I've been practicing for months now, I have still have difficulty with r.

For example, when saying something like 忘れられる. Is it supposed to be difficult?
Like when I say it fast it sounds really mushy, or not accurate, have I been
pronouncing r wrong this whole time or is this normal?

Or if I try to say らりるれろ fast, sometimes my tongue gets called and other stuff
and it sounds weird. Something like ありがとう sounds fine, but for some reason
saying just り or any other R (character?) by itself sounds weird or off.

ありがとうございます
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pronunciation
Sometimes its difficult to pronounce the R sound
As someone who also speaks american, I can try to chime in-- as Leebo said its
hard to give precise advice without hearing you. I also want to be clear, the
usa has many different accents so keep that in mind, in case yours is very
different from mine (midwest and then pacific northwest).

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It is true that the Japanese R sounds like it is in between an english L and
R. Personally, I think it is a little closer to english L sound than english
R, but that may be subjective since it is its own unique sound.

Can you tap your R's like they do in Spanish? I will barely tap my toungue
against the top of my mouth in a similar way. If I am speaking quickly it may
not even touch all the way, just close enough to make the sound, for reference
of how light a touch it is. At the same time I will keep my mouth in the shape
of an english L sound while doing so (tongue and lips flatter, etc.) If you
practice saying an english err, and the "l" like you drag out the start of
little, you may notice the different mouth shapes?

I have no idea if this is how native japanese speakers make the sound, but I
have never had an issue making the correct sound this way, hope it can help
you :)
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If you can't quite "roll" your Rs, try tapping your tongue in the same place
you make the D sound in American English, it may sound more like a デぃ Type
sound than a り、But its better than nothing.
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