How to Pronounce the Letter R in French?

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In this French lesson you will learn how to perfectly pronounce the letter R in French, so you just sound like a native speaker. Are you ready to improve your French speaking skills?
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[@lota6481]

You make my day! Merci

[@suhjhnny]

him: grrrrr me: guuuuuuhhhh

[@johndo5837]

I know it's Hard I'm French I try to Learn to my Friend and I send her this video

[@luckybarrel7829]

Samsies, I can't produce that nice rounded r sound, I produce a throaty h sound instead

[@trulyteesta9814]

😂😂😂

[@Ash_W04]

My favorite type of R is the silent r 😂

[@robotplaysz8667]

Same here

[@vil4038]

Exactly

[@vil4038]

Ripaaay brits say it in a different way

[@takiandsarvente7549]

Same XD

[@illyuzion]

I really wanna learn

[@malauron2730]

While practicing, my wife thought she heard a cat vomiting. 🤣

[@JaswinderKaur-jz2if]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@prettykittyga76]

Lol! Meanwhile my cat is on the bed looking very confused as to what’s wrong with me as I practice🤣

[@takiandsarvente7549]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@midcenturygurl7798]

Ok... so my throat hurts now. But this was the best explanation I've found!!! Makes so much more sense now.

[@sadanaherath]

him: "r" me: *chokes

[@butterflybeauty615]

Note to self: don’t practice this in public

[@JaswinderKaur-jz2if]

😂😂

[@dynanananaay8774]

🤣😂🤣 agreed

[@flutracani3139]

Abahahahhahahaha

[@takiandsarvente7549]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@illyuzion]

hahahhaaa

[@ihavenoidea04]

got a sore throat after this

[@cindypuah]

I feel you

[@felixluction6336]

Yoanna Zheleva lol

[@ulam-diy-cooking2750]

can we pronounce the french "R" like a combination of the english G as in "Go" + H as in "Hotel" coming from the throat?

[@UnironicallyToast]

Sameee

[@dynanananaay8774]

Yeah me too 😂😂

[@rome5123]

I tried this but my phlegm is coming out

[@Perririri]

Maybe it's co(R)onavi(R)us :P

[@jvd21]

i wanna be like a perfect person😦

[@natmansfield1173]

😂

[@RufastoSpiffyFrench]

:-D

[@daviskabiswa7631]

French r am I joke to you 😂

[@jamesgellert1263]

pronounce this ж and you will be perfect.

[@dipabalidey3118]

Thank you so much!❤️

[@JaswinderKaur-jz2if]

I got motivated to learn french , few days ago. But after seeing the pronunciation, am thinking to leave. But the only thing that stops me to leave learning french is that I will have to learn this as it can create my career. A problem of some days can you a better life. I will suggest them , who are thinking to leave learning french , don't stop guys . Tell yourself that you can do anything. Good luck ,!

[@pattiepepper6217]

Oh my goodness!!! You delivered so many different ways to help us! You are WONDERFUL! And to all of us practicing - good job! But don't over-do it. Remember: since we've never spoken French before, we've never had to make these sounds our use these muscles. So, it's like going to the GYM for the first time - for your mouth and throat! We'll be sore for a while, but then, we'll be so strong with our French pronunciation! That's why people have accents. Their mouths aren't used to making certain sounds, so they just make the sounds they are used to. All it takes is practice until it feels natural to your muscles... Muscle memory! Bonne a chance a tous!!! 💗 Merci encore

[@MG-uj7ng]

*' Rater- to fail '* How appropriate...

[@prettykittyga76]

😂

[@Perririri]

*échec* is failure. Maybe that is why chess is called *échecs!* :P

[@cartapo2669]

I find it easier to do when it starts with there's a letter like 'c' or 'g' before the 'r' sound. For example, "crier" is a lot easier for me to say than "droite" or "bras".

[@l3ssIZm0re]

that's because your tongue is already up and back against the soft palate with g and c (a k- sound)

[@luckybarrel7829]

What i3ssiZm0re said and also what you've recognized is the difference between the voiceless and the voiced uvular frigative (french R). Look it up, that will make things clear.

