German pronunciation R -- how to get it right?

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  • Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
  • The German R comes from the back of the throat.
    You can feel it if you touch your throat. You get the R at the right position by trying to clear your throat. If it hurts in the throat, the place where you make the R is right.
    The R is a little tricky. There are basically two pronunciations. One is the throat R and the other one sounds very similar to A. I recommend to use only the throat R in the beginning. If you don't pay attention it will soften by itself and become smooth and non-hurting "A"-R over time.
    Training words:
    Rote Rüben
    Kartoffeln
    groß
    drei grüne Regentropfen
    Zungenbrecher:
    Ich bin 33 Jahre alt.
    33.333 durstige Räuber bedrohen Robert.
    Hannover /hanova/
    -er at the ending of words are usually pronunced "a". The throat gets tighter when producing the sound for -er.
    Words with a soft R:
    sondern
    Kiefer
    Lärm
    Go ahead, practice the "R" sound and send me a WhatsApp message (+49 160 9054 2184) or WeChat (user id "sprachrolf") or an email with an .mp3 attached (info@sprachrolf.com).
    If you like this, you may give me a "like" and sign up for this channel :-)

Комментарии • 28

  • @paulzestack2886
    @paulzestack2886 6 месяцев назад +21

    I think the hardest combination of all is r+e, as in "andere, weitere, mehrere". I find myself overpronouncing the R sound or hissing it, whereas it should be a "dry"and clean gurgling (by dry I mean that it shouldn't be heard any liquid/water/spit vibrating to help amplifying and getting the sound right) with a hopping intonation; if I go with the Italian R, I can get the rythm right, otherwise both rythm and pronounciation escape me. Dunno if anyone else has the same issue like me

  • @ImeLara17
    @ImeLara17 5 месяцев назад +10

    I'd find myself adapting a new voice for learning how to to speak german. Letter R is sooo hard.

  • @gisellaroma8151
    @gisellaroma8151 7 месяцев назад +2

    The best class!! Dankeee😊🙏🏼

  • @ramamonato5039
    @ramamonato5039 5 месяцев назад +4

    As long as I know, before World War II, German speakers and Dutch speakers employed an alveolar trill 'r' when speaking German and Dutch. Take the word 'recht' and 'vier". Germans pronounced them [rɛçt] and [fiːr], the Dutch [rɛxt] and [viːr]. After World War II, however, Germans and the Dutch have started to use a French 'r' [ʀ] at the beginning of words and syllables.

  • @NytSong
    @NytSong 3 месяца назад +1

    I wish you were still making videos on here because I find them useful.

  • @anlace3447
    @anlace3447 2 года назад +10

    2:15 dreiunddreißig Tausend dreihundert drei und dreißig durstige Räuber bedrohen Robert ?!

  • @sepehrazemi7611
    @sepehrazemi7611 2 года назад +7

    Dankeschön 🙏🏻

  • @gide5489
    @gide5489 3 месяца назад +1

    When you demonstrate the sound at the beginning by "clearing your throught" most of the time you don't realize a "r" sound but a "kh" sound like in Arabic or "j" like in Spanish.

  • @RitaAndCarol
    @RitaAndCarol 7 дней назад

    My husband’s name is Rolf and he makes fun of me because I cannot say it correctly. 😂I’m trying to learn now.

  • @xinling6832
    @xinling6832 4 года назад +6

    Gut erklärt

  • @Amberstargazerofearth
    @Amberstargazerofearth Месяц назад

    One-shot video. You're goog! I think my main problem is how to get to Germany, not the pronunciation of 'r' and other sounds... My pronunciation is pretty ok

  • @3lendin
    @3lendin 4 месяца назад

    Wer die Runkelroiweroppmaschin' mitsingen kann, ist ein Profi im R rollen

  • @alecsanlerthemoldovan
    @alecsanlerthemoldovan 7 месяцев назад +3

    Is it similar to the French R ?

  • @anlace3447
    @anlace3447 2 года назад +1

    cooles Video...aber im Sueden benutzen die Leute mit dem "R" die Zunge, nicht wahr? Sie verwenden eine Zungenrolle um den R Laut zu machen? aug englisch-- 'Voiced dental trill"...

  • @andrewrichardson2293
    @andrewrichardson2293 Год назад +1

    So with the gr combination I imagine it’s more about getting used to emphasizing the G briefly before the R. I have the problem of my Gs disappearing into my R or the R dragging on an obnoxious length of time.

  • @anonymousxxx9513
    @anonymousxxx9513 7 месяцев назад

    2:17 I doubt any native speaker naturally pronounces /r/ like that.
    [ʀ] ("gargled" /r/) was not considered correct until 1957 when it got implemented as an alternative to the traditional [r] (alveolar trill) for stage acting purposes. It was meant to be a substitute for the much spreading [ʁ] (uvular fricative), which itself is seen as too soft for plays. Up to today it can only be found as a stylistic device (overstress), usually in contemporary music, plays, readings etc., and even as that it's not very common.
    Therefore I advise against picking this up as regular realisation - unless you want to be mistaken for French. LOL.

  • @NamaeAidiaNai
    @NamaeAidiaNai 5 месяцев назад

    I'm having such a hard time saying 'groß' well. The back-to-back of a hard g and this r that I still don't understand is incredibly difficult for me

  • @leonidsmirnov1788
    @leonidsmirnov1788 7 месяцев назад

    Rrr haha, Danke dir!

  • @haishamofficial1165
    @haishamofficial1165 2 года назад +3

    It hurts🥺

    • @eggynuts
      @eggynuts Год назад +1

      i… dont think its supposed to hurt 😭
      i mean, he said it would but j think that was only the first time 😂

    • @haishamofficial1165
      @haishamofficial1165 Год назад +1

      @@eggynuts tht comment was about 6 months ago😌 now i can speak fluent german😌 rrrr ist jetzt ganz einfach für mich😊

    • @thechosen8524
      @thechosen8524 Год назад

      Fluently? Cool! Gut gemacht!@@haishamofficial1165

    • @caderiddle5996
      @caderiddle5996 9 месяцев назад +1

      Any advice for someone just starting?

  • @PeterSchneemann
    @PeterSchneemann День назад

    This video is about French R, not German R. (Some) Germans copied the French R. Others copied the Italian R. There is no German R 😅
    PS. I would have not told you this secret if the presenter in the video was not so annoying.

  • @HéménTargéma-z4t
    @HéménTargéma-z4t Месяц назад

    Similar to the French 'r'

  • @xaviergao3042
    @xaviergao3042 4 года назад +1

    👍👍