How to Roll Your R's - You Already Know How! (For Italian, Spanish, etc.)

In this video I teach you how to roll your R's for Italian and Spanish! This is how I learned to roll my R's after years of not being able to do it, and I hope it worked for you. You will feel your confidence in speaking that language increase immediately after learning this, I know I did.
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[@elissa.dellaera]

Thank you SO MUCH for OVER 30,000 views! This is a new channel so it means a lot to me. I hope some of you will subscribe and stick around for more videos on Italian and English. And also other random stuff once I have enough subscribers who actually care about my life 😁 Anyway, I've been getting a lot of the same questions on this video so I just wanted to direct you to part 2 of this video where I answer a lot of questions. If that doesn't help, feel free to come back and I'd be happy to answer any further questions you have 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmSog2emZ6iIb6c 💛💛💛

[@KMO325]

This maybe the best video on this that I have ever watched. I've been learning Spanish for awhile, and now I feel confident that I will finally learn the rolling "r".

[@elissa.dellaera]

😍😍😍 Yaaay! You'll get it, don't give up!

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

It's Elissa, not Alyssa 💚❤️

[@videolifeproductions8315]

When I say vor-rei where is my tounge positioned? My Rs don't tap the roof of my mouth.

[@balisong46]

6 months later and that trill method still isn't working at all

[@retardeddeku2450]

I am Hispanic. Spanish was my first language. I can't roll my rs. My family makes fun of me for it.

[@bjalexbloodlinkyaoi7054]

Human Version Of Florida Same

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

I’m sorry your family does that. I’m working on learning Spanish. I can kind of do it (from singing lessons; it’s an air exercise) but it feels... exaggerated and not at all... natural, so I kind of chicken out. I try to plan around using it, actually. 😂 “Can I say this another way so I don’t need to use the double R?” I really love the language, so I’m really trying!!! 😅

[@vexfnc]

I’m swedish and no one believes me

[@mateoalvarez5579]

Same

[@abeldelatorre1382]

@@mateoalvarez5579 Same, Mexican

[@xigbar1994]

Title: How to roll your R's - you already know how! Me: "I truly, honestly, 100% don't"

[@michaeltnk1135]

Yeah, the only reason your tongue hits the top of your mouth why you say better, is because you’re saying the t sound

[@yamolise6997]

@@michaeltnk1135 No, we're not.

[@michaeltnk1135]

Yamolise Yes, say the t sound. Your tongue will hit the roof of your mouth

[@yamolise6997]

@@michaeltnk1135 But it doesn't mean we're actually saying it, unless you're British. I've heard from many foreigners stating that the way we pronounce the "T" in butter, party, etc(even this here) sounds exactly like the "R" in their native language.

[@michaeltnk1135]

Yamolise But the t in butter makes the sound t usually makes

[@williamcashmusic]

I just trilled my first "R" and I'm irrationally excited. Took me 21 years. Thank you Elissa!!! Learning for Latin

[@elissa.dellaera]

GOOD JOB!!!

[@hikikomoriarty]

Wait - when do you roll R's in Latin? I don't know about this.

[@morelions4014]

I just hope it doesn't take 21 years for some people to constantly practice rolling r and take 21 years to get Id .

[@williamcashmusic]

@@hikikomoriarty To my limited knowledge, it was more common in Classical Latin pronunciation, and not as much in the Ecclesiastical Latin commonly used in Churches. There are ancient Latin writings where people described the rolling of Rs in various ways. Not entirely sure as to the precise rules of when you do and don’t roll them, though I know it seems to be more common when it precedes a consonant, like in “hortus”

[@yoriex3577]

@Medieval Mushroom except for french! french uses the wonderful throat-r, as does northern german and danish (not roman languages though) :)

[@DuffkaBigNerd]

After weeks of saying "vorrei" and trying to roll every R in my favorite songs, I can finally do it. Thank. You. So. Much

[@kayleeeastman8845]

My parents can just hear me from my room going “skkkkssnhhhhh dang it, rrrrrrrshshheh ugh.. rarajhajjshhshshhrrshss”

[@RawTalkCulture]

😅😂😂😂😂

[@Demian1]

LOL

[@user-eu4nh2kd6k]

Lol

[@quiverness]

PLSSSS SAME WAHAJSKSKSJS

[@maksymilianczaplejewicz190]

Why is it so difficult for you people to roll your rs?

[@Quad373]

This video made me so pissed at all the videos that sucked at teaching how to do this in comparison to this. She somehow tricked me into rollin my fuckin Rs when I thought I wasn’t physically capable. Fantastic.

[@elissa.dellaera]

I’m so happy it helped you!

[@honeydew75]

same I'm so angry but happy but I also wanna cry, I can't believe this worked. I legit was told I was tongue tied as a kid and therefore physically incapable of rolling my R's yet here I am like what the actual fuck

[@rachelbunnie7078]

Ikr, this worked so well I was so happy, I have to remeber this trick for Spanish class so I can roll rr or something with r's.

[@ashleysvoboda8331]

This comment alone makes me feel like there is hope for me.

[@solserpentine325]

Not that it matters, and not making fun of you, but, was the F bomb even necessary... I dunno... just made me laugh a little bit

[@emilycardwell9671]

Yo! I just rolled my tongue for the first time in my 38 years of life in less than 7 min of you teaching me!!! Thank you!!!!

[@matthewwhite4036]

I'm a 47 year old American and have never been able to roll my R's. I've recently focused on learning Italian since I'm applying for Italian citizenship by descent. Now, after watching this video and following your instructions, I can finally roll my R's. I can't believe it, but it only took about 20 minutes of practice. Grazie mille Elissa!!!

[@ASmonoSA]

This comment gives me hope! I’ve only rolled my R properly about twice, but as someone who wants to go into voice acting and Broadway I want and NEED to learn to do this R so I can do more voices and singing techniques!

