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*How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
*How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
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*Red lorry, yellow lorry [repeated] |
*Red lorry, yellow lorry [repeated] |
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More examples from Ajay: |
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*Betty bought a butter, but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought another butter to make the bitter butter better! |
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*The sixth sikh shaikhs' sixth sheeps' sick :( |
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*Road-roller [repeated] |
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*Liril [repeated fast] |
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== Tongue twisters in other languages: == |
== Tongue twisters in other languages: == |
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*ming5 ding2 bing1 ding1 ting4 ding6 ting3 (酩酊兵丁停定聽) <br> ''translation:'' The drucken soldier stopped and listened. |
*ming5 ding2 bing1 ding1 ting4 ding6 ting3 (酩酊兵丁停定聽) <br> ''translation:'' The drucken soldier stopped and listened. |
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*fu6 fu5 fu4 fu1 fu6 fu3 fu2 (傅婦扶夫赴富府) <br> ''translation:'' Fu's wife carried her husband to the rich man's mansion. |
*fu6 fu5 fu4 fu1 fu6 fu3 fu2 (傅婦扶夫赴富府) <br> ''translation:'' Fu's wife carried her husband to the rich man's mansion. |
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== Tongue twisters in Marathi (Indian) language - By Ajay == |
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*Kacha papad, pakka papad [repeated] |
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*chataila tachni tochli |
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A tongue twister is a phrase in any language that is designed to challege the speakers of proper articulation.
Examples:
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
How many pickled peppers did peter piper pick? - Toy boat [repeated]
- Unique New York [repeated]
- I slit a sheet a sheet I slit upon a slitted sheet I sit. (Steve Martin's The Jerk
- She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- Red lorry, yellow lorry [repeated]
More examples from Ajay:
- Betty bought a butter, but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought another butter to make the bitter butter better!
- The sixth sikh shaikhs' sixth sheeps' sick :(
- Road-roller [repeated]
- Liril [repeated fast]
Tongue twisters in other languages:
Mandarin
(known as 繞口令)
- xi1 shi1 si3 shi2 si4 shi2 si4 (西施死時四十四)
translation: Xi Shi (a famous woman) died at age 44.
The following is a famous tongue twister found in ancient Chinese literature. It was a short story written exclusively with various tones of several similar sounding syllables: xi, shi, si etc.
- 施氏食獅史
- 石室詩士施氏，嗜獅，誓食十獅。氏時時適市視獅。十時，適十獅適市。是時，適施氏適是市。氏視十獅，恃矢勢，使是十獅逝世。氏拾是十獅屍，適石室。食時，始識十獅實十石獅屍。試釋是事。
Cantonese
(known as 急口令)
- ming5 ding2 bing1 ding1 ting4 ding6 ting3 (酩酊兵丁停定聽)
translation: The drucken soldier stopped and listened. - fu6 fu5 fu4 fu1 fu6 fu3 fu2 (傅婦扶夫赴富府)
translation: Fu's wife carried her husband to the rich man's mansion.
Tongue twisters in Marathi (Indian) language - By Ajay
- Kacha papad, pakka papad [repeated]
- chataila tachni tochli