Is ㄹ Pronounced as L? R? D?? | Korean Pronunciation Explained

You learn that the Korean consonant ㄹ is romanized or pronounced as an "L" or "R," but when exactly? This video breaks it down for you to help with both your understanding and pronunciation. :)
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  • @gswsfg3550
    @gswsfg35505 жыл бұрын

    I'm an English and Spanish speaker, so I love when you can give examples in both languages. Keep making your awesome videos!

  • @MisterPyOne

    @MisterPyOne

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same, just also German, in general examples in more languages would be better in general

  • @4lifers543
    @4lifers5433 жыл бұрын

    her * that is also how we say Maria * me * MARIA , MARIA MARIA ~ Hwasa

  • @misa4923

    @misa4923

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @iluvseok_

    @iluvseok_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing

  • @prashil3k594

    @prashil3k594

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see you're also a man of culture

  • @user-ut9mv2hm6r

    @user-ut9mv2hm6r

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same loll😂😂😂😂

  • @jjeojkl
    @jjeojkl4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao I just found myself saying : “damn this girls good!”

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @miguelrico9924
    @miguelrico99245 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful content, Really well explained and not condescending, 10/10 keep it up

  • @YourKoreanSaem

    @YourKoreanSaem

    5 жыл бұрын

    Miguel Rico Thank you!!

  • @ChristopherFF07

    @ChristopherFF07

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@YourKoreanSaem can it be pronounced as the Spanish r (not rolled) but the tapped version as in "Para" or "Eres"?

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @assscanersobviously

    @assscanersobviously

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @ErinXIV
    @ErinXIV5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! There aren't many channels that focus on mouth shape/tongue position etc. when teaching pronunciation, and I noticed quite quickly that it's super important, you can't just modify the sounds you use in your own language! Suuuper useful. I also noticed that when you say the consonant your top and bottom teeth are quite close together, which is something I'll remember when pronouncing it as it almost forces the tongue into the correct position! Learning a new language is hard lmao

  • @YourKoreanSaem

    @YourKoreanSaem

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I think we exaggerate the changes in lip shape when teaching the different Korean vowels and such but in actual speech our lips don’t move as much. Hadn’t really thought of that. Thanks! :D

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @rohaasif5877

    @rohaasif5877

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aldrinalipio9808 as she said in the video,when it is between vowels you have to use R on your alveolar ridge and she also gave an example "Maria"

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rohaasif5877 Then I would do the Spanish R? Such as in Pero or Carro?

  • @rohaasif5877

    @rohaasif5877

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aldrinalipio9808 sorry but i dont know spanish and i dont understand that how pero and cerro is pronounced but the example of ladder in american accent is helpful

  • @pauloroberto7875
    @pauloroberto78755 жыл бұрын

    Today, watching again I found my problem. I was trying to fit the sound with L or R , instead of just ㄹ . I already left romanization behind, but still have this L and R . Thank you.

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @repomannv
    @repomannv2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched at least 3 or 4 different videos explaining ㄹ pronunciation... this is BY FAR the best. Thank you.

  • @TiffanyRusell
    @TiffanyRusell3 жыл бұрын

    I am an Indian and it’s so similar to the sounds we have in Hindi. Korean is a price of cake for me. lol I can read, write, and pronounce it with ease also, it’s a SOV ( Sub-Object-Verb) just like Hindi is. English on the other hand is SVO. ( Sub-Verb-Object) So that helps too! 😅💕

  • @annaroliak22
    @annaroliak223 ай бұрын

    OMG! FInally! Im so grateful! As a non English native speaker, I've always heard alveolar flap and tap differences but wasn't sure and NOONE could explain it to me. And I was like "for sure it is not r or l but what". And now you confirmed my thoughts. Omg. So easy. You are rlly cool. Thank you thank you thank you.

  • @Annaramadamdam
    @Annaramadamdam Жыл бұрын

    This was an extremely helpful explanation. I came here after a few other videos that didn't explain fully why it sometimes sounds like and /r/ and sometimes like a /l/ to learners. Now I finally get it. Especially the reference to other languages helped me grasp it fully.

  • @KasiaZalucka
    @KasiaZalucka3 жыл бұрын

    I want o to say that I watched tons of videos explaining the pronunciation of Korean sounds and your way of explaining is THE BEST. Also, the fact that you show us what's relatable to other languages works like a charm! Great content, honestly!

  • @YourKoreanSaem

    @YourKoreanSaem

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!!

  • @harmonium86
    @harmonium86 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been trying to pick up some of the Korean language for about a month now and your videos have helped so much. Thank you!!!

