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But don't press its bottomside to the inner surface of the teeth, or it will come out English-like. Only the very tip should be touching.

Hehe, I don't feel this way. I can say the L' this way but it's inconvenient for me. It's a matter of habit I guess.

Demonic_Duck
Throbert McGee

Guys, you both wrong :)
Hard Л position (according to the diagram):
The very tip (17) is straight at the place where the upper front teeth meet the gums. (Roots of...

Much better! Almost perfect. A bit more voice in РЬ's and a bit more raised tongue in ЛЬ and it'll sound great.
Just practice to get used to the sensation and you'll be there.

both рь's are not enough voiced and А in царь sounds English-like. But РЬ's are basically good.

decsis
For some sounds the position of the tip doesn't matter, while for some it does. At least I can't imagine myself saying РЬ with the tip down. And for ЛЬ it's slightly inconvenient too which...

decsis
Your Л sounds absolutely english-like. ЛЬ is okay. (Лампа and лес) clearly confirm that.

Т (ДумаеТ) sounds perfect, ТЬ in думать sounds like an English T. Bend the tongue more or just...

Well, except Л sounds like ЛА, they are just perfect. Anyway in 99.99999 percents there would be another sound running after the Л so don't bother, they are excellent.

Demonic_duck
Nonono, I mean you said them in a static position of the tongue that's why they sounded like that. Otherwise they would have sounded great I guess.

Demonic_Duck
Man your hard Л sounds like O and soft Л -- like И. But you're absolutely right about lowering and rising of the tongue to make them hard or soft. And a thing to remember about Л is...