Unt uncha hai, unchi uski dum, jab mooda unt ne dum to dum se nikli dum is a classic Hindi camel tongue twister. The unt and dum sounds repeat and reverse throughout.
Tongue Twisters
Kaccha papad pakka papad is India’s most famous tongue twister — raw papad, cooked papad. The p and k sounds swap positions repeatedly, tripping up even fluent Hindi speakers.
Casa suja, cama suja, suja a casa, suja a cama is a famous Portuguese tongue twister playing on suja (dirty) and casa (house) and cama (bed). The s and j sounds repeat throughout.
Sobre aquela serra corre a serra de serrar is a Portuguese tongue twister meaning on that mountain the saw for sawing runs. The serra and serrar sounds repeat and overlap.
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.