  • @Pifflicious
    @Pifflicious5 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful! I was very confused about this lol. Thanks so much!

  • @STalexi
    @STalexi5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! This is the first time I've understood how to make that ㄹ sound in some way

  • @solking10
    @solking105 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for these kinds of videos. I just started learning Korean on my own so these videos are very helpful.

  • @lisaquing
    @lisaquing3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! That was incredibly helpful! 감사합니다!

  • @deb6252
    @deb62523 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic. Truly enormously helpful. Thank you so much!

  • @Korianders
    @Korianders3 жыл бұрын

    I've watched a lot of different videos trying to understand this pronunciation, and this is the one that made it all click. Thank you so much!

  • @numericalalgorithmsforengi5735
    @numericalalgorithmsforengi57353 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! The explanation is very helpful.

  • @Victoria-ei8ed
    @Victoria-ei8ed3 жыл бұрын

    You are so good at explaining, thank you so much!!! out of all the videos I watched this one was by far the most helpful and trust me I watched a lot of videos

  • @LovingHali
    @LovingHali3 жыл бұрын

    This vid is the best explained of the variety I just went thru. Thanks so much

  • @laurabradshaw1564
    @laurabradshaw15642 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much this is just what I needed!!!

  • @roxannemichaud7106
    @roxannemichaud71064 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your videos!

  • @vicmarbeezapa
    @vicmarbeezapa4 жыл бұрын

    Just subscribed on your channel and im loving it, well explained that a beginner like me could understand it

  • @Renee-vz3cx
    @Renee-vz3cx3 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are really helpful! 감사합니다 😊

  • @agustinbarcia3375
    @agustinbarcia33755 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you are helping me a lot with the consonant sounds and the examples are very useful and well explained. You deserve a lot more views.

  • @guankstudios
    @guankstudios3 жыл бұрын

    Omg thank you soooo much i have watched so many tutorials on ㄹ and this is the only one that makes sense and addresses its multiple forms. Thank you so much you are my savior 🙏

  • @june23
    @june232 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! I did expect ㄹ tips when it's in the final position of a syllable though but still, initial position and between vowels tips helped so much!!

  • @Koed313
    @Koed3134 жыл бұрын

    I can't tell you HOW much I appreciate I found this video. No matter which video I'd watch, they'd all say it's in between and you have to figure that out. But this one actually tried to clear it up and I'm so thankful. I think I've finally figured out teh difference. 💜

  • @katelacey8857
    @katelacey88573 жыл бұрын

    I've watched a lot of videos explaining how to pronounce ㄹ and this one has definitely been the most helpful. Thank you!

  • @jarvatius3209
    @jarvatius32093 жыл бұрын

    I started learning Korean weeks ago and I find your videos INCREDIBLY HELPFUL for the lack of a better word.

  • @rubi_jocelyn
    @rubi_jocelyn5 жыл бұрын

    amazing video, thank you. cant wait to see more videos from u :)))

  • @vgkttfbh7616
    @vgkttfbh76164 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful ❤🤩 thank you!

  • @btspavedtheway365
    @btspavedtheway3653 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!!! I’m Mexican and speak Spanish, and the connection you made with Maria makes so much sense, I can finally pronounce it :D THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MsHafekasi_
    @MsHafekasi_5 ай бұрын

    Super helpful, thank you!

  • @rameshm891
    @rameshm8914 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are very helpful to me.Thank you so much 😊😊😊

  • @prashil3k594
    @prashil3k5943 жыл бұрын

    This is the first satisfactory explanation on ㄹ pronounciation! It took me months to figure this out through different words. Your explanation would have saved so much time if I had found it earlier.

  • @sakhijayalal2668
    @sakhijayalal2668 Жыл бұрын

    This video really helped me! thank you so much!!!!!

  • @insectbah
    @insectbah2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for talking about the tongue position! That helps so much

  • @cassinipanini
    @cassinipanini3 жыл бұрын

    knowing where to put my tongue when practicing pronunciation is really helpful, thank you so much!!

  • @sailormew718
    @sailormew7183 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! I`m Finnish but I still found this helpful like nothing else on the internet.

  • @PavelTyan
    @PavelTyan3 жыл бұрын

    The best explanation of the pronunciation I've found so far. Many thanks

  • @marie_s127
    @marie_s1275 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! It finally makes sense! 😭👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve seen other videos explaining ㄹ but never as clear as this one 💜

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @daisykingdom5063
    @daisykingdom50632 жыл бұрын

    Wow so helpful! Thinking of the ㄹ between vowels as a ‘flap’ has finally helped me understand. Thank you!

