roll one's r's
Vibrate tongue tip
To roll one's r's is to produce the trilled or vibrating sound of the letter R by rapidly fluttering the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
This pronunciation is standard in languages like Spanish, Italian, and Scottish English, but doesn't occur naturally in most English dialects.
English speakers who can't roll their r's sometimes struggle when learning languages that require it.
I've been practicing for weeks but still can't roll my r's properly.
- Italian languageVernacular of Rome
- tongue tipForemost oral muscle point
- Spanish languageRomance tongue from Iberia
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- Russian languageEast Slavic tongue
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