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6 tongue twisters

Japanese tongue twisters (早口言葉)

Japanese 早口言葉 train fast, even syllables and the small ya, yu, yo sounds: kyo, ryo, byo. Keep every syllable the same length, including the long vowels, and do not drop the small tsu.

Easy

  1. すもももももももものうち

    Sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi.

    Plums and peaches are both kinds of peach.

    M and even rhythm

    Practice

  2. 生麦生米生卵

    Namamugi namagome namatamago.

    Raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg.

    N and M

    Practice

Medium

  1. 隣の客はよく柿食う客だ

    Tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku da.

    The guest next door is a guest who eats a lot of persimmons.

    K and KY

    Practice

  2. 赤巻紙青巻紙黄巻紙

    Aka makigami ao makigami ki makigami.

    Red scroll paper, blue scroll paper, yellow scroll paper.

    K and M

    Practice

Hard

  1. 東京特許許可局

    Tōkyō tokkyo kyoka kyoku.

    The Tokyo Patent Approval Office.

    KY and small tsu

    Practice

  2. 坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を描いた

    Bōzu ga byōbu ni jōzu ni bōzu no e o kaita.

    A monk skilfully drew a picture of a monk on a folding screen.

    B, BY and long vowels

    Practice