/r/

The /r/ sound in English is a voiced post-alveolar approximant or liquid, which means it’s a sound produced with the tongue near the alveolar ridge (slightly behind the ridge that you can feel right behind your upper front teeth), and the air is allowed to flow around the sides of the tongue.

Here’s how you pronounce it:

• Position your tongue: The /r/ sound is made by curling the tongue upward without touching the top of the mouth. The tip of the tongue is near the alveolar ridge, but not touching it.
• Voicing: The /r/ sound is a voiced consonant, meaning your vocal cords vibrate when you produce this sound. You should feel a vibration if you lightly touch the front of your throat while saying the sound.
• Release the sound: Even though the tongue is in a constrictive position, the air should flow around the sides of the tongue continuously.