rr thingy

[still-learning]

I am thinking along the lines of Fullbite. I recently had the operation for Sleep Apnea (UPPP) and they did something to my tounge that keeps it from falling back to my throat at night (and it makes swallowing a little different feeling).

Well because of my fat lazy tounge, I had been doing my RR more towards the back of my throat, like the other person said, Now since the operation, I am left with nothing to cheat with, hahah. I can't purr like a cat, growl like a dog, none of the ways I use to cheat work. The "J R" methods is working in the beggining of words. I can get 3 nice trill sounds out. But I can get that, RRRRRRRRRR sound that natives do for emphasis at the begginning of a word.

and the "JR" seems hard at the end of a word.

But Thanks this is a start. My spanish friends now laugh at me now, when i talk because they can see me stopping mid sentence when I get to a work with a RR in it, hahah.

But they understand, it's new people I am afraid to talk to now.

thanks

[bobjenkins]

Encontré unos poemas para ayudarnos a pronunciar el RR

Erre con erre cigarro
Erre con erre barril
Rápido corren los carros
Los carros de ferrocarril

Y

El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Rodríguez se lo ha cortado

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Aquí es mi consejo, para empezar, inhala una brizna grande, entonces exhala el aire rápidamente y con fuerte Ya el parte divertido Ahora al exhala así, sube la lengua lentamente hasta que empiece vibrar Felicidades lo haces Practica mucho, pero recuerda que tengas que exhalar rápidamente (y con fuerte) al empezar, entonces empieza exhalar más normal. Pronto lo pondrás hacer lentamente y sin esfuerza

Here is my advice, to start inhale a large breathe, then exhale quickly and strongly While exhaling like that slowly move your tongue up to the roof of your mouth until it starts to vibrate Now you have done it! Practice it alot, but don't forget to exhale strongly and quickly when beginning. Slowly slow down your exhaling and soon you will be able to do it very easy

Suerrrrrrrte

[ChicadeJeep]

Gracias por las instrución pero tengo una problema.

I am literally tongue tied. I have ankyloglossia - my frenulum forces my tongue to stay close to the bottom of my mouth. I cannot stick my tongue out. My trilled rr's sound like l's and I really have to force the sound of an r - when I speak it, it is hard to tell the different between pero and perro.

What can I do to make it sound more authentic?

[irmamar]

Some Spanish speaker people have this problem as well. They usually pronounce a soft r or a French r. There's no problem if you can't say a strong r, everybody will understand you

[ChicadeJeep]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Some Spanish speaker people have this problem as well. They usually pronounce a soft r or a French r. There's no problem if you can't say a strong r, everybody will understand you

Thank you.

What is a "French r"?

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by ChicadeJeep

Thank you.

What is a "French r"?

It sounds a bit as a /g/ in the Spanish word "gato" or the English word "go", not exactly, of course; it's more guttural and a bit vibrant. Haven't you ever heard "mon amour" in French?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

. Haven't you ever heard "mon amour" in French?

I have - I had a French girlfriend once. "mon amour" gave me goosebumps.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

I have - I had a French girlfriend once. "mon amour" gave me goosebumps.

goosebumps? ¿Escalofríos? ¿O te ponía la piel de gallina?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

goosebumps? ¿Escalofríos? ¿O te ponía la piel de gallina?

me ponía la piel de gallina.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

me ponía la piel de gallina.

Ok, thanks. That's interesting