How to Pronounce the Letter R in French?

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024

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  • @frenchpod101
    @frenchpod101  2 года назад +3

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  • @midcenturygurl7798
    @midcenturygurl7798 4 года назад +83

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

  • @suhjhnny
    @suhjhnny 4 года назад +209

    him: grrrrr
    me: guuuuuuhhhh

    • @johndo5837
      @johndo5837 4 года назад +4

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

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 4 года назад +3

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

    • @trulyteesta9814
      @trulyteesta9814 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @Ash_W04
    @Ash_W04 5 лет назад +516

    My favorite type of R is the silent r 😂

  • @malauron2730
    @malauron2730 4 года назад +83

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

  • @sadanaherath
    @sadanaherath 3 года назад +24

    him: "r"
    me: *chokes

  • @pattiepepper6217
    @pattiepepper6217 4 года назад +13

    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

  • @JaswinderKaur-jz2if
    @JaswinderKaur-jz2if 4 года назад +6

    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 ,!

  • @luckybarrel7829
    @luckybarrel7829 3 года назад +17

    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
      @Oblivion120 Год назад

      i aint reading all that

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 Год назад

      @@Oblivion120 I know

    • @jessicaflemister4825
      @jessicaflemister4825 Месяц назад +1

      I read it and thanks because this is very helpful! I think I’m finally getting it…ish! lol

  • @Unapologetically_american
    @Unapologetically_american 4 года назад +304

    Note to self: don’t practice this in public

  • @ihavenoidea04
    @ihavenoidea04 5 лет назад +253

    got a sore throat after this

  • @cassiaaraujo88
    @cassiaaraujo88 5 лет назад +61

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

  • @rome5123
    @rome5123 4 года назад +84

    I tried this but my phlegm is coming out

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 года назад +9

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

  • @nuttarujirasenee9169
    @nuttarujirasenee9169 4 года назад +6

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

  • @cartapo2669
    @cartapo2669 4 года назад +19

    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
      @l3ssIZm0re 4 года назад +4

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

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 3 года назад +1

      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.

  • @Kittyravenhog
    @Kittyravenhog 5 лет назад +71

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

  • @jvd21
    @jvd21 5 лет назад +166

    i wanna be like a perfect person😦

  • @557_cna
    @557_cna 5 лет назад +20

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

    • @etienne7930
      @etienne7930 4 года назад

      It's not that hard..

    • @etienne7930
      @etienne7930 4 года назад

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

    • @viki7268
      @viki7268 3 года назад +2

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

    • @etienne7930
      @etienne7930 3 года назад

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

  • @MG-uj7ng
    @MG-uj7ng 4 года назад +39

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

    • @prettykittyga76
      @prettykittyga76 4 года назад

      😂

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 года назад +2

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

  • @ibrahimalli2474
    @ibrahimalli2474 3 года назад +7

    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.

  • @123-yoyo3
    @123-yoyo3 5 лет назад +80

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

  • @zoomhero1400
    @zoomhero1400 5 лет назад +5

    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

  • @esmeraldaherrera7554
    @esmeraldaherrera7554 4 года назад +8

    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

  • @ariascarlet5852
    @ariascarlet5852 4 года назад +6

    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

  • @fairyfellermasterstroke
    @fairyfellermasterstroke 4 года назад +7

    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.

  • @gabrielfaquini3936
    @gabrielfaquini3936 5 лет назад +5

    Merci beaucoup! Votre vidéo m'a aidé beaucoup!

  • @Sidney2Tunis
    @Sidney2Tunis 4 года назад +4

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

  • @72itskatie
    @72itskatie 3 года назад +6

    Practicing while reading comments has me dying cause so true😂

  • @zanderva
    @zanderva 4 года назад +2

    Thanks so much, best on RUclips

  • @neilfranciscapote2582
    @neilfranciscapote2582 4 года назад +4

    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).

  • @jaylenjackson6632
    @jaylenjackson6632 Год назад

    Thank you so much for this video!

