Pronunciation: /r/ Sound

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Qwab? Do you mean crab? If you say "quab", you "pwabably" have "twouble" with the consonant sound, /r/.

What languages have trouble with the /r/ sound?

Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Spanish and Vietnamese

How do you make this sound?

Roll the tip of your tongue back. Make sure your tongue doesn't touch the top or roof of your mouth. The sides of your tongue should touch the inside of your top molars or back teeth.

Try this exercise.

Put the tip of your tongue on the tooth ridge which is the skin behind your top front teeth and say, "light". Then roll back your tongue and say, "right". Now exercise your tongue.

Light, right, light, right, light, right, light, right .....

Need practise?

Here is a video with more tips and practise.




Need some more practise?

Here is some words and sentences to practice the sound /r/. The man in the video has a very clear voice. Read the words and listen to his pronunciation. Then you try. These kinds of exercises can be repeated. Try it again today or return to this video another day. Repetition is extremely important in learning new sounds.