I challenge you to say this tongue twister

Question

Quise hacer este ejercicio para que puedan practicar el sonido de la "R" (erre) en español.

I wanted to make this exercise so that you can practice the sound of R in Spanish.

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       *Erre con erre, guitarra;                                              
        erre con erre, carril:                                     
        rápido ruedan los carros,                            
        rápido el ferrocarril.                                    


          Erre and erre, guitar;    
          erre and erre, railroad track:
          fast roll the cars,
          fast the railroad.

You can listen to my attempt [HERE] 1

----------> Correct my English, please.

I think that every Spanish teacher in the US has his/her students do that one. - Daniela2041, Feb 4, 2015

Seguro Daniela, pero lo hice también para que escuchen otro acento. Probablemente la mayoría de profesores sean mexicanos o españoles. ;-) - leumas11, Feb 4, 2015

Very nice, I couldn't get that program to work for me (probably because I don't have a microphone). I have the most difficulty saying the sound after and "S" or "N" on the previous word. "Es Rodrigo" "Están rodando" - Jubilado, Feb 4, 2015

It's only a matter of practice Jubilado. Make your tongue vibrate after the S and N sounds to make the ERRE not ERE - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

Leumas, the way you roll your R's, are you surrre you'rrre not Scottish ? - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

As far as I know, I am not XD XD XD - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

I want to try it, leumas, but I have to buy a new microphone, unfortunatly I sound as though I was in a railway station. - annierats, Feb 5, 2015

It comes natural for you. Is that correct, leumas? - rac1, Feb 5, 2015

I guess so @rac1, I was born and raised here in Lima :-) . However I had to make an effort to say it fast because you don't get too many ERRES all together in a regular sentence.. - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

Answer 1

For me not even close, but one needs to try

My recording

Nice, Aileia :-) - leumas11, Feb 4, 2015

I think you need to be careful when complimenting a woman on rolling her R's... - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

what do you mean ? :-/ :-/ - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

Refleja sobre lo que R's quiere decir en inglés cuando hablando en voz alta... ;-) - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

Es algo que un escocés tiene bajo su falda... - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

I think I got it now. You mean her buttocks? lol - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

Aye, the American word is a synonym for 'burro', but the Scots word has an extra R between the A & the S, which we pronounce rrrrrr... ;-) - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

Buen intento c: me gustó. - Gex-Thunderstrom, Feb 5, 2015

I hope you don't mind, aileia. I was trying to help. :) - rac1, Feb 5, 2015

Answer 2

Boy, that's humbling: my recording

really? you did it very well !!! - leumas11, Feb 4, 2015

Thanks! It took me a half dozen tries. Kept tripping up on "rápido ruedan." - AnnRon, Feb 4, 2015

You sound much too clear to be Spanish, meaning I could understand you. You could become an honorary Scot, though... ;-) - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

A quarter Scots Irish actually. :>) - AnnRon, Feb 5, 2015

The Scots part makes it easier to understand, the Irish part means it's more likely to by poetic... - Faldaesque, Feb 5, 2015

Te sale bien pero tienes la fonética de tu país, Bien hecho c: - Gex-Thunderstrom, Feb 5, 2015

¿Mis sonidos vocálicos son malos? - AnnRon, Feb 5, 2015

Se escucha bien; yo solo diría que tiendes a pronunciar la "o" como "oh" , aparte de eso, se escucha bastante bien :-) - leumas11, Feb 5, 2015

Gracias, leumas. Eso ayuda. - AnnRon, Feb 5, 2015

Answer 3

Nice! I wish I could give a hug to anyone and everyone who struggles with rolling the R and impart that 'skill' through the hug. And I wouldn't mind getting a hug with the subjunctive skill. :D

Yesterday I heard the phrase "comer rápido" on the radio and it made me chuckle: comerrrrrrapido. Oh, I love this language.

Answer 4

All those R's... Too easy for a Scotsman (without making an 'R's' of it)...

Here's the English equivalent: Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran, Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran, Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran...

Straight out of "Singin' in the Rain." :) - Findy, Feb 5, 2015