正しいLの発音を身に付ける！発音方法と練習方法を詳しく解説します！

Many people misunderstand that the sound of L is like LA. Hello everyone! I'm Nishizawa Roy, an English doctor. In this channel, I teach you how to learn a difficult language in an unconventional way. Mr. Roy, please tell me how to pronounce L. I got it. There is a word that I want you to pronounce. It's a word that represents a bell, EELL. Bell? That's good. Japanese people have a habit of pronouncing it. Is it a habit? If you get rid of this habit, you'll be able to pronounce cool L better. I want to learn a cool pronunciation. In this video, I'll teach you how to pronounce L. I told you in another video before, but it's easier to understand if you can pronounce L properly than if you pronounce R. L is a pronunciation that is not at all in Japanese, and it is a pronunciation that is easily affected by the negative effects of Japanese language, so let's practice with that in mind. And one more thing. I recommend that you pay attention to the order in which you practice the pronunciation of L. The order? In a common way of teaching, let's compare R and L. First of all, R doesn't put his tongue anywhere, and says it like, right. And L puts his tongue like this, and says it like, right. I tend to practice like that. Oh, that's true. I have that kind of image. After practicing L like that, there is another sound in L. It's called Dark L. It's easy to be explained like that. This is the sound of L in the word, or the end of the word. For example, the sound of L when you say old, or the bell that Tony did first. This sound has the name Dark L. It's true that the sound is different, and it sounds like a different sound. It's a waste of time to learn in that order. Oh, is that so? Because the two sounds are the same. Huh? Is it the same sound? That's why the pronunciation symbol is the same. Because it's expressed like this. In the word, whether it's about the head or the butt, it's the same. It may sound different, but it's the same sound. So I don't recommend thinking like a different sound and practicing separately. Now, I'd like to actually do the pronunciation of L, but as an English doctor style teaching method, I'll start with the 5th letter L. When this is the mouth, the way to pronounce L is to press the tongue strongly on the upper teeth or around the back of the teeth. Or, this is a method that is basically not taught at school, but it is also possible to press the teeth like this to make the sound of TH. Well, it's okay if it's easy to do, but try to say it like while pressing the tongue strongly. Tony, go ahead. It's a little too strong, so press the tongue firmly and try to say Oh, that's good. This is the basic sound of L. Is it this kind of sound? Yes, that's why the conventional order of teaching is not good. If it's a sound like LA, many people misunderstand it. That's why it's explained as there is another sound called Dark L. It's not like that, but this sound called UU, which is Dark L, is the basic sound of L. If you are watching this video, please try to imitate it. Press the tongue firmly and say UU. One more time, say UU. Next, let's pronounce this in words. First of all, it's O, which represents everything. If you write it in a pronunciation symbol, it's like this. Please think that the letter that faces the opposite of C is O. After extending it and saying O, press the tongue firmly around the teeth and stop it with UU. Please try to say OU. OU. That's good. What you shouldn't do here is to let go of your tongue. Like OU, Japanese people are easily pulled by the Japanese L and let go of their tongue right away. Not like that, please end it by pressing your tongue. OU. Tony, please try it again. OU. That's good. If you are watching this video, please say OU. One more time, say OU. Next, let's move on to BELL, which represents the bell. This is the same. BELL. Tony, please try it. BELL. The vowel before BELL is E. The sound of L is similar to the vowel U or O. So, it's like BELL. It's similar to the sound of E or U or O. It's good if the sound changes clearly with that image. I see. One more time, BELL. BELL. You were a little too conscious. One more time, please. BELL. Please move your tongue faster and say it quickly. BELL. That's good. Everyone watching the video, please try it. BELL. And FEEL, which represents feeling. Next, let's try this. If you try to write it in katakana, it might sound like FEEL. FEEL. Tony, please try it. FEEL. That's not bad. Everyone watching the video, please try it. FEEL. So, the sound of L is U. First, hold it down firmly. Next, while L is a word, let's try the words in it. First, OUND, which represents old. Many people think it's OLD, but if you write it in katakana, it's like this. First, don't stretch it out like OU. OU. That's the point. And after OU, put out U, and connect it to D. OUND. Tony, please try it. OUND. Yes, OUND. And put out U. OUND. Yes. That's good. Everyone watching the video, please try it. OUND. Also, in Sesame Street, do you know there's a red character? Ah, yes, yes. What is it? In katakana, it's