徐涵玉
American English pronunciation about "dark L"
My native language is Mandarin（Official Chinese）, and I think the "Light L" is easy to speak. But it's really very hard for me to pronounce some words like "Little -> /'Li -> d -> schwa -> "Dark L"/" and "girl ". I have learned it for two days but still failed, so if the "Dark L" is not difficult for you, What's the secret to pronounce it?
Thank you very much. :)
2017년 5월 21일 오후 3:18
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It's like the difference between Mandarin finals "-n" and "-ng" and will color the preceding vowels in much the same way.
Light L is with the tongue in the front of your mouth, like N.
Dark L is with the tongue in the back your mouth, like NG.
Note that, while the use of dark L is standard (and nice to know for comprehension), it's no big deal if you don't use it, as the difference is not phonemic.
2017년 5월 21일
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Thank you very much. :)
2017년 5월 22일
You're welcome. Feel free to send me a message if you have further questions.
2017년 5월 23일
