How to Roll Your R (in Spanish)

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  • Learn how to roll your /r/ in Spanish in words like perro and carro. I'll teach you what your tongue has to do to make this sound, and then we'll practice with some words in Spanish. Let's get started!
    Also, sorry for the not so great quality! I had some problems with audio synching and had to lower the resolution. Hope you can still see everything okay :-)

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  • @johnsnow1139
    @johnsnow1139 6 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    i believe qualifying for the Olympics is easier.

    • @ihaveseverefrootsnackism
      @ihaveseverefrootsnackism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm starting to agree with this

    • @HereComesThe-Sun
      @HereComesThe-Sun 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a coincidence im watching olympics right now

    • @ihaveseverefrootsnackism
      @ihaveseverefrootsnackism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HereComesThe-Sun lol true
      and I STILL can't roll my r's even after my comment months ago..
      tried for 3.5 hours today, will try again tomorrow

    • @teachandfunnstuff3127
      @teachandfunnstuff3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      before when i first saw this i was like no way but now im actually starting to believe it.

    • @deanmarcley3112
      @deanmarcley3112 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And later native English speakers want the whole world to speak their language. Haha.

  • @roberttoe4612
    @roberttoe4612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    my grandpa can do that when he snores. but when he's awake it's impossible

    • @MsFlamingFlamer
      @MsFlamingFlamer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Robert Toe 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @roberttoe4612
      @roberttoe4612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MsFlamingFlamer I also give Spanish lessons check out learn Spanish with Robert toe on u tube

    • @100PercentOS2
      @100PercentOS2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually I have woken up because of my lip flapping, but I can't do it while I'm awake.

    • @roberttoe4612
      @roberttoe4612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100PercentOS2 I guess when you're relaxed. it's effortless to do just like my grandpa. they should invent a method of learning how to speak Spanish while sleeping 😆😆😆😆

    • @yajiefeng238
      @yajiefeng238 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Robert Toe hahahahahah

  • @jenna4258
    @jenna4258 7 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Nothing is working for me and I'm getting so frustrated

    • @AM-ch5ow
      @AM-ch5ow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      me too

    • @joshuagriffin2508
      @joshuagriffin2508 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jenny Bear n

    • @javier7807
      @javier7807 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i can teach you I'm a native spanish speaker

    • @elsa5878
      @elsa5878 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joshua Griffin same 😭😭😭

    • @qevian
      @qevian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep. Same here. Been trying daily for 2 months. Seen practically every single video. Simply cannot do it.

  • @peyoteniceee9156
    @peyoteniceee9156 9 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    So I used your method of expelling air forcefully to trill my "r's." ....I ended up blacking out from the lack of oxygen.
    So a pro tip to everyone: When trilling your "r's," wear a helmet.

  • @tompickett9871
    @tompickett9871 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I have now been using your tips for pronouncing both kinds of Spanish "R" for a month. I say "ra, re, ri, ro, ru" every day as I'm walking to the bus stop. Sometimes mexicanos walk up behind me and as they pass me they give me funny looks, but it has worked very well for me. Now I can say both kinds of "R." I also write down "R" words that are hard for me and I say them also. The worst for me are supermercado, perdera and morire. A real tough phrase is "un ramo de rosas rojas." But I'm 90% there and it's thanks to you.

    • @teacherkaitlinhankins
      @teacherkaitlinhankins  8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Glad to hear that! Practice is definitely the key. I remember saying random 'r' words as I was doing laundry, etc... :) The phrase that you wrote is difficult for me too! N before an 'r' can be tricky (un ramo). Also, if there is a word that ends in 's' and the next word starts with 'r', Hispanics will tend to leave out the 's' or aspirate it (pronounce it with a puff of air). This is because your tongue hits the same part in your mouth for /s/ and /r/, so it's almost impossible to say together. Therefore, 'rosas rojas' might sound a little more like 'rosa rojas".

  • @l0v3kam
    @l0v3kam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I’m using my last few brain cells on this and I’ve watched almost all these videos 🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @qevian
      @qevian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're not alone.

    • @hanmeangirl6651
      @hanmeangirl6651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How's it going now?

    • @jakob4214
      @jakob4214 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@hanmeangirl6651 How's it going now??

  • @daniv.7397
    @daniv.7397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Soy nativa del español y no sabía cómo enseñarle a mi amigo francés a pronunciar esos dos sonidos, le he enseñado tu vídeo y ahora lo domina muy bien. Eres excelente explicando, mil gracias!!

