This is the RR sound and this is the R sound.

By the end of this lesson you'll be able to tell them apart.

Plus, you'll be practicing them and on your way to perfect pronunciation.

I'm Oracio and this is Spanish pronunciation through minimal pairs.

First is This is Spanish pronunciation through minimal pairs.

First is r. This is the r-r-sound in Rosa, rose, raton, mouse,

Caro, and other words.

The symbol RR represents the sound in pero, butt, caro, expensive,

mar, si, and other words.

R is a voiced alveolar trill, while r is a voiced alveolar tap.

To make the r sound, lightly contact the gums that are directly behind your top teeth,

using the tip of your tongue and try to direct just enough air through it

so that the opening opens and closes rapidly.

You should generally feel the pressure build up and release continuously between your gums and your tongue.

This sound is voiced, so you should feel vibrations coming from your throat when pronouncing this consonant. brrrr brr brr brr brr Br. R. R. R.

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