How to Roll Your R's, Step-by-Step [Spanish Pronunciation]

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
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    Don't give up on learning Spanish because you can't roll your R's. You can - it just takes consistent practice. In this video, you'll learn why you can't roll your R's yet and how to learn, step-by-step.
    Practice, but don't stop here - it's not all about the R. This guide shows you how to make even more progress in your Spanish pronunciation: • Spanish Pronunciation ...
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    0:00 - What you'll learn
    0:58 - When do I roll my R's?
    2:01 - Why can't I roll my R's?
    5:44 - How to roll your R's

Комментарии • 480

  • @catrainsford
    @catrainsford Год назад +633

    I've been speaking Spanish for 12 years but actually gave up on the rr and just accepted I had a speech impediment 😅Came back to it recently because I also need it for Arabic and found this video really helpful. Funnily enough, I can now do it, but only if I sing the word! I think this helps me control the airflow - if I try to trill normally, I still seem to be forcing the air too hard. I'll keep practicing!

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +71

      Singing is a great tip! Wish I'd thought of that 😅 . Glad the video was helpful, good luck with your Arabic

    • @malmal0910
      @malmal0910 11 месяцев назад +4

      did you ever get it fluently?

    • @brittanywilliams1590
      @brittanywilliams1590 11 месяцев назад +11

      I empathize with you. I haven't spoken Spanish for real in like 12 or more years. I am trying to pick it back up again with my new job. Lord help us all! Please BTW thank you for this video! Blessings to you!

    • @israelbuenfilsolis6081
      @israelbuenfilsolis6081 9 месяцев назад +21

      I'm a native speaker and can't roll my r's (25 yo) :(

    • @williamcollins222
      @williamcollins222 8 месяцев назад +7

      Does your speech impediment bother you now with the foreign language? I have one too, and when my anxiety kicks in, everything goes crazy. I was hoping that Spanish would make a difference.

  • @scottm2649
    @scottm2649 9 месяцев назад +63

    4000 videos later and still nothing.

  • @SashaL_music
    @SashaL_music 4 месяца назад +22

    I SWEAR I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE THIS SOUND FOR 3 YEARS AND I HAVE AN EXAM TOMOROW AND I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO DO IT THANKS TO YOU

    • @franklinphan1575
      @franklinphan1575 2 часа назад

      There's an exam to roll your tongue oh hell no

  • @user-lc7rm8lu5o
    @user-lc7rm8lu5o 8 месяцев назад +120

    As a Spanish speaker I can confirm similar exercises are used when we're learning to speak properly as a toddler or primary student. At school, in Castellano classes they spent hours teaching the position of the tongue and lips, believe it or not even for Spanish speakers is tricky. More importantly, this is how we spot non-spanish speakers we can hear the accent if they can't use the 'r'.

    • @AlwaysRightAllNight
      @AlwaysRightAllNight 8 месяцев назад +16

      Been trying to learn it for years and I still can’t 😂 I find it really hard especially as we don’t use any trills in English

    • @golovkaanna8757
      @golovkaanna8757 4 месяца назад +8

      I doubt it is a reliable way. I speak r's "wrong" way in my mother tongue. It is called a speech impediment, but no one thinks they are foreigners

  • @mariaferrand5419
    @mariaferrand5419 3 месяца назад +22

    As a native speaker, the rolling r's came naturally as a toddler. Your technical advice is outstanding and exactly how I roll the r's. Now, when people ask me how I make the sound, I can explain it instead of just demonstrating it. Thank you!

  • @lynned4666
    @lynned4666 2 месяца назад +30

    This was the best explanation of why it's difficult for English speakers to roll the r's. I never would have guessed tongue placement on the preceding letters would be a factor. A little late on commenting, but thank you so much for this.

  • @landoncopenhaver
    @landoncopenhaver Год назад +276

    This video is a bit old now but I just wanted to say that your “ara” trick is what got me to finally start rolling! I was doing the whisper “ara” all day for only a day and already got a small roll. I even was able to do it with the word “arriba”. After the whisper I’ve gradually brought the volume up until now I have the voice included! I can say those words and others like “carro” no problem. The er words like “perro” still present trouble for me so I’m still practicing a lot every day. After watching a ton of videos I just wanted to thank you for your tips that helped!

