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Hey I Need Advice From French Speakers!
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» jenniepepsi replied on Fri Aug 9, 2013 @ 2:41am
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My daughter wants to learn a foreign language. But she has a speech impediment. She wanted Spanish but her speech therapist advised against it because her biggest struggle is the R sound. She cant make it.

How prominent is the R sound in French?
I wanted her to do an Oriental language of some sort. But her school only offers french, latin, spanish, and german.
I'm feeling kinda lonely right now..
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» SourUltraFast replied on Tue Aug 13, 2013 @ 10:29pm
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R's are not rolled but still a fundamental part of french. Anyone else wanna chime in on this?
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nathan replied on Wed Aug 14, 2013 @ 11:57am
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If the problem is rolling Rs (tip of the tongue) then forget Euro-French/Spanish, if the the problem is guttural Rs (back of the throat), then forget German and Québecois french ...

Anyway, I don't see a problem with her learning French, even with the 'R' problem -- she'll still be able to get away with being understood. The fundamental parts of language are the rules on grammar and syntax, as long as your pronunciation is close enough, she'll be understood (imo) ;)
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» jenniepepsi replied on Wed Aug 14, 2013 @ 12:53pm
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Thank you both! this helps a lot. she wanted to learn Japanese but her school doesnt offer it until middle school.
she cant make the rolling R at all. she can sorta manage a guttural R, but it sounds a lot more like a W than an R :P

since its still primary school, it wont hurt to let her try french. if it turns out she doesnt like it or gets frustrated, then no big deal we just move on lol.
I'm feeling kinda lonely right now..
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Fri Aug 16, 2013 @ 6:20am
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japanese = rolling r
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Human_Notepad replied on Fri Aug 16, 2013 @ 2:20pm
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Japanese:

R = L
Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» basdini replied on Fri Aug 16, 2013 @ 9:09pm
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herro...
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Mon Aug 19, 2013 @ 12:28pm
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Originally Posted By HUMAN_NOTEPAD

Japanese:

R = L


r similar to a rolling r, but only trilled once making it sound deceptively like a D to untrained listeners. The sound is often described as being between "r" and "l".
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Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» ApR1zM replied on Sat Aug 24, 2013 @ 10:24pm
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if you wanna sound like someone who has no teeth yeah learn french without the R :))))
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Hey I Need Advice From French Speakers!
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