O tempo perguntou ao tempo quanto tempo o tempo tem is a classic Portuguese tongue twister meaning time asked time how much time time has. The word tempo repeats four times.
Três pratos de trigo para três tigres tristes is a Portuguese tongue twister meaning three plates of wheat for three sad tigers. The tr and pr clusters repeat throughout.
O rato roeu a roupa do rei de Roma is Portugal’s most famous tongue twister. The rolling r sound repeats across rat, gnawed, clothes, king, and Rome.
My yeli yeli pod yoley yeli, da ne doeli. We were eating and eating under the fir tree but did not finish eating. The yeli and yol sounds blend together beautifully in this Russian tongue twister.
Na dvore trava, na trave drova – in the yard is grass, on the grass is firewood. This classic Russian tongue twister reverses and remixes the same four syllables.
Kukushka kukushonku kupila kapushon – the cuckoo bought a hood for the cuckoo chick. The ku and k sounds repeat relentlessly in this beloved Russian tongue twister.
Yekhal Greka cherez reku is a children’s rhyme and tongue twister about a Greek man crossing a river and a crayfish pinching his hand. The r and k sounds repeat throughout.
Karl u Klary ukral korally is a famous Russian tongue twister – Karl stole coral from Clara, and Clara stole a clarinet from Karl. The k, l, and r sounds collide throughout.
Sul tagliere taglierò le tagliatelle is an Italian tongue twister about cutting tagliatelle on a chopping board. The tagli sound repeats four times.
Apelle figlio di Apollo fece una palla di pelle di pollo is a classic Italian tongue twister full of p and ll sounds. A son of Apollo made a ball of chicken skin.