How to Pronounce the r Consonant (r ʀ ʁ) in German PERFECTLY

Hi my dear German learners looking for an amazing accent in German :)

In this video of our series about the perfect pronunciation of the German consonant sounds, we are going to be looking at the r sound (r ʀ ʁ) in words like

oder, hier, wir (vocalic r : r =a)
trotzdem (unvoiced uvular fricative)
drei (voiced uvular fricative)

[Pidalin]

It seems like Germans could not choose between different R sounds, so they adopted all of them. :-)

[letsgetitback]

I've never been so pissed about learning an accent. I just can't do it!!

[pinksky]

“r” and “ich” is definitively a challenge

[anonymousxxx]

The only few times I've heard [ʀ] in German it was used as a stylistic device in songs or for laying emphasis on a particular word but never in a normal conversation.

[Porygon-Z]

I grew up in Norway with german being my first language because of family. Only after moving here I learnt that I could not do the back-of-the-mouth r. I might speak fluently, but I am definitely the odd one out in a crowd

[Exploringsuha]

Thank you for explaining It helped me understand these german r sounds I think It would be also nice if you elaborated voiced/unvoiced uvula sound/examples a bit more on another video :) Dankeschön 👍

[JohnSmith-jkgf]

Could you please tell us which are the rules on when to use each of the last two? For example, for the word schwarz, it seems ok with both. So, when i read a word, how can i know which of the two fits the specific word? Thanks for your great job!

[ramamonato]

According to 'die deutsche Bühnenaussprache', standardized by Theodor Siebs in 1898, the letter "r" should be pronounced with an alveolar trill, just like a Spanish "r". Old German singers also employ this Spanish "r" when singing German. Heino still uses it in his song "Das Lied der Deutschen". However, nowadays, only the Bavarians and the Swiss people pronounce "r" with this Spanish "r" type. Today, the Germans and Austrians choose a French "r" in pronouncing "r".

[itsmekaarma]

Me being persian and already having to pronounce those in farsi

[Compass.the.Jackal]

I can pronounce all of the r’s, but it’s way easier to use the alveolar trill.

[rreece]

That unvoiced variant of [ʁ] (like in "trotzdem") can be transcribed as [ʁ̥] or simply [χ], because it is practically identical to the "ch" in "Dach".

[brisakruspe]

So when you say ‘drei’ you pronounce it with the back of the throat, I get it and I can pronounce it. But what I can’t and don’t understand is the rolled strong R? I thought it was like spanish which I can obviously say, it’s with the tip of the tongue, but how’s it possible to roll it with the BACK of your throat? As in ‘prost’ ?? Lol this is hard

[miguelangelrodriguez]

are those the same unvular frictive Rs that are in French?

[bredket]

I can't pronounce them when they appear two times in row like in word "regenerieren"

[Torquet]

This isn't a video about how to pronounce it, this is a video about the difference in the sounds... I already could hear the difference in the sounds. That doesn't get me any closer to pronouncing it correctly, no matter how much I practice.

[Pro-ledt]

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[RetroResearch]

Wonderful! Thank you! This clears everything up. Subscribing!

[sunnysideup]

That little dangly thing that swings at the back of my throat- Nicki Minaj

[Jesus_equals_LOVEnForgviness]

I've only taken a couple years of German but I did notice the different Rs the Germans use. It's quite fascinating.

[burgundowykutacz]

maybe could you make a video about differences between a schwa vs a