  • @roberttoe4612
    @roberttoe4612 8 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    my grandpa tried to trill his r by blowing and vibrate at the same time and his false teeth flew across the room and hit my grandma on the eye I think he needs a lot of practice still.

    • @SuezPlaysGames
      @SuezPlaysGames 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just died lmao

    • @roberttoe4612
      @roberttoe4612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      charlie.s check out learn Spanish with Robert toe on u tube .if you like give it a sub and I'll sub back. 😆

    • @roberttoe4612
      @roberttoe4612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fabio Restrepo Muñoz what do you mean my passing I'm still kicking .the only passing I did was pass gas 😆

    • @roberttoe4612
      @roberttoe4612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fabio Restrepo Muñoz what do you mean my passing I'm still kicking. the only passing I 've done is pass gas 😆

    • @jonathanleyton4409
      @jonathanleyton4409 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @alexandras7643
    @alexandras7643 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you thank you thank you. I took Spanish in high school and college and was never able to get the trilled r. I thought I would never be able to properly speak Spanish. Your single r and trilled r videos were so helpful. Within an hour I could make the vibration, within a day I could make the noise, and within two days I could do it within a word. I still need practice but you helped me immensely!!

  • @algunlugareneltiempo
    @algunlugareneltiempo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This looks like rocket science
    to pronounce the "Rolling R"
    I never thought that was so difficult to english speakers.

    • @meeekstubbular
      @meeekstubbular 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DosGordosEnMoto you don' t have to be anglophone to have difficulty...even some spaniards of south american can't do it

  • @liligarcia8997
    @liligarcia8997 8 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    I'm Mexican and can't roll my R's😢😢

    • @bobeldeztroyer4114
      @bobeldeztroyer4114 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      same tho

    • @Lyss_18
      @Lyss_18 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      im mexican and cant roll my roll my R's either uhhh its frustrating

    • @garrusn7702
      @garrusn7702 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mexican - American or a Mexicana.

    • @nariko47
      @nariko47 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      for shaaaame

    • @wM.4594
      @wM.4594 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @louie9732
    @louie9732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    after 3 days of trying I actually got it. This video helped a ton, if you know how to vibrate you just need to start trying to make it less loud and also try make an R sound because all i was doing was using the air but once you figure that out its pretty easy. I wasn't able to do it to well in the beginning as i would keep stopping in the middle of a word but I was laying in bed just constantly saying "ARRIBA" and I finally got it, my friend suggested these words to me, 'arriba', 'perro' and 'arroz'. Hope I could help!

    • @teachandfunnstuff3127
      @teachandfunnstuff3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can make it vibrate but it sounds more like a soft almost silent english thhhhh with a small r sound. Not the one in the video how she did it, if there is anything im doing wrong tell me how to fix it. I want to learn latin and been trying for a few weeks but i really didn't make much of a progress. Do i got to use a bit of sound from my throat or something?

  • @amazingawsomness
    @amazingawsomness 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I'm forever cursed to only be able to roll my r's like the French 😭

    • @germanbarrionuevo3461
      @germanbarrionuevo3461 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Sariah Mevs there's surgery my friend (:

    • @diegowilsonhuamanrodriguez492
      @diegowilsonhuamanrodriguez492 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Sariah Mevs spanish "R" to me RrRrRrRrRrR english "R " to me rrrr french "R " to me kkkrrrrrrrr

    • @wanxuanchristinal.4599
      @wanxuanchristinal.4599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sariah Mevs I did practice practice and practice of rolling Spanish r, than I got the French r😂😂

    • @bpierce2378
      @bpierce2378 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same, I should just drop the class and try to see if anyone will teach me French.

    • @joshrey5919
      @joshrey5919 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      same, this is why at some point I preferred learning German over the Spanish i learned at school. My spanish accent sounds so wrongggg

  • @VeronicaIsles
    @VeronicaIsles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    OMG! I watched so many videos and this one finally made me properly roll my R! It was the tip on smiling that clinched it for me! THANK YOU KATIE HANKINS!!!!!!!!!

  • @wandirs
    @wandirs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Can't even get my tongue to vibrate

    • @LBPGamerGirl1234
      @LBPGamerGirl1234 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hermit Same it's stressing me out so so much 😭

    • @skeletoncrusader
      @skeletoncrusader 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same. My tongue won't even vibrate slightly.

