Randomly came upon this video while looking up some pronunciation hints for a completely different language and now I'm sitting here at 4 am, studying how my tongue moves while doing "rrrr" noises. It's a fascinating thing, just like watching someone trying to explain it to English speakers is. And the best part? I have no trouble with rolling Rs, since my native language has them as well :D
Here I am, me at 24, a guy who's first tongue is Spanish finally realizing how to make the (soft) R sound thanks to some very clear examples in English.
I swear once I learn this I'm going to end up just non stop trilling for a month through excitement and lose all my friends haha. For not tho it's making silly noises whilst I try to trill and fail constiantly! Lol Ty for the video
Haha I can actually Trill now but I am still no expert! Can only do it now when I don’t think about it or try to actively Trill :) It it possible though so keep at it!
Surprised I have another response from this as I posted my comment a year ago. If it helps it was definitely a combination of both when I was learning to trill. Videos helped me a lot but I think as long as you want to do it and practise enough you will eventually be able to do - trill. For me personally I remember I managed to pull it off once, then managed a few times and just persevered until I was able to do it. Again though if I really think about how to Trill i can totally muck it up. It’s very much a natural sound with not much effort on what your doing with trying to make the sound. If that Makes sence? Lol Keep practising and failing a LOT would be my advice tho,
(I’m American) It clicked for me more when I realized, that you have to open your mouth much more than when you’re speaking English. We keep our mouths very closed bc we use our tongue so much, but once I opened my mouth wider the tongue could move more (like almost smiling), and it started working (better airflow)!! Now I just need to practice!! Thank you!!!
TheStina1979 OH MY GOODNESS. You are a saint. This worked. 2 years now... I have been trying to figure out how to do it. TWO YEARS. None of these videos never helped, this video finally started to help due to te excellent instructions, but i was still struggling but then I read your comment tried again and bam. I felt it legitimately. Thank you! Sorry I’m 5 months late haha.
Thank you, now I can finally pronounce the R right! It’s actually much easier to do than I thought. I’m German and have always pronounced my R like the French do, since the German and French R are quite similar.🙏🏻
That's the standard dialect, standard high German, but there are dialects that pronounce it with the rolled R, specially in the North, low German, North Frisia, the Saxon dialects
Thank you for being the first one on You Tube to adequately explain how to create the trilled R sound. Your advice to make the TH sound and pull the tongue back worked like a charm. Muchas gracias!
i have a hard time mixing the hard r sounds into words i could roll my tongue and all but i can't do it while trying to pronounce other sounds together too
As a latino, I knew this but didn't know I knew this. I would try to help my friends who were taking Spanish class but was terrible at it. So they mostly came to me to learn curse words instead.
I'm from Finland so the hard 'r' doesn't pose any difficulties for me since in the Finnish language that's the only 'r' sound we have, but the soft 'r' definitely doesn't roll off my tongue quite as easily...
Thank you so much ! I've always been able to make the trilled R sound in isolation, but have always struggled to use it in words or sentences because I couldn't make it flow with other letter sounds. This video has made me realise that I've been making the sound with my tongue in the wrong position; I've been doing it with my tongue pulled way back into the middle of my mouth, nowhere near my teeth. Which meant moving my tongue quite a lot when transitiong from R to any other sound, which is why I've been unable to make it flow. Now I know what I need to work on. Thanks again.
Thank you Milena! you video was very informative! and learned to really get some good vibrations going on with my tongue Its very hard! but i will fore sure keep practicing this! you're a good teacher!