[@sugarx6687]

sometimes u just have to study.....

[@mr.iiconic]

H

[@rd5184]

I was litteraly screeching with excitement when I finally figured out how to roll my R's I don't know if i'm sane

[@lukeporras1288]

Using this method?

[@obvioustrollthatbaitedyou5036]

@@lukeporras1288 I used this method. The part I used was practicing the Sera and Veirro or however u spell it with the gap, after a while, it starts the vibration you want and now I can roll my Rs and ive been only practicing for 30 minutes.

[@Cat-dm1zs]

Nice pfp

[@rd5184]

@@Cat-dm1zs thanks

[@Zalidia]

I'm jealous.

[@Popcornsweetiepie]

THIS IS FLIPPING MAGICAL!!!!!!!!!! MY TONGUE JUST ROLLED WHILE SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'M IN ABSOLUTE SHOCK

[@elissa.dellaera]

Marina McKenzie YESSSSSS GOOD JOB!!! 😍

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

Marina McKenzie I’m an Italian girl who couldn’t roll her R for years until 2012/2013 or something by December 2015 I could do it . I’m almost 16 years old now

[@user-ro1hz8qz6k]

I CAN'T EVEN STOP LAUGHING IM LIKE OMFG I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Matrixpandagamer]

what if you could only speak a trilled r and not a normal r anymore?

[@vincecharles7680]

Hold the frick up, I thought the advice she gave on “vorrei” was super vague until I tried it wth 😭 my tongue really did fill in the gap at least I’m a little bit better at rolling my r’s now

[@WindhelmGuard]

I wanted to leave this comment for anyone who is struggling. I found this video about a year ago when I started learning Portuguese, I know a bit of spanish from my time learning it in school in the US and then as a requirement when I went to college. My Spanish teachers/professors always told me my accent was excellent but I was insecure about it because I could never trill my R's properly. I saw all the comments about how this helped people within hours and got excited but then discouraged when after days of constant practicing I still couldn't do it properly. I practiced on again and off again for this last year, basically trying these exercises until my mouth got tired. A few days ago it finally clicked. Suddenly my R's started rolling on the word vorrei. It wasn't pretty at first and I could only do it on that word, it still didn't work on Spanish on words like perro, burro, erre, etc. but after a few more days of practicing I'm now able to do it on more words and I'm even starting to be able to just make the sound at will. Just keep practicing! It may not happen overnight, in a few days, or even weeks, everyone is different! You're basically teaching your brain to make a new sound which is difficult especially as we get older. I thought it would never work for me but eventually it just clicked! I promise if you keep practicing eventually you'll be able to do it too!

[@buggy-boy]

i might be one of the only people who sees this but thanks man, i get discouraged easily over things like this but i really like spanish and the way it sounds :) i'll try to keep this comment in mind when i feel like i should give up, have a good day/night wherever you are ^_^

[@olibep4115]

Cool, glad you're getting better at it, I'm currently having trouble rolling my r's but i'm not going to give up. Also I see you're a man of culture with the skyrim pfp

[@daretodance9281]

"You already make this sound" "better" me (English) saying better: bet ah :/

[@JayKayMusk]

Actually saying “bet ah” sounds closer to her example “sera” than “better” “Betta/sera” Unless you’re saying it with a British accent like she said in the video.

[@kianaw.8096]

yeah i just put on an american accent

[@JayKayMusk]

MrNorthernSol you’re right. It’s more of a “uh” sound than an “ah”.

[@daretodance9281]

Yeah and English people say a hard t different from the American one, so it doesn’t really work, but I just pretended to do an American accent and this actually worked- I still struggle with the double r but I’ve been speaking Italian about 2 and a half weeks and I’ve really gotten the hang of the single r sound!

[@audigex]

MrNorthernSol try being Cumbrian and using both the schwa and the glottal stop when saying “better”. “Be...uh” with a glottal stop in the middle will never be close to an R

[@frederikkekalmar9827]

"If you are Canadian, American, Australian..." sweats in Danish

[@lindsay9916]

Same, only in Belgian 😅

[@erianova8945]

German here xD

[@DeHeld8]

*Dutch Speakers laugh, and laugh and laugh* (not those from the Gooi region though)

[@arianam9977]

*sweats in Spanish* I can't pronounce the strong R correctly :(

[@ashmitamukherjeexii-g4057]

Same Indian here😂

[@veronicavan1234]

No one has been able to teach me in a way that worked. This is seriously impressive, I think I'll have it down in a day or two. Thanks so much!

[@elissa.dellaera]

You’re welcome!!

[@citationneeded9653]

So, did you?

[@mafiap8128]

Great video! My son was rolling his R's in minutes after this. I tried to explain where the tongue goes and he couldn't quite grasp it, but after you suggested the D replacement he got it instantly. Thank you!

[@sala509]

I think my tongue is broken...

[@elissa.dellaera]

Sorry 😂

[@vanilla4601]

same

[@cup0cakeyz]

Mine is too

[@fionahodkinson8346]

Me too, people have been trying to teavh me my whole life 😥

[@pj_amaro05]

Fiona Hodkinson samr bro

[@luigiisme28]

I'm Hispanic and I couldn't even do this until now

[@elissa.dellaera]

I'm surprised at how many native speakers aren't able to do it, it must be really annoying to deal with every day. I'm glad you can do it now though 😀

[@lelismolina2857]

same

[@nicholaskatsampas207]

same

[@alvarofavela2918]

It's Elissa, not Alyssa I don’t think he’s a native Spanish speaker. He said he’s “Hispanic”, but if he cannot roll his Rs, then Spanish is not his native language. Unless someone has a speech impediment, a native speaker will be able to roll the heck outta of it.

