Comments on: alex vs. the french r http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/ our life in the foreign service Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RJ http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-397 RJ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:25:19 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-397 a friend told me saying word aggressive over and over again while trying to roll your R's is the best way to learn how to roll your R's a friend told me saying word aggressive over and over again while trying to roll your R’s is the best way to learn how to roll your R’s

]]> By: rich kolker http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-394 rich kolker Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:37:23 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-394 Nobody pronounces the r in au revoir anyway. It come out something like Oh-vwa. Of course, that won't help you get your 3/3, but it's nice to know. I use a demain (see you tomorrow) a lot. Remember as each week passes: Dieu merci, cést Vendredi! Nobody pronounces the r in au revoir anyway. It come out something like Oh-vwa. Of course, that won’t help you get your 3/3, but it’s nice to know. I use a demain (see you tomorrow) a lot.

Remember as each week passes: Dieu merci, cést Vendredi!

]]> By: David L. http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-392 David L. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:59:51 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-392 I wouldn't worry too much. It is not like anyone is going to mistake you for a Beninian (Beninite?, Beninio?). Besides, remember in the states that everyone enjoys different accents. I imagine the same applies else where in the world. I wouldn’t worry too much. It is not like anyone is going to mistake you for a Beninian (Beninite?, Beninio?). Besides, remember in the states that everyone enjoys different accents. I imagine the same applies else where in the world.

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Jeanne Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:54:46 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-389 In kindergarten, they put peanut butter on the roof of my mouth to help me say L's. Maybe that would work. In kindergarten, they put peanut butter on the roof of my mouth to help me say L’s. Maybe that would work.

]]> By: Bridget http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Bridget Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:52:47 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-388 i hear you! I loved the west african french and the R particularly as it was more like Spanish. So don't forget, you can learn the French pronounciation and then relax when you get to Cotonou. Or maybe that was just Niger. :) I still remember my girlfriend counseling me when I was going on vacation to Paris: "remember, they don't say 'ca va?' to people they don't know. And they definitely don't say, 'ca va le travaille? ca va la famille?' But I still slipped up, and got mean looks! keep up the good work. :) i hear you! I loved the west african french and the R particularly as it was more like Spanish. So don’t forget, you can learn the French pronounciation and then relax when you get to Cotonou. Or maybe that was just Niger. :) I still remember my girlfriend counseling me when I was going on vacation to Paris: “remember, they don’t say ‘ca va?’ to people they don’t know. And they definitely don’t say, ‘ca va le travaille? ca va la famille?’ But I still slipped up, and got mean looks!
keep up the good work. :)

]]> By: Daniela http://www.travelorders.com/2010/07/14/alex-vs-the-french-r/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Daniela Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:29:46 +0000 http://www.travelorders.com/?p=1003#comment-387 Yeah, the French Rs are hard. I never mastered them. Or French for that matter. Although, I did try - twice. I too was puzzled by the fact that in French you usually pronounce a fraction of the letters in a word. What a waste of ink and paper! I think French is ripe for reform/simplification. Never had a problem with the rolling Rs but that's because we have them in Bulgarian, so they come naturally. Sounds like you are making real progress in French though, which is awesome! And I like your scientific approach to the French Rs. Yeah, the French Rs are hard. I never mastered them. Or French for that matter. Although, I did try – twice. I too was puzzled by the fact that in French you usually pronounce a fraction of the letters in a word. What a waste of ink and paper! I think French is ripe for reform/simplification.

Never had a problem with the rolling Rs but that’s because we have them in Bulgarian, so they come naturally.

Sounds like you are making real progress in French though, which is awesome! And I like your scientific approach to the French Rs.

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