called ELMO. Ah, ELMO. In English, it's ELMO. So, it's not RU, but U. After that, it's not MO, but MOU. Make it OU. It's ELMO. Tony, please try it. ELMO. That's good. One more time. ELMO. Yes, yes, yes. Everyone watching the video, please try it. ELMO. Now that we've learned the basics of the L pronunciation, let's move on to the L pronunciation that appears in the head of the word. I'd like Tony to try it out. Repeat after me. LIGHT. The point is to press down hard and then let it out. I'll try it out. If you don't press down and let it out, it's LIGHT. If you press down and let it out, it's LIGHT. Can you hear the difference, Tony? I feel like I'm holding it in. The rest of it. Yes. It's like LIGHT. It's better to practice in an exaggerated way so that you can hear the sound of your head on purpose. It's LIGHT. Let's try it. LIGHT. That's good. One more time. LIGHT. If you do it like that, you can hear the sound of the L. Everyone watching the video, please try it out. LIGHT. And as a practice, it's good to do it after you make the sound of the L for 2 to 3 seconds. LIGHT. Like that. You keep making the sound of the L. And at the end, you press down and let it out. LIGHT. Let's try it, Tony. LIGHT. You're doing it right. I did it. One more time. LIGHT. Everyone watching the video, please try it out. LIGHT. One more time. LIGHT. And shorten it to LIGHT. By pressing down firmly here, you can hear the sound of the L. LIGHT. Tony, go ahead. LIGHT. Good. One more time. LIGHT. Good job. Everyone watching the video, please try it out. LIGHT. Let's try one more thing. LA-LI-LU-LE-LO. Tony, go ahead. LA-LI-LU-LE-LO. It's a little weak. Is it weak? It's not enough to press down. It's like singing an opera. It's good to do it like this. LA-LI-LU-LE-LO. It's fun to do it like this. Some people are embarrassed to do this. Don't be embarrassed. You're just not used to it. This is an important point. Some Japanese people are embarrassed to do this. You're just not used to it. If you get used to it, you won't be able to do anything. So let's get used to it. With the feeling of becoming an opera singer, LA-LI-LU-LE-LO. Tony, go ahead. LA-LI-LU-LE-LO. Then you can press down once. I think it will be a practice for this. I was conscious of the opera singer, so I was conscious of my tongue. That's good. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. Go ahead. I think your tongue is getting used to it. All you have to do is practice with words. First of all, LIGHT. Tony, go ahead. LIGHT. You're getting better at it. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. LIGHT. Next is LIP. Tony, go ahead. LIP. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. LIP. Next is LOOK. LOOK. Everyone should try it, too. LOOK. Next is LET. LET. Tony, you're good at it. Everyone should try it, too. LET. Next is LOW. Don't stretch it out. If you do that, it becomes a law. LOW. There are a lot of vowels, so be careful. LOW. Tony, go ahead. LOW. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. LOW. And let's do it when it comes to vocabulary. All. Tony, go ahead. ALL. Everyone should try it, too. ALL. And the bell. BELL. Everyone should try it, too. BELL. And the feeling. FEEL. Tony, you're doing better than before. I'm getting better at it. Everyone should try it, too. FEEL. And it's also good to practice with sentences that have the letter L many times. For example, LOOK AT THE BELL ON YOUR LEFT. This comes up three times. LOOK AT THE BELL ON YOUR LEFT. Tony, go ahead. LOOK AT THE BELL ON YOUR LEFT. It was a little awkward, but if you practice this, your tongue will move smoothly. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. LOOK AT THE BELL ON YOUR LEFT. Look at the bell on your left again. And one more thing. LEO IS NOT FEELING LOW AT ALL. This comes up four times. FEELING LOW. The letter L is quite difficult. And it's not LEO, it's LEO. LEO IS NOT FEELING LOW AT ALL. Tony, go ahead. LEO IS NOT FEELING LOW AT ALL. It's difficult. If you have to do it in a row like this, it will be more difficult. You have to practice this. Everyone watching the video should try it, too. LEO IS NOT FEELING LOW AT ALL. All you have to do is practice. I think you can understand the pronunciation of the letter L. So practice so that you can do it unconsciously. I was able to master the pronunciation of the letter L in such a short time. I don't call it a master. Isn't it a master? You just understood how to do it. And you were able to do it consciously. That's right. If you can do it unconsciously, you can call it a master. From now on, I want to keep practicing so that I can naturally make the sound of the letter L. Thank you for today. Thank you for watching the video until the end. If you find this video helpful, please subscribe to our channel, rate it highly, and leave a comment. Did you understand the pronunciation of the letter L? If you have any comments, please let us know in the comments. If you have any comments, please let us know in the comments. See you in the next video. I'm Dr. Nishizawa Roy. See ya!