French R sound simplified! 🇫🇷 One of the trickiest sounds for French learners is producing the various R sounds. We’ve seen many of your comments over the years, and one of the most frequently asked questions is “How to pronounce the freaking French R?!” We know, it seems tough, but we’re here to make this French consonant less of a head-scratcher!! 😉 💡 The French R can be pronounced in four different ways*: [ʁ] → produced from the back of the throat [χ] → unvoiced version of the [ʁ] [r] → r