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Pronunciation of Spanish R sound

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Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 10:20 AM
Hola, amigos. I´m Spanish learner from Russia. I have been recorded pronunciation of these words: caro,carro; pero, perro
I focus on R sound. Please listen my record and tell me, is my pronunciation of soft and hard R correct? It´s very important for me
https://vocaroo.com/i/s0uY0npPhShf

Rusty
October 17, 2017, 11:43 AM
Hola, amigos. I´m a Spanish learner from Russia. I have been recorded pronunciations of these words: caro, carro; pero, perro
I'm focusing on the R sound. Please listen to my recording and tell me if my pronunciation of the soft (clipped) and the hard (trilled/rolled) R is correct. It's very important for me.
https://vocaroo.com/i/s0uY0npPhShfWelcome to the forums!
Your pronunciation of both consonants is good.

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 11:46 AM
Thank you. But I´m watching videos on youtube and native spanish speakers pronounce soft R differently. But it doesn´t matter, can spanish speaker understand me?

Rusty
October 17, 2017, 11:48 AM
A single 'r' between vowels is clipped. It is rolled, otherwise.
A Spanish speaker will understand you just fine, provided you roll the 'r' when it isn't between vowels and that you always roll the 'rr'.

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 11:55 AM
Thank you very much. We´ve got in Russian language a similar R, but it is pronounced longer than clipped R and shorter than Rr

Rusty
October 17, 2017, 12:00 PM
The soft 'r' in Russian isn't like the clipped 'r' of Spanish, but you correctly pronounced the clipped 'r' in your recording. Use the Russian soft 'r' sound when saying words like 'tres', 'verde' and 'hablar'.

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 12:02 PM
I will record in 5 minutes. Can you check please?

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 12:09 PM
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1oogYaKlt3S
here it is

Rusty
October 17, 2017, 12:11 PM
Very good.

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 12:14 PM
Is it English θ sound in the word verde or ð? I sad ð , but I´m not sure

Rusty
October 17, 2017, 12:17 PM
/ˈbeɾðe/

The only thing I noticed was that you didn't use the same vowel sound in both syllables. The unstressed 'e' sounds the same as the stressed 'e' in Spanish (unlike Russian).

Amigoo
October 17, 2017, 01:09 PM
gracias for all. I´m focusing this time on R sound. I will practice another sounds later.