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +25

      That’s awesome ! It’s so funny how it sometimes takes forever and then something clicks and it’s not nearly as hard as it was. It’s hard to train our mouths to make new sounds - I’m glad my video could help. Keep it up 👍

    • @landoncopenhaver
      @landoncopenhaver Год назад +12

      @@BreakthroughSpanish I’m now already able to do er sounds such as “erre” and “perro”, so I’m quickly improving. Apparently I was trying too hard before and the skill was on the tip of my tongue, no pun intended

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +10

      @@landoncopenhaver nice! yeah strangely, it's key to not try too hard

    • @barfy362
      @barfy362 3 месяца назад

      That's what did it for me. I still don't know why that worked but it did.

    • @Wut_hapn
      @Wut_hapn 18 дней назад

      How long does it usually take to eventually trill your r’s by saying that word repeatedly

  • @sasha.ivak.
    @sasha.ivak. 2 месяца назад +9

    I actually already speak to languages that need that rolled “r”: Ukrainian and Russian, but could never do it. Now when I decided to learn Spanish, I it’s finally time for it, though I know there some difference to them. (I saw how Chinese people on TikTok learned it simply because some Russian song got viral and got embarrassed)

  • @ykatymary7468
    @ykatymary7468 4 месяца назад +5

    I've been learning Spanish for 8 years, and I was never able to pronounce the r or rr correctly. At some point, I got frustrated and simply "accepted my fate". Now I am a Spanish student at university preparing for the intake exam to become a conference interpreter. Of course with this job I can't have a bad pronunciation. So this is my motivation to get back to practicing my r. I have 4 months till the exam, I hope I will make it

  • @barfy362
    @barfy362 3 месяца назад +6

    Made more progress in 30 minutes than I did in 30 years... muchas grrrrrracias!

  • @captainsaucekid8250
    @captainsaucekid8250 3 месяца назад +13

    Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!! I am 38 years old and have never been able to do this. I figured I would never be able to do it. BUT, with your video I figured it out. WOW! No joke! I can do it now. Thank you so much for this video. I just ran across it looking for something else and decided to click on it. I'm so glad I did. 😂

  • @lookingforfacts3762
    @lookingforfacts3762 4 месяца назад +10

    I started my duolingo Spanish journey a couple a weeks ago. It was almost derailed because I could not roll my R's to save my life. This video has restored my hopes. I can't roll my R's at will yet
    But after a couple of days of practice while driving to and from work, I've been able to bang out a few R rolls. From 0 to a few has me thinking, there's still hope out there for me yet. Thank you so much for your simple break down.

  • @jamienguy3834
    @jamienguy3834 Год назад +68

    It really helped me how you mentioned that we need to be using the Spanish consonants rather than English consonants! While I can't make the RR sound by itself, I can make a sound that almost passes as RR when it's in a word. I will keep practicing. I'm a nursing student and I am relearning spanish since there are spanish-speaking patients at the hospital. Thanks for your helpful video!

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +7

      For sure, getting the consonants down is key. Glad that helped. I bet your Spanish will come in handy all the time at the hospital. Keep it up!

  • @luci2k153
    @luci2k153 6 месяцев назад +5

    This "ara" trick must be some kind of linguistic black magic bc as of writing this comment it's been ~1 hour since i googled how to roll my R's and as someone who has never been able to do it their whole life (I'm 22) your ara trick is starting to give me the tiniest of micro-trills. I'll definitely keep this up

  • @douglassmithe9799
    @douglassmithe9799 4 месяца назад +19

    I think I've tried something like 4 different 'how to roll your r's' videos on RUclips, and this was the only one that actually worked for me. It took time, but I can finally roll my r's. Thank you.

    • @Misskk850
      @Misskk850 2 месяца назад +1

      Show off 😂😂😂 (joke)

  • @lindenjenesse5078
    @lindenjenesse5078 8 месяцев назад +19

    From 2:25 to 4:25! Adjusting the consonants from the English pronunciation to the Spanish seems to be the key for me. That is the part of this video that is most helpful to me, thanks!!
    (Also... three to six months? I've been studying and practicing for two years, and I think I'm *starting* to get there with rolling my rrrrr's!!)
    Just don't give up! Even if you never get there - there's more to learning and speaking another language than the pronunciation of a single consonant sound. Imo.

