Learn Spanish, Pronunciation Letter "R"

[@adrianameyer1848]

I’m angrily growling at my phone at 2 am 😂

[@aqmeniankhmaa-bey2464]

Lmao

[@Case_]

Randomly came upon this video while looking up some pronunciation hints for a completely different language and now I'm sitting here at 4 am, studying how my tongue moves while doing "rrrr" noises. It's a fascinating thing, just like watching someone trying to explain it to English speakers is. And the best part? I have no trouble with rolling Rs, since my native language has them as well :D

[@thienkimnguyen1260]

me too, I was watching a video about RP English and people commented the R with Russian R, Swedish R, French R and Spanish R so here I am

[@Dani-ob9ge]

Same!

[@shosu5486]

I really don't understand why y'all can't pronounce it, it's rather easy. But maybe it's 'cause I'm seeing this from my POV.

[@littlecr0w]

4:35 is the point it clicked with me. Now I can finally tell people about my car and not my expensive

[@Lea-ov8vq]

Hahaha

[@jhonnybastidas8401]

Bromomento

[@theweirdmaterial4908]

You can also say "coche" for car instead of "carro"

[@pondererofpointlessdreams5029]

@@theweirdmaterial4908 You just saved my Spanish project

[@ramiro4557]

@@pondererofpointlessdreams5029and auto too

[@grassygrass1798]

Here I am, me at 24, a guy who's first tongue is Spanish finally realizing how to make the (soft) R sound thanks to some very clear examples in English.

[@gabo_cs]

grassy grass We can practice each other, I help you practice your Spanish and you help me practice my English, just let me know

[@ChillRichard]

Me at *25

[@xIRedIx]

born and raised in the US and Spanish is my parents tongue! i just learned this at 30 :(

[@BrandedWings]

My boss is 31 and Spanish, and she doesn't know how to speak Espanol at all

[@joanxsky2971]

hablo español y se me hace difícil hacer una r fuerte

[@TheRandomvidsareus]

I swear once I learn this I'm going to end up just non stop trilling for a month through excitement and lose all my friends haha. For not tho it's making silly noises whilst I try to trill and fail constiantly! Lol Ty for the video

[@ashleytong461]

one year later, how about now?

[@TheRandomvidsareus]

Haha I can actually Trill now but I am still no expert! Can only do it now when I don’t think about it or try to actively Trill :) It it possible though so keep at it!

[@wakatui2646]

@@TheRandomvidsareusdid you just learn it trying it on your own or did a certain video help you?

[@TheRandomvidsareus]

Surprised I have another response from this as I posted my comment a year ago. If it helps it was definitely a combination of both when I was learning to trill. Videos helped me a lot but I think as long as you want to do it and practise enough you will eventually be able to do - trill. For me personally I remember I managed to pull it off once, then managed a few times and just persevered until I was able to do it. Again though if I really think about how to Trill i can totally muck it up. It’s very much a natural sound with not much effort on what your doing with trying to make the sound. If that Makes sence? Lol Keep practising and failing a LOT would be my advice tho,

[@rosend0]

2 years later , hows it going? i cant pronounce any r .. i am also a native spanish speaker

[@TheStina1979]

(I’m American) It clicked for me more when I realized, that you have to open your mouth much more than when you’re speaking English. We keep our mouths very closed bc we use our tongue so much, but once I opened my mouth wider the tongue could move more (like almost smiling), and it started working (better airflow)!! Now I just need to practice!! Thank you!!!

[@lynyrdgaming3308]

TheStina1979 OH MY GOODNESS. You are a saint. This worked. 2 years now... I have been trying to figure out how to do it. TWO YEARS. None of these videos never helped, this video finally started to help due to te excellent instructions, but i was still struggling but then I read your comment tried again and bam. I felt it legitimately. Thank you! Sorry I’m 5 months late haha.

[@Zoecat101]

Holy shit this worked

[@suhae2175]

For me it's worse when I open my mouth more lol

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

Good thing it helped you (I'm also American).

