Tongue Twisters.

Question

I would like to see some tongue twisters in english and spanish. I think it is a good way to practice your learning tongue. I only know 2.

1. A mí me mima mi mamá.
2. miel de abeja.

Answer 1

Erre con Erre Cigarro Erre con Erre Barril Rápido corre el carro Repleto do ferro en el ferrocarril

• Can I vote you up 20 times? I love "rolled r´s" - aloshek Nov 12, 2009
• It would be good if you could! Roliing of R`s is not hard for me, but I understand it is for many native english speakers? - Thomas-de-No Nov 12, 2009
• It was easy for me because when I was very little my Grandma taught me to purr like a cat (same as rolling r's), but it was comical watching the others, literally, spit their r's out. - aloshek Nov 12, 2009

Answer 2

I found one decent list of spanish tongue twisters here: here

An example: Pablito clavó un clavito en la calva de un calvito. En la calva de un calvito, un clavito clavó Pablito. (Pablito nailed a little nail in the bald head of a little bald man. In the bald head of a bald man, a little nail Pablito nailed.)

What is really interesting is that a native english speaker that has not advanced too far in spanish find spanish tongue twisters significantly easier than tongue twisters in english. Personally I think this is because we don't have the associations of sounds with the other words that trip up the native speakers.

Tongue twisters exist in every language, even sign language! (They call them finger fumblers.)

A quick google search give this list of english tongue twisters: here

Answer 3

Como poco coco, como poco coco como, poco coco compro.

I eat a little coconut, A little coconut I eat. I buy a little coconut

• That has a great rhythm to it! - aloshek Nov 12, 2009
• Thanks :) - la_traviesa Nov 12, 2009

Answer 4

Unique New York

toy boat (3x fast for both)

Answer 5

"Cabral clavó un clavo. ¿Qué clavo clavó Cabral?"

"Cabral" is a surname and it makes this very difficult to say.

Answer 6

I slit a sheet. A sheet I slit. Upon a slitted sheet I sit.

(Be careful, when your tongue gets twisted on this one, you end up swearing, but what makes it funny is that it stays in context)

• Good one, I will give this one to my boyfriend who is from Puerto Rico. It will be a good laugh,and I know he will say it over and over again. - 0021954c Nov 12, 2009

Answer 7

Good luck with this one

Me han dicho que has dicho un dicho que han dicho que he dicho yo, el que lo ha dicho, mintió, y en caso que hubiese dicho ese dicho que tú has dicho que han dicho que he dicho yo, dicho y redicho quedó. y estaría muy bien dicho, siempre que yo hubiera dicho ese dicho que tú has dicho que han dicho que he dicho yo

• That is officially crazy! - aloshek Nov 12, 2009
• I couldn`t handle it even if I gave it all I`ve got! - Thomas-de-No Nov 12, 2009
• Of course it`s cut and paste ;-) - Thomas-de-No Nov 12, 2009
• I'm going to get this one even if it kills me! - aloshek Nov 12, 2009
• Would love to hear it when you`re done! - Thomas-de-No Nov 12, 2009
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Answer 8

Only you do that voodoo that you do so well.

Answer 9

She sells shiny seashells by the sunny seashore.

Answer 10

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck, if a wood chuck could chuck wood? A wood chuck could chuck as much wood as a wood chuck could chuck wood.

Answer 11

Silly Sally sits and sips Schlitz.

Answer 12

El volcán Parangaricutirimícuaro está emparangaricutirimicuarizado

¿quién lo desemparangaricutirimicuarizará? quien lo desemparangaricutirimicuarizare buen desemparangaricutirimicuarizador será