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

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 2

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 3

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-Noruega, 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 4

Unique New York

toy boat (3x fast for both)

Answer 5

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-Noruega, Nov 12, 2009

Of course it`s cut and paste ;-) - Thomas-de-Noruega, 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-Noruega, Nov 12, 2009

I can read it quickly, but I can't remember it. - aloshek, Nov 12, 2009

Answer 6

El volcán Parangaricutirimícuaro está emparangaricutirimicuarizado

¿quién lo desemparangaricutirimicuarizará? quien lo desemparangaricutirimicuarizare buen desemparangaricutirimicuarizador será

Answer 7

Silly Sally sits and sips Schlitz.

Answer 8

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 9

She sells shiny seashells by the sunny seashore.

Answer 10

Only you do that voodoo that you do so well.

Answer 11

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 12

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

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