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

so true, Italians often talk about this.

[@MeezMiah]

Even though I’m still struggling and trying to learn, this is by far the best explanation I have come across

[@albertobrown8048]

How is it going your spanish R? I'm trying to pronounce the French R :(

[@MeezMiah]

@@albertobrown8048 i have no problem with it now just took a while to practice.. you will get there eventually

[@albertobrown8048]

@@MeezMiah thanks a lot bro you as well

[@columbusohio72]

I like this teacher. This is helping. Strictly teaching. No extra talking.

[@lolaluftnagel8251]

Thank you, now I can finally pronounce the R right! It’s actually much easier to do than I thought. I’m German and have always pronounced my R like the French do, since the German and French R are quite similar.🙏🏻

[@max-fv3kf]

I'm German by blood and I still can't pronounce either r lol

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

That's the standard dialect, standard high German, but there are dialects that pronounce it with the rolled R, specially in the North, low German, North Frisia, the Saxon dialects

[@stopthelightskinguilt.3775]

Wow I’m sure that was hard. I am learning German. Supper easy language but Spanish is so hard. That “r” is evil 😅I can’t say it

[@jgr9286]

Thank you for being the first one on You Tube to adequately explain how to create the trilled R sound. Your advice to make the TH sound and pull the tongue back worked like a charm. Muchas gracias!

[@mairin6891]

instead i learned how to whistle but thats fine too:')

[@goddess2405]

🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠ Omg!!! I can't breathe!

[@kylatran8710]

i have a hard time mixing the hard r sounds into words i could roll my tongue and all but i can't do it while trying to pronounce other sounds together too

[@suhae2175]

Omg same!!!!

[@azulverde8]

Slow motion, like for example carro you would say ca first then rr then o. Then just practice going faster.

[@mial.4328]

I can't even do it on its own😅

[@SantaWithGuns]

As a latino, I knew this but didn't know I knew this. I would try to help my friends who were taking Spanish class but was terrible at it. So they mostly came to me to learn curse words instead.

[@crystalperry6370]

This is the first video that has gone into how to position the tongue. Thank you, thank you!

[@Fritha71]

I'm from Finland so the hard 'r' doesn't pose any difficulties for me since in the Finnish language that's the only 'r' sound we have, but the soft 'r' definitely doesn't roll off my tongue quite as easily...

[@Ainennke]

Thank you so much ! I've always been able to make the trilled R sound in isolation, but have always struggled to use it in words or sentences because I couldn't make it flow with other letter sounds. This video has made me realise that I've been making the sound with my tongue in the wrong position; I've been doing it with my tongue pulled way back into the middle of my mouth, nowhere near my teeth. Which meant moving my tongue quite a lot when transitiong from R to any other sound, which is why I've been unable to make it flow. Now I know what I need to work on. Thanks again.

[@theknightswhosay]

I can’t do it in isolation at all, but sometimes I can sneak in a sound between two vowel sounds.

[@btscravers5976]

Can you the difference soft R and another R. Plz

[@gabe2676]

The best explanation I have heard yet regarding how to trill the double ere

[@charlottec9218]

OMG!!! I’m a Chinese speaker and I watch tons of videos on KZbin to learn the strong “R” sound. And your video make me pronounce the sounds in 1 hour, even it’s still not perfect, but at least it works!!! OMG !!! Thank you so much

[@peterjmaida2057]

Muchas Gracias. He estudiando español por 16 años y todovia no puedo pronunciar el sonido. Haré este ejercicio todos los Dias. Gracia's! A proposito , mi esposa es Peruana! ☺

[@ericgonzalez3641]

He estado estudiando* todavía* pero a pesar de que el español no es tu primer idioma lo escribes muy bien

[@micaelam1344]

I'm Spanish and Portuguese And I can't even pronounce Hard R

[@andrewo.5140]

all this did was make my dog look at me funny and want to play

[@EasySpanishnow]

LOL! That's great, now you have a happy dog!

