It's taking me a while to put this together. The sounds are described briefly and the video for that sound is below it. I'm sorry it's hard to see all the details of where the tongue goes -- it's hard to video inside a mouth! I tried.
For now, here are the sound videos I have so far:
For now, here are the sound videos I have so far:
R can be produced 2 different ways. Both involve keeping the tongue Tight, Up, and Back (TUB).
The Bunched method is the one shown in the video below. You bunch your whole tongue back and spread the sides of it to press against each of the back molars.
The Retroflex method involves curling the tip of your tongue backward. You still have to keep your tongue tight, up and back to get a good R sound.
R can be one of the hardest sounds to learn. It takes a lot of practice to get the tongue in just the right place.
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