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[cue 01-19]



                              Japanese d            Japanese r
                                (TEETH!)          (RIDGE! BRIEF!)     American r




                              hada skin             tara cod          horror
                                                fish

                                                                      Tory

                          todokeru              torokeru is
                          delivers              enchanted

                              sode sleeve              sore that Cory

                          ---                       ari ant           sorry


                          ---                          suru does true



                     Be  sure  you  are  putting  the  r  at  the  beginning  of  the
                syllable:  sorosoro  [so-ro-so-ro]  ‘leisurely.’  Once  you  have

                acquired the sound, try practicing it initially:
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