The original pronunciation of ll —the phoneme /ʎ/ (palatal lateral approximant)— still exists in northern Spain (mostly in rural areas) and in Andes Mountains. In parts of Colombia and in the Andean …

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Learn and practice the l sound and ll sound! Help the wizards to make l and ll words and captions in this fun Phonics guide from BBC Bitesize.

In handwriting, Ll is written as a ligature of two l s, with distinct uppercase and lowercase forms. Today, most Spanish speakers pronounce ll and y as the same sound, a phenomenon called yeísmo.

“Ll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ll. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.

(Definition of 'll from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

In Spanish, (ll) was considered from 1754 to 2010 the fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet because of its representation of a palatal lateral articulation consonant phoneme (as defined by the Royal …

'll 1. a contraction of shall or will: I'll answer the phone. She'll pay the check. What'll we do? 2. contraction of till1 (used when the preceding word ends in t): Wait'll the children see this!

History, etymology, and pronunciation of l, the 12th letter of the alphabet. Ancestors of this letter were the Semitic lamedh and the Greek lambda. The sound consistently represented by the letter …

In this lesson, your child will learn how to say the /l/ sound, write uppercase and lowercase Ll, and blend and read short words, phrases, and connected sentences using this smooth, voiced consonant.