[@marioelburro1492]

Luis Segura same!

[@nickv9057]

I've been trying to roll my tounge for 20-plus years. I'm just now getting anything even remotely close ! Thank you , I'm now inspired, lol.

[@user-ht4xh7jd7l]

Wow! You go to make a "D" and it comes out a lightly rolled "R". Brilliant!

[@renniroelow3795]

OH MY GOD I AM LITERALLY CRYING! I just rolled my r for the first time ever! I never thought I would be able to.

[@alannah000]

SAME

[@kiinuyo]

Still learning for slavness

[@lelinh2140]

Sameeee ;_; i try vorrei and i can do it ;_; omg omg

[@iAmBeyondGreat]

Lmao same

[@sammy-eb2th]

Same and when I said sera with a d everyone heard it with an r!

[@graceo24]

OMG Finally someone who actually knows how to teach people this!

[@globisdead]

Your profile pic😂😂

[@graceo24]

Mercy Ifiegbu thank you

[@eleazaralmazan4089]

Your profile picture is awesome! :)

[@graceo24]

Eleazar Almazan Thank you! I LOVE yours too!!

[@daniellemalgwi8440]

Your pfp omds im getting ptsd

[@littlebrother7314]

Holy moly. I just trilled my R's for the first time. I've been trying to learn for years and it took 2 seconds to learn with your technique! This is amazing. You should be awarded the Nobel Prize for this lol.

[@t.l.1610]

Using “better” for American/English speakers is brilliant! And the later “vorrei” into “vord-dey” repeating helped me nail it. After YEARS of trying. YEEEEEEARS. Thank you!! Best vid for this. 😁

[@Reizermo]

The "just vibrate your tongue" thing is so familiar. Spanish speakers would say to me...."just do this...." and do a really long trill.....without any further explanation. And I am like.....THAT is what I just told you I cannot do. It's inherent to them, but it's not used in English & they couldn't comprehend it. Even Spanish speakers who grew up bilingual with English. "Just do this.." Thanks for the video. And now, time for my "foray" (vorrei) into trilling! :)

[@calycalyps0]

"Just out your tongue on the top and let a bit of air through" Me: "ShShLdhbrsSl" 👁👄👁

[@lov3hurts943]

It's a genetically inherited trait to roll the trill of rs. It's not your fault. If you can't do the trill! Everyone can do the single r but not the double r.

[@akatie888]

@@lov3hurts943 its not genetic, certain native spanish/Italian speakers have to physically learn it, and some never do

[@lilia3944]

My grandma tried to teach me... It wasn't very helpful

[@aklbruce]

i tried with vor-rei, per-ro, ar-roz for 3 days, now i can roll my tongue when it warms up, i need more practice

[@vanessaallen1716]

same

[@mothershipish1]

Same, whenever I’m driving I just say perro, morro, and literally just erre over and over and over. It’s surprising how quickly you get it. Always was so embarrassed around my native Spanish speaking family for my bad pronunciation and limited Spanish vocabulary. Now I feel more confident to practice my Spanish with family and coworkers.

[@sligotilldeath]

aklbruce question. When you were doing it do you pronounce them like a D or the R normally. Like should I be saying VoD Dei ? It feels weird to me or should I be saying vor Dei or more like in English Vor rei ?

[@albyj3310]

For vor-rei, my tongue wants to make an L sound on the rei. Should I be saying it like vord-dei to practice?

[@89nobara]

Alby J I personally liked how they explained it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iF6ukJ6pgNt-bLc I got it on my 2nd or 3rd try but my only issue is I sometimes just twill without making the r sound, so I gotta practice more.

[@petepetittiful]

I’ve been practicing Spanish for 4 years and this is the first time I was able to roll my R’s! The tongue placement analogy was what really struck home for me, thank you!

[@stephaniezieno]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been working on this for 40 days and after 2 hours of these tips, I rolled my R’s for the first time!! I wish I had come across this video sooner but so grateful that you’ve shared this knowledge!

[@stephal8629]

to everyone who feels bad about not being able to pronounce rr or r: don’t sweat it! when i was born, my parents couldn’t speak english so i learned spanish as my first language. it took until i was around 10 years old to be able to roll my r and it happened out of nowhere. story aside, even native speakers struggle with it, so don’t feel bad! ¡you’ve got this! :)

[@Rio-wm8lr]

Gracias.

[@bdh711]

Spanish is my first language too and I can't roll my r's, even my little brothers can, I'm cursed 😪😪😪

[@anthonytsi8686]

i’m greek and greek has the same r as spanish, and greek was my first language and here i am, trying to pernounce that r

[@sydneyrichardson6548]

¡Gracias!

[@dr.coomer789]

@@anthonytsi8686 I think our r is slightly different

[@micahwright1143]

This is some witchcraft right here I swear I couldn't roll my R's and she just made me

[@elissa.dellaera]

HAHAHA YAAAAAY!

[@Dimmary]

🤣🤣Haha it worked for me too

[@Wealthybaby]

Lucky 🍀 😩

[@felixculpah]

@@Wealthybaby it works as good warm up for me, i find that saying that soft 'D' then holding my tongue there and breathing hard allowed my tongue to bounce back to make the noise, because everytime my tongue would adjust a little, i kept repeating the D'eeeeeeee and my tongue began to roll :)

[@elliefox8909]

Bro I accidentally did and I'm so FREAKING excited

[@apertioopening3425]

Thank you! 🙏🏻 I grew up bilingual, but I've never been able to roll my R's like in your second example. Separating the word and practicing each half REALLY helps!

[@yuchen-ku4yl]

Thank you so much! I started Pimsleur's Italian course ten days ago and immediately ran into trouble with "R". I tried all kinds of other videos and none worked for me until I saw yours. Switching "R" to "D" certainly did the trick. I can do the single R immediately, and the double R came next day.

