Consonant sound

/ɹ/as in red

American /r/: bunch the tongue back and slightly up. Lips rounded. Don't tap the roof.

Who finds this sound hard

/ɹ/ is a common challenge for speakers of:

French speakers →Indian English speakers →Chinese speakers →

Practice it in these words

comfortablefebruarylibraryprobablyrecipegenrethreethroughruralsquirrel

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How to Pronounce the /ɹ/ Sound (as in “red”) · Crisp Speak