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Erra erre di Rimini, erre erra di Rimini.

R errs from Rimini, err R from Rimini.

Pronunciation Focus

Single and double R between vowels

Tip for English Speakers

💡The Italian R is always trilled or tapped, never the English 'soft R'. Touch the tip of your tongue to the ridge behind your upper front teeth and let air push it into a quick tap.

Did You Know?

Rimini, on the Adriatic coast, is famous for its Romagnolo dialect which has a very distinctive, guttural R sound — quite different from standard Italian.

How to Practice

  1. 1.Read it slowly, word by word
  2. 2.Speed up gradually
  3. 3.Try saying it 3 times fast
  4. 4.Record yourself and compare