Can you do a rolling 'R?'

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#1 ghoklebutter
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It took me three months, but I've finally mastered it. ^_^ I can even do the double rolling 'R' like in Arabic and Hebrew. :D

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#2 realistic44
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It took me three months, but I've finally mastered it. ^_^ I can even do the double rolling 'R' like in Arabic and Hebrew. :D

ghoklebutter



Whats a rolling "r"? im arabic but i still dont understand :?

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#3 LZ71
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You mean like in Spanish, when you roll your "r"'s? I can't yet, though my teacher is helping me.
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#4 Cerberus_Legion
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Of course I can. I'm hispanic. :D

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#5 Freebird8877
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Yes. For some reason, I'm a natural.
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#6 bededog
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You take 'R' put it inside a circle and push. :3
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#7 EMOEVOLUTION
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I probably can't. I have natural disadvantages when it comes to learning language skills. and I also lack the motivation.
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#8 JadeNic
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For some people it just comes naturally, while others have to work on it and some people never can. Rolling r's is oviously second nature to people that learned to speak with them. I've never had a problem rolling my r's.

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#9 coolbeans90
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A rolling "R?" Not sure if I know what that is.

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#10 ghoklebutter
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[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

It took me three months, but I've finally mastered it. ^_^ I can even do the double rolling 'R' like in Arabic and Hebrew. :D

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Whats a rolling "r"? im arabic but i still dont understand :?

It's the sound of the letter "raa" and double rolling "r" is like "raa" with shadda.

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#11 scorch-62
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I suck at it, though. :cry:
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#12 avail447
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no problem with it here

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#13 Bored_Employee
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Claro que sim, eu sou Brasileiro.
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#14 tsduv21
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Yeah, I can easily.
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#15 The_Bio_Shu
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yes, of course every canadian can do it thanks to tim horton's rrrrrrrrrrrrroll up the rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrim to win contest
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#16 DJ-Lafleur
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No, and I have no reason to since I no longer bother taking Spanish classes.

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#17 MrLions
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I use to be able to do it perfectly then I stopped speaking spanish for a long time and now I can't
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#18 jeremiah06
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[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]

It took me three months, but I've finally mastered it. ^_^ I can even do the double rolling 'R' like in Arabic and Hebrew. :D

nope I can't
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#19 Duxsox56
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Of course. I am naturally skilled.

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#20 cyberdarkkid
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Yea, and I wonder why it's so hard for other people. I used to like imitating my cat's purr back when I had a cat.
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#21 Diablo-B
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I never understood how people couldn't roll an 'R' its just seems so basic to me. Maybe I just have a very skilled tongue.
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#22 batman_is_aweso
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its pretty easy(no offense to people that cant do it)

i always thought everyone could do it but i guess im wrong

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#23 Colin1192
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If I ever decide to try, I hope it does not take me 3 months. If I cant get it after the 3rd or 4th try, then all hope is lost

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#24 ContraQueen
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Yeah I can, it's really not that difficult.

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#25 8-Bitterness
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yeah, i can
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#26 deactivated-5b31d3729c1fa
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i can't do it :cry:

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#27 JustPlainLucas
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Only for a second. Was neverrrrrrrrrrrr good at it.
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#28 Arctic_Grillz
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Yes I can, piece of cake!
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#29 cheesyjon
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I can. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroll up the rrrim to win is now back at Tim Hortons!

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#30 JonnyEagle
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Yeah, but then again Spanish is my native language......

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#31 cell_dweller  Moderator
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I tried for 2 years in high school in Spanish class, but I could never do it...
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#32 Famiking
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Don't you speak Urdu? Doesn't it have rolling Rs? I've known how to roll my Rs since I was a baby. Now the Japanese/Korean/Chinese R, that's a toughy, took me about 2 weeks.
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#33 Immortalica
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No, I never really needed to, or seriously tried for that matter.
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#34 CJL182
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I'm pretty good at it. That sound was the most difficult for me to learn in Japanese class lol.

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#35 rcignoni
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Of course, I can speak Spanish.
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#36 joesh89
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I actually can.

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#37 deactivated-5a79221380856
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I took three years of high school Spanish but I never could master it. :cry:
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#38 GTA_dude
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Yeah, I've lived in arizona for the past 16 years, so I've been rolling my R's for as long as I can remember.
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#39 Famiking
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I'm pretty good at it. That sound was the most difficult for me to learn in Japanese class lol.

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Japanese does not have a rolling R, unless you're stressing something (in casual speech), like "damarrrrrre!!" (shut up!). Japanese has a different R, you learnt the wrong language XP (jk jk)
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#40 ghoklebutter
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[QUOTE="Famiking"][QUOTE="CJL182"]

I'm pretty good at it. That sound was the most difficult for me to learn in Japanese class lol.

Japanese does not have a rolling R, unless you're stressing something (in casual speech), like "damarrrrrre!!" (shut up!). Japanese has a different R, you learnt the wrong language XP (jk jk)

What does it sound like? o_O
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#41 Nerd_Man
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I've tried to do it so many times in the past, but I just can't ever pull it off.
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#42 CJL182
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[QUOTE="CJL182"]

I'm pretty good at it. That sound was the most difficult for me to learn in Japanese class lol.

Famiking

Japanese does not have a rolling R, unless you're stressing something (in casual speech), like "damarrrrrre!!" (shut up!). Japanese has a different R, you learnt the wrong language XP (jk jk)

Yeah it's not quite a rolling R, but more like the start of one.

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#43 entropyecho
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I can rrrrroll the "r" with the best of them.

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#44 ghoklebutter
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I can rrrrroll the "r" with the best of them.

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How long can you rrrroll it? I can do it for 2 seconds. :P
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#45 entropyecho
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[QUOTE="entropyecho"]

I can rrrrroll the "r" with the best of them.

ghoklebutter

How long can you rrrroll it? I can do it for 2 seconds. :P

As long as my breath lasts.

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#46 Famiking
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[QUOTE="Famiking"][QUOTE="CJL182"]

I'm pretty good at it. That sound was the most difficult for me to learn in Japanese class lol.

ghoklebutter

Japanese does not have a rolling R, unless you're stressing something (in casual speech), like "damarrrrrre!!" (shut up!). Japanese has a different R, you learnt the wrong language XP (jk jk)

What does it sound like? o_O

It's an R/L sort of sound.

Let's just say "rarararara" will sound like "lalalalalalala".

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#47 drummer131
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I'd been in seventh grade Spanish for a while before I stopped THINKING about making the rolling r and just kinda...did it. Now I can do it whenever the need arises. *rrrrrrrrrrrrrr!*
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#48 Dante2710
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Rolling "R"? are you referring to a trilled? I would say so, seeing as my native language is Spanish.
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#49 ChloroformGirl
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whenever I say "three" i roll my tongue and I can't help it I just do it
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#50 chrisPperson
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Yes, I can. In fact, sometimes I accidentally do it.