English Pronunciation - The R vs L sounds (/r/ vs /l/)

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In this full, free English Pronunciation lesson for ESL students, I'm going to help you to learn how to pronounce the R and L sounds (IPA /r/ and /l/) correctly, just like a native speaker of English.

These two sounds can be especially difficult for Asian students, such as those from China, Japan or South Korea. This is because these two sounds are almost identical (or non-existent) in those languages.

in order to make the L sound, your tongue tip should be up and forward, and to make the R sound it is down (not touching the alveolar ridge) and further back. In the R sound, the tip of the tongue should not be touching anything. In the L sound, however, the tip of the tongue is up against the roof of the mouth, behind the front teeth.

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00:00 Intro
00:51 The L Sound Mouth Position
02:23 Two types of L sound.
04:18 L sound Common Words
04:57 Practice L in Sentences
07:39 The R sound Mouth Position
09:38 British Vs American R
10:50 R sound Common Words
15:19 Practice R in Sentences
17:30 The R and L together
24:57 TEST
26:37 Summary

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Reads and left pronounced wrongly.I love your teaching style.👏👏👏

tenzisherpa

You are indeed the Best English Teacher Ever ! English as a Second Language Teaching those sounds you are nothing but Perfection Itself... Alexander

alexander

I love the way you explain the sounds "R" "L". Thank you very much.

ascensioncano

I‘m Japanese and have stared learning pronunciation. It is too difficult for me to say correct pronunciation, but I feel I like I can do it if I watch your lesson videos. I love your lesson! Thank you for sharing! I’m going to keep trying!

ぬぱーん

my teacher you were very wenderful in this vdeo. I'm algerian and the correct prononciation of R and L was a problem for me, but now after seeing this video with the mouvement of your tong and jaw i have inderstood the topic, and had only to practice and do somme exercise for my tongue end jaw, so thank you very much for this wenderful performence

ahmeddjoghma

I am from algeria and i love your style of teaching . Since i started to follow your lessons my pronunciation became better .

safiyaharrar

Feeling great to have you as my language teacher from a distant country - Bangladesh!

SabbirAhmed-bpzk

Thank you James, you are my most favorite English Pronunciation Teacher.
In regarding to the test question: the answer for Q1 is "really", Q2 is "left"

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