional with technical terms! May I have a question about ㄹ ? If " ㄹ " locates at the final consonant position, does it sound the same as the English dark L sound?
As a British person instead of American the pronunciation of d/t (no Korean keyboard aha) is so confusing, we pronounce the d and t in ladder and latter very differently in British English aha
Great information. I'm teaching English speaking online and I'm having the issue with my Korean students mixing up the R & L sounds, do you have a video I could reference to them on how to sound the R and L in English speaking?
Thank you for finally pointing out the resemblance of the ㄹ to the Spanish R. My Spanish R always fails to roll properly so it actually sounds closer to ㄹ 😆
I don't have to thank you eonni 🥰 today I get clarification about sound of ㄹ, but I have a doubt as u said ㄹ pronounce r when comes between vowels, also when it comes between double vowels eonni ???
I have had some experience speaking the Korean language like the Korean word Sa-ram is not a problem since I have heard it spoken by Korean people but not knowing how it was spelled, but now I know how it is spelled, thank you! Three Korea tours of duty US Army.
I'm an English and Spanish speaker, so I love when you can give examples in both languages. Keep making your awesome videos!
Same, just also German, in general examples in more languages would be better in general
english or spanish
Beautiful content, Really well explained and not condescending, 10/10 keep it up
Miguel Rico Thank you!!
@@YourKoreanSaem can it be pronounced as the Spanish r (not rolled) but the tapped version as in "Para" or "Eres"?
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
Agreed
Thank you for this! There aren't many channels that focus on mouth shape/tongue position etc. when teaching pronunciation, and I noticed quite quickly that it's super important, you can't just modify the sounds you use in your own language! Suuuper useful. I also noticed that when you say the consonant your top and bottom teeth are quite close together, which is something I'll remember when pronouncing it as it almost forces the tongue into the correct position! Learning a new language is hard lmao
Yes! I think we exaggerate the changes in lip shape when teaching the different Korean vowels and such but in actual speech our lips don’t move as much. Hadn’t really thought of that. Thanks! :D
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
@@aldrinalipio9808 as she said in the video,when it is between vowels you have to use R on your alveolar ridge and she also gave an example "Maria"
@@rohaasif5877 Then I would do the Spanish R? Such as in Pero or Carro?
@@aldrinalipio9808 sorry but i dont know spanish and i dont understand that how pero and cerro is pronounced but the example of ladder in american accent is helpful
I've watched at least 3 or 4 different videos explaining ㄹ pronunciation... this is BY FAR the best. Thank you.
Lmao I just found myself saying : “damn this girls good!”
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
her * that is also how we say Maria *
me * MARIA , MARIA MARIA ~
Hwasa
Lol
I was thinking the same thing
I see you're also a man of culture
Same loll😂😂😂😂
This was an extremely helpful explanation. I came here after a few other videos that didn't explain fully why it sometimes sounds like and /r/ and sometimes like a /l/ to learners. Now I finally get it. Especially the reference to other languages helped me grasp it fully.
Today, watching again I found my problem. I was trying to fit the sound with L or R , instead of just ㄹ . I already left romanization behind, but still have this L and R . Thank you.
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
I want o to say that I watched tons of videos explaining the pronunciation of Korean sounds and your way of explaining is THE BEST. Also, the fact that you show us what's relatable to other languages works like a charm! Great content, honestly!
Thanks so much!!
I’ve been trying to pick up some of the Korean language for about a month now and your videos have helped so much. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much! It finally makes sense! 😭👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve seen other videos explaining ㄹ but never as clear as this one 💜
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
As a norwegian the letter sometimes sounds like a norwegian rolling r, and somethimes as a thick l. You are the first I found to both acknowledge the differece in pronunciation and explain it so well. Thank you!
You make excellent points and very useful distinction. One additional item - people often pronounce certain word s slightly incorrectly because it takes less effort. Hence, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between what is technically correct and what is commonplace.
Your videos are very helpful to me.Thank you so much 😊😊😊
OMG all I can tell you is that my mind was BLOWN when you used the word Ladder! I'm into Kpop, and I'm not really trying to learn the language, but I kinda like to memorize lyrics. Your channel is SUPERB! THANK U 💕💕💕
This is amazing! I did expect ㄹ tips when it's in the final position of a syllable though but still, initial position and between vowels tips helped so much!!