    • @juby6381
      @juby6381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have been doing this for more than a week

    • @antonioburritomakerjimenez3035
      @antonioburritomakerjimenez3035 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      any results? @@juby6381

    • @epicninja209
      @epicninja209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I failed my Spanish Test because I couldn’t roll my r’s. Feels bad man

  • @AshesFade
    @AshesFade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    i cannot stop rolling it in the back of my throat now matter how hard i try

    • @emilygreenwell8482
      @emilygreenwell8482 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Anthony Ruiz OMG FINALLY SOMEONE KNOWS WHAT I MEAN WHEN IT JUST HAPPENENS IN MY THROAT

    • @RT-pd3xj
      @RT-pd3xj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s exactly what happened when I tried to do trilled r

    • @thetongueofangels1882
      @thetongueofangels1882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same🤦‍♀️
      Have the biggest exam in 2 weeks to 1 month and 2 weeks(not sure due to corona) and I NEED TO GET IT

    • @matthewillsley
      @matthewillsley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, ditto, and/or I sound French (at least to my English ears). It's difficult for me to fathom why anyone would optionally make this a mainstay of a language. It doesn't even seem (to me at least) like a natural sound to make. I'd never tried to do this in my entire life before attempting Spanish!

    • @eduardosanchez9331
      @eduardosanchez9331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your not the only one.. frustation is real! 😪😪😪

  • @blueberrysyrup
    @blueberrysyrup 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Mexican-American whose family is fluent in Spanish yet I cannot even roll my R's, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can finally make the rolled R noise for the first time in 32 years! Now I just have to practice adding words to it. I feel like a real Mexican now! Joking. Seriously, thank you, though!

  • @lucasleroux706
    @lucasleroux706 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After trying for years i just managed to pronounce trrrrrrrrr, then this video made me realize that there should be some space between my tongue and the alveolar ridge, i tried as you said, that's it i made it unbelivable!
    Gracias!

  • @McGuinty2
    @McGuinty2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Holy crap, I don't know if it's because I'm in the right headspace, but after watching a couple of your videos I think I'm finally making progress on trilled R's. I grew up English/French bilingual (attended French immersion school for the first several years of primary school) and I have found it extremely hard to break my habit of always rolling my R's with my uvula.

    • @pak3ton
      @pak3ton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      French R is more difficult than spanish :v.
      You need to use your throat in french to pronounce it.
      But for the spanish you need to use your tongue.

    • @teachandfunnstuff3127
      @teachandfunnstuff3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@pak3ton spanish r is harder. I'm Hispanic and I can do a french rr but not a freaking spanish or russian rr

    • @Void-fc6jn
      @Void-fc6jn ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm having the same problem as a native english speaker who studied french throughout primary/secondary school.

  • @cherylms2009
    @cherylms2009 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks to you, after exhausting myself with other instruction, I can trill!!! Thank you Katie! I practiced for 2 hours while driving and got it.

  • @mynameistheusername
    @mynameistheusername 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never really commented on a TH-cam video before. Non native spanish speaker here and have been trying to learn how to roll my r's for a while now. if someone had explained it like you did, I would have gotten it much sooner. Now I just need to practice till it becomes more habitual. Thanks.

  • @vickbergstrom9651
    @vickbergstrom9651 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I can make my tounge vibrate and even add sound, but when using it in a sentence it sounds very forced and doesn't flow. Any ideas on how to fix this?

    • @teacherkaitlinhankins
      @teacherkaitlinhankins  8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Hi Vick. When I first started making the sound, it sounded really forced too! Practice helped me control my airflow. When I first started, my airflow was really strong (to get my tongue to vibrate), but it sounded a little unnatural. After I got the vibrating motion down, I could make my airflow a little weaker and still get my tongue to vibrate, which sounded more natural.
      I also practiced the sound in varying levels of complexity, like in my video. (Ex: I practiced words with 'rr' in the middle a lot, because I tended to pause before the 'rr'. "Pe-rro". I eventually got to the point where I didn't have to pause).
      Recording yourself is a wonderful tool too! It can help you become more aware of your speech patterns and which 'rr's sound the best to you. You can look up practice words and practice sentences to record.

    • @Triveom
      @Triveom 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the first time i said perro i accedently rolled my tounge thanks.

    • @aboutjapanese8328
      @aboutjapanese8328 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ust try to listen to a native speaker and repeat as long as you can

    • @Skullcs4ever
      @Skullcs4ever 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Hugo Chavez cant understand why do you need to master R sound as a kid. We, russians get it naturally with no problems

  • @shonteshonte1907
    @shonteshonte1907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's funny how different people methods can really make a difference. I just watched a few videos and they were good...something about how you taught it got me actually doing it in minutes. Thanks!

