Pronunciation - How to make the 'R' sound in English

www.engvid.com/ Do you say light when you mean right? Do you have problems saying "r" in English? Watch this quick lesson and learn a small trick that will help you! This will be especially useful for Asian students.

[@48luba]

Hi Ronnie! I lived in USA for 20 years, but I am a grandmother, and I never go to school to learn proper English, I accidently found your video on you Tube, a week ago. I spend 16 hours of my day off. I can't stop watching your video!!!I was crying!!! After 20 years of struggle with heavy accent, You gave me hope!!! Maybe it is passable to minimize my embarrassing accent! Ronnie, you are on my pray list forever!!! God bless you for helping me!! It awesome, love, your friend forever! sincerely Luba

[@madday9589]

Aww wow I hope you learned English very good by now

[@comrademightess9413]

Luba sounds like Russian name)

[@KevinMelgar]

I think is not bad to have your accent just make sure your pronunciation is good

[@aslater5]

Luba is Slavic, right?

[@lucanascimento_]

you're on the right path, my dear 🫶🏼

[@menacedemort2878]

I'm a French speaker, and pronouncing the "r" is also difficult. At the beginning, I couldn't even notice that my "r" was different, even when my friend would tell me that. But I can't pronounce the word "roast" correctly, I need to repeat myself, or follow it by "standoff" so that people will understand that I was saying roast.

[@yumzziii]

Christian T. I have the same problem!! Can you help me?

[@tacapter1147]

@@yumzziii Help me please, me too I'm french and it's very difficult for me

[@linachao5]

I'm not from Korea. My native language is Spanish. But I find this tremendously useful. Thank you, Ronnie. You are the best!

[@kittyfairy662]

My problem is that i say r as a w

[@kurumidoesgaming8928]

Damn me too xD

[@kittyfairy662]

Kurumi Does Gaming Finally someone with the same problem as me, all these videos don't talk about how to pronounce r as r and not w.

[@kurumidoesgaming8928]

Ikr its so annoying i feel left out.. o.o Well ya :)

[@mads8290]

when you say W, point your tongue at the roof of your mouth (but don't touch the roof of your mouth!). This should help!

[@missmarpleiam]

+emjay de infinite blaze It's all in the lips. With /w/, the lips are rounded and tight, like you're about to kiss someone. However, with /r/, the lips are much more open and rounded. When you say /r/, you can see inside your mouth a little. With /w/, you cannot.

[@imyourdaddy6949]

I'm 15 and I hate the way I talk. I can't say r and it's annoying. I get picked on for it

[@sava-aleksej3548]

Austin Golden same here, but there are not reasons for people to make fun of you because you speak more than one language, and they are just jealous

[@hskpc]

do you still have these problems with pronunciation of R? :( can I help you with that? how do you say it?

[@DjSonicMax]

Same man.. I feel u!

[@SF-pj6xv]

Austin Golden am 18 and I understand completely

[@ena1396]

Savannah Fish I can help you in any way possible if you want

[@booboodadfool8015]

My native advice would be to practice the words "rarely" and "Larry". They help expose not only the "R" at the front of the mouth but the "R" at the back. Also "rerun", "leer", "core", "lore", "porous" "portrait", "Forrest fire". "R" can be "very" throaty, like in the word "very". It's (r)eally only p(r)onounced when p(r)esent in the first few consonants. But in words like "first" the "R" is all throat. And the "R" in "throat" is pronounced like the "R" in "wrote", though it is a leading consonant is not p(r)onounced so.

[@ScottWright]

You do realize you are everyone's favorite teacher now. . . you are engaging . . hilarious. . . and an amazing educator!! ROCK ON!

[@joseeliaschacon6326]

it was very interesting, and even the spanish "r" is different from the english "r" because it is stronger than the english "r"

[@divinereminders2515]

Ronnie you seem to be the best English tutor on KZbin, Keep shining.

[@alisasharnin5157]

"good afternoon, or evening" Me, watching at 2 am: :*

[@blancoarnau]

Thank you vely much. Now I can plonounce the r pelfectly.

