Russian Tongue Twisters

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.

Discover the best Russian tongue twisters (skorogovorki). From Karl u Klary to Na dvore trava, Russian r, k, and consonant clusters make these some of the hardest twisters in the world.