  • @simes007us
    @simes007us 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm 32 years old and I've never been able to do this until after watching this tutorial thank you so much!

  • @lorra2648
    @lorra2648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hit the spot for a second. Now, I can't find the spot anymore hahah

  • @Linguistix
    @Linguistix 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great, Katie! Nothing like natural sounding pronunciation. This rolled R will help with many other languages as well!

  • @kitwailee2003
    @kitwailee2003 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a Hongkongner and now I can make the RR sound after two-months practice. Thank you so much!! It works!

  • @fazenuke5312
    @fazenuke5312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I took Spanish for many yrs I. high school which lets be honest, has been 20 or more yrs ago now but even still, I never learned how to roll my r’s. Ugh! After watching your video, I’m spitting all over the place trying to roll my r’s and laughing hysterically at the same time! Not sure that I’ll ever get it down but am having a fun time trying! Lol! Some things just don’t come easily to some ppl as they do to others and I’m trying to impress a Puerto Rican guy at my job. Damn! 😂

  • @jeffcotner4130
    @jeffcotner4130 ปีที่แล้ว

    The absolute best video to learn to roll my R's. I got it down in minutes. Muchas Gracias!!!

  • @Max-wo7zp
    @Max-wo7zp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was 8 years ago and still very useful. thanks.

  • @lmlee9948
    @lmlee9948 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Giving myself a headache blowing out…

  • @sean9604
    @sean9604 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best vid about rolling r's i've seen yet, especially the exercises at the end. If you keep doing those, i think you'll get it.

  • @91debaser
    @91debaser 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My problem has always been that I can do it, but inconsistently. Getting the tongue in the right position can be difficult when I'm trying to speak with anything approaching normal speed of conversation. I had a bit of a revelation last week though when my Spanish friend said that I pronounced words much better when I'm not thinking about it.
    Esto era muy revelante para dos razones. Primero, no puedes hacer este sonido con una lengua que no es relajada. Esto es imperativo. Cuando me esfuerzo en hacerlo, desafortunadamente tiene el efecto contrario y es menos probable que pueda hacerlo. Así que ser relajado es clave. Y segundo, como has dicho en tu video, para hacer este sonido, no es un movimiento consciente, o exagerado de tu lengua. Si la lengua está en la posición correcta, y es relajada, entonces el movimiento del aire por encima de tu lengua va a producir el sonido deseado.

    • @casrvsfv3172
      @casrvsfv3172 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your Spanish (at least written) is simply flawless, only one problem you constantly use the verb "ser" instead of "estar" when you're talking of situational, temporal things, such as being relaxed. All the things that are temporary or situational are always with "estar". But again, everything is else is perfect, congratulations!

  • @willygarcia4605
    @willygarcia4605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Muchas felicitaciones, soy nativo hablante español sudamericano y tu acento suena realmente como una nativa de habla hispana. Estoy admirado lo excelente que pronuncias.Muchas pero muchas felicitaciones y sigue así. Saludos desde Uruguay.

  • @risayamanaka3252
    @risayamanaka3252 8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    when I try to say "perro" it sounds more like "peddo" ugh! this is so hard!

    • @risayamanaka3252
      @risayamanaka3252 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ElPailaFederal Haha really ? omg 😂

    • @fernandobarbosa5568
      @fernandobarbosa5568 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Risa Yamanaka lol... keep practicing :), "peddo" means fart in spanish

    • @100PercentOS2
      @100PercentOS2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's OK for "Pero" to say it that way. But I can get 2 or 3 taps of my tongue for "Perro" which sounds close. But I know that isn't the solution but the best I can do.

  • @kararodriguez7940
    @kararodriguez7940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I speak fluent Spanish, and this is a very good video of annunciation of the letter R.
    Good job!

  • @alejandrom.8322
    @alejandrom.8322 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a native speaker. This an awesome video. I'll give you a tip we get at school: when the r is at the beginning of the sentence and followed by a vowel, then you use the strong R. If the r is between vowels, then it depends on the word, they should have 1 r (soft sound) or 2 rr (hard sounds). Try ferrocarril for hard sounds. Notice the words carro (hard rr) and caro (soft r)

  • @mollid5870
    @mollid5870 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks SO MUCH for your videos!!! You're SO GOOD at explaining things! I've learned A TON from the video's I've watched so far. It's really helped my pronunciation and reading skills (I'm just starting) . THANKS!!! :)
    On this video specifically now I understand how to pronounce (and roll) a 'r'-- before I think the problem was I didn't know what to physically do. Thanks to you, now I do! And great ID on the alveolar ridge-- you're the first person I've come across who says it's the wrinkly part of the palate. Now I actually know where it is!.

