1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters

Azerbaijani or Azeri

Getdim gordum bir derede bir berber bir berberi ber-ber byirdir. Dedim ay berber niye bu berberi ber-ber beyirdirsen? Dedi buberber oglu men berber oglun ber-ber beyirdmeseydi men berber oglu bu berber oglun ber-ber beyirdmezdim.

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Dutch

Leentje leerde Lotje lopen op de lange Lindelaan.
Maar toen Lotje niet wilde lopen liet Leentje Lotje staan.

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English

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

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Hawaiian

Hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama, o ka malamalama,
hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama o ke Akua.

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Korean

naygah gerleen geeleen gerleemern jahl gerleen geeleen gerleemeego naegah gerleen geeleen gerleemern moht saengeen geeleen gerleemeeda

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Lombard

- Ti che të tachët i tacch, tachëm i tacch!
- Mi tacatt i tacch a ti, che të tachët i tacch?
- Táchëti ti i to tacch, ti che të tachët i tacch.

Western Lombard

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Maori

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

name of a hill (300 m) in the neighbourhood of Waipukurau, Central Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand

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Marathi

Chaduchya chachane chanduchya chandal chahadkhor chachila chandichya chakchakit chamchyane chaligaonchya chandni chowkat charda chawishta chatni chakhwalee.

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Mongolian

Arban tabon targon tarlan
Hara sarlog on tarag ii
Tarag bishi gezo es oogogaad
Ugere yamar arban tabon
Targon tarlan hara sarlog on
Tarag ii mun gezo oogaho boi?

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Polish

W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie,
i Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.

from the poem "Chrząszcz" by Jan Brzechwa

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Portuguese

Compadre compre pouca capa parda porque quem pouca capa parda compra pouca capa parda gasta. Eu pouca capa parda comprei e pouca capa parda gastei.

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Spanish

Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal en tres tristes trastos.
En tres tristes trastos tragaban trigo tres tristes tigres.

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Urdu

Chunnu kay chacha ne,
chunnu ki chachi ko,
chandni raat mein,
chandi ki chamach se,
chatni chatai.

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