  • @dallinivie
    @dallinivie 18 дней назад +1

    I've spent years trying and somehow the ara trick finally worked, took like 30 minutes and still plenty of room for improvement but I can finally do it

  • @danaweiss982
    @danaweiss982 3 месяца назад +5

    Today I finally got it! I have been practicing daily for around 5 weeks or so , but have been wishing for this since I was a kid. I wished for it so much and it felt impossible. This video was the one that taught me to do the right thing to finally be able to trill! Muchísimas gracias Breakthrough Spanish !!!!

  • @gatosigiloso
    @gatosigiloso 8 месяцев назад +22

    I'm Spanish but I'm always interested in phonetics. The way you explain everything feels super useful. And made me extra aware of my tongue positioning when speaking Spanish versus English. Like the "L" and chaining those sounds with the R. It's impossible to say things correctly! No wonder some people have a really hard time with the Spanish R. Great video!

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  8 месяцев назад +4

      thanks! I agree, phonetics is a fascinating topic. There is a lot we don't notice about our native language until we compare it to another language

  • @ninjabeast5666
    @ninjabeast5666 3 месяца назад +4

    I've seen so many videos on how to do this, and none of them helped except this one

  • @egobang0716
    @egobang0716 10 месяцев назад +78

    Out of all the videos out there, this is the only video that had me trilling within 15 minutes of practicing! That "ara" exercise really works! Also, I love how you explain it's not just about relaxing your tongue and how other consonants can affect how you trill; I haven't seen any other person explain that in their videos.
    I'm almost 30 and I get made fun of from my family that I still don't know how to roll my r's. You gave me hope that I can do it. Thank you so much!!

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  10 месяцев назад +3

      I’m so happy to hear that! Glad it worked for you

  • @markdonovan1540
    @markdonovan1540 Год назад +72

    This is very well explained. One factor that makes it unusual for English speakers, is that the 'r' in English is a soft sound, sometimes almost inaudible, and never rolled.
    I am half Spanish and English, and when I was a young boy I was taught to say the following Spanish sentence by my cousins to help with "rolling" the Rs (apical-alveolar trill)
    El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo, porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha cortado.
    My advice is, as well as following the tips in this video, to focus on the sound production with a bit of forced air explusion at the same time, at least until the trill becomes easy and natural to produce. Eventually, you'll be able to let it "roll off your tongue". This requires concentration and effort at the time of producing the sound, but it will get easier and more natural over time. Listen to how Spanish people say it and imitate the sound as close as possible. Not all Spanish speakers choose to make the 'R'' sound as strong as others, as there are regional variations, but it's always clearly audible.
    An often confusing thing for Spanish speakers is when they don't hear the clear "R" sound at all, because that could sound like another word, a different verb conjugation or a nonsensical word. So, effort in making both the R sounds is important to be clearly understood in conversations. Have fun with it, it's a great sound really!

  • @werewolf1301
    @werewolf1301 3 месяца назад +4

    One of my professors once told me that I just speak with an Argentinian accent😅 My rr sounds have never been reliable, throughout the ~15 years I've been speaking Spanish. I hugely appreciate your ability to get back to basics!

  • @alireza_zohourian
    @alireza_zohourian Год назад +13

    This is by far one of the most effective videos I watched. The 'ara' trick worked very fast after a few trials, surprisingly, and adding the air pressure even made it better to get a few more rolls. I still can't keep it as long as I want, but thank you for this great video.

  • @kristapedersen1828
    @kristapedersen1828 Год назад +35

    I could trill, but it was an extended sound that went on a bit too long. By adding air, I can now make a shorter more natural sound. Thanks for this!

  • @glgartman
    @glgartman 10 месяцев назад +16

    You are wonderful as a pronunciation coach! The "ara" practice is invaluable! After living in Oaxaca for 10 years and having intermittent problems with rolling "r" sounds, the burst-of-air practice helped me identify the problem and correct it.

  • @I_AmNomad
    @I_AmNomad Год назад +8

    I only started taking up the practice recently. I have absolutely zero patience and have been binging videos and sounding like a lunatic trying to get this down... it wasn't until that very last tip at the end with car+ro and your brain wanting to put the sounds together that BANG rolled. I'll have to practice a ton to get it fluid and under my control, but now that I know the method works I'm super jazzed to try it. Thank you!