[@KaytlinGomez]

Spanish is my first language and I've never been able to roll my r's :,(

[@lex8659]

Is it really your first language ? Did you grow up speaking it fluently bc if you did you should have easily gotten it

[@aangitano]

Well, it's my third... So now i don't feel so bad! 😆

[@magdalenedefoe7090]

@@lex8659 naw my friend is the same way. its his first language and he couldnt do it till he was in his teens. his mom used to get so mad lol

[@lex8659]

@@magdalenedefoe7090 oh, ig everyone is different ya know.

[@lisaishere0919]

ImaCoward124 i dont think it counts as impediment if you cant roll the r sound (even it is your mother tongue). Tons of languages in the world (like mine) dont have the rolling r, ppl speak these language just fine, you def not consider them having speech impediment

[@Mila-ic1bu]

This is WITCHCRAFT. As someone with a speech delay, I never thought I would ever be able to to roll my r's. Ive been taking Italian for a long time, and this is the first time I didn't sound like a beginner beginner. Grazie Mille!

[@caylenconner6584]

Thank you for this video! I trilled my first “r” and it took me 15 years! I couldn’t have done it without your video!

[@romanianangel]

As someone who grew up relatively close to Italy - Romania, and obviously speaking Romanian - a language that much like Italian is full of the hard Rs , I can tell ya this is the EASIEST VIDEO explanation I’ve seen ever . She’s on point . And she makes this easy . While I don’t have an issue with my Rs cause I obviously learned it as a small child from the very beginning, this woman is soooo good at explaining it . I have saved this video and will absolutely reference it when I get asked how In the world do people pronounce hard Rs

[@STAMPLETTERSAAAA]

Me: *Attempts* Sound: “KKKRIRHHRRHHH” Me: “Why tho?”

[@vintruman4396]

looks like a uvular trill fjdhf

[@ivetterodriguez9628]

Try saying "GRRRR" or "CRRRR" instead.

[@felipeferraz356]

Hey, you, who still can't roll your R. Don't give up! I thought I could NEVER do it. Still, I kept practicing it, and after 3 or 4 months trying to pronounce the RR every single day, I've managed to improve and now I can roll my R perfectly. Here is how it might be for you: First, you're gonna keep trying and failing. For days. Then, you'll manage to pronounce "vorrei" or "carro" correctly ONCE. You'll try again and keep failing, for weeks, but now you know you can do it. Then, you'll get it right more and more times, but still not the way you want to. You won't be able to do a long RRRRRRRR, just a short one, like RRR. Keep practicing. Let the air do the job for you. A good way to practice is to keep trying to follow a song's beat with your RR. You'll manage to do a long RRRRRR once and get excited because of it! Keep trying! Some weeks after that, you'll have dominated the rolled R and will get super happy! That's how it went for me. It took time, but it worked. Don't give up from learning a new language because of that: it's simply another challenge for you to overcome. Go for it! I hope my comment has helped you!

[@someguy6966]

Even if I can't do the long RRRRR sound but I can put it into words that's really all that matters, right? 🥺

[@felipeferraz356]

@@someguy6966 It works! Also, you can't do the long RRRRR for now, but I'm sure you will after some time. It was like that for me, as well. The first time I managed to do a long RRRRR was when taking a shower, haha! You literally just need to relax and let air do the job. It will come naturally, don't worry!

[@someguy6966]

@@felipeferraz356 hey! I can roll my r's now! Still having trouble fitting them into words though. Just wanted to update you!

[@felipeferraz356]

@@someguy6966 Amazing! I'm proud of you! From now on you'll only improve ;)

[@lov3hurts943]

Sadly it's all genetic. About 80% can roll rs. The rest cant and never will.

[@JulianBrook]

Really helpful video Elissa! My rolled r improved just while watching! It definitely works for when the rr follows a vowel, but Spanish words like "entrada", "el restaurante", etc., still present a challenge for me. Hopefully as I get used to the trill following a vowel based on your technique, that skill will transfer over to these types of words too.

[@electropocalypse5877]

This was the best video I have found on this! The single 'R' was very easy as it's used in Japanese which I've studied for years. The double-R is a tough one, yet just a few minutes of practise using your advice got me closer than ever, though it's much slower than I'd like it be. I can make rolling 'r' sound from the back of my throat quite well. Congrats on your multilingualism by the way! That's remarkable.

[@DrRiq]

I really love her hand movements and pauses. She's a great teacher.

[@elissa.dellaera]

Awwww, how sweet 🥰🥰 thank you!

[@jehbarninoibarra8644]

"You can already use this sound if you are American" *Spanish class flashbacks*

[@erikastephenson4176]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cfiloruxrux6357]

her voice is so soft n soothing, just like my moms voice, when she is in a good mood.

[@thebestthinginthecurrentsi4727]

Thanks to you, im closer to trilling my r’s in less then 20 minutes than i was without you for 3 hours

[@ethybubs]

Holy s**t, I have never been able to roll my 'R's but before the end of this vidoe I was genuinely doing it. You have made learning Italian so much easier for me. Thank you!

[@elissa.dellaera]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@officialmemestv7515]

@@elissa.dellaera grazie

[@kb1248]

Did u use vorrei?please!

[@samjack4689]

Me after saying "vorrei" properly for the first time: "it's not in my throat!"

[@Old299dfk]

If I say it like it sounds french.

[@sheneela2869]

Dear Elissa! I'm from Germany. I tried my whole life to pronounce the r or at least 30 years - without success. I tried what you recommended and it took me less then 10 minutes until it worked - I'm speaking of the long r. I'm so happy about this, thank you so much! Still it is difficult or almost impossible for me to pronounce it at the end of a word if the new word does not start with a vowel and also in the middle of the word if the letter before the r is a t. But I won't give up!! Many thanks - Carolin ❤

[@purpleshirtkid2732]

This is the only unique technique that I’ve heard regarding rolled r’s, and, after only five minutes, it is working much better than conventional advice

[@BarbaricReality]

I am American and I was never able to roll my R’s. The tips she gives for the two words to practice, after three hours of saying them repeatedly I can now roll my R’s .