Muchas Gracias. He estudiando español por 16 años y todovia no puedo pronunciar el sonido. Haré este ejercicio todos los Dias. Gracia's! A proposito , mi esposa es Peruana! ☺
Thank you so much! It's my first year learning Spanish (I've been doing it for about 5 months) but I never new how to do the soft sound.. now it feels so simple!!! :)
@@kraken5690 thats cool soy de inglaterra y he estado aprendiendo español por una semana quiero ser fluente español en pero soy really trying too get down the double r down but cant 🤣
OMG!!! I’m a Chinese speaker and I watch tons of videos on UA-cam to learn the strong “R” sound. And your video make me pronounce the sounds in 1 hour, even it’s still not perfect, but at least it works!!! OMG !!! Thank you so much
Yeah thats the problem with saying "Say it like the P in apple", cause every country says it a bit different. Irish dont do a dental fricitive for th for example, but would make a strong T sound in bottle and not a dd sound. However she does explain in a way an american english speaker could understand. For UK/Irish people it would probably be better to diagram it, as they are exposed to the French thrill, the spannish one, italian and even germany and often they cant tell the difference. French and german ones made at back of throat. Also some accents in English actually thrill the R already, some northern/scottish accents etc, also all the english accent villains in star wars roll their r.
I'm a German and my r sounds so horrible when speaking Spanish which frustrates me a lot. I've been trying for long to understand how you do it and your video has helped me to finally understand how it works. Thank you so much!
Thank you for putting up this video, I tried so many other videos but they are just over or under explaining things. Learn this within two mins, really helped, very grateful for posting!
Thank you! My tongue trills all over the place, but I could never locate where it should be so I could continue the word at the same time. This really helped!
damn that tongue twister is a beauty girlfriend. I have practicing to say perrrrro for 1 year. I'm not giving up yet - I am gonna call my next dog perro that will teach me-love from Australia again
I try to impress the Spanish speaking folks at my job with my DuoLingo and they all ask me to pronounce R. I’m too embarrassed to do it, so here I am. Thank you 🙏🏼
I’m so grateful I grew up watching that so raven. I learned how to roll my tongue when I was six from the Spanish teacher that was on that so raven. I used to run around the house just rolling my tongue for no reason. I think her name was señora Rodriguez .
Do not worry. Isn't a problem. You can pronounce the single R in all situation, the context will help you to be understood. For example, if you say: "Voy manejando el caro", only an idiot would think tha you´re speaking about some expensive thing. Relax, the R and Rrrr is not important as many think. In countris such Bolivia, Ecuador and Perú, the hard R is not used.
i sometimes had trouble pronouncing my hard R's at times and other's i was fine, but now i realized it was the position of my tongue! thank you soo soo soo soo soo much!
I just started the video.I can speak Spanish but pronouncing the r's with the authentic Spanish accent has always been a challenge for me.I am not American.I am from the Caribbean,so I don't pronounce bottle like an American would.Here I am practicing pronouncing "bottle" Luke an American would.Shouldn't be too conplicated.I figured the hard r would really be the challenge.
I would like to learn how to make the high pitched longer trill that is used in the song "The lion sleeps tonight" I can roll the short rrr's soft and hard. I really want to learn how to trill a longer rrrrrrrrrr sound, like a high pitched bird call. Would you teach me please?
Milena, how do you say the "r" sound at the end of a word WITHOUT making it roll? That's what I'm having trouble with, like in "azucar". Any tips for that?
The first normal spanish R is the hardest for me.. more videos on this??? Also, when to use the trill R exactly? Only when there is 2 R's? I can make this hard R sound without my tongue touching top of my mouth at all..
Was trying to do this, but decided to practice just my "r" in spanish first. So I said "caro, caro, caro" and my friend who speaks spanish said "One of those times you said carro" and apparently it was just the one time and i didn't hear, i don't know what i did, and i can't replicate it. Funny that I did it when trying to say "caro" though. I somehow am always communicating the wrong thing in spanish hahahaha But hey, I'm getting closer maybe!
Can you help if I can do the sound but not sustain it? I can say certain words perfectly like perro but no others (like reto is hit and miss). I can't sustain the rr for more than about a second.
