L in the Middle of a Word -- American English Pronunciation

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Rachel's English


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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I recently got an email from someone asking about the light L and dark L. She said, if
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ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€่ชฐใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„Lใจๆš—ใ„Lใซใคใ„ใฆๅฐ‹ใญใ‚‹ใƒกใƒผใƒซใŒๅฑŠใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ
00:13
an L is in the middle of a word, isnโ€™t it always a dark L. And the answer is no. An
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ใ€LใŒๅ˜่ชžใฎ้€”ไธญใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๅธธใซๆš—ใ„Lใงใฏใชใ„ใ€ใจ ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ญ”ใˆใฏใƒŽใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚
00:18
L can be in the middle of the word, but still at the beginning of a syllable. Letโ€™s take
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Lใฏๅ˜่ชžใฎ้€”ไธญใซ็ฝฎใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใŒใ€ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฎๅ…ˆ้ ญใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:23
for example the word โ€˜elongateโ€™ โ€“ to make something longer. This can be pronounced
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ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œ็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ ไฝฟใฃใฆใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’้•ทใใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ
00:29
several ways, I pronounce it with the โ€˜eeโ€™ as in โ€˜sheโ€™ vowel in the first syllable.
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ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใง็™บ้Ÿณใงใใพใ™ ใ€‚ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฎใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œeeใ€ใง็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:34
But no matter how it is pronounced, the middle syllable is always begun with the L consonant
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ‚‚ใ€ไธญๅคฎใฎ ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฏๅธธใซLๅญ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚Š
00:40
sound. And since it is beginning the syllable, it is a light L. So it is the โ€˜eeโ€™ as
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ ใใ‚Œใฏ่ปฝใ„Lใงใ™ใ€‚ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œeeใ€ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€
00:46
in โ€˜sheโ€™ followed by a light L beginning that second syllable. Elongate. We can compare
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ใใฎ2็•ช็›ฎใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹่ปฝใ„LใŒ็ถšใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใ€‚
00:52
that with the word โ€˜eelโ€™ which has the โ€˜eeโ€™ as in โ€˜sheโ€™ followed by the L.
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ใ“ใ‚Œ ใ‚’ใ€ใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎๅพŒใซใ€ŒLใ€ใŒ็ถšใใ€Œeeใ€ใ‚’ๅซใ‚€ใ€Œใ‚ฆใƒŠใ‚ฎใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใจๆฏ”่ผƒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
00:58
The L here is at the end of the syllable, therefore it is a dark L. Elongate, eel. Do
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ใ“ใ“ใงใฎLใฏ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฎ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Š ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ๆš—ใ„Lใงใ™ใ€‚็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใ‚ฆใƒŠใ‚ฎใงใ™ใ€‚
01:06
you here thisโ€”uhโ€”dark sound that comes before the L in the word eel? Ee-uh-l. In
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ใ‚ฆใƒŠใ‚ฎใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงLใฎๅ‰ใซๆฅใ‚‹ๆš—ใ„้Ÿณใฏใ“ใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ Ee-uh-lใ€‚
01:14
the word elongate, elongate, there is not that dark sound. This is because the tongue,
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็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใใฎๆš—ใ„้Ÿณใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œ
01:20
ee-uh-l, which pulls back for the dark L, does not do it in the word elongate. Elongate.
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ใฏใ€ๆš—ใ„Lใ‚’ๅผ•ใๆˆปใ™่ˆŒee-uh-lใŒใ€ ็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’่กŒใ‚ใชใ„ใŸใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ ็ดฐ้•ทใ„ใ€‚
01:31
The tip simply moves straight up to the top without pulling back first. So an L at the
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ใƒใƒƒใƒ—ใฏใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใซๅผ•ใๆˆปใ•ใšใซใ€็œŸใฃ็›ดใไธŠใซ็งปๅ‹•ใ— ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใคใพใ‚Šใ€
01:38
beginning of a word, that can only be a light L. L at the end of a word, that can only be
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ๅ˜่ชžใฎๅ…ˆ้ ญใซใ‚ใ‚‹ Lใฏใ€ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„Lใฎใฟใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ˜่ชžใฎ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใซใ‚ใ‚‹Lใฏใ€ๆš—ใ„Lใฎใฟใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™
01:44
a dark L. But an L that comes in the middle of a word can be light or dark, depending
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ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ๅ˜่ชžใฎ้€”ไธญใซใ‚ใ‚‹Lใฏใ€ ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ๆš—ใ„ๅ ดๅˆใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:50
on if it is beginning or ending the syllable. Thatโ€™s it, and thanks so much for using
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ใ€้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฎๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ‹็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ‹ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็•ฐใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒซใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ใ”ๅˆฉ็”จใ„ใŸใ ใใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„
01:55
Rachelโ€™s English.
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