  • @callumordish3817
    @callumordish3817 11 месяцев назад +5

    Yep just looked at this video, slept on it & I can now trill a bit. Found it v difficult because it's difficult not to do the uvular trill but practicing using this advice definitely helped

  • @julioguardado
    @julioguardado 8 месяцев назад +8

    Here's a little ditty I was taught in Kindergarten in Cuba:
    "Erre" con "erre" cigarro, "erre" con "erre" barril.
    Rapido corren los carros, por las lineas del ferrocarril.

    • @sambun6394
      @sambun6394 Месяц назад

      I have struggled with my r’s since childhood. My bf will tell me to say “roar ” just because it’s hard for me. But I did just follow your instruction for maybe 5min. I rolled my fudging r’s. Thank you Julio😂❤️ I love you

    • @MrSucho-vl7ih
      @MrSucho-vl7ih Месяц назад

      My parents would tell me this and I always failed 😭

  • @sylviaisafoot6570
    @sylviaisafoot6570 7 месяцев назад +3

    I was getting so stressed not being able to do it and this video was such a calmer take to it. I love the fact that it emphasizes that it is something you have to practice and not something you can get right away.

  • @lillySims-if7gh
    @lillySims-if7gh 8 месяцев назад +3

    THIS is what I’ve been needing! Ahra was the start and everything else was just amazing!! Thank you for including the position of the tongue and air flow/breath too! Just everything in this video I needes

  • @angelfrance1595
    @angelfrance1595 Год назад +5

    Thank you! This is actually the only video that helped me a lot in understanding what I'm doing wrong all this time and now, I could roll my r just need a lot more practice to do.

  • @PavyAimee
    @PavyAimee 7 месяцев назад +1

    Holly cats! That did the trick! I'm not there yet, but like a few folks here I gave up on trying to roll my 'r's. But changing the way I pronounce t in 'tres' like you said, makes all the difference. Remarkable...thank you!

  • @hikaruxkaoruxlol
    @hikaruxkaoruxlol 11 месяцев назад +2

    You're a legend. This is the only technique that's ever worked for me. Thank you!

  • @cleavonne672
    @cleavonne672 Год назад +5

    the 'ara' made the trick for me! It's a great exercise to make the tounge vibrate and get used to it. Muchas gracias!

  • @lachic9024
    @lachic9024 8 месяцев назад +1

    Love the way you speak, so calm and relaxing.

  • @mattfield3371
    @mattfield3371 2 месяца назад +1

    It seems to me kind of similar to how I learned to snap my fingers or to hold chopsticks later in life. I didn't learn this as a kid and just learned some years ago. I'm now 40 years old and I'm just now learning this trick. It seems like if you do it a specific way it's much easier but you need to do it that way, the tip about keeping my tongue in a specific place behind my teeth and letting it bounce but not forcing it seemed to do the trick. I'm noticing a slight trill and the funny thing is it seems to happen naturally but the harder I try the worse I do which goes along with what was said about not forcing it. I guess it is a bit counterintuitive in that way so now that I've seen some progress I'll just have to keep practicing and I trust that hopefully I'll have it down in not much time. The fact that I even managed to do a slight trill within minutes has me feeling pretty good like I leveled up and feeling like maybe there's some hope for me getting this after all these years ❤😂

  • @marleenakorver5641
    @marleenakorver5641 Год назад +14

    Thank you so much for this! I know quite a bit of Spanish, but I am struggling with rolling my rs correctly, so I'm not very comfortable holding a conversation. Will keep practicing! 🤗

  • @danitho
    @danitho 8 месяцев назад +1

    Omg thank you so much for this video! Within a few minutes, I've already improved!! Incredibly helpful!!!

  • @Jdbdhsjsjsb
    @Jdbdhsjsjsb Год назад +5

    I’ve been trying for years and finally watched this video and I can do it perfectly. Thanks man!

  • @stephenthomas3085
    @stephenthomas3085 Год назад +4

    This is the first video on this (incredibly difficult for me) subject that actually makes sense. Thank you.

