Learn Dutch - Pronuciation of R

In case the video wasn't clear on this:
You can use any R anywhere, but NOT the American sounding one at the beginning of a syllable / preceding the vowel.

Also. I make a distinction between the beginning and end of a word in the video. It should be a distinction between the beginning and the end of a SYLLABLE, or: preceding/following the vowel :).

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments :)

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[sonosempre2028]

hoi :) I am a korean student who has just finished 2nd year and am willing to go to the netherlands soon. If the pronunciation of r, as in rrrrrr like that of spanish, could be applied anywhere in sentences containing the alphabet, could it be pronounced in a word with r at the back as well, such as 'de vader'? Furthermore, do I get to pronounce r as rrrrr even if a specific word contained lots of r? Lastly, a friend of mine from belgium pronounces r as in french; is this correct as well?

[dutchforn00bs]

@sonosempre2028 As I said in the video, both the frontal (kind of like the spanish) R and the back-of-the-mouth R can be used for any R :) The french R is more like a Dutch G to me.. but is used for R in the south of the netherlands (and maybe Belgium).

[ThePenguinExpress]

I cant roll my tounge any tips?

[dutchforn00bs]

@ThePenguinExpress maybe try to say a short D instead of the R. This will make your tongue tap the right spot of your mouth, and make it sound like a short R :)

[nickeftink]

Hoi, I'm an american descendant of dutch immigrants[200 years ago] and want to learn dutch. I can't roll my tongue though, at all. Any tips on how to pick up the skill?

[dutchforn00bs]

@nickeftink you could try tapping your tongue like you would for a D :)

[anber2000]

not being able to make a r in the front of your mouth doesn't matter. Im Dutch and I can't

[iliearnoud]

the best explanation i found about the dutch R on the internet. many thanks =)

[TheRickyLevi]

@sonosempre2028 BUT, I'm from a different region, we pronounce things differently, so this not a professional answer Also, I live 10 mins. away from the Belgian border, and the Belgians will usually roll the R even more than the Dutch do, but even this is how people in Belgium NEAR my region would pronounce it. I'm sure, that if you'd go to different Flemish speaking regions, it'd probably be pronounced like a French R

But keep in mind that in Belgium they speak Flemish, which is a bit different

[TheRickyLevi]

@sonosempre2028 Hello, I'm Half Dutch/half American and I speak Dutch :P

Do you mean the definite article as in 'de' before 'vader' or do you mean the 'der' at the end of 'vader'? If you mean the latter, well, I don't know. =P In my area (The most Southern part of the Netherlands - Kerkrade) The 'der' is pronounced 'der', if you'd spell 'de', you'd probably pronounce it that way too...

The reason why you spell 'der' is because you hear/say 'der', if you hear a 'de' then you'd write it like 'de.'

[sonosempre2028]

@Floor1778 Thank you for the comment :) And speaking of which, when saying 'de vader', does it get to be pronounced 'der' instead of 'de', even if there were no 'r' at all?

[Floor1778]

@sonosempre2028: when a word contains two R's like: schrijver (author), then the first r is rolling r (rrr). The second is most of the time for example like an American r.

It is more important to listen an practice Dutch conversation, if you when to manage the r. In your example 'de vader' (the father) it is not necessary a rolling r but more the American one. The French r is not the same as the Dutch R. The Belgium mix the Dutch r as well as the French in their speech.

[xElissaaa]

I'm Belgian (Flemish) and I've got the French R :s I can't do pronounce the rolling R but I really want to but everybidy here has a normal rolling r and I don't ;(

[ThisAndThat4All]

@ThePenguinExpress Hey, Im a german and learned the "frontal (kind of like the spanish) R" by saying Bd Bd Bd very fast in a row!

For instance: "es brennt" ( = "it burns" in german language)

and I said "es bdennt es bdennt es bdennt" very fast! Maybe this will help you too!

The second "back-of-the-mouth R" is also R that we use in german and I created a specific training video on that! Maybe this can help you! Cheers ;-)

[97Latta]

LooooL American and English can't pronunciate the first R, Italian can :D :D Also in Italian there's that sound of R---> Rammollito

[iyadus]

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