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El sonido de la 'r" y la 'rr'

Spanish R has two pronunciations, called the TAP and the TRILL.

TAP: The Spanish R sound is different from the English R. In Spanish, the tongue hits the gum ridge behind the upper front teeth as the R sound is being pronounced. Simply tap the tip of your tongue against the alveolar ridge (the "gum ridge" just above your upper front teeth).

A good way to learn to pronounce the Spanish R is to repeat an English word with a double TT or a double DD:

bitter, hitter, ladder, madder.