Top 26 Funny Tongue Twisters from 21 Countries (Infographic)
In France they say: “Poisson sans boisson, c’est poison!” which means “You should always have wine when you eat fish!”
While in Canada they declare: “Sam’s shop stocks short spotted socks!”
Which tongue twisters do you use in your country? Let us know in the comments below!
Exercise your vocal cords with a wealth of fascinating tongue twisters from around the world, which feature on this unique infographic by Ruth Kinloch from IvyPanda.com.
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Can you read these terrific tongue twisters out loud without getting tongue-tied?
She saw shy sheep
She sells seashells on the seashore
Bugs black blood
Rubber baby buggy bumpers
Betty Botter bought some butter
‘Oh!’ she said, ‘this butter’s bitter
If I use this bitter butter
It will make my batter bitter
I need a bit of better butter
Just to make my batter better’
Betty bought a bit of better butter
Now Betty’s batter isn’t bitter
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck
wood?
Are you copper-bottoming ‘em pans?
No, I’m aluminiuming ‘em, mum
River Wytham, River Wytham
Unique New York, Unique New York
Red lorry yellow lorry, Red lorry yellow lorry
Moses supposes his toeses are roses
But Moses supposes erroneously
For Moses he knowses his toeses aren’t roses
Like Moses supposes his toeses to be
Minnie Mouse makes many marshmallows for Mickey Mouse to munch on
This snail is stale
Its tail is stale
And this is a stale tale
The Leith police dismisseth us, which causeth us dismay
A fly and a flea in a flue
Were caught, so what did they do?
Said the fly, ‘Let us flee!’
Said the flea, ‘Let us fly!’
So they flew through a flaw in the flue
Round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran
Roger Rocket ran around the river and rented a raft to ride on
Phineas Foster fishes for fat flounder
Veronica Victor vowed to view the vanguard vicariously
When the very wet Venetian vet went to Venice
His voyage was viewed with vindictive regret
By a Venetian vendor named Verity
Canals in the Alps are comparable to a lot of canyon-like canals in the capital
of Canada
The enthusiasm that Theresa Thomas told of
Took the terribly thin thirty-ish Turkish thespian Theseus Thurber
Completely by surprise
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