Difficulty with pronouncing R's between vowels

Question

I finally figured out that I was pronouncing the R's between vowels badly. I really have difficulty with words in the future tense because the R than has the D sound. Are there any tips for pronouncing this better?

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Answer 1

If your native language is English, then you are correct in that it sounds like a "fast" D.

Words like:

Para

América

Pira

Para ti sounds like pot o' tea. - Daniela2041, Nov 30, 2015

The Scottish, whose native language is English can roll their "r's" as well as any Hispanic. - Daniela2041, Nov 30, 2015

Same with Indian English speakers (except they tend to drop "r" at the end of syllables, like the English) - HackerKing, Nov 30, 2015

Dani, I like to do the phonetics like PAHdah tee, where the uppercase is where it goes the emphasis. :) - chileno, Dec 2, 2015

Answer 2

I don't know if this will work for you, but I taught my dad how to roll his R's by repeating one word over and over: Enrique, or the Spanish Henry.

Try lingering on the beginning En- sound, then really stress the next syllable, pushing air over the tip of your tongue, which should be touching your pallate: EnnnRRRRIque. It helps if you go higher on the second syllable, too. Or maybe it's just more fun.

I don't know - some words just want you to roll their R's, I think. Others can probably come up with some more of them. I hope this helped!

Answer 3

Are you American? If so, you probably already use the tapped "r" (like in "caro") all the time. When "t" or "d" appears between vowels in American English, it's usually pronounced as a tapped "r".

Say "water". Now say the "ater" part. That sound of the tongue hitting behind your teeth is the "r" sound in "caro". I'm guessing this is what you mean by the "d sound".

The way I got used to it was pretending "América" was spelled "Ametica" and pronouncing it with an American accent (very patriotic in hindsight haha). Then replacing the vowels one by one until I could pronounce the Spanish word correctly.