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Chapter 2

The Hall of Pain

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

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Pštros s pštrosicí a pštrosáčaty šli do pštrosačárny.

A male ostrich with a female ostrich and baby ostriches went to the ostrich house. — Czech is famous for skipping vowels. To say ostrich, you must pop your lips, hush, tap your teeth, and roll an R before any vowel appears!

Language: Czech
Say it: Pštros s pštrosicí a pštrosáčaty šli do pštrosačárny.
Means: A whole family of long-necked birds is heading home to their birdhouse for the night.

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ខ្ញុំខ្លាចខ្លាឃ្មុំព្រោះវាចង់ខាំខ្ញុំ

I fear tiger bee because it wants to bite me. — Khmer groups massive consonant chunks. Saying 'klach kla kmom' slams K, L, and M together in your mouth without any breathing vowels between them.

Language: Cambodian Khmer
Say it: knhom klach kla kmom prous vea jong kam knhom.
Means: I am afraid of the bear because it wants to bite me.

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கொக்கு நெட்ட கொக்கு, நெட்ட கொக்கு இட்ட முட்ட கட்ட முட்ட

Crane tall crane, tall crane laid egg hard egg. — Tamil uses double-consonants like 'kk' and 'tt'. You must completely stop the airflow in your mouth for a split second before popping the sounds out.

Language: Indian Tamil
Say it: kokku netta kokku, netta kokku itta mutta katta mutta.
Means: The crane is a tall crane, and the egg it laid is a hard egg.

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UCele ucambalele ocansini ucabanga ngecebo lokuciba ucilo ngomcibisholo.

Cele is lying down on the grass mat thinking about a plan to hurl at a lark with an arrow. — Zulu features percussive click consonants. Every 'c' is a sharp dental click made by sucking your tongue against your front teeth, which ties your tongue in knots between normal vowels.

Language: Zulu
Say it: UCele ucambalele ocansini ucabanga ngecebo lokuciba ucilo ngomcibisholo.
Means: A man named Cele is relaxing on a mat while plotting to shoot a bird.

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El volcán de Parangaricutirimícuaro se quiere desparangaricutirimicuarizar.

The volcano of Parangaricutirimicuaro wants to un-parangaricutirimicuarize itself. — You must navigate two giant twelve-syllable words full of rolling r's and crisp c's and t's without running out of breath or skipping a single beat.

Language: Mexican Spanish
Say it: El volcán de Parangaricutirimícuaro se quiere desparangaricutirimicuarizar.
Means: A volcano named after a real Mexican town wants to magically stop being itself!

Survived three fast repeats? You may pass.