Pero y Perro

Question

How do you recognize whether a speaker is saying "pero" as in "but" or "perro" as in "dog"?

Answer 1

Listen out for the ' r '. ' Erre doble ' is very strong, you will know!

Great answer annie...this is my biggest challenge...speaking not hearing :-) - 0095ca4c, May 19, 2013

Just keep going, any sentence about dogs is lile to be about dogs, so it will be selfexplanatory! - annierats, May 19, 2013

What annierats said. jeje - Findy, May 19, 2013

Gracias. - annierats, May 19, 2013

Answer 2

I think the context of the sentence would count for a lot also. Unfortunately, I cannot roll my 'rrrrrr's' so I can only listen for the answer.

Le di a mi perro una chaqueta nueva, pero ella lo enterró. (I gave my dog a new jacket, but she buried it.)

Can you say the english word pretty. The r used here is the same sound as the rolled r's. :D - leesama, May 19, 2013

Answer 3

For listening / speaking practice only: Lo pasamos muy bien pero el pedo del perro sonó como un volcán.

hahaha...rolling one's rr's is going to be difficult while laughing! Thank you so much for the practice sentence. It's a keeper. - 0095ca4c, May 19, 2013

me encanta. - annierats, May 19, 2013

Answer 4

you have to do is practice a lot the sound of both

practice makes the impossible possible.

Answer 5

práctica y escuchar a los nativos hablantes, vendrá con el tiempo

Answer 6

Its important to listen to the context of statement that contains the word. In some regions they don't roll their r's. A professor told me "sh" is used in some region that I forget in south America. We also need consider the strength of the sound of the rolled r's. It may hardly be noticeable. Also don't worry to much about it. We make mistakes in daily conversations in our native language. So practice and learn.