pronunciation.r-single
The single r: a quick tap
Between vowels, r is one tongue tap — exactly the American English 'tt/dd' in 'butter', 'ladder': pero, cara, hora. Never the English bunched r, never the French throat r.
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Explanation
English speakers already make this sound daily: say 'pot of tea' fast — that flap is pero's r. French speakers must move the r from the throat to the tongue tip.
After consonants and at word ends, same tap: tres, hablar, comer. The trap is contrast with rr: pero (but) / perro (dog), caro (expensive) / carro (car).
English speakers already own this sound: the flap in 'butter' or 'pot of tea' said fast is exactly the r of pero. It appears between vowels, after consonants, and at word ends (cara, tres, comer); the one thing to drill is its contrast with the trilled rr, since pero/perro and caro/carro are different words.
Examples
I want to buy flour.
Region: global
It's expensive, but good.
Region: global
I want to eat but the dog ate the meat.
Region: global