[@luckybarrel7829]

Good for practice and thanks for the lesson, but gotta point out that it's not a vibration of the throat or the chest that produces this sound, but that of just the uvula (back of the mouth). So you need to constrict the back of the mouth by bringing the tongue closer to the uvula and then gently pass air to make the uvula vibrate. You don't need too much air. It's not aggressive at all. This explains all the comments about the sore throat or hoarse voice after practicing this. Once you know where the back of the tongue should be positioned to make the sound (you can make the ga sound to notice how to push back the tongue) and then try slightly different positioning of the tongue until you get the clean French R sound. What helped me was listening to Edith Piaf and trying to imitate her R sound. Eventually I was able to do it. Also, you should know that there are several different Rs based on the placement of the R in the word and this youtube video is excellent for practicing all those kinds of R. My only criticism is regarding the method of production of the sound which is linguistically incorrect.

[@Oblivion120]

i aint reading all that

[@luckybarrel7829]

@@Oblivion120 I know

[@zoomhero1400]

Thanks for the lesson, at the beginning I had no idea how to pronounce the letter. Now I can read how it sounds in a word

[@Kittyravenhog]

This is a sound a dog would make when he needs to show he is angry 😂😂😂

[@hollowhoagie6441]

Sounds like dinosaur sounds to me

[@poemswithFern]

This is the best tutorial I've seen. Merci beaucoup...

[@selmananettebustos5807]

I am definitely working my thoart muscle. Thanks for the info. Your R lesson was just perfect!

[@qingcusumano3873]

This is the second time taking this lesson. So helpful!

[@Sidney2Tunis]

Excellent and effective video ... I’ve been practicing your method and it’s beginning to work! Thanks 😊

[@gabrielfaquini3936]

Merci beaucoup! Votre vidéo m'a aidé beaucoup!

[@gian3351]

him: BRRRa(s) me: Bruh

[@illyuzion]

Hahahahhaa🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@123-yoyo3]

I was struggling to pronounce "R" Even laughing to myself 😂😂

[@devothadonaldsimbi3499]

Me too

[@123-yoyo3]

@HAYAO LEONE great idea! Only problem is tat i cannot purr too 😂😂😅😅

[@natmansfield1173]

And they tell you to pronounce like a cat. 😂 Like a lil meow meow. 💜

[@felixluction6336]

yoongin Ao me too

[@illyuzion]

same

[@cassiaaraujo88]

What an amazing class! This guy is great! Thank you very much for this video it helped me a lot!

[@vedanshvedansh844]

Je t'aime. 🤗

[@deudew3890]

@@vedanshvedansh844 simp

[@nuttarujirasenee9169]

Scrolling through comments after trying so hard pronouncing R made my day

[@flutracani3139]

Mine too

[@557_cna]

Thank you so much. Now i can pronounce french “R” a little bit, but still struggling to say “Droite”

[@etienne7930]

It's not that hard..

[@etienne7930]

Wait, you're Indonesian, aren't you?

[@viki7268]

@@etienne7930 well if that wasn't the case there wouldn't be like 50 videos on it.

[@etienne7930]

@@viki7268 😆 oops sorry ,, I see. Idk why I can't pronounce the R in my native language, but I can pronounce the French one.

[@tharathan66]

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed it.

[@zennicliffzennicliff]

We love lessons from Pierre!

[@himalayanguide3322]

BEAUTIFUL TEACHING

[@ariascarlet5852]

I did this for 20 mins and my throat is hurting now. French is a beautiful but hard to learn .. Just have to practice everyday :) Ty for the tutorial

[@ibrahimalli2474]

The French R pronunciation is similar to our R pronunciation (Sarawakian Malay). That is why I don't have much problem trying to pronounce the letter when I learn French.

[@cbton_]

This is very helpful. thank you!

[@chickypiechickypie3052]

The way of teaching is excellent 👍

[@qingcusumano3873]

j'adore tes cours! Merci beaucoup.

[@fairyfellermasterstroke]

I am not learning french, but yesterday when I went sleeping I somehow pronounced this R and now I am watching videos on how to trill, cause I can't do it anymore.

[@dhruvladdha7956]

Merci beaucoup sir, you teach French awesome👌

[@doreendsouza8862]

Excellent..well explained..was waiting for such a video ..thankuou do much ..

[@tari7555]

Ty i really appreciate the lesson

[@jaylenjackson6632]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@aayushkumarhbk]

This really helped. Many thanks!

[@thestorytimechannel8908]

Best video I have ever seen.... Merci beaucoup !

[@colinlush6343]

Most helpful video I’ve watched

[@esmeraldaherrera7554]

Something that I'm doing (I'm not sure if its right but I think is helping) is placing the tip of my tongue at the base of my lower teeth or a little lower

[@sa21g22g23]

Tres majestueuse et splendide lecon sur cette importante theme de la magnifique langue francaise et tres belle grammaire francaise, magnificent and wonderful lecon and video on the theme of the french letter R in french

[@zanderva]

Thanks so much, best on KZbin

[@margo4140]

Great class - still a super tough part to learn 🤦‍♀️

[@GehanAdel]

it seems difficult i hope it will be easy with the time thank you good work

[@cindypuah]

Merci beaucoup!!

