L Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɛɫ/

el

UK

/ˈɛl/

el

التعريف

'L' is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'L' is pronounced like the 'l' in 'love' and 'light.' In spelling or alphabet games, people might say just 'L' to refer to the letter. It can also be used to grade something (e.g., clothing sizes, 'L' for large) or online as slang ('take an L' = suffer a loss).

• Spanish: ele (letra)
• Portuguese (BR): l (letra)
• Portuguese (PT): l (letra)
• Chinese (Simplified): L（字母）
• Chinese (Traditional): L（字母）
• Hindi: एल (अक्षर)
• Arabic: ل (حرف)
• Bengali: এল - 'এল' (আক্ষরিক শব্দ)
• Russian: Эль - L
• Japanese: エル
• Vietnamese: L
• Korean: 엘
• Turkish: L - l
• Urdu: ایل
• Indonesian: L

جمل نموذجية

The word 'lion' begins with the letter L.

basic

Draw a big L on your paper.

basic

There are twelve letters before L in the alphabet.

basic

My shirt size is L, not M.

natural

Can you spell 'lamp' with a capital L?

natural

After that mistake, I really took an L.

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