Japanese Tongue Twisters

RKitagawa · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hey everyone!

I thought it would be a fun and useful idea to post Japanese tongue twisters in Japanese. I found that reading these has helped me to recognize characters faster. It's fun, challenging, and it was one of the best things I could do while studying hiragana and katakana.

So I'll post a few to start off. Mine are all going to be in kana, I'm still studying kanji.

このたけがきにだれたけたてかけた.

and of course:

バスガスばくはつ

to be perfectly honest, I don't know what the first one means, or if it's even correct... sorry! ...But it's still a fun little exercise to improve character recognition.

-Please post any tongue twisters you know. And please, no romaji, it would completely defeat the purpose. Kanji is good though.

Sashimister · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by RKitagawa

to be perfectly honest, I don't know what the first one means, or if it's even correct...

It's correct and it means "Who stood the bamboo against the bamboo wall?"
It's no loger a tongue twister when translated. lol

RKitagawa · (#3 (**permalink**))

ah, cool. Thanks for the translation.

Found two more, I can't say these ones at all lol. Japanese tongue twisters are tough. Added kanji this time, hope I got it right :P

なまむぎなまごめなまたまご
生麦　生米　生卵

とうきょうとっきょきょかきょく
東京特許許可局

KyleGoetz · (#4 (**permalink**))

すもももももももものうち
a plum and a peach are types of peaches

かえるピョコピョコみピョコピョコ合わせてピョコピョコむピョコピョコ
the frog goes hippity hop three times hippity hop all together hippity hop six times hippity hop

KyleGoetz · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by RKitagawa

バスガスばくはつ

TO continue it:
バスガス爆発
ブスバスガイド

"bus gas explosion, an ugly bus guide"

KyleGoetz · (#6 (**permalink**))

http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/ranking/999/tonguetwister/

赤巻紙青巻紙黄巻紙
あかまきがみあおまきがみきまきがみ

隣の客はよく柿食う客だ
となりのきゃくはよくかきくうきゃくだ

I really like うらにわにはにわにわにはにわにわとりがいる

Harumaki · (#7 (**permalink**))

ぼうずがびょうぶにじょうずにぼうずのえをかいた
坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を書いた

edit: forgot the translation:
the monk draw a good picture of a monk on a folding screen

RKitagawa · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

すもももももももものうち

lol every time I try this one I end up saying すもももももももももももももももももももも。。。

Oh, and great site, KyleGoetz.

found this youtube video of a Japanese tongue twister about pigeons:

Sashimister · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by RKitagawa

　found this youtube video of a Japanese tongue twister about pigeons:

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