[@conwayzheng3811]

Lol, replacing perfect with L. I get it, lol

[@conwayzheng3811]

And replacing pronounce with L

[@conwayzheng3811]

And replacing very with l. I like the joke

[@lucmissoum5721]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU

[@user-he6gl8ri8e]

应该用‘日’

[@ireneyang2311]

You are indeed a genius, Ronnie. I am completely impressed with your genuine and sincerity in teaching. I hope every single student who is struggling with the r sound may come across the video and has a lifelong problem solved. Keep up with the fantastic work! Thank you. Oh by the way, I am Korean and there can’t be any clearer and precise way to master the r sound than this video. Two thumbs up!

[@Imaan74]

I’m so grateful to have you as a teacher. You have taught me a lot of things. Thank you so much 😍

[@candymiller4373]

I'm loving your way of teaching. I always have trouble pronounce this "r" sound. I speaks Mandarin. This technic really helps.Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!

[@veroniquecartier7738]

You know I think this could work with a bit of practice. I'm French and the 'r' is as difficult as the 'th'. Thank-you Ronnie !

[@piketteo6911]

This is very interesting. I'm not from East Asia, but I am learning Japanese and it's kind of embrassing that even though I spent more time with English in my life, my accent in Japanese is way better. I'm going to try this, I'm really struggling with the "r" sound.

[@ankokukitsune3905]

As a native English speaker who has been self-studying Japanese (日本語) for about 2.5 years and recently started some Korean (한국어) and Simplified Chinese (汉语) as well, I must say that this is pretty impressive. I wouldn't have thought of this method since pronouncing all English sounds obviously comes quite naturally to me, but I think it could definitely work as a technique for CJK speakers. And yes, the characters you used for the 'u' (like the 'oo' of 'zoo' in English) are correct. う and ㅜ make nearly the identical vowel sound (although for the Korean one to be a proper character it should be 우). And 吴 is a bit different, but quite close (the 'w' before the 'ú' is extremely soft); 唔 would also work.

[@vanta2779]

Your lesson is so easy to understand. its simple but effective. Thanks Ronnie !

[@guoqiuda11]

Thank you Ronnie! Your tips do make me feel a lot better when I pronounce the R!

[@darshan81]

I am from India and I Don't have any trouble pronouncing the letter 'R' , I just came here to see what's so tricky about the letter 'R'

[@whoopa5781]

I don't even speak japanese and this helped me so much! Now i can finally sound WAY less silly when speaking in english class and it boosted my confidence when speaking with native speakers! My prounounciation was the only thing helding me back from living my life on the fullest and meeting people that i wanted to meet! Thank you now i feel like i need to go to all of the meet and greets i missed just because of my lack of confidence haha

[@winniepisces]

Good trick!

[@TheZuluWarrior1]

Thank you so much - changed my life in 7 minutes. Genuinely worked!

[@ashleesmiley]

Ronnie, you're my favourite Teacher!!! Thank you for your lessons!

[@luqmanmuhammad9834]

i love everytime she winks at me

[@favour3802]

This is really helpful, I'm having trouble mostly with th, and r sound. Getting better with my r pronunciation

[@pifou28]

you're amazing Ronnie as usual , it's always a pleasure to see all your videos ;-) , don't stop and go on Ronnie

[@user-lu3me8hd6u]

Thanks Ronnie. It really works! I used to have no problem with making r sound but I found my self unable to make r sound very well after living many years in a country without the letter. I regained my confidence thanks to you. By the way, I wonder how you invented the method.

[@ziicutie]

You are a mad genius! I try to help people pronounce things properly and I love using similar things in their language to help them get it.

[@yup3362]

Thank you lady, now I can pewfectly pwonounce the lettew "w" what good idea to help those who actually have a little pwoblem with that

[@melontinii]

I'm fluent in English and that's it, it's crazy how I can do this r with ease but for the life of me can't do the Spanish trill. I wish I could swap or share my rs with other people so I could do both. Anyone who can't do the English r, I applaud you for being able to speak 2 languages which is truly a blessing

[@frialanbig9583]

You are an excellent teacher

[@dinroot01]

Thanks for your time patience.. the sessions are very useful!!

[@ramesh.varsha]

You are helping people across the world. That's great job. Well done

[@NehmatGereige]

Ronnie, you are brilliant, you significantly helped my Chinese friend improve his R. He could not at all pronounce it and i had no way to show him how, but you found an amazing trick. Thank you for being so brilliantly helpful.

[@mr.teacher338]

Ronnie, you're so super! This is helpful for teachers too. Stay awesome!

[@ChungNguyen-sv4el]

thanks a lot oooRoonie. It helps !