Having trouble with this “rr” sound but I’ll keep practicing....... prettiest Spanish teacher on UA-cam I think. Think I found my teacher.....z how can I not want to watch? 😍
I am finding the "R" con "R" tongue twister helpful. I find if I go to 6:37 and play it with my eyes closed, stop the video and repeat it, then play the next one with my eyes closed, and then repeat it, I eventually start rolling my "R's". Could you possible create a video with about twenty repeats of you doing the "R" con "R" tongue twister with space in between each one so we can practice it easily without having to stop and restart?
Raised by spanish speaking parents, I never got my r's down as well as a good accent and ppl at work make fun of me for it :(. I can do it sometimes, but in a sentence, it's near impossible
@ Easy Spanish with Milena - I just subscribed! How do you pronounce the Spanish name Rosaura? Google translate audio sounds funny or not quite right. I am English speaking and just starting to learn Spanish Thank you much! 👍😊
This a good video. As good as the instructions themselves are, it's also a huge help to learn that this requires practice and isn't something that comes right away. My question is: Is it normal for a beginner to get a kind of airy sound? I'm getting okay tongue vibration (if I force a little more air out than I normally do when talking), but I also get the sort of "leaky air hose" sort of sound with it. It kind of sounds more like a rolling "th" than a rolling "r".
Yes, it is totally normal and that is a great indicator that you are getting closer to the fully rolled "r" . You can also try to pull the tongue in a tiny little bit . This can help with the airy sound.
if i put my tounge there and blow air, i get a raspy clrearing throat sound and my throat gets sore am i doing it wrong? i FEEL the RRR is coming from my throat?
Regarding the “r” sound, comparing that to the “tt” in “bottle”, I always understood the “tt” in “bottle” as the English “d” sound. Compare “body” and “bottle” (or “lid” and “little”, etc.). On this interpretation, am I to understand the “r” sound as the English “d” sound? I’m having trouble saying “preparación”. Replacing the “r” with “d”, we get “pdepadación”, and that “pd” sound is troubling for me. Am I wrong to pronounce “preparación” like “pdepadación”? If so, I must be wrong that the “tt” in “bottle” is the same as the “d” in “body”, or else the “r” sound in Spanish must be a little different than the “tt” sound in English. Thanks for any help anyone has to offer.
I think what she meant by the "tt" is more of a "hard" L sound. You know how L is softly moving up on your palate and resting; the soft R would be a "pointy-er L". Point the tip of your tongue on the end of your palate, where it meets your teeth (the tip of your tongue should be a little concave) and whip it outwards. It should make the soft R sound... if my explanation was clear enough lol
@@purrgundy Thank you. Yes, over the weeks I think I've gotten a little better with this pronunciation, and my understanding is in line with what you are describing.
the American way of pronouncing bottle is more like "boddle". Being English this is how i pronounce bottle in the US, otherwise i get a strange look, lol.
An off topic thing but always related to spanish, italian, etc 'R': T of butter sounds similar, but is really different from flap R pronounced in "Toro".
I always thought there is only one R sound. So i tried both but stuck to the throat R but i practiced it so hard and am pronouncing it so hard that there is almost no difference. No spanish person noticed it yet. ;D
You’re saying it’s “tt” but the sound I’m hearing you make is “d” “dah.” So I say my Spanish R as “dah.” Para es “pah-dah.” I think this is right based on sounds I’m hearing.
I am not confused for 'Rr' because of hindi I am familiar to this sound But I don't understand the 'R' sound. Because I have been pronouncing the 'Tt' as T. So pls tell me How is the actually the R' sounds like. I am confused a bit.
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I’m angrily growling at my phone at 2 am 😂
Lmao
Randomly came upon this video while looking up some pronunciation hints for a completely different language and now I'm sitting here at 4 am, studying how my tongue moves while doing "rrrr" noises. It's a fascinating thing, just like watching someone trying to explain it to English speakers is. And the best part? I have no trouble with rolling Rs, since my native language has them as well :D
me too, I was watching a video about RP English and people commented the R with Russian R, Swedish R, French R and Spanish R so here I am
Same!
