My French teacher in high school explained exactly how to do it. She said to just pretend you’re gargling but without water. Simplest explanation and it worked.

@missNCW

3 жыл бұрын

So simple but so effective, i just tried and it's the closest Ive got to saying it correctly after like 5 videos with different tips, thank you!

@georgesotiroff5080

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Kay Muldoon, After spending, as a young person, a short time in southern France I came back gargling my “r”s. When I noticed this I shared it with my friends. They agreed that it did make my French sound authentic but that they themselves found it too difficult. My answer was to practise it like they might practise anything else.

@universenerdd

2 жыл бұрын

i have made a uvular trill. Help

@hackerulroman

2 жыл бұрын

what the fuck lol, this worked instantly. why don't people say this instead

@Simoxs7

10 ай бұрын

My French teacher told me that aswell I wish I knew back then that you need to have a uvula to do that sound… I didn’t have one and she always disapproved of my pronunciation…

Always thought when I was a kid hearing people speak French that the uvular R was reminiscent of gargling, but I offended people when I pointed it out so I kept it to myself. Thank you for the confirmation. 🙏

I remember very clearly how long I struggled to make that tricky ENGLISH/AMERICAN R sound - I am German. As far as I know 40 years later, only the Chinese have a similar sound =) Thanks for the visualisations.

@metumortis6323

Жыл бұрын

I believe Faroese and maybe Frisian have a similar R to the English language

@blink9340

9 ай бұрын

not really all chinese dialects have the r sound. if ur referring to the language most people speak in China, that is Putonghua, or Mandarin. The Chinese have lots of different dialects so not really all dialects have the sound. (Cantonese doesnt, at least)

@jangelbrich7056

9 ай бұрын

@@blink9340 right, but I rarely hear those Souther dialects excpet from old Kungfu movies. For the most part today I hear the "Beijing dialect" and Putonghua. And there, the "American R" is like everywhere.

Hi. I am a native Korean speaker and a linguist. Korean does not have this sound.

Ah that explains it, I don’t have a uvula because of a cleft palate… My French teacher in school always reprimanded me for not pronouncing it right. My native language actually is German but I don’t think we have that R sound…

Norwegians also have the uvular R in western dialects. Eastern Norwegians (particularly from the capital, Oslo) have a hard time reproducing it.

@yourmissingc0ckring759

2 жыл бұрын

Bergensk?

THANK you. I'm learning German, nor French, but they use the same R so this was very helpful. I can do every other R, trill, tap, and retroflex, but I couldn't figure out the stupid uvular r. I was just using the tap R for German up until now. Again, thank you so much for making this video! It helps a lot with my pronunciation. I'll have to get used to using the Uvular R so it doesn't sound awkward, but it'll be a whole lot easier now that I actually know how to make the sound!

It also exists in Kurdish, that’s why pronouncing it isn’t difficult

@TheTravellingLinguist

3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome!! You’re lucky that you’re already a master of it. :) A lot of people have difficulty with its pronunciation

@ali-zl9ls

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTravellingLinguist we also have it in Arabic 😅 we have many sounds that are not in other languages خ، ع، ط، ض، ق، ث، ء They are hard to explain without using IPA

@sapphoenixthefirebird5063

Жыл бұрын

@@ali-zl9ls Thāʼ? Isn't that just the /θ/ in English "thing"?

@gide5489

7 ай бұрын

​@@ali-zl9lsthe Arabic ghain is not the same sound as the French R

I can do the uvular French R just fine, I can't trill an r if my life depended on it? I just end up spitting lol

This man made my day

@TheTravellingLinguist

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :D

Holy moly! Can't believe I've finally gotten it after your 1.5 min video

@TheTravellingLinguist

2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Glad you found it helpful 🙂

Also, the Limburg region in the Netherlands and Flemish also uses it in their dialect of Dutch.

It's basically the same sound as english H.

@TheTravellingLinguist

3 жыл бұрын

It's kinda close! The h in English we produce by restricting our vocal cords (with no tongue interference) but with the French R, the back of the tongue brushes against the uvula. :-) The French R is between the English g and h sounds (at least where we produce them in our mouth).

my face when he doesnt pronounce it during the video

Never heard it in Korean, is it a specific dialect?

@BBarNavi

16 күн бұрын

It doesn't. If you squint, the Jeolla ㅋ can get uvular, but it's NOTHING like the French R.

