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Letter r

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter r: [alveolar flap] [SOUND]
A word-initial r:

handkerchief

[SOUND]
ruumaala
A word-medial r: hot [SOUND]
garmii
A word-final r: city [SOUND]
shaharu [see note below]

Note: there is a difference between the printed version of medial "h" on this website (as in shaharu 'city' ) and the handwritten one (same word: shaharu  ). See more on this on the h-info page.

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the consonant [r], which is pronounced as a short flapped sound like the "tt" in a typical fast or casual pronunciation of American English "butter". This sound is also similar to the (non-trilled) [r] sound that is used in Spanish words like "cara" 'dear'.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

Click here for an interactive game

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2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing r: r.pdf