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8 tongue twisters

French tongue twisters (virelangues)

French virelangues mostly play with S against SH, with the back R, and with U against OU. They are short, so you can repeat one many times in a minute. Keep every vowel clear before you speed up.

Easy

  1. Un bon vin blanc.

    A good white wine.

    Nasal vowels French nasal vowels guide

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  2. Ton thé t’a-t-il ôté ta toux ?

    Did your tea cure your cough?

    T and OU French U and OU guide

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  3. Cinq chiens chassent six chats.

    Five dogs chase six cats.

    S and CH

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Medium

  1. Les chaussettes de l’archiduchesse sont-elles sèches ? Archi-sèches !

    Are the archduchess’s socks dry? Extremely dry!

    S and CH

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  2. Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien.

    A hunter who knows how to hunt must be able to hunt without his dog.

    S and CH

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  3. As-tu vu le tutu de tulle de Lili d’Honolulu ?

    Have you seen Lili from Honolulu’s tulle tutu?

    U and OU French U and OU guide

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Hard

  1. Si six scies scient six cyprès, six cent six scies scient six cent six cyprès.

    If six saws saw six cypresses, six hundred and six saws saw six hundred and six cypresses.

    S

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  2. Trois gros rats gris dans trois gros trous ronds rongent trois gros croûtons ronds.

    Three big grey rats in three big round holes gnaw three big round croutons.

    French R French R guide

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