[@Levi89723]

Can you do it with other words though?

[@jrexx2841]

Yeah because American English doesn't have the tap except im world like butter, better, water, etc. Luckily my language have tap.

[@6uiti]

yeah afrikaans need rolling 'R' and americans cant pronounce our names at all

[@lol-sl6nc]

@@6uiti its not their fault honestly their language doesnt have that

[@peterstedman6140]

@@lol-sl6nc it's like how Germanic languages can give native speakers trouble when they want to use the English 'th'

[@ruankitshoff5413]

I'm a native Afrikaans speaker, and our R is officially pronounced as the alveolar trill. However, my brother and I have been mocked and teased for being unable to say it... for virtually all of our lives - even by our parents. I disliked poems that used R prominently, and I couldn't even pronounce my own *name* correctly, having to resort to the alveolar approximant/glide instead. We were supposedly taken for speech therapy when we were younger (I can't remember any of it), but it evidently didn't help. Any other advice we were given was frustratingly vague and ultimately useless. We'd pretty much given up on learning to pronounce the sound. Recently, though, I bought David J. Peterson's "The Art of Language Invention", which got me into exploring all the different sounds that exist cross-linguistically. Just today, I realised I could pronounce literally EVERY sound (edit from future self: *most sounds) in the IPA, _except_ the alveolar trill and its derivatives. It's maddening! I then decided that I would just look it up myself, and though the videos were interesting, they only explained how to pronounce the trill in theory, basically hinting "you'll get it eventually". This video, on the other hand, just... worked. Once I realised I was already pronouncing the alveolar flap, I almost cried. I phoned my BFF halfway through the video and I've been ecstatic since then (this was two-and-a-half hours ago). I cannot wait to help my brother learn how to pronounce it too! I never had an official KZbin account before now, but there cannot be ANY better reason to create one than to like this video and subscribe to your channel. You've literally changed my life. Thank you. Truly.

[@elissa.dellaera]

I cannot tell you how emotional your comment made me, you're gonna make me cry :') I'm so honoured to have been able to help you. It's really tough when people make fun of you for your pronunciation. People made fun of me when I couldn't roll the R years ago when I used to use a French R. But it doesn't compare, they were making fun of my third language, but you were made fun of for your first, and you're forced to speak that every day. Thank you so much for this comment. I hope this boosts your confidence, and every once in a while you think of me when you pronounce your beautiful R's 😍♥ I can't believe you made an account just to subscribe to me, I'm so happy! You made my day.

[@ruankitshoff5413]

@@elissa.dellaera It's me again! I celebrated my birthday yesterday, so I thought I'd update you on the R-situation. (I _do_ think of you everyone once in a while when I pronounce my beautiful R's. ♥) Two years ago, I had difficulty doing the trill and could only really manage the tap/flap, but I've been practising since then and can now roll my R until I run out of breath! I hide this fact from my parents, since I _can_ (and do!) use the trill in conversation, but it's still somewhat challenging. Someday, I'll just start using the R perfectly during conversations and stun my parents with how this came "out of nowhere". But until then, my practice continues. :P I'm glad to see you're well! Quarantine's driving everyone mad to some degree, but it's good to see you're coping too. Stay healthy, and once again, thank you for your amazing advice! ^_^

[@yt-_storm9044]

Yoh my bru same i’ve been mocked my whole life for this r sound in afrikaans

[@benjaminsmith345]

Grazie! I am tongue-tied and was about to give up after all these videos telling me to "just relax your tongue" (if I could, I wouldn't be here!) It is SO encouraging to hear another strategy from someone who actually struggled. So far I can get the single tap, and for the first time ever I feel optimistic about getting my trill despite my tongue-tie. It's soooo much easier to motivate yourself to practice when you have hope :)

[@graysonc.willow1527]

I was starting to feel terribly about not being able to pronounce this and I am so glad that there's an actual description for an exercise that I can actually believe will get me there

[@brandonheflin06]

Yall Cardi B fangirls got me messed up. I'm here trying to learn High Valyrian from Game of Thrones, I dont have time for your Cardi B peasantry.

[@aliyahsmith6956]

Same but I'm learning spanish

[@maggiesinthemud5638]

Same but welsh

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Aliyah smith Woot for Spanish learners! I’m going to add a second soon, but I’m not sure which. It’s been three years of Spanish so far, still have a ways to go though! Good luck!

[@moodiemariaris]

Broo I just commented on another trill video about wanting to know because HV and not Cardi b! Hope you're learning is going good!

[@aaronpearson1744]

Same, but Old Norse. Ásgarðr just looks and sounds cooler than Asgard.

[@RFxSukhoi]

I was discouraged from learning Spanish when I was younger because I couldn't trill the double r's and I'd already had to overcome serious speech impediments with pronouncing r in English - for example, my dad says I pronounced squirrel something like squol (my name is Aaron, so imagine how bad not being about to pronounce an r was for me) - though I overcame that pretty quickly with speech therapy at school, I didn't want to go through that again. I started to learn Spanish again almost three months ago, and a friend has been helping me a bit. I've never had any issues with single r's in Spanish, I figured that one out on my own after about 2 minutes, but the trilled r continued to elude me. Now, my friend is Mexican, and he always laughs when I try to say a word with a trilled r. He tried to explain it to me, but his explanations sucked, and then he sent me a couple of videos. One was this video. I spent about an hour practicing this with 'vorrei' yesterday, and while I saw how it may end up working, I didn't feel like I'd made any progress. Today, while doing some Spanish lessons, I came across the word 'carro.' I always say everything out loud to make sure I'm getting as much speech practice as I do reading & writing. I was immediately annoyed at how it felt impossible to pronounce the word correctly. So I spent the next 30 minutes saying 'carro' using your method of separating the syllables. And finally, amidst well over a hundred attempts to say 'carro', I had a single, wonderfully executed pronunciation - where I made a perfectly trilled r, and I could feel the vibration. At that moment, every feeling of discouragement was gone and I spent the next 30 minutes trying to say a bunch of different words with 'rr,' and I can now do it reliably more than half of the time. I cannot sufficiently express the happiness I feel for this and my gratitude for you.

