The German Consonant: L
The German letter 'l' is another letter that is pronounced exactly as its English counterpart, whether its at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
Click on the examples in the table below to hear how words containing the letter 'l' are pronounced in the German language.
| Examples with Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Letter 'l' in initial position | ||
| Lächeln - smile | Laken - bed sheet | leid - sorrow |
| lockig - curly | lieben - to love | lügen - to tell lies |
| Letter 'l' in medial position | ||
| Abhilfe - remedy | helfen - to help | Athlet - athlete |
| Blume - flower | Silber - silver | gelb - yellow |
| Letter 'l' in final position | ||
| Nebel - fog | Achsel - shoulder | Apfel - apple |
| dunkel - dark | Vogel - bird | manchmal - sometimes |
See! You already knew how to pronounce the German 'l' !
You will later find that most of the other German letters are pretty
similar to their English counterparts as well.