Letter

How to pronounce Polish letter «r» [r]

IPA[r]

Trilled alveolar [r]. Before i it softens slightly.

How to shape the sound

Front-tongue alveolar trill: the tip of the tongue strikes the upper alveoli several times and bounces back.

A uvular [R] is a French/German trait, not Polish; for East Slavic ears the Polish sound is familiar and usually easy.

Before i, Polish r softens: [r'iposta], [r'izotto]. Words: rower, rysować, kara, kura.

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