English Sounds - L [l] Consonant - How to make the L [l] Consonant

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Cải thiện nói tiếng Anh Mỹ / 改善美式英語的發音 / 미국 영어 발음 향상 / アメリカ英語の話し言葉のアクセントを向上させる / Улучшение произношения американского английского языка / Meningkatkan berbicara bahasa Inggris Amerika / Melhore sua pronúncia do inglês americano / Mejora tu pronunciación en Inglés Americano / बात अमेरिकी अंग्रेजी में सुधार تحسين لهجتك الأمريكية الإنجليزية / שפר את המבטא האמריקאי שלך / Améliorez votre prononciation en anglais américain / Migliora la tua pronuncia in inglese americano

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[Gene]

I improved my pronunciation by listening to your videos. These videos are so insightful. Thank you.

[wesperes]

I could give hundreds of likes! I always thought the dark /l/ sound was much more difficult than this. Thank you so much!!!

[ngunghuong]

Thank you so much.
The dark L always gives me a headache until I watch this video of yours incorporating with one of Pronunciation Workshop of Mr. Paul.

[evermorevictorious]

The British dark L is a vocalised L. That means the L has become a vowel.
The dark L is in 3 forms:
1. "a schwa followed by a /u/", as in "vowel", "mail";
2. a /u/, as in "bull"; or
3. a /o/, as in "doll".
(For 2 & 3, the vocalised dark L is turned into a vowel similar to the preceding vowel, usually pronounced without lip rounding.)
For the dark L, the tongue tip doesn't touch the alveolar ridge. If it does, it is not a dark L but a light L.
For the light L, the tongue tip touches the alveolar ridge.

[ingridmarianarodriguez]

Thanks a lot sweet teacher. I've been watching old videos which were uploaded 11 or 12 years ago and you looked really really beautiful however you look more amazing than many years ago. You're gifted to teach this marvelous language ❤❤❤❤😘 Please keep the great job up

[yujiao]

Thank you so, so much, Rachel! My problems with the 'L' finally got solved by following your instruction!!! Hearty appreciation!

[ronaldoferreiraoliveira]

For me the teacher rachel and the best teacher of engles l really like the way she teaches the language

[ggsddu]

Rachel, you're the best English teacher.

[laelahalaalah]

Thank you is not enough....You deserve more than that.

[longjamranjit]

Dear teacher, because of your teaching style I can improve English pronunciation and intonation. 'L' light and dark even though a little bit hard I can manage. Thanks a lot ma'am.

[jiangyuanbo]

I was watching gruber's video on pronunciation and was confused on how to pronounce L. This video helped me so much. You two are all amazing!

[eduarditomedinaespana]

This sound is really difficult, But I have to practice it 😃 Thank you Rachel

[HoaNguyen-vyef]

Thank you so much for your video. I used to struggle with the dark L but not anymore after this video :)

[javiersistemas]

My dear Teacher Rachel ... :-)

I love the Rachel's Academy English and these pronunciation vídeos. My English level improved a lot in only few months.

Thanks for your help, Teacher :-)

All the best for you and your family :-)

Javier.-
Venezuela.

[MahmoodSuhail]

The British light L is a lot clearer which makes it recognizable!

[vidallopez]

Thanks teacher! It was more difficult for me to see the class at normal speed but I dropped it to 1.75 and it sounds very good. Greetings from Chiapas, Mexico. 🇲🇽

[temporaryonesix]

I was practicing the techniques for 5 minutes before I remembered I'm a native English speaker.

[hanhtruong]

Thank you so much, Rachel! Your videos help me so much in my pronuonciation!

[karazahe]

Thank you for all the lessons I'm an Arab girl and benefited a lot

[albertmo]

Thank you for this lesson! Chinese and Japanese speaking people tend to have a lot of problems with "L". Keep up the great work! Albert