How do you roll your r's?

[daveymark]

You know, like the spanish or italian folk do? I can't figure it out. I know you have to relax your tongue and let the tip of it touch just behind the teeth, but I'm lost from there. Can anyone explain how to do this?

 

[bsmithy]

open your mouth about halfway, then breath out fairly quickly

while doing this relax your tongue and bring it up into the stream of air against the roof of the mouth
if done right it should thud repeatedly, when it does just make an "R" sound at the same time

 

[bleeb]

breathing out hard halfway works!!!

 

[Jzero]

It's genetic, I think. You either can do it or you can't.

 

[clarkmo]

First you have to roll your j's, then the r's come naturally.

 

[kaZ8Teen]

Originally posted by: Jzero
It's genetic, I think. You either can do it or you can't.

ya, im thinking its genetic too.

 

[TheNinja]

I use the back of my throat, not my tongue

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: Kaz8teEN

Originally posted by: Jzero
It's genetic, I think. You either can do it or you can't.

ya, im thinking its genetic too.

I'd think so to since I can't for the life of me do it, but if that were the case then how come every single spanish speaking person can do it?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: blazert40

Originally posted by: Kaz8teEN

Originally posted by: Jzero
It's genetic, I think. You either can do it or you can't.

ya, im thinking its genetic too.

I'd think so to since I can't for the life of me do it, but if that were the case then how come every single spanish speaking person can do it?

Can they? I can't roll my rs, but I speak Spanish with a pretty authentic accent (at least according to my teachers). In most cases, flipping the "r" is sufficient.

FWIW, my dad can't roll his either. But he can curl his tongue.
My mother can't curl her tongue, but she can roll her Rs.

 

[arcenite]

"are"