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8 tongue twisters

Spanish tongue twisters (trabalenguas)

Spanish trabalenguas are how Spanish-speaking children practice their R and their TR, and they work just as well for adults. Most of them train the tap and the rolled R, so pair them with the rolled R guide.

Easy

  1. Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico.

    Pepe Pecas chops potatoes with a pick.

    P

    Practice

  2. Como poco coco como, poco coco compro.

    As I eat little coconut, I buy little coconut.

    K and O

    Practice

  3. Pablito clavó un clavito. ¿Qué clavito clavó Pablito?

    Little Pablo hammered a little nail. Which little nail did little Pablo hammer?

    BL and CL

    Practice

Medium

  1. Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal.

    Three sad tigers were swallowing wheat in a wheat field.

    TR Spanish rolled R guide

    Practice

  2. Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuántos cuentos cuentas.

    When you tell stories, count how many stories you tell.

    K and UE

    Practice

Hard

  1. El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Rodríguez se lo ha cortado.

    San Roque’s dog has no tail because Ramón Rodríguez cut it off.

    Rolled R Spanish rolled R guide

    Practice

  2. Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril, rápido ruedan los carros del ferrocarril.

    R with R in cigar, R with R in barrel, the railway cars roll fast.

    Rolled R Spanish rolled R guide

    Practice

  3. Parra tenía una perra y Guerra tenía una parra. La perra de Parra subió a la parra de Guerra.

    Parra had a dog and Guerra had a grapevine. Parra’s dog climbed Guerra’s grapevine.

    Tap and rolled R Spanish rolled R guide

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