Holding out the R American English Pronunciation

In this American English pronunciation video,
we’re going to have some fun holding out the

R sound.

As with any new concept or sound, it’s a great

idea to slow something down when you’re first
working with it. Slow it down, and drill it

over and over. If you can speed up, great.
But never sacrifice correctness for more speed.

Today we’re going to apply this slow-down
method to the R consonant, specifically, in

consonant clusters. I’ve noticed, with some
of my students, that even when they’ve gotten

a good R sound, sometimes in clusters it tends
to turn more into a W sound. Or, sometimes,

it turns into more of a D sound, a flap. Now
when you do this, you can’t hold it out. So

holding out the R is a good way to test that
you’re doing it correctly. So, say these words

along with me, really holding out the R sound.
If it feels awkward, that’s a good sign that

you really need this exercise, that the R
sound is not yet second nature to you.

If that was hard or uncomfortable,
do it again. And

do it on your own many times. That is what
it takes to drill a sound that is new. I hope

this helps. That’s it, and thanks
so much for using Rachel’s English.

在这个美式英语发音视频中，
我们将通过 R 音来获得一些乐趣

。

与任何新概念或声音一样，

当你第一次使用它时放慢速度是个好主意
。 放慢速度，

一遍又一遍地钻。 如果你能加快速度，那就太好了。
但永远不要为了更快的速度而牺牲正确性。

今天我们将把这种减速
方法应用到 R 辅音上，特别是在

辅音簇中。 我
和我的一些学生注意到，即使他们得到

了很好的 R 音，有时在集群中它
往往会更多地变成 W 音。 或者，有时，

它会变成更多的 D 音，一个拍打。 现在，
当你这样做时，你无法坚持下去。 因此，

伸出 R 是测试
您是否正确执行此操作的好方法。 所以，

和我一起说这些话，真的是伸出R音。
如果感觉尴尬，这是一个很好的信号，表明

你真的需要这个练习，R
音还不是你的第二天性。

如果这很难或不舒服，
请再做一次。

并且自己做很多次。
这就是钻出新声音所需要的。

我希望这有帮助。 就是这样，
非常感谢您使用 Rachel 的英语。