Learning a new language has never been an easy task. However, with effort and desire, anything is possible (or so they say). Of course, this TikTok user is not lacking in desire, as he has seen how one of the most iconic aspects of our language has been lost: the pronunciation of the “erre” (pronounced “er”).
Eric (@thesmithsinspain) is clear that for him, the pronunciation of the “erre” and the double “erre” is very complicated. But too complicated. However, his struggle to pronounce it correctly has aroused the sympathy of many users on TikTok. Numerous comments encourage him to keep trying and others empathize with Eric about how difficult it can be to pronounce the “erre” correctly.
If we focus on phonetics, have you ever wondered why foreigners have such a hard time pronouncing the “erre”? In the case of English speakers, the truth is that it is easy for them to learn to pronounce correctly almost all the Spanish phonemes. Both languages have a very similar sonority, except when it comes to the r sound. The strong r and double r sound does not exist in English.
Sometimes we forget that not everything is memorizing if we want to speak another language correctly. Luckily, we will give you an infallible trick: the best way to learn another language will always be to speak it and make thousands of mistakes.
