Girl, Grill, Gill: American English Pronunciation

Learning how to say "girl" in American English can be difficult. There is an r-controlled vowel "ir" and then a "dark L." Those two sounds alone can be quite difficult but put them together and they make one of the hardest sounds to pronounce in English!

In this English lesson, I will:

• Teach you how to pronounce girl

• Compare girl to other words like twirl, gill, and grill

• Give you practice sentences with "girl"

• Give you two practice paragraphs for the word "girl"

In this free English Lesson you’ll learn:

• 00:15 How to pronounce girl /ˈgɚl/

• 00:30 Regular g pronunciation

• 00:40 r-controlled vowel "ir" /ɚ/ (this is the same sound as "er" and "ur")

• 00:56 dark l vs. light l 01:46 "Earl" and "girl"

• 01:56 Practice sentences with girl

• 03:15 twirl vs. girl + practice sentence

• 03:38 gill vs. girl + practice sentence

• 04:07 grill vs. girl + practice sentences

• 04:56 Practice paragraphs with girl and grill