This is a good video. I am a native speaker of American English, but wanted a good way to describe these two sounds. I like the rule you gave about how to distinguish these sounds. Thank you!
@@2s0lace7 It's a feature in conservative Polish dialects (e.g. Wilno) where they preserve the dark L pronunciation in Ł/ł instead of the more modern /w/.
You know what I just realized? I have a native american accent (Boston region), and we use [ɫ] for *everything* - all of the words you use [l] for, I'd use [ɫ] instead. I think this is one of the features that makes it sound so distinctly *american*.
Hi Emma, I love your channel !!! I signed up! You are so sweet to learn, I am from Brazil, and I like the British pronunciation !! thanks for this video🇧🇷😘
Hello, I am doing my research on RP diphthongs. Comparative acoustic analysis of diphthongs pronunciation by Pakistani students. can you help me out please??????????
⚠NOTE: For the second sentence, you can also pronounce the word "fell" with a light L as the next word is followed by a vowel. It's possible in natural speech, however, in this video I didn't want to overcomplicate the matter and go into it, so I kept it as a Dark L! 🤓 ⚠NOTE 2: At 1:15 I say "lovely" but the word says "lucky". The transcription is correct but the word isn't. It should be "lovely". If you enjoy these videos and would like to see new pronunciation videos every week, feel free to subscribe! 😊 th-cam.com/users/pronunciationwithemma th-cam.com/users/sgaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u26a0.png
Pronunciation with Emma After watching so many videos talking about the dark L, I finally learned how to pronounce it from your video. You are brilliant!💝
Hello, Emma. Just saying, that you didn't use pure light L. You can check if it's pure light L by trying to to pronounce [l]+[ɨ]/[ᵻ] while holding you tongue at alveoli. If you fail - it's clear light L. If you CAN - it's dark. However, if you won't hold tongue too long, sound wouldn't get that special "BEAR"(dark L) sound. And, most people do not use true light L, so this difference doesn't mean too much.
Hi Emma, Thank you very much for a refresh on what I studied 20 years ago. It saved me pulling out my notes and confirmed my memory beautifully. I loved the gestures you used. All beautifully done.
I would like to say thank you for your effort. I respect it. And a minor comment of mine is at 1:15 - word came as Lucky but the pronunciation was for Lovely. Sincerely.
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Hey Emma. I just watched your video about the difference between the dark and light l's. But is it correct to say the word "wizely" with dark l in "ly" part? I always do the same with probably, possibly etc etc(those end with sly, bly, ply etc etc). To be honest I am not a native speaker but my dad who's Aussie is. I think it's funny that the fact I grew up not speaking English and my dad spoke to me in my mother's native language. I wonder if I grew up in Australia. Maybe I am a native speaker now
Thank you so much for the video! I didn't know you had this difference in English as well. I struggle with the light L in Norwegian and switch it for a dark L, something that has been more and more common amongst the younger generation. Every time I mention it to someone the dark L is misunderstood with a third variation of L that we have here that is very common in specific dialects and it's hard to describe the difference between the light and dark variation when I cannot properly pronounce the light one myself. This makes it much easier both to explain and to practice getting it right. My goal word is "volleyballhall" all with light L.
Excellent explanation Emma. happy weekend. Explicas muy bien y con mucha paciencia eres una buena profesora, sigue impartiendo tus conocimientos y ayudando a muchas personas.
That's interesting, my first language is brazilian portuguese, while we do have "l" at the end of words such as "natal (Christmas)" we usually pronounce it as "nataw", I had no clue this difference between /l/ and /ł/ existed.
It was explained simply and clearly. (Maybe the best explanation I have ever heard.) But I don't have problem with pronunciation with these two "Ls". In our language we pronounce them similar.
It's possible, yeah. You can use the back of your tongue to do the dark l. I teach it using the front of the tongue just because it's easier to demonstrate and learn. But there are 2 common ways :)
Can i ask you a question Emma? How about "full"? Should i put my tongue touches the top of my mouth when i pronounce it? Btw have a nice day and thank you for the video.
Hi Emma! I'm new here and I've just subscribed to this channel. What a fantastic discovery! I do find it very helpful to improve my listening and speaking skills. Btw, what accent have you got? Your accent doesn't originally sound like an accent from the south of England, though. Just curious to know. Hehe
Sorry but I have a question not related to the episode . What is the difference between " I'm that kind of person and I'm that type of person " ? Thank you in advance
Thank you very much. I have been struggling with getting the dark L sound right these days... This is the clearest video to get the distinction the easiest to be understood.
