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Tongue twisters that target the trilled R

Speak Spanish Like a Pro: Fun Tongue Twisters for Perfect Pronunciation: Tongue twisters that target the trilled R
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Here are some tongue twisters that specifically target the trilled R sound:

  1. Classic Spanish Trilled R Tongue Twister:
    “Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril. Rápido corren los carros cargados de azúcar del ferrocarril.”
    (Translation: R with R cigarette, R with R barrel. The railroad cars loaded with sugar run fast.)
    This one combines multiple trilled Rs and is widely used to practice the Spanish rolled R sound.

  2. Another variation with the railroad theme:
    “Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril, rápido ruedan las ruedas del ferrocarril.”
    (Translation: R with R cigarette, R with R barrel, the wheels of the railroad roll fast.)

  3. A tongue twister that mixes the trilled R with other consonants:
    “Un burro comía berros y el perro se los robó. El burro lanzó un rebuzno y el perro al barro cayó.”
    (Translation: A donkey was eating watercress and the dog stole it. The donkey brayed and the dog fell into the mud.)

  4. A tricky one where the trilled R comes after an N:
    “El perro cachorro de Enrique Becerra se enrosca en la ropa, la enrolla y la enreda.”
    (Translation: Enrique Becerra’s puppy dog curls up in the clothes, rolls them up and tangles them.)

These are well-suited for practicing and mastering the trilled R sound, especially in Spanish, where it is a distinct and important phoneme. 4, 5, 12

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