How to Pronounce the French “R”- (3 Easy Tips)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2019
  • How to pronounce the French “r” in French. Pronouncing the French -r can be really hard because in English the sound /r/ does not exist so how can you trill your rs in French. In this French lesson, I am teaching you how to pronounce the french letter R easily. I am going to give you 3 easy tips to help you pronounce the French R. In this French lesson, we are also going to practice together with easy pronunciation exercises. You will become a boss at pronouncing -r.
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  • @BrightElk
    @BrightElk 4 года назад +252

    This has been the most helpful video so far for the French Rs.

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  4 года назад +12

      Yayyyyyy !!! So happy I could help you with this video 😊

    • @wofaieyong6292
      @wofaieyong6292 4 года назад +3

      I agree😍

    • @kianascorner
      @kianascorner 3 года назад +3

      i just said this to myself haha!

    • @onnetion
      @onnetion 3 года назад +1

      Agreed. The most difficult pronunciation in French

    • @jermainejohn4946
      @jermainejohn4946 3 года назад +2

      totally agreed!

  • @sergiomercado3320
    @sergiomercado3320 3 года назад +65

    Knowing that it has three different sounds depending on the position was super duper useful. Thank you!

  • @Rengels98
    @Rengels98 4 года назад +150

    Took almost seven years of french here in the U.S. and no one ever told me about feeling it in your neck. Thanks so much!

    • @JohnSmith-pg9ns
      @JohnSmith-pg9ns 4 года назад +15

      I still can't do it. Sounds like you need a lot of saliva. My sound just comes out dry

    • @JohnSmith-pg9ns
      @JohnSmith-pg9ns 3 года назад

      @Sky The Potato let me know how it works out. I've seen some videos and they say something different. I think I'm a little bit better at it now though

    • @joshr24
      @joshr24 3 года назад

      @@JohnSmith-pg9ns i have heaps of saliva and it gets stuck at the back of my throat

    • @loot6
      @loot6 2 года назад +4

      @@JohnSmith-pg9ns Yeah it's actually nothing to do with saliva, the whole gargling with water thing will in fact lead you astray. I actually learnt to do it with saliva and then later discovered that was wrong and had to relearn it. It's a vibration of the tongue at the back...like the tip of the tongue for Spanish but reversed. If you think about it, if you had to do it with saliva then with a slightly dry mouth you wouldn't be able to speak French, so clearly that's not how it's done. I can do it with a completely dry mouth.

  • @johnosagie9982
    @johnosagie9982 4 года назад +87

    You have no idea how blessed you are! I’ve been trying to work on this sound, and once you started this video establishing that there are different sounds for /r/, I KNEW you were LEGIT! Thanks so much. God bless

  • @swatdabeez3075
    @swatdabeez3075 3 года назад +17

    Her smile alone pushed me to continue learning it 🥺

  • @jeanbaptistejuan7112
    @jeanbaptistejuan7112 3 года назад +5

    I am lucky to be French by birth...You should know that French is hard for us to learn. We go through 5 grade levels (5 years) in primary school to learn conjugation and grammar. We spend 5 years learning French in primary school, not counting kindergarten (3 years). Then middle school (4 years) during which we continue to learn conjugation and grammar.
    So be patient and listen to the advice of this charming young lady. You will get there with a lot of practice. You should know that English is not easy to learn for French speakers either.
    The sound "r" does not exist in English so be patient and practise, practise, practise again and again !

    • @peachyorganics6918
      @peachyorganics6918 9 месяцев назад +1

      Great advice. ❤ thank you because I'm black American and I get so frustrated with myself. 😅 in my mind natives come out the womb perfect french speakers 😅so thank you for giving me a realistic view of becoming fluent.

  • @SteamBunneh
    @SteamBunneh 2 года назад +5

    Im just starting out and the R is my biggest obstacle so far.. ty for sharing this!

    • @solangegermain4420
      @solangegermain4420 5 месяцев назад

      Je ne connaissais pas l’expression « TY for sharing ». Pour moi, c’était « thanks for sharing » …(mais apparemment, les deux sont possibles… 🤔)
      PS : comme vous pouvez le constater, je suis française

  • @barbarataylor1062
    @barbarataylor1062 3 года назад +2

    Best explanation of how to pronounce a French r I have heard or found anywhere!. Most non-French French teachers and at least some French ones teach the r as pronoounced at the beginning of a word, tell us to drop r at the end of a word, and that's all. Yet anyone with functioning ears can hear that thethree different sounds, and I found immediately that I can't prounounce an r after a consonant in the same was as the r at the beginning followed by a vowel.Yet, no teacher I had would acknowledge that it was different. Thank you so much for clarifying this. It's so simple, as you explain it. Even though I can't pronounce any French r perfectly yet, you have shown us how to get it right! Merci beaucoup!

