# The trilled rr: perro, carro

> id: pronunciation.rr-trill · category: pronunciation · depth: standard · levels: B1 · review: internally_reviewed

**Summary.** Written rr between vowels, and single r at word-start or after n/l/s, trill: perro, rosa, Enrique, alrededor. The tongue tip vibrates loosely against the ridge.

It's a relaxed tongue + strong airflow, not muscle: hold the tap position, blow, let the tip flutter. Drills: butter-butter-butter → progressively 'brr'; tdr-tdr; vibrante after d: madre → ma-drrr.

Where it's mandatory: rr (carro), initial r (Roma, río), after n, l, s (sonrisa, alrededor, Israel). Minimal pairs to test: pero/perro, caro/carro, coro/corro.

The trill is airflow, not muscle: hold the tongue at the tap position, blow steadily, and let the tip flutter loosely against the ridge. It's obligatory for written rr (carro), for word-initial r (Roma, río), and after n, l, s (sonrisa, alrededor, Israel). Test yourself on the minimal pairs pero/perro, caro/carro, coro/corro.

## Examples
- El perro corre por el barrio. — The dog runs around the neighborhood.
- La ropa está en el ropero. — The clothes are in the wardrobe. *(Initial r trills.)*
- El perro de Rosa corre alrededor del carro. — Rosa's dog runs around the car.

Related: pronunciation.r-single

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