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German dental l

/l (dental/clear)/

Accent-Specific Coaching

For American Speakers

Same as French l — English has light l (start) and dark l (end). German ONLY uses light l. Keep tongue tip behind upper front teeth and back of tongue LOW always. No velarising.

For British Speakers

RP dark l is less extreme. Keep light quality everywhere in German.

For Australian / NZ Speakers

Australian dark l is very dark. Every German l must be light — tongue tip dental, back of tongue down.

For Irish Speakers

Irish English may use more dental l in certain positions — closer to German. Keep it light and dental everywhere.

For Scottish Speakers

Less dark l darkening in Scottish — close to German target. Keep it dental and light.

For Indian Speakers

Direct transfer — same as French. Hindi dental l is the German target. You don't use dark l. Your natural l works perfectly.

For South African Speakers

Keep light quality in all positions. Same approach as for French l.

For Nigerian / W. African Speakers

Direct transfer — same as French. Nigerian English doesn't use dark l. Your natural l works perfectly for German.

Practice Words

Liebe

Milch

Schule

Ball

schnell

Practice Sentence

Always light/clear — never dark as in English

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