How to Roll your R's (with captions)

I wasn't able to roll my r's until I was 22 years old. I was trying to learn Spanish and I was discouraged because I couldn't make the sound at all. I looked online for a video that told me how to do it, but I couldn't find anything helpful, so once I learned how to make the sound I decided to make a how-to-learn video. I learned two different ways to make the sound and I'm going to tell you how I learned them.

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• rr
• spanish
• pronunciation
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• trill
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• uvular
• alveolar
• phonetics
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[centryjazz15]

the person that owns this account thing is not here. this is her friend destiny and i think you are REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY cute. and also good with rolling your r's no matter what anybody else says. so please keep making videos!

[jlouisab08]

For a Spanish R, 1st say "I-d-know". We Americans don't say "I do not know"; we say it very quickly. If you feel the "d" in a very fast "I-d-know"...that is where your Spanish R lives! Can you feel it? Can you repeat it? Yes, as you said, it needs a bit more force, especially with the double rr, but it lives a bit further back at the roof of your mouth, if that makes sense, and with practice (even Spanish-speaking children don't always get it just right), you'll be "realmente" rolling your r's.

[K1rkHammet]

Tip 1: Be Norwegian. Tip 2: When you are Norwegian you automatically know how to do the rolling R, because Oslo use rolling R. Tip 3: It's easy.

[Eduar8rill]

(Part 3) we'll never produce the sound as exactly a Native does it. Try to listen how "carro" is really pronounced. (Try the IPA chart, and try to speak with Native ones). Greetings From Chile, and sorry for the sequence of the comments (I don't know how to avoid this turned order) Juaz!

Greetings From Chile, again!!

[Eduar8rill]

(Part 2): I don't mean in a bad way, but, that "R" sound is absolutely closer to French language. It doesn't belong to Spanish at all. If you try to produce it in that way, you will never get it. Forget that "stomach blow" Hahaha!, Actually that "R" is similar to the german "R" sound, (but not exactly in any case).

Consider I will not give you a thumb down, which is unfair. I study the correct pronunciation myself (in English), and you and me are (I think) completely aware that we'll never

[Eduar8rill]

Hi, Starke 24x, (sorry I couldn't get your name), I am Chilean and as a Spanish native speaker I'll take my rights to explain why you are not right: The "R" consonant sound which you are referring to as the Spanish "R", is:

1- Not an uvular sound at all (in Spanish), but a phoneme that is widely and reliably classified (as it is in IPA) as one which is called - Voiced Alveolar Multiple Vibrant - and its point of articulation is in the "upper" alveolar ridge (a little back from the incisors).

[centryjazz15]

IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!!!!! now all my friends are jealous thank you so very much !!!!!!!!!