  • @nickileonard1060
    @nickileonard1060 6 месяцев назад +2

    This is my first day so I don't know yet if it works for me, but I've watched lots of videos about it and the way you break it down makes it feel achievable and now I feel like I have some starting blocks! Thank you! I'll update after I put in the work!

  • @tvinht1
    @tvinht1 Год назад +44

    Muchas gracias por este video Connor! I didn’t know about the rule of the R after the consonants in a new syllable and so glad you shared all these rules with us. Alrededor is a tough one for me. Splitting the r like you explained in the video has been especially helpful for me and I practice with: El carro es caro. Earlier when I would pronounce the r’s it sounded exactly the same 😂. It helps me to listen to how you pronounce the words and then try to replicate. Awesome video! 🙏😃

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +2

      Thanks Trang! Appreciate the comment. Alrededor is definitely a hard one to say, I hope that tip helps. Good luck and keep working on it!

  • @stellafromcali9417
    @stellafromcali9417 8 месяцев назад +4

    Thanks to you I know I'll be able to master rolling my 'r's and I'm so excited! The 'ara' trick is what the secret is. I have NEVER been able to figure this out, but now thanks to your excellent tutorial there's hope for this 62 year old Hispanic who's trying to learn Spanish!!!! Thanks so so much!

  • @ksinghj
    @ksinghj Год назад +7

    I'm not quite 100% there yet, but your advice has helped me massively. Thanks!

  • @jgokbilgin1
    @jgokbilgin1 3 месяца назад +2

    Just wanted to say , thank you ..The things you are saying are actually resonating very well. I speak French and Farsi, so have had a hard time rolling my Rs for the longest time.Graciasss!

  • @aburkowsky9
    @aburkowsky9 10 месяцев назад +1

    dude! this is first video that helped! breathing "ara" was the key to my first time ever rolling my r

  • @samvee5901
    @samvee5901 8 месяцев назад

    I like your patient and gentle approach.

  • @nsawodnik
    @nsawodnik 3 дня назад

    When i was younger, i could easily pronounce the rr sound since I could speak slovene (I'm half french half slovene) but as i grew up(in France), and maybe because I've learnt to speak japanese in which the rr sound doesn't exist, it has become difficult to pronounce the rr sound even though i can easily pronounce the r sound. And here I am learning spanish and trying to pronounce the rr correctly again. Thank you for your explanation, it's really helpful.

  • @tonystark1441
    @tonystark1441 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this fantastic video. I watched a lot videos, but no video helped me. With your method I learned it in nearly 2 weeks. Thanks!

  • @samanthagilbert412
    @samanthagilbert412 Год назад +34

    This video was a lifesaver! I’ve been trying to learn how to trill for years but I never got it down until watching this video!! I literally learned it in 5 mins. I used your advice on the “ara” as well as separating the word like carro & looking in the mirror while doing it helped with tongue placement

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +2

      congrats!! that's so great to hear. Keep practicing and it'll come out easier and easier in conversation

  • @ryancoughlan1852
    @ryancoughlan1852 8 месяцев назад +1

    I've always been able to roll my r's but never after a consonant - this is the most helpful lesson I've ever had. Thanks!

  • @wildlifeheather
    @wildlifeheather 5 месяцев назад

    I did it!! For the first time in all videos and clips this is my first success! Thank you!❤

  • @debramoss2267
    @debramoss2267 3 месяца назад +2

    As part of regaining neurological function, including a latent stammer I decided to learn languages the main being Spanish, French and Italian.
    The biggest drop was realising that the rrs in each one are made in different parts of the mouth. It requires exercising the tongue to tone it up, it is a muscle which needs to be strong, supple, and flexible.
    I find it is counterproductive to focus when having a chat, but that is when it started to come natural.
    Strange things we humans.

  • @aimeemangan5702
    @aimeemangan5702 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you! I can finally feel the vibration on my tongue! :D This is huge progress for me

  • @aarone9000
    @aarone9000 Год назад +3

    5//2023 I have been working although passively on my spanish for a long time. Once I hit the thril sound I about gave up. Because of this vid I have almost caught up to where I should have been much sooner! Thank you. Many thanks! muchas gracias!😊

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +2

      that's great to hear! gracias por compartir, mucha suerte 😀

  • @loudchihuahua
    @loudchihuahua 9 месяцев назад +1

    thank you for addressing the positioning of your tongue when pronouncing consonants in English- that is 100% my problem and hardly anyone speaks to it!