  • @superAweber
    @superAweber 3 года назад +6

    She's the only one that explained the different 'r's! So now I understand I have major trouble with r at the start. But in the middle and end is OK except for practice. Thank you

  • @constantnothing
    @constantnothing 10 месяцев назад +3

    this is the best explanation of the R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very helpful to know that it has 3 different sounds!!!! thanks!

  • @renee3356
    @renee3356 3 года назад +10

    This is the only channel that's distinguished between the three. Thank you!

  • @CLL9262
    @CLL9262 7 месяцев назад +3

    Infomative, stimulating, ADORABLE (prononcé à la française)

  • @vydehi9979
    @vydehi9979 3 года назад +36

    Omg....finally...I can pronounce the French 'r'.

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  3 года назад +11

      Yasss !! I am so happy the lesson helped 🎉🎉🎊🥳

    • @agneswaweru2023
      @agneswaweru2023 3 года назад +1

      Bonjour I like your RUclips channel name makenamalkia@kijaniridgeschool.sc.ke help you shout out my name I am from runda

    • @agneswaweru2023
      @agneswaweru2023 3 года назад

      I like your channel name makenamalkia@kijaniridgeschool.sc. from Rwanda 👍♥️♥️❤️💖💗💘💜

  • @temmyjane
    @temmyjane 4 месяца назад +1

    You're good. It's difficult but l'm getting there gradually

  • @pochernator
    @pochernator 4 года назад +8

    This was lovely. Thank you for taking the trouble to make this letter easier for us!

  • @jana7626
    @jana7626 3 года назад +3

    Shes honestly the bestttt

  • @sandykay7565
    @sandykay7565 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merci beaucoup pour ces excellents conseils !

  • @roxanasl
    @roxanasl 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @EricaNernie
    @EricaNernie 3 года назад +1

    Very helpful. Merci.

  • @ewapillardy2585
    @ewapillardy2585 4 года назад +1

    Very useful video.Merci beaucoup

  • @diyorstrato8462
    @diyorstrato8462 2 года назад

    Great work Pearl

  • @veenabharti5691
    @veenabharti5691 3 года назад +1

    Merci beaucoup !

  • @pannachawangkul585
    @pannachawangkul585 Год назад +2

    I was wondering about French "R", and here you are explaining them to me. Thank you/ Merci.

  • @elisagrossenbacher8106
    @elisagrossenbacher8106 2 года назад

    These tips are super helpful - thank you!

  • @johnhine4619
    @johnhine4619 4 года назад +1

    C'était formidable. J'essaie d'apprendre le son français R depuis des années. Votre vidéo m'a beaucoup aidé. Merci Madame.

  • @cathymccormick9423
    @cathymccormick9423 3 года назад +3

    Very helpful. Much better than most!

  • @ManojKumar-vn3nv
    @ManojKumar-vn3nv 3 года назад +1

    Thanks ❤️

  • @jtk7473
    @jtk7473 4 года назад

    You are an awesome teacher

  • @meltaizin2996
    @meltaizin2996 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! Very helpful

  • @mkspits1
    @mkspits1 2 года назад

    So helpful.

  • @stansutherland6321
    @stansutherland6321 9 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent! Merci beaucoup

  • @estellemey4132
    @estellemey4132 3 года назад +1

    Such a great video! Thank you for this work!

  • @banglatubelearnbangla8443
    @banglatubelearnbangla8443 2 года назад

    very good.

  • @k.h.6445
    @k.h.6445 4 года назад +1

    Thank you, this was incredibly helpful!

  • @josephineowino9017
    @josephineowino9017 3 года назад +1

    You're amazing teacher Pearl 😍

  • @restless4400
    @restless4400 3 года назад

    This has been so helpful! Thank you.

  • @Mario-kb2ws
    @Mario-kb2ws 4 года назад

    Merci! So helpful

  • @ishaankhot6813
    @ishaankhot6813 2 месяца назад +1

    This was really helpful. Thanks!