DEVASTATED to find out the reason I can't do my Rs in my French lessons is because I don't have a uvula

Helpful but would be even better if more explanation and with several examples

Great explanation and tip - thanks!

I don't think that there's a uvular r in Korean. I'm learning it and couldn't find it. Can someone help me notice it

@sabby1950

3 жыл бұрын

it's the consonant ㄹ = 'r/l' sound

@chadtomriddle4786

2 жыл бұрын

The R/L sound is an alveolar tap if not an L

@sagilibra1607

2 жыл бұрын

@@sabby1950 it's not uvular

@EuiHwanP

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a native Korean speaker and I haven't come across the uvular R in Korean in my 29 years. I'm learning French and still struggling with the R.

@gchungus

Жыл бұрын

@@EuiHwanP same here XD when he said that, I was like "I wish!!"

My mum is teaching me French and I just can't get this friggin sound. I'll just go krrrr from now on, thanks XD

Not only European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese also has that R sound

@zieckenbritz811

2 жыл бұрын

In brazilian portuguese the r is not uvular fricative

@david_contente

2 жыл бұрын

@@zieckenbritz811 yes it has

@zieckenbritz811

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_contente it doesn't, it has the velar fricative snd some dialects has the VOICELESS uvular fricative not the voiced

@david_contente

2 жыл бұрын

@@zieckenbritz811 "voiceless" or whatever that means, is the same thing. Anyway, it also has it

@zieckenbritz811

2 жыл бұрын

@@david_contente it's not the same thing lol

In Canada we have a stereotype of the Scottish people that they "roll their R's" like in the Tim Horton's commercials where they have a "Roll up the Rim to Win" contest. This French R sounds very similar, but no one seems to mention this similarity. Or is this Scottish R a completely different sound even though it sounds similar to me.

In portugal we also have it, but i don't, i got my uvula removed a few weeks ago and i'm here to make sure i'll not say my sweet uvular R again. *cries*

@TheTravellingLinguist

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear that! I hope your recovery is going well.

@LemonDropsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTravellingLinguist thanks, the recovery was easy, i just miss my R

It might sound strange but I find it really difficult to pronounce and English R It always comes out as a W or a H Such as Car I pronounce as Cah Or Rain as Wain

@abarette_

5 ай бұрын

english R(/ɹ/) is stupid anyway, don't feel bad about it If I had to explain it, it's some kind of sound between W(/w/) and Y(/j/)

Why did you not even say the sound on the entire video

K and G in English are velar sounds dude

What? Korean has the Uvular R!?

@BBarNavi

16 күн бұрын

Not in any way whatsoever.

Excellent explanation.

You make a video on this right, but no example? Foooolish

@jeanmarcphilippe1

Жыл бұрын

The word « wouge » 😄

As a monolingual english speaker I thankfully never had trouble with this sound, just found it natural to imitate. Great tip for people who are struggling

@blink9340

9 ай бұрын

im really envious...ive struggled on this for my whole summer break

.... does korean have that sound??? 글쎄요

@abarette_

5 ай бұрын

no it doesn't.

thank you for your efforts Second 0:57 Nothing call Israel it is Palestine🥰

This wasn't helpful at all. If there were other examples, it'd have been better 😣

Le français est facile, mais les sons ne le sont pas

Unhelpful because it lacks examples. Skip.

I am a native French speaker and I have no idea why it is a problem! Pour moi c’est normal de prononcer la lettre R , par exemple le mot révolution se prononce ray-volution, tout simplement . Bonne chance à tous.

@keagaming9837

Жыл бұрын

You grew up with the French R, but everyone who didn't constantly hear it when they were a kid now have to learn in later in life when it is harder to learn sounds. I think it's like how French speakers can't do the American or even British R (Yes, they are different.) yet to me it is very natural and easy to pronounce the American R. It just depends on the sounds you grew up with, unfortunately. D:

@StillAliveAndKicking_

Жыл бұрын

Can you pronounce both English th sounds?

@keagaming9837

Жыл бұрын

@@StillAliveAndKicking_ Yes. The th sound is very easy for me, although to someone who never learned it when little I can see why so many people struggle to put their tongue in the correct place. At this point, I think we all take certain sounds for granted.

@leneanderthalien

Жыл бұрын

For us french, is english not so easy to pronounce because need UNNATURAL tongue movements...

mfw I'm French myself yet can't do ʁ correctly (always end up doing ʀ instead)