Advice on rolling my R's please

Welsh General / Questions
#21

You can always make up your own little song or can bach. I know a fellow SSIWer who is quite good at this but wont embarrass them by naming. Anyway think of a tune you like or make one up, slot in the phrase and off you go e.g. byddi di’n to tune of Frere Jaque…etc…

Anyway I can usually do "r"s ok but have been interested in the suggestions which seem to work and even came up with my own:

Pretend you are imitating a certain kind of phone-ring i.e. “brrr brrr.”
Seems to help if you use plenty of breath and (chaps) use a high or falsetto voice (best when alone) :slight_smile: …

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#22

Are you in Finland? Because if so, I guess you may guess what I’m going to write… Do you watch S4C? Would you like to? If so, have you signed the petition at

#23

Yes, yes and yes, and I’ve signed the petition. Although when I’m watching S4C, I’m not watching it from Finland. :grin:

#24

Diolch yn fawr iawn!!

#25

I’m wondrin if I appen to ave a problem with H’s in English. appily enough I can speak for ours and never an H to be yeard - ow as at appened en

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#26

It’s like in the song “Rollin’ on the River” :slight_smile: i kind of like this. A bit strange for one’s ear at first but then on it sounds kind of soft … :slight_smile:

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#27

Talk to @Iestyn about it!! (Sorry, but bee still firmly in my bonnet!) :bee: :tophat:

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#28

Hey!

I just have a quick question about the “R” pronunciation in Welsh. In the challenges, the male voice (im guessing native Welsh speaker) rolls his R’s very strongly, but the female voice just does a short “R”.

Is rolling your R’s more correct? Or is it fine to just do a short R sound.

Cheers!

#29

No.

Yes.

If you can do it, go for it. Don’t worry if you can’t. There are whole areas where people don’t do it. My auntie, as I’ve mentioned before, makes a sound half way between a w and a v, she sounds fine (hardly ever speaks english so can’t be doing much wrong). :grinning:

Watch Gareth for an R sound in the throat …

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#30

There have been many threads on this topic. I’ve taken the liberty of moving @hayden-topping 's post here.
Personally, I can’t tell my "r"s from my elbow. :laughing:

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