I really don't understand why y'all can't pronounce it, it's rather easy.
But maybe it's 'cause I'm seeing this from my POV.
4:35 is the point it clicked with me. Now I can finally tell people about my car and not my expensive
Hahaha
Bromomento
You can also say "coche" for car instead of "carro"
@@theweirdmaterial4908 You just saved my Spanish project
@@pondererofpointlessdreams5029and auto too
Here I am, me at 24, a guy who's first tongue is Spanish finally realizing how to make the (soft) R sound thanks to some very clear examples in English.
grassy grass We can practice each other, I help you practice your Spanish and you help me practice my English, just let me know
Me at *25
born and raised in the US and Spanish is my parents tongue! i just learned this at 30 :(
My boss is 31 and Spanish, and she doesn't know how to speak Espanol at all
hablo español y se me hace difícil hacer una r fuerte
I swear once I learn this I'm going to end up just non stop trilling for a month through excitement and lose all my friends haha.
For not tho it's making silly noises whilst I try to trill and fail constiantly! Lol
Ty for the video
one year later, how about now?
Haha I can actually Trill now but I am still no expert! Can only do it now when I don’t think about it or try to actively Trill :)
It it possible though so keep at it!
@@TheRandomvidsareusdid you just learn it trying it on your own or did a certain video help you?
Surprised I have another response from this as I posted my comment a year ago.
If it helps it was definitely a combination of both when I was learning to trill. Videos helped me a lot but I think as long as you want to do it and practise enough you will eventually be able to do - trill.
For me personally I remember I managed to pull it off once, then managed a few times and just persevered until I was able to do it.
Again though if I really think about how to Trill i can totally muck it up. It’s very much a natural sound with not much effort on what your doing with trying to make the sound. If that Makes sence? Lol
Keep practising and failing a LOT would be my advice tho,
2 years later , hows it going? i cant pronounce any r .. i am also a native spanish speaker
(I’m American) It clicked for me more when I realized, that you have to open your mouth much more than when you’re speaking English. We keep our mouths very closed bc we use our tongue so much, but once I opened my mouth wider the tongue could move more (like almost smiling), and it started working (better airflow)!! Now I just need to practice!! Thank you!!!
TheStina1979 OH MY GOODNESS. You are a saint. This worked. 2 years now... I have been trying to figure out how to do it. TWO YEARS. None of these videos never helped, this video finally started to help due to te excellent instructions, but i was still struggling but then I read your comment tried again and bam. I felt it legitimately. Thank you! Sorry I’m 5 months late haha.
Holy shit this worked
For me it's worse when I open my mouth more lol
Good thing it helped you (I'm also American).
so true, Italians often talk about this.
Thank you, now I can finally pronounce the R right! It’s actually much easier to do than I thought. I’m German and have always pronounced my R like the French do, since the German and French R are quite similar.🙏🏻
I'm German by blood and I still can't pronounce either r lol
That's the standard dialect, standard high German, but there are dialects that pronounce it with the rolled R, specially in the North, low German, North Frisia, the Saxon dialects
Wow I’m sure that was hard. I am learning German. Supper easy language but Spanish is so hard. That “r” is evil 😅I can’t say it
I like this teacher. This is helping. Strictly teaching. No extra talking.
Even though I’m still struggling and trying to learn, this is by far the best explanation I have come across
How is it going your spanish R? I'm trying to pronounce the French R :(
@@albertobrown8048 i have no problem with it now just took a while to practice.. you will get there eventually
@@MeezMiah thanks a lot bro you as well
Thank you for being the first one on You Tube to adequately explain how to create the trilled R sound. Your advice to make the TH sound and pull the tongue back worked like a charm. Muchas gracias!
i have a hard time mixing the hard r sounds into words
i could roll my tongue and all but i can't do it while trying to pronounce other sounds together too
Omg same!!!!