  • @colinlush6343
    @colinlush6343 5 лет назад +2

    Most helpful video I’ve watched

  • @gian3351
    @gian3351 4 года назад +17

    him: BRRRa(s)
    me: Bruh

    • @illyuzion
      @illyuzion 4 года назад

      Hahahahhaa🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ronit8909
    @ronit8909 4 года назад +19

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

  • @qingcusumano3873
    @qingcusumano3873 Год назад

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

  • @avasiesx1493
    @avasiesx1493 3 года назад +2

    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
      @steff_funny713 2 года назад

      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

  • @himalayanguide3322
    @himalayanguide3322 3 года назад

    BEAUTIFUL TEACHING

  • @dhruvladdha7956
    @dhruvladdha7956 4 года назад +1

    Merci beaucoup sir, you teach French awesome👌

  • @jahnvisaini8760
    @jahnvisaini8760 4 года назад +1

    Helpful enough 👍

  • @blogabenteuer
    @blogabenteuer 4 года назад +2

    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.

  • @doreendsouza8862
    @doreendsouza8862 Год назад

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

  • @poemswithFern
    @poemswithFern 3 года назад

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

  • @zennicliffzennicliff
    @zennicliffzennicliff 4 года назад

    We love lessons from Pierre!

  • @qingcusumano3873
    @qingcusumano3873 Год назад

    j'adore tes cours! Merci beaucoup.

  • @gabrielbiniam7900
    @gabrielbiniam7900 3 года назад +1

    Merci!

  • @selmananettebustos5807
    @selmananettebustos5807 3 года назад

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

  • @stefanope7625
    @stefanope7625 5 лет назад +2

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

    • @stefanope7625
      @stefanope7625 5 лет назад

      HAYAO LEONE What is incorrect?

    • @cucuruto
      @cucuruto 4 года назад +1

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

    • @catarinatang980
      @catarinatang980 3 месяца назад

      ​@@cucurutoi can speak portuguese but still find it hard to pronounce this R 😂😂😂

  • @josearmand3024
    @josearmand3024 3 года назад +1

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

  • @palmvespa
    @palmvespa Год назад

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

  • @chickypiechickypie3052
    @chickypiechickypie3052 2 года назад

    The way of teaching is excellent 👍

  • @GehanAdel
    @GehanAdel 5 лет назад +3

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

  • @nishtha6358
    @nishtha6358 4 года назад +4

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

    • @takiandsarvente7549
      @takiandsarvente7549 4 года назад

      Qoui? Hahahaaha

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 3 года назад +1

      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
      @nishtha6358 3 года назад

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

    • @luckybarrel7829
      @luckybarrel7829 3 года назад

      @@nishtha6358 Oh great! Congratulations!

  • @ananyasrinivasan7027
    @ananyasrinivasan7027 4 года назад +1

    Merci beaucoup! C'était très utile!

  • @tari7555
    @tari7555 5 лет назад +1

    Ty i really appreciate the lesson

  • @kwonkwon8127
    @kwonkwon8127 4 года назад +13

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

  • @margo4140
    @margo4140 4 года назад +4

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

  • @sa21g22g23
    @sa21g22g23 2 года назад

    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

  • @kusummmmmm
    @kusummmmmm 4 года назад +16

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

  • @anjquilinderino6634
    @anjquilinderino6634 4 года назад +18

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

  • @thestorytimechannel8908
    @thestorytimechannel8908 3 года назад

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

  • @mauriyu
    @mauriyu 4 года назад +4

    when he said “bRahH” i felt that

  • @arianeflytrap4141
    @arianeflytrap4141 3 года назад +1

    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/

  • @aayushkumarhbk
    @aayushkumarhbk 4 года назад

    This really helped. Many thanks!

  • @babyyoda7311
    @babyyoda7311 4 года назад

    now I have sore throat thank you

  • @nikolababic7983
    @nikolababic7983 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @knucklehoagies
    @knucklehoagies 3 года назад +1

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

  • @cbton_
    @cbton_ 4 года назад

    This is very helpful. thank you!

