pronunciation.r-single

The single r: a quick tap

Between vowels, r is one tongue tap — exactly the American English 'tt/dd' in 'butter', 'ladder': pero, cara, hora. Never the English bunched r, never the French throat r.

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Explanation

English speakers already make this sound daily: say 'pot of tea' fast — that flap is pero's r. French speakers must move the r from the throat to the tongue tip.

After consonants and at word ends, same tap: tres, hablar, comer. The trap is contrast with rr: pero (but) / perro (dog), caro (expensive) / carro (car).

Examples

Quiero comprar harina.
I want to buy flour.

Region: global

Es caro, pero bueno.
It's expensive, but good.

Region: global

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