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How to pronounce /l/

lateral · voiced · Both British & American

Practice target: RP — Received Pronunciation

Side-profile cross-section of a mouth showing how to articulate /l/. Tongue tip on alveolar ridge. Lips neutral. Voiced — the vocal cords vibrate. Tip: Tongue tip on the ridge, air flows around the SIDES.Tongue tip on alveolar ridgeVoiced — vocal cords vibrate/l/
Simplified illustration, not measured anatomy. Use the written cue and recorded examples together.

How to make it

Tongue tip on the ridge, air flows around the SIDES.

Controlled word set

Keep a tongue-tip contact and let air escape around the sides.

Generated target-variety reference

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Reference: RP (Received Pronunciation)

“light, feel. light, feel.”

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