  • @nicolelamond4
    @nicolelamond4 2 года назад

    Thank you. So helpful!

  • @borntwowin2002
    @borntwowin2002 2 года назад

    I love your teaching style!

  • @yahyadanso553
    @yahyadanso553 3 года назад

    Merci.

  • @vishnnuvijay9096
    @vishnnuvijay9096 3 года назад +1

    This is helpful !! Thanks for teaching in the cutest way

  • @clairehoover7449
    @clairehoover7449 8 месяцев назад +1

    Cette explication a été très utile ! Merci beaucoup

  • @laurakaye5086
    @laurakaye5086 3 года назад +1

    WOW. Merci beaucoup!!

  • @robinmorton9162
    @robinmorton9162 10 месяцев назад

    This was so helpful, I have never really realised the difference between the three and wondered why every time I pronounced an /r/ at the end of a word it felt like it messed up the sense of whether the /r/ was at the end of one word or the beginning of the next. Now I see why! I was using the first /r/ for everything. Thank you!

  • @DDRandDSLover
    @DDRandDSLover 3 года назад

    So helpful at explaining where the sounds come from!! Thank you :)

  • @aymanradwan1189
    @aymanradwan1189 Год назад

    CRYSTAL CLEAR AND SMOOTH.PERFECT! .THANKS

  • @Lam-ey4lm
    @Lam-ey4lm Год назад +1

    This is so helpful, your lesson helps me a lot. Thank you so much!

  • @sahromaxamed9844
    @sahromaxamed9844 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this

  • @fuisuto2712
    @fuisuto2712 26 дней назад

    browsing through all of ur videos ! love it

  • @EdKiley
    @EdKiley 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow, very helpful! Merci beaucoup, Pearl. You're a great teacher!

  • @dzungnguyen3448
    @dzungnguyen3448 6 месяцев назад +1

    It's really good video for myself. Tks

  • @rinchendawa2296
    @rinchendawa2296 4 года назад

    Thankyou so much

  • @mariannymata9086
    @mariannymata9086 2 года назад

    Merci Pearl 🙌 Very useful video!

  • @toto2x2
    @toto2x2 3 года назад

    Very helpful video, thank you

  • @gangarjyoti5932
    @gangarjyoti5932 2 года назад

    Nicely explained

  • @bumpyg1
    @bumpyg1 4 года назад

    Many thanks teacher very much appreciated!!!!!

  • @lghths
    @lghths 3 года назад

    The water technique is genius. The entire video was helpful. Mercu beaucoup!!

  • @ricardomanrique9125
    @ricardomanrique9125 Месяц назад

    Thanks fo rthe lesson.

  • @aisthename5212
    @aisthename5212 3 года назад +7

    This video was very helpful, thank you! Because I'm English so these difficult pronunciations are very difficult. I was drinking water before you even recommended it and I was shocked at how much better I was pronouncing these words after drinking - it isn't something I realised until now. This video was so helpful!

  • @sparkleshua5512
    @sparkleshua5512 3 года назад +1

    thank you so much!

  • @dawnm2647
    @dawnm2647 2 года назад

    Thank-you so much Pearl! This is the first time I actually sound French !

  • @gabrielabecerra50
    @gabrielabecerra50 4 года назад +1

    Excellent video! merci!

  • @sathishstarlord
    @sathishstarlord Год назад

    Finally! The video I needed. This is very helpful

  • @itsK4NE
    @itsK4NE 7 месяцев назад +1

    This was very helpful!

  • @lospazio
    @lospazio 3 года назад +9

    All r's are difficult, but the r after a g is hell: "regretter".

  • @sabinahuseynova1583
    @sabinahuseynova1583 2 года назад

    Love those tips❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @dominiquedunlap9896
    @dominiquedunlap9896 3 года назад

    Love it

  • @kimjackson9095
    @kimjackson9095 2 года назад

    You are EXCELLENT. I just LOVE you. Thank you.