  • @mackenzie8642
    @mackenzie86422 жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful! I was totally getting ㄹ when it was in the batchim position or if there were two ㄹ next to each other in a word, but I was getting tripped up by it at the beginning of a word & especially between two vowels, so this cleared it up perfectly

  • @yukokarma2927
    @yukokarma29273 жыл бұрын

    omg this video help me so much. you really helped me thank you

  • @gilramir
    @gilramir2 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation!

  • @lunaralora5348
    @lunaralora53482 жыл бұрын

    thank you I´m German and I started learning Korean (well actually Hangul) 2 days ago and your videos have been helping me so much!:)

  • @MJPFard
    @MJPFard Жыл бұрын

    OMG all I can tell you is that my mind was BLOWN when you used the word Ladder! I'm into Kpop, and I'm not really trying to learn the language, but I kinda like to memorize lyrics. Your channel is SUPERB! THANK U 💕💕💕

  • @Kiki-eo2dd
    @Kiki-eo2dd4 жыл бұрын

    I love you so much I'm watching all of your videos abt pronunciation and you made korean pronunciation possible for me

  • @Kstyleyo
    @Kstyleyo4 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation is very detailed and informative!! 😁👍👍

  • @ShinObix
    @ShinObix9 ай бұрын

    Thank you very helpful!

  • @DestinyStellaNox
    @DestinyStellaNox Жыл бұрын

    Just found this now and I am currently learning Korean and was only told about the R sound but did not know it's L association. Thank you so much for explaining it clearly and providing tips on pronunciation

  • @lingyang9813
    @lingyang98134 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This really helps!

  • @WeepingValkyrie
    @WeepingValkyrie2 жыл бұрын

    Ive been dabbling Korean on duolingo and was extremely confused by the romanization R for that sound. There aren't exactly tutors for Duolingo, so I am so grateful you made it make sense! Thank you

  • @calypso3928
    @calypso39283 жыл бұрын

    I’ve actually been trying to learn Korean without the Romanization for the reason you mentioned. But I can’t find a language program without it! Thank you for explaining it, it helped SO much. 💕

  • @YourKoreanSaem

    @YourKoreanSaem

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! :)

  • @charlesk8543
    @charlesk85435 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful!

  • @t-t574
    @t-t574 Жыл бұрын

    I know I'm a little late but, I just wanna say that this was the first video I watched of yours and it made me subscribe because I was struggling to find an answer for this question.

  • @daveh4208
    @daveh42083 жыл бұрын

    선생님 샘물씨, 감사합니다. I've watched dozens of videos on the pronunciation of Korean letters, and your's are always the best. I'm beginning to wonder why I even look at the other videos. They always leave me confused and I have to run to your site for clarification.

  • @Hofflerand
    @Hofflerand5 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful! Thumbs up!

  • @pumkin54
    @pumkin543 жыл бұрын

    SoooOoOOOo helpful! Thank you.

  • @shravikawanjari4591
    @shravikawanjari45913 жыл бұрын

    Didn't know this before.. but it's just what I guessed from my observation! So proud of myself 😁💜 Thanks 👍

  • @Batstone22
    @Batstone222 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely peㄹfect! Thank you so much for this. Best explanation I've heard of this ㄹ. 너무 고맙습니다. 진짜 감사합니다!

  • @blackfairyblood
    @blackfairyblood5 жыл бұрын

    thank you, this is really helpful

  • @sofie2452
    @sofie24523 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Finally someone who compared it to «r» in other languages. I’ve been thinking that ㄹ sounds similar to the norwegian R, but I wanted to be 100% sure. Unfortunately every video have only ever compared it to the english «r» which has been so confusing haha. Thanks

  • @kevinyee9550
    @kevinyee95502 жыл бұрын

    So insightful

  • @oherix
    @oherix Жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful! I've only seen it as "R" and "L" but kept hearing it as a "D" in certain words ..your video is exactly the explanation I was needing. 감사합니다!

  • @chad7278
    @chad72783 жыл бұрын

    this is what ive been looking for. And I didnt know that I was doing it right omg thanks

  • @seoulneversleeps2778
    @seoulneversleeps27783 жыл бұрын

    With you teaching .. I won't worry. Have a good day!

  • @reitxt
    @reitxt3 жыл бұрын

    Omg thank you so much for this!! I was trying to learn 한글 and i was so confused about this ㄹ coz they keep pronouncing it in different ways but this video helped a lot!! Tysm:)

  • @rudolphferdinand3634

    @rudolphferdinand3634

    2 жыл бұрын

    I use my Apple iPad English to Korean translator, and I was US Army duty station in Korea for three tours, some things have changed in Korea like writing left to right, the old way was top to bottom.