  • @FTFP1300
    @FTFP1300 14 дней назад

    Coming back here having watched this a few weeks ago. I personally didn't find the ara trick that helpful, but I'm glad to see it working for so many people! What helped me actually was realizing (from this video) how to do the tr sound by pronouncing the t with my tongue near my teeth instead of in the back of my mouth. Thus, I suddenly understood how to say words like "tren", so I practiced saying words with a tr as that felt like a benchmark. Then yesterday, I said "tren" and noticed the r kind of sounded rolled. So I was trying other words and suddenly I was rolling my rs! I honestly wasn't even trying to roll my rs by doing the tr thing, but I'm glad it worked and I thought I'd share it here. Good luck to those who are learning.

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  14 дней назад

      Awesome! There’s no one size fits all approach, so I’m glad you found what made it click for you

    • @FTFP1300
      @FTFP1300 14 дней назад

      @@BreakthroughSpanish Thanks, I figured as such, so I thought it would be helpful if there happens to be someone like me :) I think that what they have in common is that they both start with focusing on the tapped r and intuitively figuring out which tongue placement feels right, which requires a combination of practicing as well as listening to know what the right sound is. I also think that proper pronunciation of other Spanish vowels helped for me too. Even now, I still feel like I'm guessing when using words like "caro", but less so for words like "barato", so I imagine that it just depends on which sounds the learner latches onto early on. I am curious though if there tend to be trends on what sounds are considered "easier" although my searches online seem to show that it's all over the place with some people finding words that start with r to be easier while others are like me and found r after a consonant to be easier.
      Anyways, I'm obviously not a Spanish teacher and I only successfully rolled an r two days ago, but having been a teacher for a few years now in other subjects, I have experience with different students understanding a concept in their own way, before eventually understanding it more fully, so I'm curious if it's similar here too.

  • @Helena_882
    @Helena_882 11 месяцев назад +4

    I've been speaking Italian my whole life with my family (I still don't know much but hey lol) and I'm learning Spanish right now and I can't roll an R to save my life! I swear something is wrong with my tongue! Hopefully this video can help! Thank u for making it!

  • @michaelpurdy3819
    @michaelpurdy3819 3 месяца назад +1

    It's very much like the sound of a cat's purr. As you said the tip of the tongue touches the hard palate and air is gently expelled until your tongue taps repeatedly and you sound like a purring cat.

  • @justinvs2937
    @justinvs2937 9 дней назад

    Ok for all those that never could after watching all these videos...here's what finally worked for me. Start out making the zzzz sound, then move your tongue to the roof of your mouth while you are making the zzz sound. Once you can hold your tongue in the right place while making the zzzz sound, keep your tongue there and try to add in the k sound with the sides and back of your tongue while making the zzz sound if that makes sense.
    Edited to add this video is the one that helped me most, but I had to experiment on my own to finally get it. I'm still working on adding it to words though. It's very breathy atm.

  • @jessicaloayza5650
    @jessicaloayza5650 2 месяца назад +1

    Gracias! muy útil el video soy profe de español y realmente es difícil enseñar esto y tener éxito

  • @MsTessG
    @MsTessG Год назад +2

    Love the whispered "ara" tip and it's not one I've found elsewhere. Thanks! Subscribed!

  • @britc2792
    @britc2792 4 месяца назад

    this was amazing! thank you so much! I've been struggling with the r in the middle of words after a consonant sound, and I think I finally got it!

  • @cyrex686
    @cyrex686 11 месяцев назад +2

    WOW, I did it while watching your video. I've been trying for months! When you said change position. I was already lying in bed on my laptop. I just tilted my head back so my tongue would relax against the top of my mouth. It worked basically instantly.

  • @joanetu9389
    @joanetu9389 26 дней назад

    Thank you so much for this video. I've been unsuccessfully trying to roll the R's for so many year, but by the time I finished watching your video and practicing while I watch, I was able to roll the R's at the end of this video.

  • @engtchr99
    @engtchr99 2 месяца назад

    As a viejito English teacher, I really admire you for analyzing this seemingly hopeless sound and giving us a way to relearn "r" in a Spanish context. I have to use similar methods as I try to correct adult learners with engraved pronunciation errors. I totally believe you when you say it took 14 months to develop your teaching platform. Good job!

