Pronunciación

• The l sound is similar to the l sound in English

(lamb, left, limit, local, lunch, fall, meal, mile, tool, vestibule).

• The ll sound is similar to the y sound in English when at the beginning of a word.

(yard, yesterday, your, youth).

**When the English y is in the middle or at the end of a word it has an /i/ sound and therefore does not sound like the Spanish/ll/.

Los sonidos de l y llThe sounds of l and ll

Listen to the sounds of the l and ll in the syllables and words in the next few slides. Then listen again and repeat after the speaker.

la, le, li, lo, lu lu, lo, li, le, la

lápiz, abuela, leche, chaleco, libro, delicioso, lobo, abuelo,

lupa, peluquero

lla, lle, lli, llo, llullu, llo, lli, lle, lla

llamar, botella, llegar, calle,

caballito, allí, llorar, cabello, lluvia, polluelos

Listen to the sounds of the l and ll in the syllables and words in the next few slides. Then listen again and repeat after the speaker.

El abuelo compra una deliciosa leche chocolatada para la abuela en lugar de té helado.

El peluquero le corta el pelo a sus clientes.

Yo llamo a los polluelos para comer allí.

Llueve. Estoy triste. Lloro, porque no puedo jugar en la calle .