Many learners use one L sound everywhere, because their own language has only one. Others have no clear difference between L and R, so light and right, or glass and grass, sound the same. And when learners hear a Londoner say milk like MIUK, they think they have heard a new word. In this episode: • Light l • Dark l • The vowel before a dark l • Silent l and l-vocalisation • Listening lab: teatime • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: light (LAIT) — Turn the light off. lovely (LUV-lee) — That's lovely! (casual) look (LUUK) — Look at this. hello (huh-LOH) — Hello, Mrs Patel! lunch (LUNCH) — What's for lunch? lemon (LEM-un) — a slice of lemon family (FAM-uh-lee) — the whole family feel (FEEL) — I feel better. people (PEE-pul) — There are people at the door. table (TAY-bul) — Clear the table, please. milk (MILK) — We need milk. full (FUUL) — The bin's full. cold (KOHLD) — It's cold in here. help (HELP) — Can you help me? kettle (KET-ul) — Fill the kettle. little (LIT-ul) — The second L in little is dark; the first is light. feel (FEE-ul) — I don't feel well. school (SKOO-ul) — Time for school! meal (MEE-ul) — a hot meal cool (KOO-ul) — Let it cool down. pool (POO-ul) — the swimming pool I'll (AI-ul) — I'll get it. walk (WAWK), talk (TAWK) — Let's talk on the walk. half (HAHF) — half an hour calm (KAHM) — Calm down. (casual) salmon (SAM-un) — salmon for dinner yolk (YOHK) — the egg yolk Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.