Quote Originally Posted by сэи
But I can't remember an Italian r which is like Portuguese (I only studied Italian for a year though). And Spanish, close, but maybe a little softer.
I'd say that Spanish "r" is like Italian "r". Maybe there is a difference, but very slight. I'd never think that this sound can have something in common with Russian "х". More likely that Russian х is like Spanish j in "trabajo".

Quote Originally Posted by сэи
Wow. Why do they put the "a" like "э"?? That's not at all how it sounds...
Maybe it's a typo... That quoting is from an electronic version of the manual.