[@elissa.dellaera]

😍😍😍 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!

[@nobutthankyou4828]

Funny! I also substituted vorrei for carro because I'm learning Spanish. My Mexican friend made fun of me because when I tried to only trill my rr's a huge puff of air came out instead. But I'm thinking this will help me in the long run.

[@RFxSukhoi]

Update, I can trill my r's every time now, any word, without fail. Thanks, again :)

[@ellahernandez5776]

Sukhoi DUDE!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! Im Mexican and cannot roll the double R. Its so embarrassing. My Spanish is pretty well but I’ve shied away from using it with my family because I cannot roll the double R. I’ll try using carro instead, but any tips?

[@RFxSukhoi]

​@@ellahernandez5776 Well, I followed what she said, and after a solid hour of essentially saying 'cod-doe' I started to feel a bit of vibration on the tip of my tongue, and it started to sound correct sometimes. At first, I could still only say carro with the trill, but as I practiced a couple of other words - with different sounds before and after the trill - like corre, rojo, burro - eventually I was able to say it every time, and now it just feels perfectly natural. I can even make the sound on its own without a word around it most of the time now. Really speak up while you're practicing as if you're talking to someone on the opposite side of a classroom. I couldn't do it at all while whispering until very recently, and it's still difficult for me to do it at a low speaking volume. One other thing that I noticed when I was still having more trouble, was while lying in bed on my back, I was able to roll my r's more often. I tried just tilting my head back, too, and that worked, but it's a bit less comfortable than lying down. I think it makes it easier, but it's kind of difficult for me to explain why. Blame gravity, I suppose. I think the biggest thing is simply to say it the way Elissa does, broken up into two parts, pronouncing each individual r the normal way you would pronounce them in Spanish, and then it'll just start working after a while. You can add me on Discord if you'd like to talk and I can try to explain more, but I'm not sure how much more I can add.

[@redtango76]

This explanation is GOLDEN! Within minutes I was able to say sera properly. Vorrei took a little longer but after repeating it a dozen times I just started doing it naturally. I think it will take more practice to make it automatic but this is excellent advice for creating muscle memory for these sounds.

[@bethanyjolee]

Thanks so much for this description. I studied Spanish for four years and could never do it, now, many years after that, I'm working on it again and decided to get my double rs. This explanation is perfect!! It's already sounding like more of a trill for me!! I will keep working on it till it's a beautiful roll.

[@jadencain4575]

“It took me 4 years” Me: *currrently taking Spanish for the next 6 months*

[@felipeferraz356]

I could roll my R in some months, lol It simply requires practice and determination

[@toniton9434]

@@felipeferraz356 Tell me more, how often do u practice

[@felipeferraz356]

@@toniton9434 Every single day! When I could do it, I practiced saying these 3 words in italian: Vorrei Ragazzo Ferrari "Vorrei" is the best one for practicing, tho. Whenever I got alone in my home I would do it. It was frustrating because I kept failing, but then it worked, and now i can roll my R. Also, another good tip is to try to listen to a song and follow the beat trying to roll the R. It's really fun when you get it right haha

[@elissa.dellaera]

By the way, it only took me 4 years because I didn’t know a good technique for it. Once you know the technique it goes by much much faster ☺️☺️

[@himanshi0584]

@@elissa.dellaera Actually i can speak both r even though i am not Spanish or ltalin. Only French r is the hard one for me. Please teach how to pronounce it.

[@MrJessekramer]

homegurl u r a GENIUS

[@elissa.dellaera]

THANKS 💁

[@pyrobeav2005]

Thank you Elissa for the super instructive video! Managed to roll for just a fraction of second, so now I know it can be done. And thanks to everyone else here in the comments, the encouragement and joy is palpable!

[@salbarresi347]

It works. I have been trying to make that sound for 25 years. You helped me do it in 15 minutes !!!

[@nesti2904]

HOLY COW IT WORK I JUST SAY VORREI AND PERRO for 4 HOURS AND IY WOKR HOLKY SHITTTR THANKS YOOUUU

[@CampfireHeadphase]

me rn: PERRO PERRO PERRO DOS PERROS PERRO PERRO VORREI

[@wiekekiers1788]

I was practicing and I noticed that when I kept repeating "Por qué" over and over again, I learned it a lot faster, so yeah you might want to try that as well.

[@DdShevanii]

This was my idea today!!!

[@natgrrl]

Omg this literally helped tysmmmm

[@fizzycans]

Forcing myself to learn bc I don't feel like a real hispanic 😔gonna keep trying and hopefully learn so i can show it off to my family 💪

[@poeticsun645]

This is so much better than anything else I've seen for this technique! I need to get this in my pocket for certain beatbox techniques and your descriptive and relatable approach to tuition allowed me to start making progress immediately. Thank you 🙏

[@belsnickel9568]

No I’m just learning how to do this so I can make bird sounds

[@elissa.dellaera]

😂😂😂

[@Ava_m1318]

*cHeEr oR fEaR*

[@lindsaystephens6692]

@@Ava_m1318 ChEaR oR fEaR BeLsNiCkEl Is HeRe

[@Killersquirrel66]

Same! Well, almost; I'm trying to make cat sounds. I felt kinda guilty watching this serious language vid with such a goofy goal. 😂

[@KL-oz8wz]

Im here to learn how to learn how to say Pooh Shiestys “Big Bllrrrrrdd” lmao

[@basicbaroque]

I've tried over 10 years to roll my R's and all I needed was this video. Omg, thank you! I thought it was impossible!

