Many native English speakers complained that Asian people cannot pronounce "R" and "L" correctly.  Have you experenced such difficulty? Does anyone have good idea as to how to overcome it?

Thanks and regards,

Moolan

Replying to [Jennyhu]:

Hi Jenny,
I have the same problem to you, I am in trouble to pronounce clearly: "N"&"L" both in English and Chinese.

Ruby

Replying to [Ruby yang]:
Let's go and eat fried lice.

lessionly there ale many erections going on, one in Philippines, and one coming in Malaysia. I think the US Presidential erection is coming soon.

Replying to [Street Smart]:  he he...


The US Presidential erection is in 2008.

Replying to [Moolan99]:
Another problem is with the "th" sound, especially when it's followed by "r", like words "three", or "thrive". For me, 1 - 2 - 3 becomes "one" - "two" - "free"

Replying to [Moolan99]: Even in India with more number of English speakers in entire Asia, you can see people struggling to pronouce certain words. Bengalis of West Bengal cannnot produce V and s. Wedding becomes bedding and sex becomes shex.

North Indians witih average English speak have difficulty in s and f. S becomes sh and f becomes ph.Fifty becomes fiphty and business becomes bushiness.

South Indians don't speak with accent. Native language is very much visible.

Replying to [Moolan99]:"L" and "R" are difficult for me, but I'm trying to correct the confusion, I begin to read English with mouth slowly, try to read with my mouth widely, is it the right way for me to improve my English oral?

My name is Roger and i teach english as a second language in Monterey Park California USA. I was also an ESL teacher at Qingdao University in Qingdao China. I currently have 28 students all of whom learn english one-on-one. The most common problem for Chinese speakers, epsecially Cantonese dialect speakers is the issue of L and R. Most common problematic issues are when an english word ends in L, LE and R. I have had excellent results with my students by focusing on the shape of the tounge to pronounce words correctly. For example, to pronounce a word with an R in it. I show the student the way to curl the tounge on both sides firmly tucking the sides of the tounge against the upper molers making a U shape with your tounge to pronounce the r sound. I tell them to make the sound like Mandarin speakers from Beijing. They rrrr rrrr rrr sound at the end of many words. Words ending in L or LE I ask the student to practice saying words like poodle, noodle, paddle, cradle, label. But heres the kicker...use the lockjaw method. Keep your teeth tightly closed moving only your lips. This forces the tounge to curl at the tip and end the pronunciation correctly. This is a way to practice saying the word only. No to used in normal conversation. after spending 15 minutes per day for about a month your toung will automaticly pronounce the L's correctly. I have 100% success using this method. I hope this will help you. My email is falconsupply-roger@sbcglobal.net
"PEACE"