Voiced alveolar lateral approximant.
When we pronounce this sound, the soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are in contact with the alveolar ridge. The lung air passes between the palate and the rims of the tongue.
| <l> | feel /fɪl/ | ||
| <ll> | fill /fi:l/ | ||
| Rare cases: |
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| lamp /læmp/ |
| eleven /ɪˈlevn̩/ |
| tall /tɔ:l/ |
| lake /leɪk/ |
| already /ɔ:lˈredi/ |
| feel /fi:l/ |
| lent /lent/ |
| fill /fɪl/ |
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Lots of lakes are splendid for sailing.
/'lɒts əv 'leɪks ə ˈsplendɪd fə ˈseɪlɪŋ/ |
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Almost all animals are still
beautiful when they are old.
/ˈɔ:lməʊst ɔ:l ˈænɪml̩z ə stɪl ˈbju:təfl̩ wen ˈðeɪ ər 'əʊld/ |
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One of the loveliest flowers
is called lily of
the valley.
/wʌn əv ðə ˈlʌvlɪɪst ˈflaʊəz ɪz 'kɔ:ld ˈlɪli əv ðə ˈvæli/ |
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Lily ladles little
Letty's lentil soup.
/ˈlɪli ˈleɪdl̩z ˈlɪtl̩ ˈletiɪz ˈlentl̩ su:p/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are in contact with the alveolar ridge. The lung air passes between the palate and the rims of the tongue.
Voiced alveolar lateral approximant.
When we pronounce this sound, the soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are in contact with the alveolar ridge. The lung air passes between the palate and the rims of the tongue.
| lado |
| vuelo |
| cabal |
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The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are in contact with the alveolar ridge. The lung air passes between the palate and the rims of the tongue.