[@hanawana]

Andrew Osmola wow you have a fascinating [sur]name!!

[@btfalkiner9520]

Thank you! My tongue trills all over the place, but I could never locate where it should be so I could continue the word at the same time. This really helped!

[@shantimagin3652]

I'm a German and my r sounds so horrible when speaking Spanish which frustrates me a lot. I've been trying for long to understand how you do it and your video has helped me to finally understand how it works. Thank you so much!

[@elenad4866]

SAME! except my first language is both english and german and for some reason i sometimes use the german r in spanish and it frustrates me so much

[@estzeha328]

Explaining how to place the tounge was really helpful actually, this was the first time I managed to make the hard r sound, thank you

[@alexandralaw1476]

Thank you for putting up this video, I tried so many other videos but they are just over or under explaining things. Learn this within two mins, really helped, very grateful for posting!

[@oscarchavez1154]

thank you so much. after watching this my first time I was able to finally roll my r. Your explanation of the "th" really did it.

[@EasySpanishnow]

Fantastic!!!

[@HATTIEANNE]

Thanks for this video now that you explain in it seems so simple!

[@luizamkhitaryan5803]

OMG I am so blessed to have "rr" in my native language🙄😍😂

[@luciecepova6538]

exactly xD I enjoy reading the comments of desparate people who have no idea how to pronunce it.. :D And I have no problem with it

[@luizamkhitaryan5803]

@@luciecepova6538 Same😂😂

[@anahiapcay9042]

@@ajanni2009 the good thing is that you don't need to learn another language because everyone knows English

[@asuka9q]

Show off.. :(

[@eseguerito2629]

Dark Lilith What language? (if i may ask?) 🤓

[@debbiet5130]

This is a very good explanation and one I have not heard before-thank you! I am learning this for Welsh-and also because I have never been able to do it and I would really like to (I am 65!😂) From other videos, I can just about do it, but not long and hard like you can. This technique has helped give me more consistency, I feel, and I guess now it is practice, practice, practice (like the passer by told the woman in New York when she asked the way to Carnegie Hall)!

[@MortMort]

Thank you Milena! you video was very informative! and learned to really get some good vibrations going on with my tongue Its very hard! but i will fore sure keep practicing this! you're a good teacher!

[@rinne4855]

I can now pronounce "me pica el trasero"

[@Doodlz]

hago caca en cajas

[@marianaarias6918]

@@Doodlz que ptas? Jajaja

[@dustin1520]

@@rinne4855, Jajaja no mames wey 🤣

[@SundaySpeaks]

I’m so grateful I grew up watching that so raven. I learned how to roll my tongue when I was six from the Spanish teacher that was on that so raven. I used to run around the house just rolling my tongue for no reason. I think her name was señora Rodriguez .

[@peter1985aut]

Best explanation on the rolled r so far. Cheers Milena!

[@mengiaboy]

That tip about pulling back the tongue from the TH sound is awesome!

[@christinaherren]

I finally got it! I'm been failing at this for 40 years. I can't believe it. Now I want to know every spanish word there is with rr.

[@yeetyeet5889]

this really helped me i recomend it to anyone who wants to learn

[@asiaaugustine2604]

Why does this actually work 😂 Thank you so much for the extra detail!!

[@kankuroandshino]

Damn that bottle explanation unlocked new levels

[@josevillarroel3016]

British people watching her pronounce bottle be like. *UnEduCaTed noIsEs*

[@gunhasirac]

Yeah I was thinking that’s “American English” lol

[@vibewithmabel]

sameeeeee ;''''''D

[@geroutathat]

Yeah thats the problem with saying "Say it like the P in apple", cause every country says it a bit different. Irish dont do a dental fricitive for th for example, but would make a strong T sound in bottle and not a dd sound. However she does explain in a way an american english speaker could understand. For UK/Irish people it would probably be better to diagram it, as they are exposed to the French thrill, the spannish one, italian and even germany and often they cant tell the difference. French and german ones made at back of throat. Also some accents in English actually thrill the R already, some northern/scottish accents etc, also all the english accent villains in star wars roll their r.

