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Hadar Shemesh breaks down the flap T followed by R in English. There's no vowel between them, just a quick T-R cluster. Practice 30 to 40 repetitions daily on words like daughter, water, and butter until it clicks.

Hadar Shemesh breaks down the flap T followed by R in English. There's no vowel between them, just a quick T-R cluster. Practice 30 to 40 repetitions daily on words like daughter, water, and butter until it clicks.
Daughter. Remember that there is no vowel between the flap T and the R. Water. Der. Der. It's not dare. Why dare, Grey Dare? There is no 'e' sound even though you see the letter E. It's not an 'e'. It's a schwa, right? And a schwa is a reduced vowel, and the R actually takes over the schwa sound. So basically it's just a flap T and the R. Der. Der. Der. About 30 to 40 times a day until you master it, and then start making it like the flap T. Rrr, rrr, rrr. Does that make sense? I hope it does. Let's put it in words. Daughter, water, better, butter, greater, smarter.

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