In Wheel of Fortune, L is one of the six letters given to any contestant participating in the Bonus Round. L is the symbol for litre, a unit of volume. Media related to L at Wikimedia Commons. This short article can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it. Los Angeles (often shortened as LA or L.A.) [b] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. It originated in the Phoenician letter lamed, adopted into GREEK as lambda (ʌ), which became the Roman letter L. In English orthography, l usually represents the phoneme / l /, which can have several sound values, depending on the speaker's accent, and whether it occurs before or after a vowel. This super-catchy and clear alphabet song also lets children hear the letter L sound and see each letter at the beginning of five simple words paired with colorful kid-friend images. L, l (ɛl) n., pl. Ls L's, ls or l's. 1. the 12th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 2. any spoken sound represented by this letter. 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 throughout its history has been the liquid or ‘lateral’ for which it at present stands. The consonant /l/ may be at the beginning of a word, in the middle of a word, or at the end of the word. If /l/ is at the end of the word or in a final consonant cluster, it has a slightly different sound and will be longer than other consonants. The Letter L Song by Have Fun Teaching is a great way to learn all about the Letter L. Use this music video to teach and learn the Alphabet, Phonics, the Letter K Sound, Vocabulary Words with the Letter L, Letter L Handwriting, and How to Write the Uppercase and Lowercase Letter L. Use this music video to teach and learn the Alphabet, Phonics, the Letter K Sound, Vocabulary Words with the Letter L, and How to Write the Uppercase and Lowercase Letter L. Watch the animated.