Slow motion, like for example carro you would say ca first then rr then o. Then just practice going faster.
I can't even do it on its own😅
instead i learned how to whistle but thats fine too:')
🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠ Omg!!! I can't breathe!
As a latino, I knew this but didn't know I knew this. I would try to help my friends who were taking Spanish class but was terrible at it. So they mostly came to me to learn curse words instead.
I'm Spanish and Portuguese And I can't even pronounce Hard R
I'm from Finland so the hard 'r' doesn't pose any difficulties for me since in the Finnish language that's the only 'r' sound we have, but the soft 'r' definitely doesn't roll off my tongue quite as easily...
Thank you so much ! I've always been able to make the trilled R sound in isolation, but have always struggled to use it in words or sentences because I couldn't make it flow with other letter sounds. This video has made me realise that I've been making the sound with my tongue in the wrong position; I've been doing it with my tongue pulled way back into the middle of my mouth, nowhere near my teeth. Which meant moving my tongue quite a lot when transitiong from R to any other sound, which is why I've been unable to make it flow. Now I know what I need to work on. Thanks again.
I can’t do it in isolation at all, but sometimes I can sneak in a sound between two vowel sounds.
Can you the difference soft R and another R. Plz
Thank you Milena! you video was very informative! and learned to really get some good vibrations going on with my tongue
Its very hard! but i will fore sure keep practicing this! you're a good teacher!
I can now pronounce "me pica el trasero"
hago caca en cajas
@@Doodlz que ptas? Jajaja
@@rinne4855, Jajaja no mames wey 🤣
Muchas Gracias. He estudiando español por 16 años y todovia no puedo pronunciar el sonido. Haré este ejercicio todos los Dias. Gracia's! A proposito , mi esposa es Peruana! ☺
He estado estudiando* todavía* pero a pesar de que el español no es tu primer idioma lo escribes muy bien
all this did was make my dog look at me funny and want to play
LOL! That's great, now you have a happy dog!
Andrew Osmola wow you have a fascinating [sur]name!!
Thank you so much! It's my first year learning Spanish (I've been doing it for about 5 months) but I never new how to do the soft sound.. now it feels so simple!!! :)
Good luck , I am Mexican and I want to learn English but is very difficult
@@kraken5690 thats cool soy de inglaterra y he estado aprendiendo español por una semana quiero ser fluente español en pero soy really trying too get down the double r down but cant 🤣
I help you, if you want
thank you so much. after watching this my first time I was able to finally roll my r. Your explanation of the "th" really did it.
Fantastic!!!
OMG!!! I’m a Chinese speaker and I watch tons of videos on UA-cam to learn the strong “R” sound. And your video make me pronounce the sounds in 1 hour, even it’s still not perfect, but at least it works!!! OMG !!! Thank you so much
The best explanation I have heard yet regarding how to trill the double ere
British people watching her pronounce bottle be like.
*UnEduCaTed noIsEs*
Yeah I was thinking that’s “American English” lol
sameeeeee ;''''''D
Yeah thats the problem with saying "Say it like the P in apple", cause every country says it a bit different. Irish dont do a dental fricitive for th for example, but would make a strong T sound in bottle and not a dd sound. However she does explain in a way an american english speaker could understand. For UK/Irish people it would probably be better to diagram it, as they are exposed to the French thrill, the spannish one, italian and even germany and often they cant tell the difference. French and german ones made at back of throat. Also some accents in English actually thrill the R already, some northern/scottish accents etc, also all the english accent villains in star wars roll their r.
not uneducated just different accents...
Bri'ish people be like:
I'm a German and my r sounds so horrible when speaking Spanish which frustrates me a lot. I've been trying for long to understand how you do it and your video has helped me to finally understand how it works. Thank you so much!