  • @crook6218
    @crook6218 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    By far one the best if not the best explanation ON the trill r sound, thanx!

  • @tasharaven6053
    @tasharaven6053 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have watched countless videos on how to do this but this one really helped me!

  • @orangie84
    @orangie84 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    i have tried to do the roll for years and just can't seem to do it... I can actually do the back of the throat roll and no matter what I try I usually end up bouncing the back of my tongue around.. but that front of tongue roll, all I end up with is either a zzzzzzzz sound or just a bunch of air and spittle... lol It's embarrassing..

  • @otonielpineda4621
    @otonielpineda4621 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i just want to say that you are very good at rolling you rr, and you give very good tips for english speakers. to how roll there rr.
    i'm a native spanish speaker and i have to say that your spanish is amaizing.
    i have a friend that wants to learn spanish and your videos will help him for sure. thanks

  • @rachelzavarella5440
    @rachelzavarella5440 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! Your video really helped! It's much harder for me in the middle of a sentence, but much better than before. . .

  • @barbarasmith6909
    @barbarasmith6909 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Katie - It worked! Right in the middle of your demo it suddenly worked! What was especially helpful I think was the close ups of your mouth in action. Thanks for that. One suggestion would be to put the list of practise words in print here so I could go over them without having to keep moving the video back again. Thanks so much for the clear explanation. Oh, and i discovered that one of my hangups has been that my mouth kept trying to prepare for an "r" sound (English "r") by slightly pushing my lips forward and so the roll really couldn't work! Your saying to keep the mouth broader really helped and kept my tongue from attempting the "r" sound!

  • @miltonfostersound
    @miltonfostersound 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video actually helped me to roll my r's!!
    I've been trying solong but Katie really broke it up and made it a little bit easier for me. It's hard at first, and right now I can only roll with short bursts, but I'm sure with much more practice I'll get it eventually.
    Thanks!

  • @samuelfowler6723
    @samuelfowler6723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video. Really love the practise session at the end. Plus love your other video about the single "r" sound in Spanish. I've been working at this for literally months and I feel its finally starting to come together.

  • @SeitanoShuuki
    @SeitanoShuuki 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a week to master the Spanish sounds, and with 3 days down, your videos have brought me more than half-way there. These are some of the best tutorials I have ever watched.
    (And thanks for pointing out that it's different from the French R. You don't typically roll the R in the middle of words in French as you do in Spanish, so the sound kept coming out weird, and I didn't know why because I was definitely rolling the heck out of those R's.)

  • @winniesu652
    @winniesu652 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Katie. I just learned how to pronounce the trill from your video!!
    I had learned classical singing (bel canto) for several years, but I was not able to pronounce the Latino "r" before I quit singing. Recently I am interested in learning Spanish, and again I have to face the challenge of trill. Fortunately I found your video, and I just made clear "rrrrrrrr"s!! Muchas gracias!!

  • @MaxDettwiler
    @MaxDettwiler 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the help! I watched once yesterday and after watching once more today I can finally roll my r’s, not a year too soon. This will make Spanish more fun.

  • @michaelcatten2132
    @michaelcatten2132 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    seriously one of the best teachers of R sounds. Definitely watch the other video as well

  • @y2k_bratz777
    @y2k_bratz777 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so so much I always put my tongue on the spot before belowing the air first so it was always stuck in I kept wondering why, now I know how to do it thank u 🥺

  • @AFog92
    @AFog92 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    OMG IT WORKED!!! :D :D :D It still sounds funny... But I got it! Thank you!!!

  • @mrs.dllieberman3609
    @mrs.dllieberman3609 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello Ms. Hankins:
    WOW! Your instructions are incredible! I cannot thank you enough! 💯

  • @edgarmartinez1167
    @edgarmartinez1167 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bien hecho, o mejor digo: Bien DICHO, HECHO y EXPLICADO! Una de las mejores maestras!