  • @RJ-nw8pr
    @RJ-nw8pr4 жыл бұрын

    Finally i could pronounce the alphabets properly only after watching ur videos great job! thanku so much.... Lots of love from India

  • @kylbarry4466
    @kylbarry44664 жыл бұрын

    very informative as always, could you leave the examples up on screen for a bit longer than 3 frames apart from that good job 😉

  • @haniyajamshed6334
    @haniyajamshed63344 жыл бұрын

    This is the best explaination yet

  • @daveh4208
    @daveh42083 жыл бұрын

    Nice explanation.

  • @MMWechsler
    @MMWechsler Жыл бұрын

    You make excellent points and very useful distinction. One additional item - people often pronounce certain word s slightly incorrectly because it takes less effort. Hence, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between what is technically correct and what is commonplace.

  • @aHazyWorld
    @aHazyWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! Thumbs up

  • @spicyjinglebells1642
    @spicyjinglebells16423 жыл бұрын

    OMg girl you are amazing. This helped me so much. Thank you!

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @trungnguyenminh9938
    @trungnguyenminh99383 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video!! I'm just started to learn Korean and I'm struggling how to pronounce 리을... Again, thank you so muchhhhh

  • @mikhailmikhaylov3499
    @mikhailmikhaylov34994 жыл бұрын

    100% informative, good comparison. A bit more of practicing content would make it even better.

  • @anthonyparrett2779
    @anthonyparrett27793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @ankledrew8150
    @ankledrew81504 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! More grammar and word construction videos please!

  • @thebiblepiano1866
    @thebiblepiano18665 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @Interlude_as
    @Interlude_as2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ! Now I can pronounce it without doubts.

  • @valrfl
    @valrfl4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for finally pointing out the resemblance of the ㄹ to the Spanish R. My Spanish R always fails to roll properly so it actually sounds closer to ㄹ 😆

  • @DefoNotMexp
    @DefoNotMexp11 ай бұрын

    In Arabic we have that flap r sound too. It's easy for me to grasp ㄹ while listening

  • @debbie5454
    @debbie54543 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!!

  • @jil8091
    @jil80913 жыл бұрын

    ㄹ is so difficult for me to pronounce. I always heard it as a rolled R, I tried everything but I couldn't get that soft roll. Your explanation with "ladder" really helped. If you make that fast sound, it kinda sounds like a rolled R... my ears were just confused the whole time. Thank you!!

  • @aldrinalipio9808

    @aldrinalipio9808

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna ask when ㄹ is between 2 vowels while doing the flap sound I should say an L sound in my alveolar ridge?

  • @KolkatarChhele
    @KolkatarChhele4 ай бұрын

    Finally a worthy video ❤❤❤❤

  • @bhoomikavarshney9292
    @bhoomikavarshney92923 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much now i finally know when to read r or l thank you much

  • @khadijarh7742
    @khadijarh77424 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @yaseminu6934
    @yaseminu6934Ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot❤❤❤❤❤

  • @cybrpunk
    @cybrpunk Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Now I need to understand how to pronounce the ㄱ , ㄷ, and ㅂ.

  • @poag670
    @poag6704 жыл бұрын

    Thanks god I found this, thank you so much, at least I understood ❤️

  • @neleliis14
    @neleliis145 жыл бұрын

    오오 너무너무 감사합니다!

  • @damiankociszewski
    @damiankociszewski2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @abbypullen9499
    @abbypullen94992 жыл бұрын

    As a British person instead of American the pronunciation of d/t (no Korean keyboard aha) is so confusing, we pronounce the d and t in ladder and latter very differently in British English aha

  • @McPixelWizard
    @McPixelWizard5 ай бұрын

    This is actually really hard for me. I’m sitting here making all these sounds and I realize that I have to trick my brain into thinking it’s saying something else when I see ㄹ

  • @bobchen5662
    @bobchen56624 жыл бұрын

    당신한테서많이배웠어요. 감사합니다 . 😊

  • @morticiaaddams4954
    @morticiaaddams49545 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I've been wondering how to pronounce it properly.

  • @ezerk
    @ezerk4 ай бұрын

    I often find similarities between Korean and Puerto Rican culture and sometimes language, like Puerto Ricans speak a bit differently than other Latin countries....when it comes to "r" we don't roll them very often either (unless it's at the end of a word maybe) but we pronounce most r's almost like a lazy "D" like Korean r in between vowels 😊