today I want to make your pronunciation
of the L and the R sounds perfect so
let's start with the L sound that's the
easiest to make the perfect L sound your
tongue needs to tap just behind the top
teeth now I know for Japanese and Korean
speakers you usually use this part of
the tongue but for the English sound
it's only the top of the tongue that
hits behind the teeth nothing else will
touch the top of the mouth only the top
of the tongue hitting behind the top
teeth let's practice that together
la la la say with me practice la la la
la la la la all made with just the tip
of the tongue and it's the same for
other sounds llll la la la la la la loo
loo loo loo loo Lily Lily doesn't matter
it's only the tip of the tongue making
that sound with a word like hello say it
slowly you can feel exactly where the
tongue hits let's have a look hello
hello but if you lose the oh and you
just have hell with the same tongue
position it sounds weird
listen hello hello hello that doesn't
sound right so the tongue needs to
change position where does the tongue go
now when a word finishes in an L sound
the tongue doesn't hit the back of the
teeth it hits just under the top teeth
here hell hell now you can see the
difference if we compare hell that
sounds wrong hell that sounds right hell
wrong hell write another word like Bell
Bell see behind the teeth bell sounds
wrong but under the top teeth bell
sounds right but if we add
another sound after Belle Bella the
tongue has to change back to this
because it's no longer the end of the
word that's an L sound it's the middle
so Bella Bella Bella
I know it's Italian but who cares
Italians are awesome so just remember if
the word finishes in an L sound it hits
just under the top teeth if the word
starts with an L or in the middle of a
word there's an L it's just behind the
top teeth that's the difference
hello hell you could practice this with
a word like low see how the word starts
and ends with an L now you can see
exactly how the tongue moves
let's look low low low low okay the R
sound we all know the R sound it's the
pirate sound R or R to make the r sound
your mouth the tongue and the lips need
to do the opposite of the L sound let me
show you in the R sound where is the
tongue well the tongue goes back in the
mouth imagine there's a little man in
your throat and he's pulling your tongue
back or her pulling your tongue towards
the back of your throat be careful with
the R sound the tongue does not touch
the top of the mouth the sides of the
tongue usually line up with the sides of
the teeth that's fine
but remember the top the middle nothing
here will touch nothing there doesn't
touch remember that it's very important
so copy my mouth and my tongue as my
tongue goes further back it will create
that a sound ah and when you hit that
sound that's your perfect R sound
but to finish the sound your lips need
to make a kissy mouth shape and then you
open the mouth and release the back of
the tongue like this rah rah rah rah rah
rah rah rah rah rah it sounds a bit like
a dog but dogs are nice it's
basic summary of both sounds the L sound
all tongue no lips the R sound or lips
no tongue okay let's make it perfect by
practicing the two sounds together in
words like arrive remember this is an R
sound it's all lips the tongue is back
in the mouth arrive arrive alive
remember L sound only tongue no lips
alive remember where's that tongue
hitting just behind the top teeth alive
arrive alive let's try these two long
long wrong wrong
okay let's try whole sentences there's a
liver in the river there's a liver in
the river it sounds like a song the
right light not the left light the right
light the pirate is also a pilot the
pirate is also a pilot Wow there's lice
in my rice excuse me there's lisen my
rice my friend has a problem my friend
has a problem I really love lala land I
really love lala land oh my god I really
love lala land I love to practice I love
to practice I like horror which films do
you like I like horror now if you can
say this word parallelogram then you're
amazing and you should write in the
comments I am amazing or if it's still
difficult for you don't worry no one
gets in five minutes watch this video as
many times as you need in order to get
it perfect thanks for watching let me
know which sounds are difficult for you
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