l
/l/from spelling rules
The letter l in Spanish refers to the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.
How do you pronounce it?
/l/
Did you know?
- In certain dialects of the Americas, the ll sound is pronounced as a 'sh' or 'zh' sound, a phenomenon known as lleísmo. This is most common in the Río de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay.
- The letter l is used in the Spanish double-letter ll, which is called doble ele. While it looks like two l letters, in many dialects it is pronounced like the English 'y' in 'yes'.
- In many parts of Andalusia and the Caribbean, an l at the end of a word might disappear or transform into a soft 'j' sound, such as in 'sol' sounding like 'soj'.
Examples in context
- López tiene cuatro hermanos.López has four brothers.This sentence shows how l appears in the name López.Tatoeba #1507506 by marcelostockle, translation #773488 by marloncori
- Pensé que eras criado en Los Ángeles.I thought you were raised in L.A.This sentence shows how l appears in the name Los Ángeles.Tatoeba #1702612 by marcelostockle, translation #29360 by CN
- Debo cancelar mi viaje a Los Ángeles.I should cancel my L.A. trip.Tatoeba #1948093 by teskmon, translation #29361 by bmorsello
- lápizPencil
- 24 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are checking a spelling in a notebook.
- Mateo¿Cómo se escribe esta palabra?How do you spell this word?
- ElenaSe escribe con la l.It is written with the l.
- Mateo¿La l minúscula o la L mayúscula?The lowercase l or the uppercase L?
- ElenaLa l minúscula, Mateo.The lowercase l, Mateo.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