[@antiprogre213]

Jaja this really do.

[@sam7111]

Awesome tip Ronnie, thank you~!

[@evaenglishlessonsonskype2368]

I found it difficult to actually say those words with the 'U', but it's actually a brilliant idea for some asian learners, I might give it a go and see how my asian students like it:)

[@larakonesky3671]

this was great help for my Chinese student! thank you so very much!

[@alison6091]

i've been watching your production videos from the first one, and this one is definitely the most difficult for me

[@khaleddawoud363]

Thanks very much Ronnie, you are really an awsome teacher, loved your videos

[@lcaslokonon4309]

This is great! Any tips for French speakers on how to say the "R"? Thanks!

[@luisfelipeoropeza9174]

You are very dynamic, I like! Good lesson. From Venezuela

[@bittenbread8772]

吴Ronnie~This mothod is really useful! I would never find the little sound infron 'R' without you.

[@luisledezmalopez6952]

One of the best in engvid,,Hey Ronnie !! you're an excellent professor

[@valmirdaluz5198]

You're marvelous Ronnie. I like it ..thank you.

[@crystallane8379]

You are AMAZING!!!!!!!! We appreciate you SOOOO much!!! This works!!!!!

[@user-hf2iy5dt2x]

You helped me to pronounce "r" and to distinguish between "r" and "l" when you speak "ruler". I'm a Japanese.

[@karinatorres4022]

You’re great Ronny thank you

[@SHELLY-xm2rz]

you are amazing!

[@salilsharma577]

thanks for explaining 'R'. Being an Indian I struggle in saying it.It will going to help me a lot. You are helping a lot in other stuffs as well. Kind Regards

[@BrandydocMeriabuck]

It's funny because in the part of England I'm from we don't pronounce r's at the end of a word if it ends in "er". We don't even say the "e". We change both into an "a". like the German "a", flat. ruler would be roola. with a short flat A at the end

[@TheCurseLife]

I'm wondering where are you from exactly?

[@BrandydocMeriabuck]

TheCurseLife I'm from a small town called Hebburn, in North East England. Near Newcastle

[@thomasdewitt4423]

+bubbles51096 Australia too...

[@blackassmagic]

Nick Appleby Lucky.

[@AndreasMartinFriedrich]

Chinese actually has an "R" sound. in Zhuyin it is written ㄖ and pronounced "rì". Korean has an R phoneme as well written ᄅ. Korean doesn't have tones so it is easier. I don't know about japanese, but Japanese phonetics are quite strong, so it wouldn't surprise me if it has as well. hope these help you. Problem about using the "u" is the position of the tongue. From a U to an R there is quite a way.

[@cmelo723]

Hi Ronnie, I enjoy the way you teach, thanks.

[@JanHanuko]

Thank you,your lessons are really enjoyable and useful : ),

[@John-po5vp]

Thank you Ronnie this help me a lot!

[@niurkasariol1422]

Thank you Ronni, you are amazing!! this trick works for Hispanic speakers also.

[@mahmoudsalah2104]

really amazing lesson !

[@yafangguo8956]

Ronnie, thank you for making this video,that is really helpful for me !!!!

[@stevendavidsu]

Ronnie - you seem like a fun teacher!!! Keep it up

[@equilibrio]

I loved your lesson.

[@HAPPYSUMMERYAN]

It did work ! Thanks Ronnie

[@ClariseLoveLife]

Thank you! I love your job!

[@hompanther997]

Thanks Ms Ronnie, you the best .

[@erikaabe3984]

thanks Ronnie for this, now it's easier for me to teach my family and students on how to pronounce the 'r'.

[@JYKimhahaha]

im South Korean and this video greatly helped me speak R sound way much better. thx a lot teacher^^

[@33ad8]

ronnie , why do you stimulate me so much ?

[@meicastillo520]

Thanks, Ronnie it is fantastic, I finally got it with your trick, I am not from Asia, but it is awesome!!

[@ericfussner5231]

Thank you so much! I brought the phone in by my 6 year old son and he picked it up immediately and pronounced your name. You are awesome 😎

[@Mexicano-lx3wb]

Thanks for all, you're my dear teacher. Greetings!!

[@olgaosipova613]

You just opened secret......I get it. Thank u a lot. U are fantastic teacher!

[@hafsat1669]

You are a good teacher Ronnie

[@matinoPL]

Great videos, Could you guys make a lesson with BMAT vocabulary etc.?

