How to pronounce: Haitian Creole "R"

Pronouncing R in Haitian Creole is very easy once you know the right tongue position. Follow my precise instructions to master R . The Haitian Creole R pronunciation is softer than you may think… it sounds kind of like a cat purring, goes “rawwww stick your whole tongue to the top of your mouth. This preparation step is very important: concentrate and really try to glue your tongue, back and front to the roof of your mouth. lower only the tip of your tongue and press it hard against the back of your LOWER front teeth. Open your mouth and create a soft vibration of your throat where you say the G of “get” in English. That’s how you’ll pronounce a perfect Haitian Creole R Your tongue is going to make like a curvy slide as you can see on the picture I drew to illustrate this lesson. Note : the Haitian R is only written in front of the Haitian phone a, e, i an, and en. It never comes in front of o, ò, on and ou. We put w in front of the latter. Good luck students!