How to Pronounce the Hebrew L Sound [ל]

Even though I'm not interested in Hebrew, it's awesome to watch your video.

[@Sprinkling_waters]

Thank you for helping me to get better in Hebrew!! Todah!!😊

[@sashagamino2268]

The scene behind you reminded me of Haifa and of the Baha’i Temple. It made me nostalgic for Haifa, and my family there. It's one of my favorite cities and places to be. Is it? Thanks for another great video. And thanks in advance if you can answer my question about Haifa,

[@evergreenerin]

Love the series! Going out to practice right now. Toda!

[@eaglehaslanded2979]

You are so clever! That really does help.

[@donolsen7634]

Toda , your tips are phenomenal!

[@neelie12341]

thank you so much wow what a difference

[@calbacoller897]

Great work!

[@danielcarver7971]

A video on final resh would be helpful.

[@sashagamino2268]

Hi . I’m so glad that I found your channel. Thank you, So okay, I will definitely think of video ideas to suggest or sounds to suggest for you to make videos on. Your vids are very helpful. I'm so curious .... Did you do your college degree or grad school in linguistics or does it just come naturally - or both? Thanks again!

[@julied5229]

Shalom, shalom! This has been very helpful for me in pronunciation. Todah rabah!

[@Linguistix]

Glad to hear, Julie! Look for more content soon!

[@erikadebenny]

I’m not seeing a video for pronouncing ח/ך? I see a really good one for ה, but not ך/ח. Will you please consider making one if it doesn’t exist?

[@screamtoasigh9984]

Shared your channel so many times on Duolingo! (I'm not the only user who can now do resh because of you). Have you thought of doing videos just for Patreon supporters? Freedomtoons does this (albeit in a different genre). (Some users are having a lot of trouble w/ tsadi if you're looking for video ideas.) Zeisen Pesach (jag sameaj!)

[@leejones2113]

very good video. Blessings ACH.

[@productioncolors]

Can you please repeat the correct version multiple times, so that we can hear it again? thank you!

[@Linguistix]

+cyndylouproductions Of course we'd love to do that for every word without making it too long; I'll consider that for future videos. Also, pressing the left arrow (

[@productioncolors]

Toda rabah!!! :)

[@Streleny]

Radio garden help.

[@josehoward]

Coming from Spanish, lamed and the vowel pronunciation is a piece of cake. Chet can be challenging because younger Israelis pronounce it very strong and even though our J is pretty much like Chet, the sound is never that strong.

[@Linguistix]

So great to hear the cross-linguistic transfer is alive and well! If only we could all speak Spanish natively...

[@Abilliph]

Some do pronounce it too strong, but you don't have too. It's pronounced just a little further in the mouth than the Spanish jota, but it still can be pronounced softly.

[@Wesomeness]

I have a question, does the tongue touch the middle of the roof, or right behind the teeth? Thanks

[@Linguistix]

Ben Rodriguez Right behind the top teeth

[@iknowyouwanttofly]

Really wish you wright on the screen when its israeli pronunciation and when its tge american one :)

[@Linguistix]

Noted! I'll be sure to distinguish in future videos!

[@khyven]

Great video! It's so hard to find any information on this topic. I looked through many books, but the only book that discussed this was a stuffy old book by the Foreign Service Institute from 1965! It warns: The Hebrew /l/ should be thoroughly learned since substitution of the English or American articulation gives one a "thick" accent to the Israeli ear. But it doesn't provide any audio for this! Even the linguistics book Colloquial Israeli Hebrew doesn't discuss this. Speaking of linguistics, did you learn this from somewhere else, or purely by ear?

[@Linguistix]

+khyven So glad we found each other! I have also had trouble locating materials dealing with modern Hebrew pronunciation. My background is in linguistics (phonetics), but most of my techniques are based on careful observation and attention to what is actually being pronounced by native speakers as opposed to the dry, impractical explanations given in other more traditional courses.

[@skum196]

How do you pronounce this word ? hê-lêl

[@Linguistix]

Hmm 🤔 Do you have the word in Hebrew?

[@שלוםי-כ4ז]

its BA ulpan not "beulpan" as u say... מזל טוב לכל התלמידים באולפן example : Ani babait not "bebait"

[@Linguistix]

Of course, thanks for the heads up. I learned this slight difference stood out soon after making the video and will never forget haha. Appreciate you!

[@saar144]

Small correction: It's also Le'chol, not Le'col, since the Caf is not stressed.

[@andreaeisenberg459]

This isn't super clear to me. Like at the end of gadol, it seems your "proper" way of saying it isn't that hard, clear L. But my big problem is my Ivrit has a French accent because I can speak French. Pretty funny, especially with all the French people in Israel now.

[@Linguistix]

Andrea Eisenberg thanks for the feedback! And you're in luck! The Hebrew and French L's should be pronounced the same at the end of a word/syllable. I hope the other examples were a little clearer. Just gotta make that tongue touch up top.

[@ruthless9604]

Ta

[@roieis]

Very nice. Just note - it’s baulpan, no beulpan. Actually, beulpan is a dead giveaway that you are a non native speaker.

[@Linguistix]

Woops! Yes, I've learned the difference since posting this video, but thanks for the feedback either way. Isn't it crazy how one vowel sound just changes everything!?