[@ayowhat903]

I still can’t do it

[@radustefanfan8770]

HOW?!?!?

[@chrisp8328]

Ellissa you're amazing! You've just helped me to get over another one of those things my mum said I'll never be able to do ... This lesson is priceless. All the other videos are useless compared to this. I haven't mastered it but after like 20 years of thinking there is something wrong with me (thanks mum) I can 'tap' the r and almost trill the rr! I think it's really important to be open to a 'new' letter. When it first happens to sound right it felt very strange and not like what I expected at all. So for those who stress: stop stressing and see what your mouth does. I think it almost feels more like an L sound or DL rather than what I know as a R feeling.

[@TillisWard]

Not being able to roll my tongue discouraged me from continuing to learn but now after this VERY HELPFUL tip some excitement has flared back up! Thank you

[@7CHY]

I was honestly watching this video as a joke so I could sing song lyrics correct “the ting goes skkkkr pap! pap pap pap pap pap” and by 5:53 I could do it. SO THANK YOU 🧚🏽‍♀️

[@elissa.dellaera]

HAHAHAHAH that's hilarious, you're welcome 😂

[@jaeli6166]

mans not hot 🤪

[@josephlugo7267]

Thanks! I'm a Spanish teacher and I always tell my students not to be intimidated if they can't roll their rs because they can do the short r sound by using a soft d in it's place. Then I let them hear me say "cara" with me using an r and then again with me using a soft d. No one can ever hear the difference. But I've never had a good way to help them roll their rs for the longer Spanish rr sound, so I just had them practice going hdddd. I love your technique of just breaking it into two and letting your brain/muscle memory/lazy mouth run the rrs together! I'm going to try this on them soon. Thanks for sharing.

[@mpero3]

How did they do? I'm curious!

[@philipgali6205]

@@mpero3 me too, let us know!

[@jestes7]

Legend has it, he’s still teaching them how to roll their r’s

[@felicidado.h.7727]

But cada and cara have different meanings.

[@mariefarruggia4145]

Thank you so much! I almost gave up trying to roll my R's but after about an hour of practising your method, I can actually do it for the first time in my life! Amazing!!!

[@user-vv6oc9sb3x]

I have been struggling with this for years and although I'm actually a French native speaker this has been by far the most helpful video, thank you so much! ❤

[@jollyjoonie2179]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I got very discouraged while learning Spanish because I thought I wouldn't roll my r's but this has helped me a lot

[@elissa.dellaera]

Meh YAAAAAY! I'm glad it worked. You're very welcome 😊

[@iiamskittles8098]

Meh rip Jah ♡

[@fiendc_]

Meh lmao that pic of jin though

[@tacos8658]

Fien De Clercq that’s taehyung

[@fiendc_]

Kyra it changed lol when i typed the comment im pretty sure it was jin

[@cookie903]

4:20 is the ‘okurrrrrrrrrrrr’ R sound

[@feiwong70]

OMG you’re brilliant. Thanks so much Elissa. I start getting the RR sound with your method after 10 minutes nonstop practicing.

[@evelynlilly2270]

I'm literally in tears after years of finally trying I have just started rolling my R's thanks to you!!! ♥️♥️♥️ THANK YOU!!!

[@leionne]

OMG! So I’m currently learning Spanish and I decided to use the word “Carro” and I did it in less that a minute! 💀😭 This is crazy because I was just about to give up on Spanish all together. BLESS YOU!

[@hannahr5832]

When I saw your comment I tried saying carro and I did it finally!!! Thank youuuu lol

[@leionne]

Hannah R omg that’s wassup!! No problem!! 💞

[@twb0109]

Good luck with it, Keep going! 😉

[@Poletpolette]

You can say “auto” instead of carro and forget about the r jiji

[@TheMissiIe]

Elissa: "say the Italian word sera" Me: "sarah"

[@membles69]

SAME LOL

[@ibosquez5238]

Same

[@is5714]

doesn't matter if you roll R's or not, accent is very important. Like here

[@Kakkorin]

you need to pronunce the E with the mouth closed like and "ee"

[@TheMarionetteKitty]

My father's Italian. He can easily trill the r. I've been practicing on and off my entire life (I'm 45), but now there is KZbin. Your video has helped me a LOT. After a few minutes of practice, I produced something that sounded close to the tapped r. D/R replacement was what helped me the most.

[@jontphotos]

Thank you! I'm very short tongued and have found the rolled R sound next to impossible to make, but your technique in this video - in just a few minutes - got me making something like the right sound for the first time ever. It's not perfect with my short tongue, but with more practice, I'm now confident that I'll be able to consistently produce a sound that at least isn't distracting wrong! 🤣

[@Casstiel]

I've been trying to learn how to do the double R trill for the LONGEST time now, and thought I had tried everything. I'm trying to learn Russian and the Р (similar to an English R) is trilled 100% of the time, and I've been unbelievably frustrated by not being able to do it. Been trying to for months. Tried the second method a few times and it worked just barely, but I heard it!! I'm thrilled. Thank you!! 😭👏👏👏

[@msmadisonmiller1]

Girl! I have watched SO MANY videos and NONE of them has helped. But only 3 minutes into yours I finally am getting the hang of it. You're also the only one that mentioned placing the tongue on that little "bump" right behind my teeth. THANK YOU! YOU ARE AMAZING

[@elissa.dellaera]

Madison Miller YAAAAAY! That makes me so happy 😍 you're very welcome

[@malinasperacino7292]

I just recently got back into Spanish and I would look up videos on how to roll my Rrs. And none of them worked but yours!! I finally see progress 😁 it’s obviously not perfect yet but as I practice more it will get better. Thankyou so much for breaking it down to a level we’re people who don’t know how to roll their Rs understand like I do :) Thankyouuuu

[@johnkeller3131]

This helped me so much!!!! I’ve been learning Spanish off and on for a while and I could never do this over twenty years! I started doing it almost immediately!