  • @AlejandroRodriguezUARM
    @AlejandroRodriguezUARM 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Y me sigues sorprendiendo que pronuncias "r" y "rr" mejor que muchos latinos, además te suena bonito y natural 😍

  • @andresnoriegam2228
    @andresnoriegam2228 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hacía tiempo que no publicabas un vid; me alegra que hayas vuelto.
    Felicidades por tu excelente dominio del idioma. n_n

  • @lukeandli5421
    @lukeandli5421 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can't stop making the "h" sound , like costa hhhhhrica. How do I solve it

    • @chenryan3030
      @chenryan3030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SOLUTION: drop Spanish and learn French lol

  • @bxbvxbv
    @bxbvxbv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    my tongue is hard as concrete, what can i do to make it flexible and relaxed rather than it being tensed all the time? also my tongue stays blunt rather than being pointed :'( please help.

    • @lachrymarum_
      @lachrymarum_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i had this problem too, i think around 4:30 explains the trilled "r" tongue movement pretty well. you aren't trying to make a noise with your tongue or even shape your mouth much, it's basically just breathing out that makes the noise as air vibrates against the tongue. i kept messing up by beginning words with my tongue actually resting on the ridge behind my top teeth. the tongue shouldn't be touching the ridge, just almost hovering over it. i still don't have it entirely down yet but at least the whole concept is starting to finally make some sense to my natively english-speaking brain now! lol i've watched 5 or 6 different videos on how to do this now so try that too if you haven't already bc the variance in techniques/demonstrations is probably what's most helpful. sorry this was so long, aha 😅

    • @jensmueller7483
      @jensmueller7483 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lachrymarum_ hey, one later... were you able to make it? :) can you provide more insights?

  • @justralph780
    @justralph780 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omggggggggg I CAN DOO IT. THANK YOU!!!! AFTER A MONTH PRACTICE

  • @leftcoastcubby
    @leftcoastcubby 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yours is about the 5th video I've watched on this subject (I'm learning to speak Italian) and has the most helpful. Not there yet, but I think I'm on my way.

  • @mollyo2407
    @mollyo2407 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Help I can make the “trill sound” in the back of my throat no matter where my tongue is in my mouth. I can pronounce the single R well but should I just make the trilled sound from my throat? It sounds fine to me just sometimes a little strong/forced

    • @mollyo2407
      @mollyo2407 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nevermind got it time to practice:)

  • @CanadaChap
    @CanadaChap 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After lots of practice I thought I was trilling my 'rr' then I met a friend of a friend from Mexico and the first thing he said was "hey you are rolling your rr like a French rr". So all along I've been rolling my rr in my throat, the sound you make when gargling. So now I'm trying to get my tongue vibrating without any vocalization to avoid making the sound in my throat. I'm just blowing air and trying to get my tongue to vibrate. It's a different feeling than what I was doing before. But I still can't see my tongue vibrating in the mirror like I see my friend's tongue vibrating when they demonstrate their rolled rr. With the French rr in the back of the throat, it's hard to trill an rr when the r is in the middle of a word like "perro" so that should have been a clue. This is hard but I'm going to do it....

    • @bazkid5739
      @bazkid5739 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do the same thing!! Did you fix it?

    • @CanadaChap
      @CanadaChap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bazkid5739 It took a lot of practicing, probably six months after posting the message above, probably almost 18 months total. I tried different methods and most importantly, getting feedback from a lot of Latino friends who were keen on helping figure this out. In this video, 4:19 to 4:52 were useful for me. Don't touch the tongue to the teeth or alveolar ridge before starting to blow air. One friend had me say "dinosaurio" because it formed the mouth in the correct position (for me at least) to begin trilling. Another friend said if I was doing a sustained trill properly, my tongue, lips and front of my face would be vibrating madly. Also people talk about the position of the tongue relative to the alveolar ridge, for me touching my tongue to the inside of my top teeth, then pulling back slightly so my tongue could vibrate freely worked. So that would put my tongue on that part of the ridge that is horizontal, directly behind the top front teeth and nowhere near where the alveolar ridge starts to ascend. What also helped me was using the diaphragm to increase the force and volume of air blowing across the top of your tongue. Finally try with different mouth shapes, smiling and also in the form when whistling. Based on all the videos, different things work for different people. You've got it when your lips are vibrating instead of your throat.

  • @bf7840
    @bf7840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is there a specific number of vibrations the tongue makes? for example in the word CARRO, when rolling the double r is it just two tongue vibrations? or does it matter? When I practice this it seems like I make too many vibrations and it seems weird.