Hi Emma ☺ Laurent from South west of France. It is amazing because I have learnt English for at least five years and I have never seen the difference of the pronunciation between the light L and the dark L. It is interesting. Thanks for your time and passion for teaching English foreign learners. Best wishes ☺see you☺
I'm a native English speaker and I've never flicked and/or curled my tongue. I've always placed my tongue on the back of my front teeth or slightly between my teeth and my name starts with/L/. Is this a thing or am I just pronouncing/L/ wrong my entire life?
I loved your video and it helped not only in English but also to understand how European portuguese-speakers pronounce the "L" in final syllables positions (here in Brazil we pronounce it all as [w]), I'm euphoric by finally knowing how it happens and HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT
There’s no such thing as a “dark l” in American English. It’s nonsense. You can say the L in “flag” and “lady” and “full” and “love” all exactly the same, just touching the tip of your tongue to your front teeth. Don’t make it harder for yourself by listening g to this
You're incorrect and spewing nonsense. American English accents have the Dark L. I studied American phonetics and phonology at university and analysed countless recordings.
You are explaining the difference in position in the syllable but not the difference in sound quality, which is about the position of the mass of the tongue. What about the l in lobster? Would we not get a dark l preceding the vowel there?
In my opinion, it is better to say that clear l appears before vowels and dark l elsewhere, because your definition is a little confusing - for example, in the word 'really' the l is preceded and also followed by a vowel. Anyway, thanks very much for your practical demonstration and the examples 🙂
![How to Pronounce the Light L /l/ and Dark L [ɫ] in English](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/46_JQbfEtjM/mqdefault.jpg)
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This is a good video. I am a native speaker of American English, but wanted a good way to describe these two sounds. I like the rule you gave about how to distinguish these sounds. Thank you!
I’m a native English speaker and looked up these sounds to better understand Polish 😂 but thanks!
Same, only German.
Are you in a hurry, Senna?
i'm a polish native and i can't really tell if we have a distinction between the dark and the clear l lmao, i'm practicing my american accent
Please connect with me, i have been learning English and i strongly want to communicate with native speaker🌝🥺
@@2s0lace7 It's a feature in conservative Polish dialects (e.g. Wilno) where they preserve the dark L pronunciation in Ł/ł instead of the more modern /w/.
Thanks 🙏 . I learnt lots from your episode ! Big hug 🤗 from Cambodia 🇰🇭
Excellent class Emma I love your classes☺😍☺☺☺
Thank you Emma,this video really helps me with my pronunciation of different L in English.Hope u all good 😊
what an enlightening video! dispelling confusion about the light and dark L pronunciation in my mind ultimately.
You know what I just realized? I have a native american accent (Boston region), and we use [ɫ] for *everything* - all of the words you use [l] for, I'd use [ɫ] instead. I think this is one of the features that makes it sound so distinctly *american*.
Brits use it too, it's normal :)
The best video, thanks!
You are the best
Thanks
Thanks
It's reallly helpful, thank you Emma, and I really love your smile.
Thanks Emma
I love your class
Thank you for all your help it helping me a lot
Nice explanation mam.
pls teach something about connected speech
I have :) check out my channel
Thank you , this is really useful
Thank you ma'am for d great lesson 😊
Great lesson, love you u Emma.....
Very nice mam
I'm really ever so grateful!🤝
Have you done a video about past simple vs present perfect? I'm always insecure about which use.
Yes! :) th-cam.com/video/7O8DB1Z9eVo/w-d-xo.html
@@Pronunciationwithemma thanks
What about the word biology there is a vowel before and after L?
It's a light L!
Light because it is comes between two vowels so it light ✨ 😌
Hi Emma, I love your channel !!! I signed up! You are so sweet to learn, I am from Brazil, and I like the British pronunciation !! thanks for this video🇧🇷😘
Obrigada :)
Great Vedio.
Thank you very much. I have always wanted to find videos like your videos, Please keep going.
Hello,
I am doing my research on RP diphthongs. Comparative acoustic analysis of diphthongs pronunciation by Pakistani students. can you help me out please??????????
⚠NOTE: For the second sentence, you can also pronounce the word "fell" with a light L as the next word is followed by a vowel. It's possible in natural speech, however, in this video I didn't want to overcomplicate the matter and go into it, so I kept it as a Dark L! 🤓
⚠NOTE 2: At 1:15 I say "lovely" but the word says "lucky". The transcription is correct but the word isn't. It should be "lovely".
If you enjoy these videos and would like to see new pronunciation videos every week, feel free to subscribe! 😊
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Hi Emma
Thank you for the helpful videos
Could you please post some lessons regarding the pronouncition of some medical words like gene ...etc
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Pronunciation with Emma After watching so many videos talking about the dark L, I finally learned how to pronounce it from your video. You are brilliant!💝
Hello, Emma. Just saying, that you didn't use pure light L. You can check if it's pure light L by trying to to pronounce [l]+[ɨ]/[ᵻ] while holding you tongue at alveoli. If you fail - it's clear light L. If you CAN - it's dark.
