How To Pronounce the L Sound in American English Part 2 | The Dark L Sound
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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In this American English pronunciation lesson you will learn all about the pronunciation of L at the end of words and syllables (the Dark L sound). You will learn how native speakers make this sound and we will also discuss alternate tongue placements you can use to achieve the Dark L.
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Be sure to check out the Light L lesson to learn how to pronounce L at the beginning of words and syllables and learn how L is different from R: • How to Pronounce the L...
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OMG I've had this problem literally all my life. So many people tried to teach me how to properly pronounce the dark L, but I never really got it. Your video was it! Now for the first time of my life I was able to understand what it is and how to pronounce it! Thank you!!!
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I'm an Egyptian teacher of English. I always pronounce the light and dark "L" .. in the same way you say it.
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Thanks for your tips, to me it was the last phoneme to achieve fluency, I have been studying for twelve years, now I can say that all my efforts were really worthy.
I watched alot of dark l videos but i got it from ur video
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There are a lot of resources that teach how to pronounce this sound but so far I found this video is the most effective. Thank you so much!
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Thanks so much follow the truth! So glad you enjoyed the lesson! 😊
What a lovely lady, what a good lesson on the dark "L". Thank you very much, Marko.
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I enjoyed all the time of this lesson but I have a question. How can we assure that when it will be light or dark? Thanks a lot ma'am!
it's dark L if it is at the end of word
I've used tip of my tongue to pronounce the Dark L, struggled to pronounce that. This is a life changer. Thanks!
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"While I wait" or "While I'll wait" excellent statements for practice W sound & dark L together.
Really appreciate for your instruction, it's very helpful. I got struggle when trying to pronounce this sound but now I understand. Thank you a lot!!!
Can you please make more videos of dark ll sound? You are a nice teacher.
is the tip of tongue for the dark l in the word ( else /ɛls/ ) touch behind lower teeth or upper teeth.
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I had been so desperate about this Dark L sound until I realised that I'd been pronouncing this dark L correctly all the time. Thank you :)
I might have started understanding this sound for the first time in my 8 years of English leaning. Thanks so much for sharing this lesson!
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I was stress with the dark L until watched your video. That's such a good approuch to pronounce this sound. Love you 😘
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What about the "l" in the word "left"?
I think this is an exception because it's a dark "l" here even though it's in the beginning of the word... what do you think?I'm I right?
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Thank you so much my dear coach Keenyn
You are most welcome Daandii Qeerroo! 😊
This is absolutely brilliant video, never think about it even close. Thank you very much.
Do I have to keep my tongue low in order to have a correct sound? Or just the movement of retracting the tongue is enough? Thanks!
If the back of the tongue is up it will sound more like /r/ than /l/...
@@ClearEnglishCorner I've exactly this issue my dark L sounds like the R... Any suggestion to lower the back of the tongue or maybe touching behind the teeth with the tip would correct it? Thanks so much for this excellent video!
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Thank you very much for the lesson of consonnant l
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For words that has a L after the first alphabet, do we also use a dark L? If so how do we make the transition smoother.
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HI KEENYN I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT ABOUT LINKING WITH DARK L SHOUD I PRONOUNCE DARK L WHEN I'M LINKING WORDS? FOR EXAMPLE: CALL+ ING SHOULD I PRONOUNCE LIGHT L OR DARK L. THANK YOU
Thank you teacher
I've been speaking American English my whole life. I've never heard of this "Dark L" before. The way I pronounce "L" is that it is shorter at the front or middle of a word and longer at the end of the word. In both cases, the tongue is pressed on the ridge behind the teeth. Perhaps more of the tongue is pressed against the ridge on a terminal "L", but it certainly is not a sound that I make in the back of the mouth; I certainly don't use the uvula. I think, for foreigners learning English, it is helpful to understand that there are variations in the way native speakers of English actually pronounce the language.
I love watching videos on how to pronounce English. Not that I can't pronounce it, I just like to see an analysis of pronunciation.
Thank you so much, the uvula expression is extreamly useful for me
The best video teaching how to pronounce dark L in my experience. Thanks, Keenyn!
Hi Keenyn, I have been reviewing all your lessons now that I'm not working as much. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have noticed that the Dark L becomes a light L when a suffix is added like finally.
Big thank to you! That’s the most clear and helpful video for this sound!!!
Cool! That's really difficult for the Chinese. Thanks for your good video!
This is really really helpful!Here in China,we tend to pronounce the dark L sound as "oh" because there's no dark L sound in Chinese and it really sounds like "oh".Words like "old","told","world" are really hard for us to pronounce correctly and most of the time we just omit the dark L sound.Now I finally figured out how to pronounce it!Really appreciate it.谢谢！xie xie!
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Thanks a million
Your explanation is very helpful
I observe that each dark l sound must have long vowels
Am I right
You are most welcome Marwa Sobhy! So glad you enjoyed the lesson! If you mean is Dark L always proceeded by a long vowel sound, no, that would not be true. For example words like tell, bill, and pull all have Dark L. I hope this helps...
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Thanks again for your explanation
You are most welcome Marwa Sobhy! 😊
Thanks a lot.I learned a new lesson.
Thank you Keenyn, your English is clear. and I like to hear it.
You are most welcome amat rafei! 😊 Thank you for this kind feedback!
It's very helpful! Thanks!
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I really like your methods and how you describe sounds for learners ❤❤ keep going !
Thank you Lovely Ran! More to come for sure! 😊
Hi kynnen thank you so much every word you utter is helpul.
concerning the dark l i'm trying to sound more natural by retracting the back of the tongue but the front of it is raised toward the alveolor ridge automatically what should i do to keep it down.