  • @michaelbeauparlant4373
    @michaelbeauparlant4373 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am rolling my R'S BETTER SINCE I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO. THANK YOU.

  • @dpm00
    @dpm00 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is easily the best explaination on trilled r's

  • @BadguysRsexy
    @BadguysRsexy ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a a speech impediment which causes me to have a hard time pronouncing the R sound in English let alone Spanish. This video is so very helpful! I was able to take the first steps to make a raspberry sound and now vibrate my tongue! 🎉

  • @kimberlysclips880
    @kimberlysclips880 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Katie, when I expel air and move my tongue upward, am I also making sound with my throat? Or just a hissing from my mouth?

    • @kimberlysclips880
      @kimberlysclips880 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel my tongue vibrating a little but it sounds like I'm sighing.

  • @requiemblasphemous3801
    @requiemblasphemous3801 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know this sound was too hard for non-native spanish speakers 😂
    Keep practicing, you can do it!
    Teachers often tell kids to imitate the sound of cars.
    "Rrum rrum rrum"

  • @johnsnow1139
    @johnsnow1139 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    really appreciate this video you took the time to share. I find this is the best explanation so far, but man it is absolutely frustrating. I will keep working on this for the next month then ill come back and let you know how much progress i have made.

  • @shyu323
    @shyu323 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi thanks for your video. I can now do the trilled r!! But now I have another problem, my rolled r sounds weird when I say "perro". It doesn't sound like the crisp rr the native speakers pronounce. It has a slight dr sound to it. Please help! Thanks :)

  • @betsyross4508
    @betsyross4508 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I found your video the most helpful. Good job!

  • @yinmuliu9085
    @yinmuliu9085 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your video helps me make the first ever trill r in my life. Thanks a lot!!!

  • @alexcaspercline
    @alexcaspercline 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    After two weeks of pretty constant practice, I'm sorta close to getting it. Thanks Katie!

  • @natqueen1030
    @natqueen1030 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much! I am native spanish and i couldn’t pronounce the “rr” but watching your video i have improved too much

  • @Maine_Focus
    @Maine_Focus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I have watched many other videos on this topic and they all have their merit but found yours most helpful. I aprrrrrrrreciate yourrrr experrrrrtise. Thanks.

  • @CelleSleuths
    @CelleSleuths 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This along with your other r video really helped me, thank you!!! I havent found anything else that truly helps with this and does it well!!!

  • @MIke-yz6bw
    @MIke-yz6bw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Katie, I have a question:
    Did you learn Spanish in college? If so, I've always wondered what exactly spanish (or any language) majors have to go through for their training?

  • @luciano609
    @luciano609 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do love your argentinian accent haha. I'm studying english in Dublin and I have problems with the English R, so you people are not alone hahaha.. un beso grande genia !

    • @alejandromatosanguis5267
      @alejandromatosanguis5267 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Luciano Benvenuto I thought that we didn't have problems with the english's R... Agt least It isn't as hard as the RR for the english speakers.

    • @luciano609
      @luciano609 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alejandro Matos Anguis but when it comes to trying to speak as a native, you would realise that our R doesn't sound natural at all. Try it out by yourself by saying mirror repetitively! xD

    • @alejandromatosanguis5267
      @alejandromatosanguis5267 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luciano Benvenuto Well... I have practiced a lot, I have been studying and using english for about 10 years and I believe the way to pronounce it is... Fast, but I am not really sure. Until I don't find a native speaker who tells me, I won't really know XD

    • @luciano609
      @luciano609 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      well yes.. the what I meant is to no one, either natives or not, notes that you are not an english speaker. Speaking could be easy after a while, but the elephant in the room is speaking fluently and sounding as a native :P

  • @honeyjude7071
    @honeyjude7071 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    AAAAH THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING

    • @aveaguila7679
      @aveaguila7679 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      try to imitate the sound of a motor ..like a motorcycle

  • @MakeSenseToYourLife
    @MakeSenseToYourLife 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Recientemente he empezado a estudiar el español. ¡Esta video es mucho practica! ¡Gracias!

  • @reptilected4097
    @reptilected4097 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can do it! I can't do what everyone does when they can roll their r's like hold it for ages and go high and low. But I can use it in words and that's all I need!

