The
sounds of the R
1.
The sound of the R or /R/.
a) The single R is pronounced with one flip of the toungue against the alveolus, behind your upper teeth. This is a trilled R. In Italian is pronounced like the "tt" sound you find in English words like: butter or better.
ESEMPI: 
barba
Aprire
(open) |
Caro (dear, expensive) |
Ironia
(irony) |
Arido
(dry) |
Carota
(carrot) |
Giraffa (giraffe) |
Aroma
(fragrance) |
Diretto (straight) |
Giretto (short walk) |
Roma
(Rome) |
Era (age) |
Progresso (progress) |
Barba
(beard) |
Erede
(heir) |
Proibire (to forbid) |
Baritono
(baritone) |
Eroe (hero) |
Piarata (pirate) |
2.
The sound of the RR or /RR/.
a) When
the R is doubled, its sound is a definite roll of the R, multiple flutters of the tip of your toungue.
ESEMPI:
carrozza
|
Arrabbiato
(angry)
|
Errante (wandering)
|
|
Arrivare
(arrive)
|
Irregolare
(irregular)
|
|
Barriera
(barrier)
|
Irreale (unreal)
|
|
Carriera
(career)
|
Porro (leak)
|
|
Carrozza
(carriage)
|
Orribile
(horrible)
|
|
Errore
(mistake)
|
Scorretto (incorrect)
|