  • @fredrice415
    @fredrice415 3 года назад +2

    Excellent! Merci beaucoup:)

  • @vaishus72
    @vaishus72 4 года назад

    This has been the best video so far

  • @Nathan-fz2qe
    @Nathan-fz2qe 2 года назад

    OMGGG I watched 3 videos on French r's and felt more confident but would still get stuck so often- this vid is perfff. By far the best

  • @ngoemakane6224
    @ngoemakane6224 Год назад

    God bless you for me. Keep doing this for us. I am grateful. Your videos are so helpful to me

  • @shemielwilkie7924
    @shemielwilkie7924 3 года назад +8

    Thanks Pearl I needed this exact lesson because I was wondering about the details of the ”R” sound

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  3 года назад +1

      Yay !!! So happy it helped. How are you going now with the -r pronunciation? 😊

  • @kookisayuki3392
    @kookisayuki3392 3 года назад

    My great grandfather was French. Been wanting to learn French for a long time now. And to start, I want to learn the R first! Seems like I need to wait a few more years before I could start!

  • @shecantaffordit
    @shecantaffordit Год назад

    this was incredibly helpful, thank you so much! subscribed

  • @jamaizahra6227
    @jamaizahra6227 3 года назад

    wonderful explaination it is the first time I discover this thanks so much

  • @celeste-8242
    @celeste-8242 3 года назад +19

    Pearl you are such a brilliant, creative and funny teacher! Your teaching style is by far the most practical and engaging that Ive come across! Thank you so much!

    • @hahaeeee
      @hahaeeee 8 месяцев назад +2

      Indeed

  • @VHMJACKSONJ
    @VHMJACKSONJ 4 года назад +383

    Even Chinese pronounciation is easier than french

  • @somdattsharma2795
    @somdattsharma2795 4 года назад

    Good illustration

  • @candy77266
    @candy77266 14 дней назад

    THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING

  • @bianlopez6801
    @bianlopez6801 3 года назад +1

    i have been trying to get it right for almost 3 years and i can do it now, thx a lot :))

  • @smarttascha
    @smarttascha 4 года назад +2

    Thank you, thank you. I love when you post new videos!!

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  4 года назад +1

      De rien Natascha!! More videos to come 😊

  • @Arunika.Adhikari
    @Arunika.Adhikari 4 года назад

    very helpful

  • @derekblacklock5836
    @derekblacklock5836 2 года назад +1

    Bonjour Pearl, et merci beaucoup pour cette video très utile. I will feel much more confident when ordering vin rouge when |I visit France later this year. Votre videos have definitely improved ma prononciation. Merci encore.

  • @eileen7466
    @eileen7466 Год назад

    100% Brilliant.......👏

  • @bluefuzz01
    @bluefuzz01 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very helpful. Nice to find someone who addresses not all r sounds are the same

  • @joho9815
    @joho9815 7 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent instruction on pronouncing the different R's. I like the video and I just subscribed!

  • @scooterlovya
    @scooterlovya 2 года назад

    The throat vibration...good top

  • @Ana-jq9qy
    @Ana-jq9qy 3 года назад

    Super, you are cool

  • @toanson2627
    @toanson2627 4 года назад +3

    Merci beaucoup !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Je t'aime tellement.

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  4 года назад +1

      Awwww merci for this cute message !! It makes me so happy ❤ Merci merci 💕

  • @lethibichao6888
    @lethibichao6888 3 года назад +3

    video is so funny and useful, thank you

  • @pbx7777
    @pbx7777 4 года назад +1

    Thanks! you're so sweet, this helps me a lot.

  • @AkashSharma-cn6bb
    @AkashSharma-cn6bb 3 года назад +1

    Merci,, now finally able to parle r sound...

  • @sweetiepie9411
    @sweetiepie9411 4 года назад +1

    Amazing video!!!!!! Very very helpful ❤️❤️❤️

    • @MyFrenchStory
      @MyFrenchStory  4 года назад +1

      Thank you Kayla! Love you support ❤️

  • @linvlogfrance87
    @linvlogfrance87 4 года назад +2

    Thnak you again for another lesson. For I have difficulties pronouncing O and U in french

  • @claireruva2135
    @claireruva2135 Год назад

    Thank you so much you really helped me!!!!! I was really struggling and I have french orals so thank youuuuuuu so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sumanagr7111
    @sumanagr7111 Год назад

    No French ever said there are 3 rs.. Great thanks. Made things so easier😉

  • @lnapier1006
    @lnapier1006 4 года назад +1

    This is great! i can actually do my R's!

  • @genevievel5309
    @genevievel5309 2 года назад

    Thank you ! Practising the rrr sound in my neck and my dog is glowering at me in a fascinated way.