[@sinanprof7264]

I used your idea with the chinese character 如 and it perfectly worked. example 如oom, 如u 如al. you can also use the chinese charecter 热 pronounced "ra" . example 热unnie for Ronnie

[@top10pxphotography34]

I have always had difficulty pronouncing my 'R' and often been teased over it. I'm a photographer and have been holding back on tutorials due to this and your technique video is the first that has helped me improve! I have tried for most of my life! I spent all day practicing and even my wife notices the difference. I do look a little strange talking to myself though! lol Thank you so much and hopefully next week I'll upload my first tutorial.

[@iambelal]

thanks a lot Ronnie ,, you guys rock an really talented teaching the right way to pronunce beautiful job :) .. can you please make a video for : this (is) - that's - these - those

[@WealthTracker]

in other words, I could have never guessed that there was a hidden "U" in the phonetics of the letter "R", so that made it more difficult to find the right vocal movement to achieve the R sound more naturally & genuinely, especially when it was in the middle or end of the word.

[@davidkrcil9326]

I am from a country with basically the opposite problem. We have "r" and it is the full vibrant "r" so it is kinda hard to guess how much "lax" the english "r" should be as we are used to getting our tongue really close to the alveolar ridge and making the air vibrate.

[@dojawiththecat]

I'm from Korea and this really helped! You're awesome and you'll find money on the street.

[@TheLovehrhr]

Awesome!! I am Korean and really frustrated to pronounce "R" now. Your video helps me alot!!

[@scubadivingtechnician7639]

You teach very well, you are a great teacher.love u

[@aguedaborrasca5899]

thank you for each class Ronnie you are excellent teacher, Im learning englih and i was paying but it doesnt work, but Thanks God i met you!!!!

[@eldergamer8896]

This is like magic thank you very much!

[@cuiabamilgrau3522]

Your video lesson is so good❤besides to learn I can learn to listen❤Thanks very Much

[@sul6anful]

i love your lessons keep going thanks alot

[@nickyang8878]

super helpful!Thank you !

[@danielbirdcantFLYo6]

you don't how happy I am! Thank you so much!!

[@Susanzakho]

I am from Kurdistan and your name in Kurdish language ( Runi) means brightness,light and I have to say you have brightned my Rs. Thank youuuuuuu ever so much for your valuable time and effort, I am grateful to you. You are the best and the most beautiful teacher in the world, you are the language magician, you make difficult subjects so easy to understand even an non academic person like me can learn from you.( I did have a chance to study property in Kurdistan because of the war.)

[@rachidsaki]

excellent explanation. thank you

[@alexaleo87]

Ronnie... I like you! You're a great teacher! grettings from Mexico

[@JohnBrown-sp5mt]

Thank you. It really help a lot.

[@adelfadhel7506]

Hi professor, thank you so much 🥰💞 I have a single question ; I am a native Arabic speaker, in my native language there are two types of rhotic sounds ; hard one and soft’s :- The hard one is like the spanish at the beginning of a word such as (Risa, Rojo), its symbol is [r], but this is not important for the american (R,r), the important type is the soft, and I can make it when I am approached my tongue tip towards the post-alveolar point with no contact between the active articulator (tongue tip) and the passive one (post-alveolar) and in American is so similar but only the tongue tip is approached the alveolar ridge and this technique is hard for me because when I pronounce, it makes no sound as the American accent people, so this video is facilitated the pronunciation of this sound for me ; My question is:- When I merge :- w + ɯ (Japanese) + soft (R,r) in my native language Can make the (R, r) sound, or I do not need the soft (R, r), only w + ɯ?

[@JANWS16]

Hi Ronie since Bogotá. I am trying to understand you. Thanks for the video.

[@MrNach16]

Ronnie you are the best!!!!!!!!

[@sinanprof7264]

For the Chinese, you can use an easier character 如 pronounced as "Ru" as in the word 如果 = ruguo meaning "if" in chinese.

[@SandeepKumar-bd8pj]

I have a problem to say R after L How to improve please advice me

[@RiyaRoy-mc8td]

Thank you soooo much!!!!! I finally got to say R.....i was sooo surprised :* :*

[@yanmifeverralls]

Exquisite way of teaching

[@ellymooproductionmedia4030]

thank for your help

[@ofelia1441]

wait it actually works. thank you so much!!