International Tongue Twister Day
Say "She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells" really fast on November 13, because it's International Tongue Twister Day!
Tongue twisters are present in all languages. They are those challenging phrases difficult to articulate especially when said really fast. The main idea of tongue twisters is to put words with similar sounds or letters in one sentence. In sign languages they are known as finger fumblers. Usually tongue twisters are just as word games for children. Whoever says it without a mistake wins. Have a look at our list and check your tongue in different langauges!
German: Zwischen zwei Zwetschgenzweigen sitzen zwei zwitschernde Schwalben.
Polish: W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie.
Spanish: Pablito tenia un palito, un palito que pedia pablito; pablito me dio un palito y sin palito quedo pablito porque pablito me dio el palito que yo le pedi a pablito.
Bulgarian: Шише със уши на шосе се суши (Shishe sas ushi na shose se sushi)
Italian: Trentatre trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando.
Hebrew: (Ganan gidel dagan bagan, dagan gadol gadal bagan) גנן גידל דגן בגן, דגן גדול גדל בגן
Romanian: Șase sași în șase saci, you read It shase sashi în shase saci.
Russian: Два щенка щека к щеке щиплют щетку в уголке. (Dva shenka sheke k sheke shipliut shotku v ugalke)
Arabic: (Al mishmish damishmish min mishmishkum wakman al mishmish damish min mishmishna) المشمش ده مش من مشمشكم وكمان المشمش ده مش من مشمشنا
Hungarian: Az egyik picike pocok pocakon pöckölte a másikpicike pockot, erre a pocakon pöckölt picike pocok pocakonpöckölte a pocakon pöckölő picike pockot.
Pakistani: Samjh samajh ke samajh ko samjho, Samajh ko samajhna bhi aik samajh hai, jo samajh ko samajhta nahi, woh meri samajh mein nasamajh hai.
Czech: Strc prst skrz krk.
Slovakian: Pes spi, psy spia.
Greek: Ο παπάς ο παχύς, έφαγε παχιά φακή. Γιατί παπά παχύ έφαγες παχιά φακή (O papas o pakhus efage paceia faki. Giati, papa pakhu, efages pakheia faki)
Hindi: Chandu ke chacha ne Chandu Ki chachi Ko Chandni raat mein Chandni chowk mein Chandi ke chammach Se chatani chataai
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Beata Jaranowska
