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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to pronounce 'L' in "hall", "bold"

Dear all,

I have a challenge with pronouncing the letter "L" in the middle and the end of a word. Can anyone tell me how to pronounce it effectively; and, how to put your tongue when pronounce it.

Thanks,

Quang,
  

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Hi, in American English they're all dark L's, but some L's (like the ones at the end of a syllable) are much more darker than others. I don't know about other dialects. I' sorry, but I don't think I'm able to describe how to pronunce an L.

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  • Hi, in American English they're all dark L's, but some L's (like the ones at the end of a syllable) are much more darker than others.
  • I don't know about other dialects.
  • I' sorry, but I don't think I'm able to describe how to pronunce an L.
  • Is there a similar sound in your language?
  • In mine, there are "normal" L's, so I just had to learn how to make them dark.
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Hi,
in American English they're all dark L's, but some L's (like the ones at the end of a syllable) are much more darker than others. I don't know about other dialects.
I' sorry, but I don't think I'm able to describe how to pronunce an L. Is there a similar sound in your language? In mine, there are "normal" L's, so I just had to learn how to make them dark.
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An L at the end of a word is pronounced differently from that in the beginning or middle of a word. There is a nice description at

http://www.americanaccent.com/pronunciation.html

Scroll down to "The American L".

Hope this helps.
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It is a useful website.

Thank you very much.
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