[@lawless8639]

not uneducated just different accents...

[@Backer130]

Bri'ish people be like:

[@jahlayzha7868]

I sound like I'm growling 😭😭

[@slippyg]

Ninki Minjaj I'm barking like a dog now

[@javierdominguezperez7727]

jejejejeje

[@arandomhumanontheinternet617]

ur lucky you can do it at all

[@frogeelixir]

sometimes im growling sometimes im choking

[@craigchalquist2855]

I got it! Never able to do it until practicing while watching this. Thanks so much, Milena!

[@EasySpanishnow]

You are very welcome. It truly makes me happy that it helps. That's the reason I'm here, to help.

[@one_two_three_Cheese]

I did it! 4:52 Thank you for your good explanation. Now I need to apply it to words

[@veronicaperez5448]

BTS hater? You got no jams thats the hard part for me

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

lol wtf ^

[@joshuahenry4218]

I try to impress the Spanish speaking folks at my job with my DuoLingo and they all ask me to pronounce R. I’m too embarrassed to do it, so here I am. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@misslauren2825]

I sound like a weed eater 😭

[@nakoda787]

1 year later, can you do it now?

[@misslauren2825]

Nakoda It’s better! It sounds ok on some words, but still not great or natural sounding 🤷‍♀️

[@danigames4049]

@@misslauren2825 woah 1 year and u still respond

[@skindiver2]

damn that tongue twister is a beauty girlfriend. I have practicing to say perrrrro for 1 year. I'm not giving up yet - I am gonna call my next dog perro that will teach me-love from Australia again

[@EasySpanishnow]

You do well! Don't give up. I know it might seem so difficult but with practice you'll get it.

[@MarvinGarcia-jo3ot]

Loma 😂😂😂😂

[@MR_1.2002]

Hey David, have you learnt it ? :(

[@lwhcMnM]

I got the trill "R" from watching your video despite the other videos didn't help me at all. You rock! Thank you.

[@EasySpanishnow]

Great! I truly makes me happy that it helps. ThaT's why I'm here!

[@myleianlazarra8805]

How about the short tongue like me.. how can I curve my tongue correctly??

[@loveclaudia]

AAH U SAVED MY LIFE I HAVE LIKE A STUTTER WHENEVER I PRONOUNCE MY DOUBLE R's IN SPANISH OMG TYSM

[@heyletsdoitcrazy]

the explanation of the strong R is really good. I think i'm finally making the sound correctly

[@henningokholm7912]

You are better than most are in explaining, or you are just the right type for me to deliver the spanish soft and strong R.

[@MakaylaChildress]

i sometimes had trouble pronouncing my hard R's at times and other's i was fine, but now i realized it was the position of my tongue! thank you soo soo soo soo soo much!

[@GothicNightWing]

Gracias profesora por el vídeo.

[@philostreet781]

From “th” sound to rolling “r” 5:00 Thanks for the great explanation!

[@susitytto7483]

As a native finnish speaker it's really hard to make the soft sound even tho I can say it in english. Luckily our R sounds same as your hard one.

[@TechXtreme1]

This was the only video that actually got me to thrill the Spanish R. Muchas Gracias

[@joshuaslokum36]

Having trouble with this “rr” sound but I’ll keep practicing....... prettiest Spanish teacher on KZbin I think. Think I found my teacher.....z how can I not want to watch? 😍

[@Chrissanthumum]

I just started the video.I can speak Spanish but pronouncing the r's with the authentic Spanish accent has always been a challenge for me.I am not American.I am from the Caribbean,so I don't pronounce bottle like an American would.Here I am practicing pronouncing "bottle" Luke an American would.Shouldn't be too conplicated.I figured the hard r would really be the challenge.