However, if you won't hold tongue too long, sound wouldn't get that special "BEAR"(dark L) sound.
And, most people do not use true light L, so this difference doesn't mean too much.
I’m a non-native speaker and your videos helps a lot.
Thank you! 🤍
Me too❤
Help*
So much happens in our language without us even being aware of it!
Hi Emma, Thank you very much for a refresh on what I studied 20 years ago. It saved me pulling out my notes and confirmed my memory beautifully. I loved the gestures you used. All beautifully done.
Thank you :)
I would like to say thank you for your effort. I respect it. And a minor comment of mine is at 1:15 - word came as Lucky but the pronunciation was for Lovely. Sincerely.
What an amazing class, teacher! It's so nice to understand better and figure out how the sounds really should be. Thank you so much for clarifying!
As a native English speaker I didn’t even know the difference between Dark and Light L. I didn’t actually know those were terms at all 😂🤣
That’s because there isnt a difference
Actually, there is
@@edwardamosbrandwein3583 care to elaborate?
@@pranskuyy_ Dark L (almost) always occurs at the end of words
@@edwardamosbrandwein3583 any more difference in the way of pronouncing it?
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Hey Emma. I just watched your video about the difference between the dark and light l's. But is it correct to say the word "wizely" with dark l in "ly" part? I always do the same with probably, possibly etc etc(those end with sly, bly, ply etc etc). To be honest I am not a native speaker but my dad who's Aussie is. I think it's funny that the fact I grew up not speaking English and my dad spoke to me in my mother's native language. I wonder if I grew up in Australia. Maybe I am a native speaker now
Hello, Emma. What about a word endend in dark L followed by a word started in light L ? Ex: "cheerful light"
Fantastic! Thank you so much! I have been struggled with the dark L for years! Now, it’s really easy! Thank you again!
I'm from New Zealand, and we pronounce the dark 'L' as a vowel, like the oo sound in tool, similar to the Polish ł or the Brazilian Portuguese l
Thank you so much for the video! I didn't know you had this difference in English as well. I struggle with the light L in Norwegian and switch it for a dark L, something that has been more and more common amongst the younger generation. Every time I mention it to someone the dark L is misunderstood with a third variation of L that we have here that is very common in specific dialects and it's hard to describe the difference between the light and dark variation when I cannot properly pronounce the light one myself. This makes it much easier both to explain and to practice getting it right. My goal word is "volleyballhall" all with light L.
Valeu mesmo, miss🤝
dark L and [əʊ] are difficult to me，but after I watched your video，I can differentiate them，thanks！
Thak you teacher ❤💝😘
What about the dental l tho? 'Cause I'm studying to be an English teacher and I've also learned about the dental l, but I still don't really get it.
Aaaiiicchh that dark L.
🤯
Excellent explanation Emma. happy weekend. Explicas muy bien y con mucha paciencia eres una buena profesora, sigue impartiendo tus conocimientos y ayudando a muchas personas.
Gracias! :)
1:15 lucky reads as love
Thank you
Oh thank you very much im from iraq and im learning English BRITISH
im Watching your vedios keep going 🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️
That's interesting, my first language is brazilian portuguese, while we do have "l" at the end of words such as "natal (Christmas)" we usually pronounce it as "nataw", I had no clue this difference between /l/ and /ł/ existed.
Thank you Emma!
Your videos are great and helpful!
There is short comment:
At 1:15-1:16 did not change "lucky" to "lovely"...
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Always learning with you Emma,thnx
How would you pronunce ...isn't it please? I've always pronouced it: / iznit/.Am I wrong?
I am a Chinese guy,I have learned a lot of lessons of duck L, listened many teachers. This time I finally get it,thanks,the beautiful teacher.
Very nice. I´m a Brazilian guy and also study english, I love this language, greetings for you and for your country, peace.
Dark L * 😊
Hi Emma,
Your lesson truly very interesting, I appreciate your efforts for improving English conversation for all.
Thank you.
Light L⭐
"Lonely" the first is light but the second what 😕 please help me tomorrow I have exam in this word 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It was explained simply and clearly. (Maybe the best explanation I have ever heard.) But I don't have problem with pronunciation with these two "Ls". In our language we pronounce them similar.
I think I have explained it better than you watch my channel!!!!!! kidding dear.
for the dark l can my tongue tip touch behind the lower teeth. or the down for american. Thank you.
It's possible, yeah. You can use the back of your tongue to do the dark l. I teach it using the front of the tongue just because it's easier to demonstrate and learn. But there are 2 common ways :)
Thx For This Part
Off the topic, but why English instructors are always beautiful. I mean look at lucy, her and many more 😅
Thanks from Brazil.