[@stevesmith291]

The caro/carro thing also works in Spanish, and is my favorite example: caro - expensive carro - car "Mi carro es caro." My car is expensive. I don't have any trouble making either sound. I don't know how I learned it.

[@rperrin_2845]

I use carro and barrio to practice.

[@arianam9977]

"Mi carro es caro" means "my cart (supermarket or countryside's one) is expensive" in Spain xd

[@FlyingNazgul-wm1dv]

@@arianam9977 en la mayor parte de Hispanoamerica un coche es la carriola donde se pone un bebe Carro seria Carreta

[@lucianocanazaresruiz1253]

En lugar de carro podés poner "auto" y en lugar de caro se puede colocar "costoso" y queda: "mi auto es costoso", y listo ya no es carro caro.

[@dianam.3179]

@@lucianocanazaresruiz1253 También dependiendo de cuál país esté aprendiendo español, por ejemplo, yo soy dominicana (RD) y definitivamente usaríamos 'mi carro es caro', en vez de 'mi auto es costoso'. Pero en realidad 'mi auto es costoso' es un buen ejemplo para que se pueda entender mejor en todos los países que hablen español.

[@honeyninjazz4253]

I've been learning spanish for almost 8 years now, but never managed to pronounce the rr correctly, no matter how much I've practiced. But holy cow, this method works like a charm! Thank you so much!!!

[@nath7557]

I've been stuck on the first r for years now. A few minutes of practising saying vorrei the way you said and I just rolled it for a moment. The first time in my life I ever made that sound. I am SO happy, thank you

[@jaywckd9904]

Been practicing for about 6 hours and already a significant improvement thank you

[@anastasija.8051]

Try being Russian and not knowing how to pronounce hard R’s😭😭

[@someguy6966]

I'm actually learning Russian so I sort of know how you feel. It's painful oml, especially trying to talk to people.

[@lizziesx9263]

As someone who’s polish and r’s sound like L’ s, I understand 😭

[@somethingelse6774]

Ayeeee

[@user-rg1ws6hr2c]

I still caint

[@lolicanadian]

Heh. and I still can't quite figure out how to pronounce встреча (which has *_four_* consonants) or сыр (because I like cheese). I'm learning, though I don't think I'll be rolling my Rs any time soon. (But then again, neither could Lenin, and if he could fake it, then so can I)

[@psjarebee]

I think it takes somebody like you who couldn't roll the r to teach people like me who still can't do it lol. Most of the videos that I see are people who already know how to. These people have no idea how HARD it is when your mouth just doesn't allow that sound to happen lol. I still can't do it, but I'll practice with your technique. It seems to be the best one I've come across so far.

[@johngrima2692]

I have been frustrated by not being able to roll my R's for decades. Your video easily helped me to roll my R's in 2 minutes of practicing your technique. Thank you and well done!

[@igotabeefpastry]

I have been trying to roll my r’s for years!! This was the first thing that did the trick!! I am forever grateful to you ❤

[@jacobmoreno7372]

i’m tired of being made fun of for not being able to roll my r’s naturally this helped sm🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jacobm6669]

Hey, we got the same name. We are Moreno’s lol.

[@darthalex3]

Italian? no. Spanish? no. *i just wanna yell "PERKELE" at people*

[@grapejuicevapor]

SUOMEN PERKELE

[@kangosjarvi97gmail]

RJ Yes you do. PERKELE JENKKI

[@darthalex3]

@RJ you don't,but that would be wrong silly

[@kurkkupastillitjalammintee]

@RJ well, if you want to pronunce in it correctly, then yes you should

[@supertrinigamer]

holy shit same! i'm about to cry knowing i'm not alone

[@pattermoon1]

Holy cow girl, I've been trying to find the explanation that clicks for me for YEARS and this one is it, thank you so much!

[@eleanahk.7137]

OMG I cannot thank you enough for this, I will be practicing this every day! I’ve wanted to be able to trill my R’s since i was very little! My mother has tried for many years but I just couldn’t grasp the way she would explain it! Now it’s essential that I learn Spanish, and I’ve been getting really depressed about not being able to trill properly, especially with words like “perro” for but and dog or “caro and carro” Now I understand and cannot stop practicing. I cannot explain how grateful I am!!

[@mayale-pedroza5328]

Your tip to split the word in two like in vor rei is genius! I've never heard this tip before but I think it's helping. I am not rolling my double r's yet, but I hope with practice I'll get better!

[@elissa.dellaera]

I think you will, at least that's how it happened for me! 😊

[@johng5261]

2 taps is not a trill

[@onwun4292]

Did you finally succeed ?

[@ameeliamartin]

Wow, I am learning Russian, and barely sort-of could sometimes roll my R sounds. By the end of this video, I can do both of the R and RR sounds as you taught!!! Thanks so much! Now I just need to practice so it can become more natural!!!

[@mcchickenstrips181]

Me too! 😃

[@Dizycuh]

1 year later did you learn the language 😃?

[@markbananagrabber]

Must say, the first time anyone ever explained this in a way that worked and made sense. Always wanted to learn the language and figured I just can't make this sound... Now I'm a nurse and have a large Spanish population to treat so I thought Id look into learning again and came across your video. Thanks for your time!