[@continental_drift]

Calendar with a "K" Kalendar. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

[@jahnvisaini8760]

Helpful enough 👍

[@ronit8909]

IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE "K" ANG "G" TO ME. THIS IS SO HARDAF BUT YOU DID GREAT!

[@ihavexingxingteheh-lisa8972]

omg yes this makes sense but its still hard but thank you

[@palmvespa]

Finally, your clip made google translate understand what I try to speak. (I use google translate checking my pronunciation) Merci beaucoup!

[@stefanope7625]

Wow. I actually knew how to do this all along because I also use this guttural R when I’m speaking Portuguese

[@stefanope7625]

HAYAO LEONE What is incorrect?

[@cucuruto]

Somente em algumas palavras. Naturalmente o R do português não é assim, mas acho que facilita quem fala português sim

[@72itskatie]

Practicing while reading comments has me dying cause so true😂

[@bsbdabsbda5559]

How r u

[@AdityaGupta-he7gd]

Comment ça va

[@neilfranciscapote2582]

The letter R in French is pronounced not exactly at the back of the throat, but at the uvula. There are two ways of doing it: the uvular fricative (ʁ) and the trill (ʀ).

[@dipabalidey3118]

This really helped ❤️

[@kateuvarova5150]

Merci beacoup, chere xx

[@mauriyu]

when he said “bRahH” i felt that

[@TheTurnAround2882]

Thank u so much. Now my French 'r' are so much better now :-D

[@babyaliz3519]

💐Thank you very much

[@faradela1]

Thank you

[@gabrielbiniam7900]

Merci!

[@bsbdabsbda5559]

Hey u

[@josearmand3024]

I actually tried gargling with water and it helps to approximate the grr sound

[@aprilspencer]

I follow right after you, sir😁. It's tough though.

[@kwonkwon8127]

Just wanna say something : we don't always pronounce r like "rrrrrr", sometimes you almost don't hear the sound

[@roriyrovira6629]

Are you french?

[@kwonkwon8127]

@@roriyrovira6629 yes, why ?

[@CuongNguyen-zz2el]

this is so funny to watch :D anyway thank you a lot for the lesson

[@avasiesx1493]

to anyone who's struggling, the letter "h" can be compared to the French R because it has the same air in the mouth, i also recommend putting your tongue behind your bottom front teeth. i also saw the guy in the vid do that too so i hope that helps! with practice it eventually becomes less hard

[@steff_funny713]

omg I read "h" in english (like has to, have, hey) with the tongue behind the bottom teeth and it helps a lot better. thankyou

[@blogabenteuer]

I found that it's a lot easier to pronounce if you take a breath before and force the air through your throat with your diaphragm and stomach muscles when you're saying the R.

[@sumankaur7828]

very useful video

[@kusummmmmm]

Can i skip all the r sound while talking in french? 😂😂

[@takiandsarvente7549]

Non

[@nishtha6358]

Note to self - Be ready for a sore throat , humiliation in public and enmity for French !!! 😂😂😝

[@takiandsarvente7549]

Qoui? Hahahaaha

[@luckybarrel7829]

You're trying too hard. Take the back of your tongue close to the uvula (the ga sound should help you position the tongue correctly) and then gently pass air to make the sound. It shouldn't need an aggressive blowing to make as is mentioned in this video. It's actually super easy, just a little tricky. So if you figure out the trick then you can produce it easily.

[@nishtha6358]

@@luckybarrel7829 thank you lucky , you trick worked :)

[@luckybarrel7829]

@@nishtha6358 Oh great! Congratulations!

[@anjquilinderino6634]

Damn! Spanish and italian is easier to learn, i sound like choking cat

[@blink9340]

I can make the gargling sound but i cant pronounce the r sound tho:( can u upload a more detailed video, or a slow-motion video for the r sound? Thanks

[@learnwithritika1973]

jesus christ whenever i watch a lesson for learning how to say r, it is more like a comedy clip hahah

[@knishkasood2089]

Request u to teach french pronunciation as much possible plz

[@Nana-sx7if]

Yoh, im coughing a lot since I've learned the Ère sound. I will have a sore throat till I master this hahahaha ;v; Thank you guys, it was Très helpful

[@babyyoda7311]

now I have sore throat thank you

[@nikolababic7983]

Could you, please, clarify the difference between "rue" and "roue"? Thanks and cheers!

