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Benb0n Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

What does this sentence mean ?

I'm learning French with a book in English. The book tells that:

"The letter L in French is pronounced like the English L, except it is pronounced with the tongue against the upper teeth, rather than behind them, as in the English L."

=> What is the difference between "against the upper teeth" and "behind them" ?
  

Top answer

I could show you, but it's hard to explain! The French L is pronounced - from the front of the mouth - with the tip of your tongue touching the back of your front teeth; the English L is pronounced with the tongue slightly curved, the tip touching the part of the palate just behind your front teeth. The result is more "rolled", more guttural, from the back part of your mouth.

— Pieanne

  • I could show you, but it's hard to explain!
  • The French L is pronounced - from the front of the mouth - with the tip of your tongue touching the back of your front teeth; the English L is pronounced with the tongue slightly curved, the tip touching the part of the palate just behind your front teeth.
  • The result is more "rolled", more guttural, from the back part of your mouth.
  • Have you tried - and compared - the speaking dictionaries?
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I could show you, but it's hard to explain! Emotion: smile

The French L is pronounced - from the front of the mouth - with the tip of yo
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In English, the tip of the tongue is against the back of teeth while in French, the tip ot the tongue touches the tip of the teeth. This make the English "L" sound flat when compared to the French.
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The French L is pronounced - from the front of the mouth - with the tip of your tongue touching the back of your front teeth;
in French, the tip ot the tongue touches the tip of the teeth.
Whom of you is right :-?
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I like the definition of Pienna.It seems the French L is tender than English L The English L is roller than French L. When I pronounce Langue, it seems the tip of my tongue touching the back of my front teeth. but when I sing La la la la la la, It seems the tip of my tongue touches the tip of my teeth. I used to teach my students to pronounce correctly English L by repeating after the casette I'
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Incomprehencible Emotion: stick out tongue But thanks for all help.
In short, I get that the English L is more rolled than French. That's all.
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Benb0n
The French L is pronounced - from the front of the mouth - with the tip of your tongue touching the back of your front teeth;
in French, the tip ot the tongue touches the tip of the teeth.
Whom of you is right :-?
"Which of you is right", Ben!
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OK. Mr Pe Emotion: smile

Admin please bestow me this topic for French
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About the first two symbols, is pronunced the same as epsylon, the only difference is the shape of lips, you
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I pondered your explanation and the site you considered for a long time.... But it seems so hard to me Emotion: sad A lot of sounds are very very
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Yes, it takes time. You have to be patient and keep practising to reach your goal.
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