The Spanish "r" (called "erre") is not quite the English "r". It is still soft, but more of the rolling sort; When a word begins with "r", you trill or roll the "r" quite a bit.

For what to do when the "r" is not placed at the beginning of a word, have a look further down the page.

	Description (pirate):
	Description (landlubber):
	r (letter "erre")
	roca (rock)
	río (river)
	ron (rum)
	robar (to steal)
	rana (frog)
	rubí (ruby)

When the letter "r" is found in the middle or the ending of a word, you don't trill or roll it, but you flap your tongue against your gums:

	Description (pirate):
	Description (landlubber):
	loro (parrot)
	sur (south)
	tripulación (crew)
	cubierta (deck)
	carpa (carp)
	balandra (sloop)
	arena (sand)