I’ve actually been trying to learn Korean without the Romanization for the reason you mentioned. But I can’t find a language program without it! Thank you for explaining it, it helped SO much. 💕
Glad I could help! :)
OMG! FInally! Im so grateful! As a non English native speaker, I've always heard alveolar flap and tap differences but wasn't sure and NOONE could explain it to me. And I was like "for sure it is not r or l but what". And now you confirmed my thoughts. Omg. So easy. You are rlly cool. Thank you thank you thank you.
Absolutely peㄹfect! Thank you so much for this. Best explanation I've heard of this ㄹ. 너무 고맙습니다. 진짜 감사합니다!
I've watched a lot of videos explaining how to pronounce ㄹ and this one has definitely been the most helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much! This is the first time I've understood how to make that ㄹ sound in some way
I can't tell you HOW much I appreciate I found this video. No matter which video I'd watch, they'd all say it's in between and you have to figure that out. But this one actually tried to clear it up and I'm so thankful. I think I've finally figured out teh difference. 💜
thank you I´m German and I started learning Korean (well actually Hangul) 2 days ago and your videos have been helping me so much!:)
THANK YOU!!!! I’m Mexican and speak Spanish, and the connection you made with Maria makes so much sense, I can finally pronounce it :D THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
This is so helpful! I've only seen it as "R" and "L" but kept hearing it as a "D" in certain words ..your video is exactly the explanation I was needing. 감사합니다!
I am an Indian and it’s so similar to the sounds we have in Hindi. Korean is a price of cake for me. lol I can read, write, and pronounce it with ease also, it’s a SOV ( Sub-Object-Verb) just like Hindi is. English on the other hand is SVO. ( Sub-Verb-Object) So that helps too! 😅💕
The best explanation of the pronunciation I've found so far. Many thanks
I've watched a lot of different videos trying to understand this pronunciation, and this is the one that made it all click. Thank you so much!
Your videos are really helpful! 감사합니다 😊
Wow so helpful! Thinking of the ㄹ between vowels as a ‘flap’ has finally helped me understand. Thank you!
I started learning Korean weeks ago and I find your videos INCREDIBLY HELPFUL for the lack of a better word.
Thank you for talking about the tongue position! That helps so much
This is the first satisfactory explanation on ㄹ pronounciation!
It took me months to figure this out through different words.
Your explanation would have saved so much time if I had found it earlier.
knowing where to put my tongue when practicing pronunciation is really helpful, thank you so much!!
I know I'm a little late but, I just wanna say that this was the first video I watched of yours and it made me subscribe because I was struggling to find an answer for this question.
Thank you for this! I`m Finnish but I still found this helpful like nothing else on the internet.
Omg thank you soooo much i have watched so many tutorials on ㄹ and this is the only one that makes sense and addresses its multiple forms. Thank you so much you are my savior 🙏
Thank you so much this is just what I needed!!!
This video really helped me! thank you so much!!!!!
This vid is the best explained of the variety I just went thru. Thanks so much
With you teaching .. I won't worry. Have a good day!
Thanks, you are helping me a lot with the consonant sounds and the examples are very useful and well explained. You deserve a lot more views.
Your explanation is very detailed and informative!! 😁👍👍
Thank you for explaining this. 😊
선생님 샘물씨, 감사합니다. I've watched dozens of videos on the pronunciation of Korean letters, and your's are always the best. I'm beginning to wonder why I even look at the other videos. They always leave me confused and I have to run to your site for clarification.
Thank you very helpful!
Omg thank you so much for this!! I was trying to learn 한글 and i was so confused about this ㄹ coz they keep pronouncing it in different ways but this video helped a lot!! Tysm:)
I use my Apple iPad English to Korean translator, and I was US Army duty station in Korea for three tours, some things have changed in Korea like writing left to right, the old way was top to bottom.
Super helpful, thank you!
Fantastic. Truly enormously helpful. Thank you so much!
This was so helpful! I was totally getting ㄹ when it was in the batchim position or if there were two ㄹ next to each other in a word, but I was getting tripped up by it at the beginning of a word & especially between two vowels, so this cleared it up perfectly
Just found this now and I am currently learning Korean and was only told about the R sound but did not know it's L association. Thank you so much for explaining it clearly and providing tips on pronunciation
This was a great explainer but I don't think the English /l/ sound is made with contact between the tongue and teeth, it is also made when touching the alveolar ridge, but the position of the tongue is slightly further forwards for the English /l/. Also the contact period between the tip of the tongue and alveolar ridge is more sustained in English and is more of a quick tap in Korean.
