Master the French R Sound. French Sounds Under One Minute Series

Struggling to master the French R sound? You're not alone! But don't worry, we've got a fun trick that's already helped thousands of French learners perfect their pronunciation. All you need is a glass of water and a willingness to learn. In this video, we'll show you how to use a simple gargling technique to feel the vibration in your throat that's essential for French R. With practice, you'll be able to effortlessly roll your R's like a native French speaker. Plus, we'll give you a sneak peek of our longer video, where you can learn even more tips and tricks for mastering French pronunciation, including a song lesson with "Je ne regrette rien”.
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[@yuzhekang7310]

Great I can't even do the water thing

[@K-247]

don’t worry i’m also struggling too

[@Swiftie296]

Step 1: put the water in your mouth and DON’T SWALLOW IT!
Step 2: tilt you head as far back as you can go, so the water falls to the back of your throat.
Step 3: basically just breath out through your mouth with water in your mouth

[@yuzhekang7310]

@@Swiftie296😯🥹

[@Swiftie296]

@@yuzhekang7310 did it work?

[@greenesyt563]

I can do it easily but can't figure how do I do it when nothing is in my mouth.

[@greenesyt563]

How to speak French: Always keep a glass of water with you

[@lmevans1979]

That was a very good way to describe this! I needed this help and I can immediately do it with your advice. Thank you!

[@Sky-Scope]

💯 I can now do it

[@VALLAERION]

If you absolutely can't, you don't have to. You can just use a trilled R. Which used to be the way French was spoken. Until the bourbon Royal family who were originally German came into power

[@kikiden]

Interesting history! I will have a good excuse now

[@chtabarddumultien6075]

The Bourbons weren’t Germans, but they were the one whom in the 1670-80s standardized this uvular R pronunciation.

[@AP12342S]

I feel like I have such dry throat. When I have water in my mouth, it sounds great but without it its so....dry...

[@Lomogrammaton]

Ditto

[@divangibran8007]

I speak arabic and it's similar to خ/غ (we also do the gargle thing to help the foreigners pronounce it correctly)
but it's like WAAY thicker and you sometimes hold it longer.. (The French r) that's where i struggle, the initial r sound is easy for me to pronounce but it's either too thin or sometime you can't hear it
Maybe it's bcz i associated it with غ (which is closer to a G sound 'gh' ) or خ ( closer to K sound 'kh')
So i think french R could be that.. but like with r sound which idk how

[@tacocruiser4238]

I am learning the Arabic alphabet right now and I can't tell the difference between khaa and ghaa.....

[@nesraspongx58]

@@tacocruiser4238the best way i can describe it is kh is far more back and stronger while the gh is slightly to the front and weaker, i am a native arab so i don't know how to explain it better than this, but hope you learn it soon

[@armpom451]

Great tip, a philipino learn how to do it with this method 👍 french approved

[@sarahehsani3573]

Thanks😍

[@redolentblossom]

Do you have any tips on pronouncing the french r when it's the first letter of a word?

[@PutYoRhymeOn]

Mon Coeu- "Hawk Tuah"

[@user-kxz9]

You should have shown an example saying bonjour with the water

[@mrsbombardier]

🚀 useful and fun 😅.
Thanks 😊

[@cheesegorditacrunch]

i can do it, but mine just seems to intense and loud i don’t know how to make it quieter

[@cs631oflu]

Does a zombie roar sound like french R?

[@greenesyt563]

Good trick we should learn from zombies

[@saibunny1253]

I feel insane without water but yet it works . ❤

[@whatsleft100]

I sound like the grudge ghost 😂 but I'll work on not scaring people to death ❤

[@PutYoRhymeOn]

I know she struggled to say "Let's learn "R"ight now" in English 😂

[@MsDezB1]

Nice but I still choke when saying French words with two or more r's e.g. retraite and préférer.😖

[@SaxenaChessclub]

You making it more difficult

[@sayedibrahimhejazi8193]

super

[@assurgentg4113]

Am I suppose to try and say R or am I trying to say k or g

[@divangibran8007]

I pronounced it like a غ in arabic which sounded like 'gh' it's probably not the exact same but close enough.. definitely waay better than just going 'American mode' r

[@ExcellenceofExecution349]

All I did was make myself sound gay tryna do that but thanks for tryna help

[@ayaanalisyeed5728]

If you have learnt arabic urdu whatever, French R is actually خ

[@TibeTang_choe]

Why it’s so difficult

[@Zolva193]

That's not a french r duh. The r is almost silent in most things you say

[@romansanchez9961]

Sorry but not a real R pronunciation at all. You are not French speaker and it shows. Poor learners

[@isha7061]

Why do you say like that?

[@romansanchez9961]

@@isha7061 Sorry but your English sentence is incorrect, I don't know what you are asking me. In my co;;ent I stated that the advice on how to make the sound is not very good but her pronounciation isn't French. I am French and I have been teaching French for 25+ years ... I also teach English and Spanish.

[@isha7061]

​@@romansanchez9961okay sir sorry 😔 ..

[@sarahehsani3573]

Thanks😍

[@sarahehsani3573]

Thanks😍

[@sarahehsani3573]

Thanks😍