SAME! except my first language is both english and german and for some reason i sometimes use the german r in spanish and it frustrates me so much
OMG I am so blessed to have "rr" in my native language🙄😍😂
exactly xD I enjoy reading the comments of desparate people who have no idea how to pronunce it.. :D And I have no problem with it
@@luciecepova6538 Same😂😂
@@ajanni2009 the good thing is that you don't need to learn another language because everyone knows English
Show off.. :(
Dark Lilith What language? (if i may ask?) 🤓
How about the short tongue like me.. how can I curve my tongue correctly??
I sound like a weed eater 😭
1 year later, can you do it now?
Nakoda It’s better! It sounds ok on some words, but still not great or natural sounding 🤷♀️
@@misslauren2825 woah 1 year and u still respond
Thank you for putting up this video, I tried so many other videos but they are just over or under explaining things. Learn this within two mins, really helped, very grateful for posting!
Explaining how to place the tounge was really helpful actually, this was the first time I managed to make the hard r sound, thank you
Thank you! My tongue trills all over the place, but I could never locate where it should be so I could continue the word at the same time. This really helped!
As a native finnish speaker it's really hard to make the soft sound even tho I can say it in english. Luckily our R sounds same as your hard one.
I sound like I'm growling 😭😭
Ninki Minjaj I'm barking like a dog now
jejejejeje
ur lucky you can do it at all
sometimes im growling sometimes im choking
This is the first video that has gone into how to position the tongue. Thank you, thank you!
damn that tongue twister is a beauty girlfriend. I have practicing to say perrrrro for 1 year.
I'm not giving up yet - I am gonna call my next dog perro that will teach me-love from Australia again
You do well! Don't give up. I know it might seem so difficult but with practice you'll get it.
Loma 😂😂😂😂
Hey David, have you learnt it ? :(
Damn that bottle explanation unlocked new levels
Thank you so much... while I was watching this I started doing perfect rolled r’s for the first time of 200 hours of practicing Spanish... :0
I try to impress the Spanish speaking folks at my job with my DuoLingo and they all ask me to pronounce R. I’m too embarrassed to do it, so here I am. Thank you 🙏🏼
I finally got it! I'm been failing at this for 40 years. I can't believe it. Now I want to know every spanish word there is with rr.
I’m so grateful I grew up watching that so raven. I learned how to roll my tongue when I was six from the Spanish teacher that was on that so raven. I used to run around the house just rolling my tongue for no reason. I think her name was señora Rodriguez .
this really helped me i recomend it to anyone who wants to learn
Thanks for this video now that you explain in it seems so simple!
Do not worry. Isn't a problem. You can pronounce the single R in all situation, the context will help you to be understood. For example, if you say: "Voy manejando el caro", only an idiot would think tha you´re speaking about some expensive thing. Relax, the R and Rrrr is not important as many think. In countris such Bolivia, Ecuador and Perú, the hard R is not used.
we knew that, we just try to pronounce rrr exactly as good as we can
Queeeeeeee??? Soy de Perú y, definitivamente sí usamos la R fuerte.
enma reyes cadillo no entendiste lo que dijo, se refiere a que te van a entender igual.
@@DCCXXV lee la última parte.
That is good to know!! Thanks Alejandro
Best explanation on the rolled r so far. Cheers Milena!
Bri'ish "people" trying to find the r in "bo'oh'o'wo'a" like 😐
I did it! 4:52 Thank you for your good explanation. Now I need to apply it to words
BTS hater? You got no jams thats the hard part for me
lol wtf ^
Gracias profesora por el vídeo.
i sometimes had trouble pronouncing my hard R's at times and other's i was fine, but now i realized it was the position of my tongue! thank you soo soo soo soo soo much!
I got the vibrating bit BUT I cant get the R sound to come out with it...
I just started the video.I can speak Spanish but pronouncing the r's with the authentic Spanish accent has always been a challenge for me.I am not American.I am from the Caribbean,so I don't pronounce bottle like an American would.Here I am practicing pronouncing "bottle" Luke an American would.Shouldn't be too conplicated.I figured the hard r would really be the challenge.
