Learning to roll the "r"s in dutch?

Question

When I first started learning I thought the "g" would be the most difficult, but that was before my boyfriend introduced me to the rolling "r." I practice frequently and never get any closer to accomplishing it. He does it without any effort.. I'm jealous! The "g" is easy to me now, so I'm hopeful I can pick this up too. lol

Does anyone have some tips, websites/videos, etc?

I'm getting a little frustrated and couldn't think of a better place to ask then here!

Answer 1

i cant do it. couldnt ever do it in spanish....i gave up.

good luck!

Answer 2

Easy for me as I live in Spain but originate from Scotland. You can either do it or you can't. It's like whistling, you can do it or you can't do it.

Answer 3

Put your tongue against the roof of your mouth and say: rrrr.  

Answer 4

I have University level Dutch and I never quite got that either, and it's not universal in the Netherlands, just in some parts.  

Answer 5

I am Dutch, and I know that not all Dutch people have that rolling R.

Some do, many had to train a lot as child and some will never get it right.

You will notice that many people make a different R from the one your friend uses.

As a rule you can say that your 'natural' R is accepted in Dutch, as one of the many possible ones.

To get the more rolling R you can say a lot of sentences with the R, like: Rode radijsjes rollen rond Rotterdam.