Re: Alveolar Trill
From: Danny Wilde (fuzakenbo_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/30/05
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 09:26:14 +0900
"Brian" <reil0080@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having a very difficult time trying to figure out how to create and
> alveolar trill "RE", "RA", etc. sound the Japanese apparently use. I
> know most don't use it, but this I really something I wan't to know how
> to do.
>
> Tips?
> Tricks?
> Tounge exercises, etc.
> Past experiences?
>
> Any information you could share would help me.
The Japanese "r" sound is made by touching the tip of the tongue against the
roof of the mouth, so I believe it's not like any kind of "r" sound in any
European language. It's like an "l" sound in that respect. However, it isn't
an "l" sound either. I learnt to do a Japanese "r" sound from noticing my
Japanese teachers didn't make an "r" sound, and teaching myself to make
(approximately) the sound that they were making.
I don't know the phonetic name or symbol of the Japanese "r" sound, but I
know there is one. Also I don't have a picture handy of the tongue position,
but there is one somewhere on the net or in a textbook.
It might be worth saying that Japanese speakers possibly won't be able to
distinguish the Japanese "r" from English "r" or "l" sounds anyway.
Have a nice Wednesday.
Danny.
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