Thank you very much
You’re so professional
Thank you 🙏🏻
In British English, Light L before a vowel and before a J sound right?
Thankyou madam 🌹🌹,
Before this I don't even know what dark l is!
Can i ask you a question Emma? How about "full"? Should i put my tongue touches the top of my mouth when i pronounce it? Btw have a nice day and thank you for the video.
Emma. Why the 'o' pronunciation of the 'lovely' and 'location' are different
Hi Emma! I'm new here and I've just subscribed to this channel. What a fantastic discovery! I do find it very helpful to improve my listening and speaking skills. Btw, what accent have you got? Your accent doesn't originally sound like an accent from the south of England, though. Just curious to know. Hehe
I’m from the north of England originally, but it’s a very softened accent. Even natives can’t tell where I’m from. I just call it “neutral” :) haha
For me
.its hard to pronounce dark l
So I substitute..it with w.
🥰🥰bc it's sounds so good
Ma'am phonemic chart isn't available, kindly please help.
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Sorry but I have a question not related to the episode .
What is the difference between " I'm that kind of person and I'm that type of person " ?
Thank you in advance
I think the dark L feels as if I were about to swallow my tongue 😛, or maybe I just didn't get it right 🤣
Perfect, teacher! from Brazil. Thanks a lot!
Hearing about “dark L” and “light L” reminds me of death note for some reason
your videos help me more than my teacher videos 🤣 thank you !!!
Thank you very much. I have been struggling with getting the dark L sound right these days... This is the clearest video to get the distinction the easiest to be understood.
I’m from Lancashire so this was very helpful lol
l love your video. it is short, simple and straight to the points. is american dark l that the tongue doesn’t touch the palate?
Hi Emma ☺ Laurent from South west of France. It is amazing because I have learnt English for at least five years and I have never seen the difference of the pronunciation between the light L and the dark L. It is interesting. Thanks for your time and passion for teaching English foreign learners. Best wishes ☺see you☺
Thanks Emma ☺ I really like your way of teaching English. I learn so much. Thanks for your time ☺
American dark L is different ..the front of tongue is lower
Absolutely gerat and very helpfull for my phonology
I COMMENTED ON A SHORT WHICH ASKED TO SAY SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE AND IT GLITCHED AND COMMENTED HERE I AM SO SORRY.
Great explanation! ♥️🤩
Thank you a million!
Thank you my teacher who is pretty.❤❤❤
such a very useful video for my understanding of my phonetic class. Thank you
Your videos are very much helpful for me to aquire british accent thanks emma
I'm a native English speaker and I've never flicked and/or curled my tongue. I've always placed my tongue on the back of my front teeth or slightly between my teeth and my name starts with/L/. Is this a thing or am I just pronouncing/L/ wrong my entire life?
You MUST flick (release) your tongue to do a Light L sound.
Hi mam I am new on your channel I want to learn British accent step by step from starting please 🙏 help me from India
Example sentence; he prefers to stay lonely sometimes. He even turns down our invitation to go shopping in the mall.
I loved your video and it helped not only in English but also to understand how European portuguese-speakers pronounce the "L" in final syllables positions (here in Brazil we pronounce it all as [w]), I'm euphoric by finally knowing how it happens and HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT
if there is a vowel after and befor L how we pronounce it dark or light
Thank you so much for the video..so much....
I love your eyes!!
Thanks, they’re quite useful
There’s no such thing as a “dark l” in American English.
It’s nonsense.
You can say the L in “flag” and “lady” and “full” and “love” all exactly the same, just touching the tip of your tongue to your front teeth.
Don’t make it harder for yourself by listening g to this
You're incorrect and spewing nonsense. American English accents have the Dark L. I studied American phonetics and phonology at university and analysed countless recordings.
Emma,you are very beautiful girl.
You are explaining the difference in position in the syllable but not the difference in sound quality, which is about the position of the mass of the tongue. What about the l in lobster? Would we not get a dark l preceding the vowel there?
No because the L is before a vowel. It is a light L.
as for german dark L, it can be said to be a light dark L.
So Emma which one is shorter in spelling than the other??
Oh, when you speak, I have this image of Emily(a character in Friends) talking. Hahha. That's really lovely.
Thanks! On the subject of phonics English!❤️
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Thank you so much!😊
Thank you! It's challenging and exciting to learn this sort of stuff!
In my opinion, it is better to say that clear l appears before vowels and dark l elsewhere, because your definition is a little confusing - for example, in the word 'really' the l is preceded and also followed by a vowel. Anyway, thanks very much for your practical demonstration and the examples 🙂
I think my definition works just fine, but you explain it in whatever way you feel works for you :)