  • @mik7564
    @mik7564 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, so much!!!!! This helped me tremendously!

  • @MelodyLesser
    @MelodyLesser Год назад +5

    3/23/23 I used to be able to do this in my middle and high Spanish classes. Over the decades, I have lost the ability. Thanks for these tips. I’ve begun to study Spanish again. It was wanting to learn to dance Bachata - and the fabulous music and songs - that made me want to study. Like you, I have music on as often as possible. And I search the lyrics and hope it will all come together in my brain. My music of choice is Grupo Extra. My very fave bachata couple is La Alemana and Ataca. So beautiful and inspiring.

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад +2

      Music is a great place to restart your learning! Bachata is fun too. Sounds like you’re on the right track

  • @MegaCityPatrol
    @MegaCityPatrol 6 месяцев назад +2

    This is one of the most informative videos I've found, on explaining where the rolled r occurs and when to use it. I've just started learning Spanish and I surprised myself by managing to figure it out very quickly over a couple of days by doing a singer's trick which is to use the breath from the diaphragm. I really could not roll my Rs at all before this.
    The way I found was to put a hard *C* in front of a word like *rapido* to make *CRAPido* (ha ha) , send a blast of air from your diaphragm *NOT* your chest and then slowly try and cut away the *C* which acted like training wheels. By using the diaphragm you are removing tension from the mouth and tongue which might otherwise occur if you try and push air from your chest, because you will naturally default to trying to pushing with your throat. Words that start with *R* are easy (rojo, radio) but perro, sonreir are still tricky although you have confirmed that the best way to practice is to break up the word into chunks until you have the coordination down.

  • @annmxriee
    @annmxriee 2 месяца назад

    I think this is the best video I have watched on how to roll your rs so far because, based on simple examples, I noticed a very tiny but big difference!

  • @drchrisfrykman7573
    @drchrisfrykman7573 Год назад

    Wow. Best video I’ve ever found on this. Thanks for the useful advice

  • @riograndelily8344
    @riograndelily8344 6 дней назад

    I'm 1/3 Mexican and the rest Portuguese and Spanish. Raised hearing Spanish my whole life but was brought up not speaking it or scolded if I did. I can read it and I understand it but can not fully speak it. When I was little I could roll my rr"s but can not today. Thank you for this video I will practice as you say.

  • @LTF_Official
    @LTF_Official Год назад +2

    Have not ben able to do this for 24 years. As soon as I tried your steps, in minutes I am seeing progress.

  • @carlymango8267
    @carlymango8267 11 месяцев назад +1

    This helped a lot really helped me understand.

  • @tylociraptor8131
    @tylociraptor8131 28 дней назад

    I am learning spanish because I made a very strange Mexican friend who encouraged it and this helped SO MUCH

  • @jonespink
    @jonespink Год назад +6

    I’ve been trying to trill my Rs for a very long time. And this is by far the best explanation! Thank you !

  • @antrannguyenthien8510
    @antrannguyenthien8510 8 месяцев назад

    Omg, I have just done it first time since I learned how to do ‘rrr’ sound. Thank you so much for your tutorial and tips, It helps me a lots.🎉🎉

  • @1Swoody
    @1Swoody Год назад +2

    Brilliant - the tip about how we say our 't''s vs. the Spanish 't' really helped.

    • @BreakthroughSpanish
      @BreakthroughSpanish  Год назад

      not super obvious but it really helps! glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching

  • @mr.purplepanther856
    @mr.purplepanther856 Год назад +2

    Only video that helped me after years of trying!

  • @JohnReibling
    @JohnReibling 3 месяца назад

    Excellent vid Connor! I’ve been trying to roll r’s forever. Even paid for a program that did not work for me. But after following your instructions I now can see hope that I’m not hopeless. Thanks!

  • @swisskiwi1478
    @swisskiwi1478 4 месяца назад

    Very helpful and good explanations that are easy to understand. Thank you!

  • @lindaaih
    @lindaaih 2 месяца назад +1

    Omg. This is amazing. Muchas gracias.

  • @grrchickable
    @grrchickable 8 месяцев назад +1

    Dude! The tip to change positions was the key. Just lifting my chin made everything slip into place.

