'r' y 'rr'

[pax]

Descúlpenme por mi uso de inglés en esta mensaje.

I've had three years of Spanish in HS and I'm probably going to either major or minor in it in college, but I still have a lot of problems making the spanish 'r' sounds. I've been treating a single 'r' like an english 'd' sound (which seems to be the consensus of most websites I've looked at), but it still doesn't sound real natural especially if I have to say it with other consonants (like in abril).

The 'rr' sound has been given me a lot of problems. Where in your mouth should your tounge be when you roll it? Also, whenever I try to roll my tounge the sound usually comes out unnaturally long. I was just wondering if any other Spanish students had this problem and if they (or any native speakers who might happen to be here) have any advice.

¡Muchos gracias!

-Brad

 

[Rogue Light]

Tuve un problemo grande.

My entire Spanish II class had that problem. My teacher (who is now a professor at either UCLA or U of Ohio, I'm not quite sure because I've heard alot of rumors, but he said UCLA) solved our problem by teahcing us the 'Peanut Butter Position'. Pay attention to where your tongue is when you prnounce the T sounds in Peanut butter, specifically the double T. Your tounge is slightly behind the area where you make the D sound. When you make an R sound in Spanish, then you use the Peanut Butter position and roll your tongue back across the top of your mouth.

When making the RR sound, I tend to do the same thing only I use the top eighth of my tongue rather than the tip and elongate the sound a little more.

 

[pax]

Tuve un problemo grande.

My entire Spanish II class had that problem. My teacher (who is now a professor at either UCLA or U of Ohio, I'm not quite sure because I've heard alot of rumors, but he said UCLA) solved our problem by teahcing us the 'Peanut Butter Position'. Pay attention to where your tongue is when you prnounce the T sounds in Peanut butter, specifically the double T. Your tounge is slightly behind the area where you make the D sound. When you make an R sound in Spanish, then you use the Peanut Butter position and roll your tongue back across the top of your mouth.

When making the RR sound, I tend to do the same thing only I use the top eighth of my tongue rather than the tip and elongate the sound a little more.

¡Muchos Gracias!