Help with rs and rolled rs I think rs and rolling rs by themselves are easy. But it's the sounds around the rs that make it hard. For example, 'cerrar' and 'abrir' are both really hard for me to pronounce. Is there a resource that can show me how to learn how to say these correctly? My mouth feels weird when I try to say these. I can tell that the shapes it needs are not familiar to it. ¡Gracias!

Do Spanish speakers use an abbreviation for the USA in everyday speech? Americans just say "the U.S." when talking about their own country in everyday English speech. When Spanish-speakers are talking about the U.S., what do they say? Is there an abbreviation they use, or do they say "Los Estados Unidos"? What about in written Spanish? Do they use the whole phrase, or an abbreviation? Also, what about the European Union in speech and in writing? "La Unión Europea" or an abbreviation?

Does "¿Cuál es nueva?" mean "What's new/What's happening/What's up"?

Why "los" and not "sus"? Why is "He has his fingers on the table" translated as "Tiene los dedos sobre la mesa" and not "Tiene sus dedos sobre la mesa"?