  • @catharineisabelcustodio-os9459
    @catharineisabelcustodio-os9459 8 месяцев назад +1

    Gracias! Helped a lot. Speaking Spanish many (20+) years. I mostly mastered short r. I can roll my long “rr” sometimes and accepted that as my personal best. Now that I live in Mexico, not USA, wanting to improve. Frustrated I can’t pronounce my husbands name better too! Anyway this video got me over the hump. I little more practice and I’ll be there.

  • @allent.788
    @allent.788 Месяц назад

    I had watched A LOT of videos about rolling RRs. I was pretty frustrated. This one, and one other, were the ones that finally did the trick. I still have work to do on words like "sonreir," but I'm basically there. Much thanks.

  • @annsuma28
    @annsuma28 8 месяцев назад +2

    what a great video! i was skeptical at first bc i struggle with R's in all languages so i thought i was hopeless without visiting a speech therapist or smth. i loved the breakdown of the problem for english speakers although my accent is closer to BrE. but what made me hooked is the way you described that l/r difference. somehow just following your directions unlocked a new position for my tongue :D i don't know if it will actually stick with me but anyways it's a wonderfully informative video!
    p.s. what helped me more is smiling or grinning (tongue gets closer to the roof of the mouth) and, funnily enough, trying to make a kh sound (that i usually avoid bc that's how i think my R's sound naturally). that little bit of aspiration makes the trill!

  • @kinhelfa
    @kinhelfa 7 месяцев назад

    Man, oh man. After years of speaking tourist Spanish with Turkish-sounding Rs, my 'but' and my 'dog' now sound Spanish!!
    Thank you so very much from a very appreciative Cornishman. Oll an gwella/All the best y muchas, muchas gracias❤

  • @postdebutwinnie
    @postdebutwinnie 14 дней назад

    this video is MIRACULOUS!!!!! I have tried to learn how to roll my r's so many times and I almost didn't believe it when you said that slowly the tongue would start to vibrate more, but it actually happened. It feels almost as though my tongue is learning its own though hundreds of repetitions. Thank you!!!!

  • @Lol-sg4ih
    @Lol-sg4ih 8 месяцев назад +1

    Siempre pensaba q nunca iba a aprender como rolar los R pero después un poco de tiempo q muchas intentas funcionó. Así que sigue intentándolo y funcionará al final 🥳

  • @sneakdisser5204
    @sneakdisser5204 19 дней назад

    fantastic video!! you are an excellent coach, i've flirted with speaking spanish for my whole life but now i want to become more fluent after watching this, i downloaded your pronunciation guide too! thanks man!

  • @somber_coconutchicken
    @somber_coconutchicken Год назад +2

    helped me a lot

  • @iam_donnab
    @iam_donnab 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very helpful! Thank you! I hum the trill to the tune of Jingle Bells and it seems to help my tongue get the hang of it.

  • @TheLynn8857
    @TheLynn8857 10 месяцев назад +2

    I have been speaking in Spanish for many years, but still cannot pronounce RR correctly. The tips like "Car+ro" and putting the tongue in the correct position are really helpful.

  • @languagefreeassangeteacher5338

    Muchas gracias!

  • @emmad3772
    @emmad3772 6 месяцев назад

    This is incredible advice.

  • @carolinaparraw
    @carolinaparraw 4 месяца назад +1

    Muy buen video. I just shared it with an American guy who I correct every day.

  • @ClownOwO
    @ClownOwO 8 месяцев назад +2

    as someone who’s been rolling my r’s since i was a baby (just. for funsies i guess??? just to make a silly noise?? i only started learning spanish in high school) this was a really interesting video!! i had absently wondered for a while why some people found it difficult when it came so naturally to me so hearing you explain it made it click in my brain, of. oh. i hadn’t even realized i was pronouncing multiple OTHERS letters differently when speaking spanish.

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 3 месяца назад

      what are you talking about

  • @JillT123
    @JillT123 3 месяца назад

    I have always thought that I had a speech impediment, I am not alone I see! I am going to start practising, your explanation is brilliant.

  • @aidakim3862
    @aidakim3862 2 месяца назад

    This is really helpful................ Thank you for your detailed explanation 😭