I got it! Never able to do it until practicing while watching this. Thanks so much, Milena!
You are very welcome. It truly makes me happy that it helps. That's the reason I'm here, to help.
Me olvide a pronunciar de nuevo la r de mi idioma, este video me hizo volver a poder aprender español :)
No sé, yo estaba aburrido y lo busqué XD
thank u...now I ended up knowing how to pronounce the r in French ( back in the throat...)😂wrong r
Great video, the only problem I have is if there’s a word with a t and then an r right after. I can’t do it
AAH U SAVED MY LIFE I HAVE LIKE A STUTTER WHENEVER I PRONOUNCE MY DOUBLE R's IN SPANISH OMG TYSM
I would like to learn how to make the high pitched longer trill that is used in the song "The lion sleeps tonight" I can roll the short rrr's soft and hard. I really want to learn how to trill a longer rrrrrrrrrr sound, like a high pitched bird call. Would you teach me please?
Milena, how do you say the "r" sound at the end of a word WITHOUT making it roll? That's what I'm having trouble with, like in "azucar". Any tips for that?
Someone tell me you can do it please. Just a little inspiration to keep practising
You can do it man.
The first normal spanish R is the hardest for me.. more videos on this??? Also, when to use the trill R exactly? Only when there is 2 R's? I can make this hard R sound without my tongue touching top of my mouth at all..
This was the only video that actually got me to thrill the Spanish R. Muchas Gracias
Was trying to do this, but decided to practice just my "r" in spanish first. So I said "caro, caro, caro" and my friend who speaks spanish said "One of those times you said carro" and apparently it was just the one time and i didn't hear, i don't know what i did, and i can't replicate it. Funny that I did it when trying to say "caro" though. I somehow am always communicating the wrong thing in spanish hahahaha
But hey, I'm getting closer maybe!
I was born with a bilateral cleft palate and I have really hard time doing this. Is there any alternative ways to do this?
Can you help if I can do the sound but not sustain it? I can say certain words perfectly like perro but no others (like reto is hit and miss). I can't sustain the rr for more than about a second.
Great video. Very instructional.
Having trouble with this “rr” sound but I’ll keep practicing....... prettiest Spanish teacher on UA-cam I think. Think I found my teacher.....z how can I not want to watch? 😍
This easy for southeast asians. our r is way harder
Yeah right
I am finding the "R" con "R" tongue twister helpful. I find if I go to 6:37 and play it with my eyes closed, stop the video and repeat it, then play the next one with my eyes closed, and then repeat it, I eventually start rolling my "R's". Could you possible create a video with about twenty repeats of you doing the "R" con "R" tongue twister with space in between each one so we can practice it easily without having to stop and restart?
Fantastic. La practica hace al maestro! Practice makes perfect!
Cathy Reedno
what do you mean about let the air go through???
Thank you so much, this is really useful to me.
That tip about pulling back the tongue from the TH sound is awesome!
the explanation of the strong R is really good. I think i'm finally making the sound correctly
Raised by spanish speaking parents, I never got my r's down as well as a good accent and ppl at work make fun of me for it :(. I can do it sometimes, but in a sentence, it's near impossible
You are better than most are in explaining, or you are just the right type for me to deliver the spanish soft and strong R.
thank you very much it very easy to understand and very helpful!
I'm glad is helpful!
DO THIS!! I learned how to do the trill in 1 day from this video! Now I just have to combined it with words!
My toung is not flexible what do I do
I sound like I'm choking on a spoonful of peanut butter 😅
I’m just learning,… but this is the best explanation I’ve saw!!😳😳 I have to keep watching you❤ but I need help🤦🏽♂️
@ Easy Spanish with Milena - I just subscribed! How do you pronounce the Spanish name Rosaura? Google translate audio sounds funny or not quite right. I am English speaking and just starting to learn Spanish Thank you much! 👍😊
I got the trill "R" from watching your video despite the other videos didn't help me at all. You rock! Thank you.