[@takiandsarvente7549]

I can finaly make the sound I watched this at 3am and I had nightmares of being in France. My Brother said you don't remember things when you are bored, so when I have nightmares I quickly remember things cause I had nightmares about it. I have no much trouble pronouncing the french R now Thank you/Merci Also you can't pronounce the French R if you have something stuck in your throat

[@charosano9036]

Hola Pierre you are a crack : ) What is difference between french r and german r ? Thank you very much for all your excellent lessons greets from Arequipa Perú !

[@adamdfc9809]

The french "r" is softer than the german "r". You can compare the french "r" to the arabic kgha" sound and the german to an arabic kha.

[@charosano9036]

Oh ok i understand now Merci beaucoup Pedro : D

[@charosano9036]

@HAYAO LEONE oh ok Hayao Leone Merci ! :)

[@adamdfc9809]

@HAYAO LEONE silly you. I wasnt talking about the Arabic "r" . in Arabic there is a sound that is the same as French , in Arabic there are 2 "kh" (like German r) sounds , a soft one and strong one. You need to read my previous message and read it aloud, its hard to explain without showing you the alphabet.

[@adamdfc9809]

@@charosano9036de rien :). I am Tunisian and we speak Arabic and French we were colonized by both Arabs and France.

[@kelly3572]

I am a native Spanish speaker but I also speak English pretty well so trying to do the GRRRRR thing is impossible because I either roll my R like in Spanish or I miss pronounce it and sound super English. :(

[@noisyrequiem]

my friend is Arab and they have one word sound exactly the same ! I learned "r" from her and I gotta say it's hard :( no tongue movement no mouth move it just comes naturally ugh really hard

[@elsaastrid1687]

What letter is it? Did you mean the خ?

[@MG-uj7ng]

Me: Grrr Gaaah Grrrate My mom: >_>

[@takiandsarvente7549]

The Gragling sound is your methoid?

[@leahmay1506]

Omgsh the struggle is real pronouncing r’s in French!!! 🥺 Edit: this was super helpful!!!

[@lg5872]

bruh how does he do that im sitting here sounded like a mfing alien in my bedroom rn istg

[@arianeflytrap4141]

Try to pronounce it like a mixture of the sounds of the letter k, h, and r. When you say robe for example, say /hgkrobb/

[@bsbdabsbda5559]

Dear

[@bsbdabsbda5559]

How is life dear

[@knucklehoagies]

This guy is too cute for me to be getting a lesson. I can’t concentrate lol

[@momouwu1937]

he is ;-;

[@kimbolcalingayan6800]

I actually leand it lawl hahahahah thanks man for two days there is no vibration in my throat so i pronounce it like the letter k

[@darwinmonterdebagaipo667]

Gosh French is so hard 😔

[@noaycreations7129]

I agree Darwin Struggling since a long time

[@mohammedmudassirinamdar2553]

Gosh fgench is so hard

[@JohnSmith-pg9ns]

Stop being party poopers. Millions of humans speak French we can too

[@viki7268]

@@JohnSmith-pg9ns learning a language isn't easy. There are 7 billion people in the world so millions is not that much

[@twohot1122]

the first word used to practice R is “to fail”😂

[@lalgerina234]

s’il vous plait c’est quoi la différence entre; en/an/on et in/un/ain ...

[@WaneTF]

en et an font le même son, in, un et ain font le même son et on n'a pas d'équivalent ;)

[@inkyguy]

You don’t want to use the phrase _C’est quoi …._ It is rude. You’re essentially saying “What the hell” or “What the fuck,” so _C’est quoi la différence entre … ?_ = What the fuck is the difference between …? Instead, use _Quel est …_ or _Qu’est-ce que …._

[@thenobodyunknown]

Nice eagle.

[@momouwu1937]

French R is so much easier to pronounce than the spanish thrilled R. As an Asian, find it difficult to learn the thrilled R

[@nikotanzo54]

Its in uvula. Not in the throat.

[@neilfranciscapote9671]

Correct.

[@kelly666]

Why's that so funny for us 😂

[@thay.s.m.3278]

at least google translate can understand me now

[@DJ-fv9lw]

Omfg I laughed so hard when he started daginf Grrr

[@rolandosolis110]

You'll have no problem with this if u know european portuguese xdd

[@holy.vintage7970]

In czech is french R mistake in right speaking... so I have a problem with it 🙉🤨 but I'm still trying 😬