Tongue Twisted

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1. 01

   The Twisters

   Forty documented tongue twisters from languages around the world — native script, a say-it-out-loud guide, the literal translation, and a chili-rated difficulty meter.

   • ·Joe Freckles chops potatoes with a pick, with a pick Joe Freckles chops potatoes.Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico, con un pico pica papas Pepe Pecas.
   • ·A water troll hissed in the elevator.Vesihiisi sihisi hississä.
   • ·A duck, but which duck? A duck with ducklings.Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια; Μια πάπια με παπιά.(mia papia ma pia papia? mia papia me papia.)
   • ·Karl stole corals from Klara, and Klara stole a clarinet from Karl.Карл у Клары украл кораллы, а Клара у Карла украла кларнет.(karl u klary ukral korally, a klara u karla ukrala klarnet.)
   • ·A male ostrich with a female ostrich and baby ostriches went to the ostrich house.Pštros s pštrosicí a pštrosáčaty šli do pštrosačárny.
   • ·Seven seasick sailors were cared for by seven beautiful nurses.Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor.
   • ·Mom rides horse, horse slow, mom scolds horse.妈妈骑马，马慢，妈妈骂马。(māma qí mǎ, mǎ màn, māma mà mǎ.)
   • ·Eight hundred model soldiers rush north slope, artillerymen side-by-side north side run.八百标兵奔北坡，炮兵并排北边跑。(bā bǎi biāo bīng bēn běi pō, pào bīng bìng pái běi biān pǎo.)
   • ·Dig tangerine dig orange dig golden orange, dig chicken dig bone dig turtle bone.掘柑掘桔掘金桔，掘雞掘骨掘龜骨。(gwat6 gam1 gwat6 gat1 gwat6 gam1 gat1, gwat6 gai1 gwat6 gwat1 gwat6 gwai1 gwat1.)
   • ·Frog hop-hop three-hop-hop, together hop-hop six-hop-hop.蛙ぴょこぴょこ三ぴょこぴょこ合わせてぴょこぴょこ六ぴょこぴょこ。(kaeru pyoko-pyoko mi-pyoko-pyoko, awasete pyoko-pyoko mu-pyoko-pyoko.)
   • ·Front-house red-bean-soup is red bean red-bean-soup, back-house red-bean-soup is white bean red-bean-soup.앞집 팥죽은 붉은 팥 팥죽이고 뒷집 팥죽은 흰 팥 팥죽이다.(apjip patjugeun bulgeun pat patjugigo, dwitjip patjugeun huin pat patjugida.)
   • ·You drew giraffe drawing is poorly drawn giraffe drawing, I drew giraffe drawing is well drawn giraffe drawing.네가 그린 기린 그림은 못 그린 기린 그림이고 내가 그린 기린 그림은 잘 그린 기린 그림이다.(nega geurin girin geurimeun mot geurin girin geurimigo, naega geurin girin geurimeun jal geurin girin geurimida.)
   • ·One Chinese woman in a china bowl sugar brought.ایک چینی عورت نے چینی کے پیالے میں چینی لی(eik chinee aurat ne chinee kay pialay main chinee lai.)
   • ·The bird ripe papaya eats.পাখি পাকা পেঁপে খায়(pakhi paka pepe khay.)
   • ·Aunt uncle's work papers with scissors kara-kara cut.काकूने काकाच्या कामाचे कागद कात्रीने करकर कापले(kakune kakachya kamache kagad katrine karakara kaple.)
   • ·Morning eat stir-fried squash, evening eat squash stir-fried.เช้าฟาดผัดฟัก เย็นฟาดฟักผัด(chao faad phad fag, yen faad fag phad.)
   • ·Mechaniced by Moniko the machine of doll of Monika.Minekaniko ni Moniko ang makina ng manika ni Monika
   • ·Crane tall crane, tall crane laid egg hard egg.கொக்கு நெட்ட கொக்கு, நெட்ட கொக்கு இட்ட முட்ட கட்ட முட்ட(kokku netta kokku, netta kokku itta mutta katta mutta.)
   • ·A snake bit a snake.نחש נשך נחש(nachash nashach nachash.)
   • ·Eagle rises branch bends, branch bends eagle rises.Kartal kalkar dal sarkar, dal sarkar kartal kalkar.
   • ·Our rabbit is in the light-shaft of Anwar, and the rabbit of Anwar is in our light-shaft.أرنبنا في منور أنور وأرنب أنور في منورنا(arnabna fi manwar anwar, wa arnab anwar fi manwarna.)
   • ·The day before yesterday the wise man ate soup of lizard.Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.
   • ·The doctor popped the pimple which is on the back of Qondi pop!Ugqirha uligqabhuzile iqhakuva elisemqolo kaQondie qhumfu.
   • ·The volcano of Parangaricutirimicuaro wants to un-parangaricutirimicuarize itself.El volcán de Parangaricutirimícuaro se quiere desparangaricutirimicuarizar.
2. 02

   The Hall of Pain

   The five hardest twisters in the book. Say one three times fast and you may pass.

   • ·A male ostrich with a female ostrich and baby ostriches went to the ostrich house.Pštros s pštrosicí a pštrosáčaty šli do pštrosačárny.
   • ·Seven seasick sailors were cared for by seven beautiful nurses.Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor.
   • ·Dig tangerine dig orange dig golden orange, dig chicken dig bone dig turtle bone.掘柑掘桔掘金桔，掘雞掘骨掘龜骨。(gwat6 gam1 gwat6 gat1 gwat6 gam1 gat1, gwat6 gai1 gwat6 gwat1 gwat6 gwai1 gwat1.)
   • ·Morning eat stir-fried squash, evening eat squash stir-fried.เช้าฟาดผัดฟัก เย็นฟาดฟักผัด(chao faad phad fag, yen faad fag phad.)
   • ·Mechaniced by Moniko the machine of doll of Monika.Minekaniko ni Moniko ang makina ng manika ni Monika