You are so good at explaining, thank you so much!!! out of all the videos I watched this one was by far the most helpful and trust me I watched a lot of videos
ㄹ is so difficult for me to pronounce. I always heard it as a rolled R, I tried everything but I couldn't get that soft roll. Your explanation with "ladder" really helped. If you make that fast sound, it kinda sounds like a rolled R... my ears were just confused the whole time.
Thank you!!
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
Can you show us an example of your explanation in this video?..about the arrangements of the pronunciation whether its l or r?
Ive been dabbling Korean on duolingo and was extremely confused by the romanization R for that sound. There aren't exactly tutors for Duolingo, so I am so grateful you made it make sense! Thank you
Great explanation!
Thank you! Finally someone who compared it to «r» in other languages. I’ve been thinking that ㄹ sounds similar to the norwegian R, but I wanted to be 100% sure. Unfortunately every video have only ever compared it to the english «r» which has been so confusing haha. Thanks
SoooOoOOOo helpful! Thank you.
I love you so much I'm watching all of your videos abt pronunciation and you made korean pronunciation possible for me
Didn't know this before.. but it's just what I guessed from my observation!
So proud of myself 😁💜
Thanks 👍
Thank you! That was incredibly helpful! 감사합니다!
Thank you! The explanation is very helpful.
misspelled asmr and found this lol
Nice explanation.
Finally i could pronounce the alphabets properly only after watching ur videos great job! thanku so much.... Lots of love from India
This was so helpful! I was very confused about this lol. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for these kinds of videos. I just started learning Korean on my own so these videos are very helpful.
Thank you so much ! Now I can pronounce it without doubts.
OMg girl you are amazing. This helped me so much. Thank you!
I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?
So insightful
I like your pronunciation video!!! It's professional with technical terms! May I have a question about ㄹ ? If " ㄹ " locates at the final consonant position, does it sound the same as the English dark L sound?
Thank you! More grammar and word construction videos please!
this is what ive been looking for. And I didnt know that I was doing it right omg thanks
Just subscribed on your channel and im loving it, well explained that a beginner like me could understand it
In Arabic we have that flap r sound too. It's easy for me to grasp ㄹ while listening
omg this video help me so much. you really helped me thank you
Thank you! Now I need to understand how to pronounce the ㄱ , ㄷ, and ㅂ.
Thank you so much for your videos!
Very helpful ❤🤩 thank you!
As a British person instead of American the pronunciation of d/t (no Korean keyboard aha) is so confusing, we pronounce the d and t in ladder and latter very differently in British English aha
This is the best explaination yet
100% informative, good comparison. A bit more of practicing content would make it even better.
Thanks a lot❤❤❤❤❤
very informative as always, could you leave the examples up on screen for a bit longer than 3 frames apart from that good job 😉
Thank you so much now i finally know when to read r or l thank you much
Thank you!!
I'm Romanian and it is easy for me to learn Korean
Great information. I'm teaching English speaking online and I'm having the issue with my Korean students mixing up the R & L sounds, do you have a video I could reference to them on how to sound the R and L in English speaking?
Nice video! Thumbs up
Thank you so much for this video!! I'm just started to learn Korean and I'm struggling how to pronounce 리을... Again, thank you so muchhhhh
Thank you for finally pointing out the resemblance of the ㄹ to the Spanish R. My Spanish R always fails to roll properly so it actually sounds closer to ㄹ 😆
Thank you so much
Finally a worthy video ❤❤❤❤
Can you do a video explaining the tongue position when ㄹ is batchim? Just like you did in your video discussing how to pronounce ㅓ
Thank you
I don't have to thank you eonni 🥰 today I get clarification about sound of ㄹ, but I have a doubt as u said ㄹ pronounce r when comes between vowels, also when it comes between double vowels eonni ???
I have had some experience speaking the Korean language like the Korean word Sa-ram is not a problem since I have heard it spoken by Korean people but not knowing how it was spelled, but now I know how it is spelled, thank you! Three Korea tours of duty US Army.
THANK YOU!!!
Very helpful!