  • @rickwierenga3766
    @rickwierenga3766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can vibrate it so easly and also do the R sound. But then when i need to use it in a centence its not really sounding natural but more a forcing R

  • @frankienjstuff
    @frankienjstuff ปีที่แล้ว

    It was great to hear some things that I watched on other videos confirming your expertise. Some new ideas as well so thank you.🙂

  • @breakdown1015
    @breakdown1015 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IM SO FREAKING EXCITED THAT I CAN ACTUALLY DO IT

  • @evie4089
    @evie4089 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can only roll my R in words like “perro” but if I try and do it in words like “arroz” or “rápido” it turns into and L sound...helpppp

  • @bayusetiadi
    @bayusetiadi 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm thankful that my language has the rolled R sound like in spanish. Now I learn spanish, and I don't have any difficulty pronouncing the R.

  • @tompickett9871
    @tompickett9871 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot, Katie. Very helpful. The two "r" sounds have been driving me crazy. I'm going to use your tips and I'm sure it will help me a lot.

  • @Grace-zq6kd
    @Grace-zq6kd 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the only video that has ever helped me thank you oh my god

  • @acheekymonkey
    @acheekymonkey 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really wonderful lesson Katie! I'm walking around the house saying "correo" and it sounds really good! Thank you!

  • @25yinyang
    @25yinyang 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this did help, I can finally make something that kinda feels right, but there's a problem.
    I seem to be doing all the things right, I think (relax tongue, move it upward while expelling air, toward alveolar ridge etc.) but when I finally get to the actual "rr" bit, it just sounds like a breathy vibration ;-;

  • @reynaldomartinezmartinez6116
    @reynaldomartinezmartinez6116 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In spanish when a word starts or finish with one single R it should to pronounce as a double R, it would be a mistake to write any word with double R in this cases altought it sounds as a double R: Ropero, RascaR, RompeR, etc. In México we have a very little exceptions as the words "par" or "por" but that could be a mistake in our country, just it pronounce as a single R when it comes into the word: tRazo, miRada, diRecto. But we don't put our tongue behind the upper teeth instead the middle of our palate. If your able to see the image from the next link it should be between the parts A and B. Thanks for extend our language. www.google.com.mx/search?client=firefox-b&dcr=0&biw=1280&bih=580&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=partes+del+paladar+pronunciar+la+R&oq=partes+del+paladar+pronunciar+la+R&gs_l=psy-ab.3...114582.119228.0.119419.18.17.1.0.0.0.192.2156.0j16.16.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.1.191...0j0i30k1.0.SkYxtjLXBeo#imgrc=AAkwd9chxvcgqM:

  • @Ken19700
    @Ken19700 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The back of the mouth is Klingon territory.

    • @downsjmmyjones101
      @downsjmmyjones101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's exactly what I thought when I tried rolling my R in the back of my mouth.

  • @kennakelepolo9221
    @kennakelepolo9221 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my gosh! I freaking love you so much!! I can roll my R's better then I used too! What a great teacher!!! :)

  • @RanRanGaming
    @RanRanGaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your videos help a lot. But I have some trouble here. I can pronounce rr when just say rr, but i cant put it in a word. Like parro, I cant do it

    • @teacherkaitlinhankins
      @teacherkaitlinhankins  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It might take some practice to get there! If you can get the rr sound down, that's the first step. Then try adding it to nonsense syllables like ra, re, ri, ro, ru. Some people have told me that it's easier for them to say words that start with 'r' (rather than words that have 'rr' in the middle), so you can start there.
      I could only do the 'rr' sound at first too, but I practiced and practiced to add it into syllables and words. If you have the sound down, it really is just a matter of practice to add it into words!

    • @RanRanGaming
      @RanRanGaming 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks for the reply, but i met a new problem. I have met a French speaker, and she told me that my r is not the Spanish r, it s French r. It hurts me pretty bad..

  • @andrescabrera4409
    @andrescabrera4409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i'm actually Spanish but since i got a speech problem i cant say r or l in ]both English and Spanish

  • @RJudd42
    @RJudd42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg this is so damn hard. I just don't understand how this is possible. Hispanic girls are too pretty for me not to get this down.

  • @spiritualcoconut4478
    @spiritualcoconut4478 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm doing it slowly, but I'm getting better. Thank you for this tip.

  • @StevenoftheDead
    @StevenoftheDead 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i'm learning spanish ironically and this helps. thanks.

  • @heathertoomey7068
    @heathertoomey7068 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can do a mimicked rolled R where I blow air to vibrate my uvula, and when it doesn't sound like a pigeon, it sounds like a rolled R.

  • @guapotomask
    @guapotomask 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is great - not there yet but can feel that this is helping. Gawd bless you mam!