[@lucianocanazaresruiz1253]

Me olvide a pronunciar de nuevo la r de mi idioma, este video me hizo volver a poder aprender español :)

[@gerabyte2f799]

No sé, yo estaba aburrido y lo busqué XD

[@l.dreamer3880]

hey!!!!! Milena, within one hour, I have practiced and known how to do making sounds. all I need is practice!!! thanks

[@bradenboyko]

Thank you so much... while I was watching this I started doing perfect rolled r’s for the first time of 200 hours of practicing Spanish... :0

[@xxcdozxx]

DO THIS!! I learned how to do the trill in 1 day from this video! Now I just have to combined it with words!

[@factoryreject8438]

I sound like I'm choking on a spoonful of peanut butter 😅

[@RAZASHARP]

I’m just learning,… but this is the best explanation I’ve saw!!😳😳 I have to keep watching you❤ but I need help🤦🏽‍♂️

[@samanthaperry7788]

Thank you! You teach very well and explain clear and simple, great video!!

[@onlinepredator8544]

Thank you so much! It's my first year learning Spanish (I've been doing it for about 5 months) but I never new how to do the soft sound.. now it feels so simple!!! :)

[@kraken5690]

Good luck , I am Mexican and I want to learn English but is very difficult

[@lawless8639]

@@kraken5690 thats cool soy de inglaterra y he estado aprendiendo español por una semana quiero ser fluente español en pero soy really trying too get down the double r down but cant 🤣

[@kraken5690]

I help you, if you want

[@khloewang8287]

thank u...now I ended up knowing how to pronounce the r in French ( back in the throat...)😂wrong r

[@wandirs]

Was trying to do this, but decided to practice just my "r" in spanish first. So I said "caro, caro, caro" and my friend who speaks spanish said "One of those times you said carro" and apparently it was just the one time and i didn't hear, i don't know what i did, and i can't replicate it. Funny that I did it when trying to say "caro" though. I somehow am always communicating the wrong thing in spanish hahahaha But hey, I'm getting closer maybe!

[@HexSaber]

Just great. You talk about the english "th" sound when talking about strong r's. The one sound i cant pronounce right.

[@atphamquoc9813]

Someone tell me you can do it please. Just a little inspiration to keep practising

[@melvinmadedx1658]

You can do it man.

[@stonedfish99]

I got the vibrating bit BUT I cant get the R sound to come out with it...

[@cathyorendorf]

I am finding the "R" con "R" tongue twister helpful. I find if I go to 6:37 and play it with my eyes closed, stop the video and repeat it, then play the next one with my eyes closed, and then repeat it, I eventually start rolling my "R's". Could you possible create a video with about twenty repeats of you doing the "R" con "R" tongue twister with space in between each one so we can practice it easily without having to stop and restart?

[@EasySpanishnow]

Fantastic. La practica hace al maestro! Practice makes perfect!

[@maddyhoornart2079]

Cathy Reedno

[@brandonsmith4361]

The best lesson this to easy for spanish people who are having treble with pronounce the letter rr in Spanish

[@eaglefoot1977]

Thank you so much for your video. I have always struggled with the “rr” in Spanish

[@Cesarc2]

Algunos hispanohablantes tenemos la misma dificultad. No es para torturarse.

[@annliles3647]

Thank you so much, this is really useful to me.

[@alexbelles1370]

The little and bottle example blew my mind

[@fairyfelix8924]

Thank you so much for teaching us! I now understand how to pronounce the letter R. You're such a good teacher and I hope you can make more videos soon.

[@christyrodriguez9523]

thank you very much it very easy to understand and very helpful!

[@EasySpanishnow]

I'm glad is helpful!

[@Yzinventions]

Great video, the only problem I have is if there’s a word with a t and then an r right after. I can’t do it

[@kaldkyidss]

Thank for your teaching! Now, I can speak 'r' sound a little bit, and I can speak Spanish now! Wonderful!!

