104. How to pronounce the L

English sounds can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words or sounds. This week we’re going to talk about the L sound.

Did you know that there are actually two L sounds in English? And did you know that getting it right is crucial for your clarity?

Practice the L and see results! Download list and practice with audio the light and dark L: https://bit.ly/2Nniz3Z

Here’s a loose transcription of words with a light L as explained in the episode:

• Light: lait [IPA: laɪt]
• Allow: uh-lau [IPA: əˈlaʊ]
• Belly: be-lee [IPA:ˈbeli]
• Listen: li-s’n [IPA: ˈlɪsən]
• Play: plei [IPA: pleɪ]
• Clothes: klowz [IPA: kloʊz]
• Clean: kleen [IPA: kliːn]
• Shallow: sha-low [IPA: ˈʃæloʊ]
• Lost: lost [IPA: lɔːst]

And here’s a loose transcription of words with a dark L as explained in the episode:

• Well: wel [IPA: weɫ]
• Fall: fol [IPA: fɔːɫ]
• Milk: milk [IPA: mɪɫk]
• Wall: wol [IPA: wɔːɫ]
• Help: help [IPA: heɫp]
• Girl: g’rl [IPA: ɡɝːɫ]
• Heal: hee(y)l [IPA: hiːəɫ]
• Peel: pee(y)l [IPA: piːəɫ]
• Deal: dee(y)l [IPA: diːəɫ]
• Feel: fee(y)l [IPA: fiːəɫ]
• Pool: poo(w)l [IPA: puːəɫ]
• Rule: roo(w)l [IPA: ruːəɫ]
• Cool: koo(w)l [IPA: kuːəɫ]

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