TONGUE TWISTERS

 

TRY SAYING THESE OUT LOUD SIX TIMES

 

AND TRY SOME OF THEM WHILE YOU ARE HOLDING YOUR TONGUE

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Rival tribal chieftains

 

East Fyfe 4    Forfar 5

 

A bloke's back brake block broke

 

Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses

 

Count as many cans a cannibal can nibble

 

Black background brown background

 

Tie twine to three tree twigs

 

Green glass globes glow greenly

 

Six slick slimy snails slowly slid 

 

Peggy Babcock

 

Which wristwatch is the Swiss wristwatch

 

As one black bug bled blue-black blood the other black bug bled blue

 

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick

 

Truly rural

 

She says cheese

 

Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps

 

Weird real rear wheels

 

Red leather yellow leather

 

Can a clam cram in a clean cream can

 

Seth at Sainsbury's sells thick socks

 

If Sue chews shoes should Sue choose the shoes she chews

 

Santa's short suit shrank

 

Seventy seven benevolent elephants

 

 

One in Welsh

 

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerchwrndrobwyllllantisiliogogogoch

(St. Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilio of the red cave)

 

 

One in French

 

Les chausettes de l'archduchesse sont-elle sèche?   Archisèches

(Are the Archduchesses socks dry?     Extremely dry)

 

 

One in German

 

Kein kleines Kind kann keinem klienen Kind einen klienen Kirschkern klein kleiben

(No small child can split a cherry stone for a small child)

 

 

One in Spanish - try it in song

 

Supercalifragilisticoexpiralidoso

Aunque el oirolo hablar se te hace medio enredoso

Si lo dices con humor sera mas fabuloso

Supercalifragilisticoexpiralidoso

 

 

One in Greek

 

O  papaz  o  pacnz  efage  pacia  fakh

Giati  papa  pacn  efagez  pacia  fakh

(The fat priest ate fat lentils.   Why fat priest did you eat fat lentils?)

 

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AND  FINALLY!

 

ONE IN ZULU

 

Zaka zulu buka baju nampak bulu

(The guy opens his shirt so you can see his hair)

 

 

If you want to see a lot more tongue twisters try:

www.uebersetzung.at/twister/index.htm

 

 

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