[@alejandrogilrivero2188]

Do not worry. Isn't a problem. You can pronounce the single R in all situation, the context will help you to be understood. For example, if you say: "Voy manejando el caro", only an idiot would think tha you´re speaking about some expensive thing. Relax, the R and Rrrr is not important as many think. In countris such Bolivia, Ecuador and Perú, the hard R is not used.

[@nguoncamhung4096]

we knew that, we just try to pronounce rrr exactly as good as we can

[@enmareyescadillo9633]

Queeeeeeee??? Soy de Perú y, definitivamente sí usamos la R fuerte.

[@DCCXXV]

enma reyes cadillo no entendiste lo que dijo, se refiere a que te van a entender igual.

[@enmareyescadillo9633]

@@DCCXXV lee la última parte.

[@yolandaleigh4198]

That is good to know!! Thanks Alejandro

[@3479Emily]

Girrrrl you uber helped me. Thank you so much. 🎉

[@itamarribeiro8865]

R is a real pain while I try to learn Spanish, btw I'm from Brazil, mucho gusto

[@awsom1]

IT WORKED IMMEDIATELY!!! I’m honestly shocked. That explanation could not have been better.

[@joses.4078]

I'm so proud I speak Spanish and that I had the facility to learn English lol

[@samkakc]

Oh my god it took me like 2 minutes to figure this out. Awesome.

[@hefaronco04]

Great video. Very instructional.

[@lionzfire1977]

this was a great example gracias

[@EasySpanishnow]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@830306]

Este video le ayudará mucho a mi amiga de Londres a que aprenda a pronunciar la R fuerte

[@mr.h3737]

Very helpful. Easy to understand. Easy to copy . It needs a lot of practice but you have already put me on the track

[@sarahliz6755]

Thanks for sharing , this was really helpful !

[@jjames0602]

This a good video. As good as the instructions themselves are, it's also a huge help to learn that this requires practice and isn't something that comes right away. My question is: Is it normal for a beginner to get a kind of airy sound? I'm getting okay tongue vibration (if I force a little more air out than I normally do when talking), but I also get the sort of "leaky air hose" sort of sound with it. It kind of sounds more like a rolling "th" than a rolling "r".

[@EasySpanishnow]

Yes, it is totally normal and that is a great indicator that you are getting closer to the fully rolled "r" . You can also try to pull the tongue in a tiny little bit . This can help with the airy sound.

[@waltzedout]

So helpful, thank you!

[@LocksVid]

5:10 you were right at first its actually concave

[@DaxterSnickers]

I always thought there is only one R sound. So i tried both but stuck to the throat R but i practiced it so hard and am pronouncing it so hard that there is almost no difference. No spanish person noticed it yet. ;D

[@angieluz7758]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@AleaAnderson-o7g]

Omg so helpful thank you so much did not know that you had to do all that with your tounge

[@latrevinorr3946]

Thanks I’m still practicing.

[@Maranesca]

Ese intro con Carlos Vives ufff

[@aubreymccaulley4]

Oh wow!! So helpful! Thank you

[@iMaDeMoN2012]

4:06 This is imprecise. The tongue postion for the strong "r" sound is NOT like the English "th" sound. The tongue should be positioned just behind the alveolar ridge and curled back pointing up towards the roof of your mouth. Then when you blow with the right intensity you tongue will oscillate against the alveolar ridge. (If you lick from the back of your front teeth to the back of your mouth you will feel a bump. That bump is the alveolar ridge. ) Also your lips should be open like when you make the English "ee" sounds.

[@GRGFT]

there are a lot of spanish native speakers that never learnt how to pronounce the "rr" my respect for those non native speakers that made it.

[@victoriaallen8271]

Wow. I did it for a second. It tickles.🤣🤣🤣🌹🌹🌹

[@cincinnatias]

This is a great explanation!!