Hi Keenyn! The word completely I'm wondering if the first L in the word is light L and the second word is Dark L. Not sure if it pronounce like kum-puh-ul- leed-lee. Is educational pronounce as ej-you-kay-shuh-nuh-uhl..........or ej-you-kay-shu-nul.
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Hi thanks for the two methods for Dark L.
Let's say we use your first method, which is to retract your tongue towards the throat. Then I wonder how you would link dark L with the following word starting with a vowel.
eg.
"rule of".
With method two (hold tongue tip againt the upper teeth ) I can understand the natural lisaison L- O, but how would you make it when your tongue is back and the tongue tip is off the upper teeth area?
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You are most welcome Retaj Abubaker! 😊 More lessons to come!
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Thank you. This is very helpful.
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I didn't know this about the two different kinds of 'L' sounds. Very appreciated and helpful.
amazing video.thank you. Mrs. Keenyn.
This amazing. Up until this time I didn't know that my native language has not such 'dark' L sound. For example I used to pronounce Email as ih-meo rather than ihm-eh-oh
Thahk you for your helpful lessons. You have a very pleasant voice.
But I have a question about L.
What kind of L sounds are in the next words: totally, really, closely, definitely, family...?
I think it's are Dark L
Great question LiSTENiN6! The L sound is at the beginning of the final syllable /li/ so you can use a light L here...😊
Thank you!
And how to pronounce two linked L (Dark and Light) in connected speech? For example: natural light, whole life, etc.
Should we pronounce the only Dark L? Because it is first. Or it's should be the only Light L? Or both of them?
Need video about light L as well
So helpful for me. Thx sister
Thank you so much! I'm not used to say this L .But let's practice and see what happens next.
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It couldn't have been explained better. Thank you so much.
Wow your example about "the gag" is totally amazing! It's easy to understand. I'm always struggling
with the dark L sound, but finally I got something! thank you so much!
This is so helpful! Thank you so much 😊 I have a question! Do you use a Dark L for the following words: I’m asking because the L appears in the middle of words not the end but I’m thinking it’s a Dark L?
Dollar, calculate (2 L’s), feeling, regular, dialect, relative
Thanks again so much :)
Yes it is dark because it is preceded by a vowel and the rule says: when I is preceded by a vowel get velarized ( becomes dark) l is postvocalic in these examples you have given.
My first language has a similar vowel to dark L unless tongue pulls backward. So I feel dark L like a vowel. And It seems it works as if it's a vowel, isn't it?
Yes, it absolutely does!
Thank you for this lesson.
Hi Keenyn, Why is it called "Dark L"? I am intrigued by the adjective of "Dark"! Please advise. Albert
I have no idea! 😄 This is linguistic terminology that I also use because the term is used and known by many students of pronunciation. Perhaps because the sound quality is "darker" and "heavier" compared to the "crisp, light L?"
Hi Keenyn, Thank you for your explanations! "darker"/"heavier" vs. "crisp"/"light" sounds logical and reasonable. :-) Cheers, Albert
You are most welcome Albert Mo! 😊
Thank you. Very helpful!!
I would like to express my gratitude for all your amazing videos, and at the same time I am wondering if it would be possible to see the practice words written using the IPA symbols.
Seeing them while I am doing the exercises really helps me a lot!!!
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@@ClearEnglishCorner when I listen to your video always be so happy for listening to your voice I feel it as a musical tone.thanks.
What a lovely compliment! Thank you! 😊
اووف
Great!This is the first time I find a video lesson where I can actually learn how to make that sound without getting confused, or feeling like I'm not going to get it the right way. Your uvula tip is gold - I'll definitely go for it whenever I'm working on that L sound. Thanks for taking the time to help us out!
Awesome!!! You are most welcome! So glad that tip was helpful for you! And, well, any excuse to say "uvula!" Such a fun word! 😄😄😄
I couldn't agree with you more! Also, that's also a tough word to say because of that "v" sound, especially for us the ones who speak Spanish as first language - we tend to pronounce it as "b," hahaha! Keep it up!
Did you see this video my friend? Just for my wonderful Spanish speaking students! 😊 ruclips.net/video/gtR-pUFYoZU/видео.html
No, I haven't. I'm going to watch it right now. Thanks for letting me know!
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It’s a nice of you to work hard for helping us ...I’m extremely grateful for your support .... is there lesson how to say p ,B ???
Thank you for your kind words WAELLA QASEM! So glad you are enjoying the lessons! 😊🤗💕 Check out this lesson on P vs B: ruclips.net/video/P7MVH1gEh4o/видео.html
I'm just watching video after another I can't stop you are really the best, Keenyn
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Awesome teacher, very accurate.
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Dear Keenyn, your videos are very helpful. Thank you very much. And it would be great if you could make guidance for the sounds /s/ and /z/, esp. for the plurals and the sounds /t/ and /d/ for past tense "ed/. Many thanks
Thank you for your suggestions, Pham Thi Lien Hoa! I have these lessons on my list! 😊
A great anatomy of the pronunciation of the L sound.. . Thanks!
The method of uvula is wonderful, but when I aimed the tongue at uvula, I started to confuse the sound I made with the sound 'r', which appears in words such as “car”, “hear”, “waiter”, etc.
I was really struggling with spelling this consonant, but now I get it. Thanks,
@ Keenyn
Thank you for play by play demonstration on sounding out this letter!
You are most welcome Alice MJ! 😊