Great! I truly makes me happy that it helps. ThaT's why I'm here!
hey!!!!! Milena, within one hour, I have practiced and known how to do making sounds. all I need is practice!!! thanks
This a good video. As good as the instructions themselves are, it's also a huge help to learn that this requires practice and isn't something that comes right away. My question is: Is it normal for a beginner to get a kind of airy sound? I'm getting okay tongue vibration (if I force a little more air out than I normally do when talking), but I also get the sort of "leaky air hose" sort of sound with it. It kind of sounds more like a rolling "th" than a rolling "r".
Yes, it is totally normal and that is a great indicator that you are getting closer to the fully rolled "r" . You can also try to pull the tongue in a tiny little bit . This can help with the airy sound.
if i put my tounge there and blow air, i get a raspy clrearing throat sound and my throat gets sore am i doing it wrong? i FEEL the RRR is coming from my throat?
Regarding the “r” sound, comparing that to the “tt” in “bottle”, I always understood the “tt” in “bottle” as the English “d” sound. Compare “body” and “bottle” (or “lid” and “little”, etc.). On this interpretation, am I to understand the “r” sound as the English “d” sound? I’m having trouble saying “preparación”. Replacing the “r” with “d”, we get “pdepadación”, and that “pd” sound is troubling for me. Am I wrong to pronounce “preparación” like “pdepadación”? If so, I must be wrong that the “tt” in “bottle” is the same as the “d” in “body”, or else the “r” sound in Spanish must be a little different than the “tt” sound in English. Thanks for any help anyone has to offer.
I think what she meant by the "tt" is more of a "hard" L sound. You know how L is softly moving up on your palate and resting; the soft R would be a "pointy-er L". Point the tip of your tongue on the end of your palate, where it meets your teeth (the tip of your tongue should be a little concave) and whip it outwards. It should make the soft R sound... if my explanation was clear enough lol
@@purrgundy Thank you. Yes, over the weeks I think I've gotten a little better with this pronunciation, and my understanding is in line with what you are describing.
the American way of pronouncing bottle is more like "boddle". Being English this is how i pronounce bottle in the US, otherwise i get a strange look, lol.
An off topic thing but always related to spanish, italian, etc 'R':
T of butter sounds similar, but is really different from flap R pronounced in "Toro".
Este video le ayudará mucho a mi amiga de Londres a que aprenda a pronunciar la R fuerte
IT WORKED IMMEDIATELY!!! I’m honestly shocked. That explanation could not have been better.
Omg so helpful thank you so much did not know that you had to do all that with your tounge
I always thought there is only one R sound. So i tried both but stuck to the throat R but i practiced it so hard and am pronouncing it so hard that there is almost no difference. No spanish person noticed it yet. ;D
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You’re saying it’s “tt” but the sound I’m hearing you make is “d” “dah.” So I say my Spanish R as “dah.” Para es “pah-dah.” I think this is right based on sounds I’m hearing.
Thanks for sharing , this was really helpful !
I am not confused for 'Rr' because of hindi I am familiar to this sound But I don't understand the 'R' sound. Because I have been pronouncing the 'Tt' as T. So pls tell me
How is the actually the R' sounds like. I am confused a bit.
I'm so proud I speak Spanish and that I had the facility to learn English lol
Question what do you say to get the rr sound do you say thhh I don't get it
this was a great example gracias
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Wow. I did it for a second. It tickles.🤣🤣🤣🌹🌹🌹
R is a real pain while I try to learn Spanish, btw I'm from Brazil, mucho gusto
Thank you! You teach very well and explain clear and simple, great video!!
5:10 you were right at first its actually concave
nice video very useful , and nice intro
I had the best one editing it!!
Easy Spanish with Milena cant you be true mexican can still not say the r
whats the name of it ?
How you do it without teeth or with dentures?