  • @nikotanzo54
    @nikotanzo54 5 лет назад +14

    Its in uvula. Not in the throat.

  • @lalgerina234
    @lalgerina234 5 лет назад +14

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

    • @WaneTF
      @WaneTF 4 года назад +1

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

    • @inkyguy
      @inkyguy 2 года назад

      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 …._

  • @babyaliz3519
    @babyaliz3519 5 лет назад +1

    💐Thank you very much

  • @TheTurnAround2882
    @TheTurnAround2882 3 года назад

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

  • @learnwithritika1973
    @learnwithritika1973 3 года назад +3

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

  • @noisyrequiem
    @noisyrequiem 4 года назад +7

    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
      @elsaastrid1687 3 года назад

      What letter is it? Did you mean the خ?

  • @kelly3572
    @kelly3572 4 года назад +4

    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. :(

  • @continental_drift
    @continental_drift 4 года назад

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

  • @momouwu1937
    @momouwu1937 3 года назад +2

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

  • @blink9340
    @blink9340 Год назад

    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

  • @larrykinglk
    @larrykinglk 4 дня назад

    Strange... The friction is very present in your examples. Maybe it is necessary to grab the essence of the French R, but it is actually totally silent in daily speaking... Merci pour tes vidéos.

  • @Nana-sx7if
    @Nana-sx7if Год назад

    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

  • @dipabalidey3118
    @dipabalidey3118 4 года назад

    This really helped ❤️

  • @knishkasood2089
    @knishkasood2089 3 года назад

    Request u to teach french pronunciation as much possible plz

  • @leahmay1506
    @leahmay1506 4 года назад +6

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

  • @darwinmonterdebagaipo667
    @darwinmonterdebagaipo667 5 лет назад +36

    Gosh French is so hard 😔

    • @noaycreations7129
      @noaycreations7129 4 года назад

      I agree Darwin
      Struggling since a long time

    • @mohammedmudassirinamdar2553
      @mohammedmudassirinamdar2553 4 года назад +5

      Gosh fgench is so hard

    • @JohnSmith-pg9ns
      @JohnSmith-pg9ns 4 года назад +1

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

    • @viki7268
      @viki7268 3 года назад

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

  • @sumankaur7828
    @sumankaur7828 3 года назад

    very useful video

  • @holy.vintage7970
    @holy.vintage7970 4 года назад +5

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

  • @faradela1
    @faradela1 5 лет назад

    Thank you

  • @lg5872
    @lg5872 4 года назад +5

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

  • @takiandsarvente7549
    @takiandsarvente7549 4 года назад

    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

  • @thay.s.m.3278
    @thay.s.m.3278 4 года назад +2

    at least google translate can understand me now

  • @CuongNguyen-zz2el
    @CuongNguyen-zz2el 2 года назад

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

  • @MG-uj7ng
    @MG-uj7ng 4 года назад +3

    Me: Grrr Gaaah Grrrate
    My mom: >_>

  • @twohot1122
    @twohot1122 3 года назад +1

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

  • @Denisha.
    @Denisha. 3 года назад +2

    No matter how I try, I just can't get it done. I've watched hundreds of videos.

  • @aprilspencer
    @aprilspencer 4 года назад

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

  • @kelly666
    @kelly666 3 года назад

    Why's that so funny for us 😂

  • @ijakeme
    @ijakeme 4 года назад +2

    He wrote " R as im = instead of: R as in " on the board

  • @tharathan66
    @tharathan66 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much! I really enjoyed it.

  • @thenobodyunknown
    @thenobodyunknown 5 лет назад +2

    Nice eagle.

  • @Lena-zf6rw
    @Lena-zf6rw 3 года назад

    Is there a little tongue roll at the beginning and then ending with throat vibration???

  • @kateuvarova5150
    @kateuvarova5150 5 лет назад

    Merci beacoup, chere xx