ngabriel
Member
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2013
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Portuguese
- Home Country
- Brazil
- Current Location
- Brazil
Hello, my first language is portuguese and it doesn't have the dark l in it (I think!).
The light l sound we use is similar to yours (native english speakers) but the ''dark l'' sound we have is like the vowel /u:/ but short.
I've listened to some british english speakers and when they say the dark l, as in little /lɪt.l/, sounds /lɪtəʊ/ to me.
So, my question is: How do I pronounce the dark l correctly?
And I heard that british english doesn't use the dark l very much. Is that true?
The light l sound we use is similar to yours (native english speakers) but the ''dark l'' sound we have is like the vowel /u:/ but short.
I've listened to some british english speakers and when they say the dark l, as in little /lɪt.l/, sounds /lɪtəʊ/ to me.
So, my question is: How do I pronounce the dark l correctly?
And I heard that british english doesn't use the dark l very much. Is that true?