need help to pronounce the r?

Question

man, its damn hard for me to say the "r" sound in spanish. hard to vibrate my tongue. how du do it?

Answer 1

The easiest way for English speakers to start learning to make alveolar trills (the Spanish "r") is to start with a sound that you already know how to produce--the alveolar tap. This is the sound in the middle of a normal pronunciation of "riding" and "writing" (which are pronounced identically in normal speech). That sound in the middle is a tap. A trill is simple multiple taps, but in the beginning you will get closer to a correct pronunciation of Spanish "caro" than using any other method. As you practice, it will become easier for you to turn this single tap into a trill than if you try other suggested "exercises". I have been teaching Phonetics for ten years and this is the only method that really works in the long run. It's just a question of starting with a single tap and letting your tongue acclimatize itself for the trill.

Answer 2

Did you want "rolling" r (RR) or just regular r?. You have written regular R. This is called a "tap." There is no "vibration."

Practice by holding a constant vowel (a tone, actually) such as "aaaaaaaaaaaaaa". While your mouth is slightly open and the sound is coming freely with no obstruction of the air passageway.....next "flap" (or tap) your tongue tip very quicky against the area behind upper teeth or the upper teeth.

Just keep holding the open vowel and practice quickly obstructing the air channel with your tongue. Holding the vowel our like this allows you to focus on the action.

Also, think about the "t" sound in the casual American pronunciation of "water." Say "water" very slowly. Do you feel what your tongue is doing on the "t"? That is the type of tongue action you are looking for for R in Spanish.

When R is at beginning of the word, it helps to add a little vowel sound (very very brief) right before it, until you get good at articulating the sound right away.

Answer 3

It takes a lot of practice.
You'll need to practice a lot so your tongue vibrates like it needs to.
You could practice with this:

erre con erre cigarro
erre con erre barril
rápido corren los carros
cargados de azúcar del ferrocarril

In school we learn to pronounce it with these verses to help us practice the "r' sound, because its hard, even for us, but once you've mastered it , you are well on your way to speaking like a true Hispanic.

Answer 4

ut your tongue against your teeth but not out inside your mouth, then just say it and I think it will work.
Also try saaying thing in spanish like arriba, ferrocarril, perro, roberto(name).
I know it is hard I am from Uruguay and it still is hard for me but I am improving very much.

Answer 5

It's very hard to describe. It's like rolling your eyes up into your head; you can't do it by looking up, you just have to KNOW which muscle to use. Try: http://www.wikihow.com/Roll-Your-%22R%22s Hope this helps!

Answer 6

please go to google video and say
'taco bell lions', then make sure you have your sound on... CARRRRNE ASADA... CARRRRNE...