Бабин біб розцвів у дощ, буде бабі біб у борщ. (Babyn bib roztsviv u doshch, bude babi bib u borshch.)

Meaning: A bilabial 'b / bib / bor' drill that ends in a very Slavic splash of borscht.

Language: Ukrainian

Literally: Grandma's beans bloomed in the rain; grandma will have beans in her borscht.

Category: Tricky

Origin: A classic Ukrainian tongue twister.

More tongue twisters — Tricky

• Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien. — The classic French 'ch' / 's' tangler.
• Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal. — A relentless run on the 'tr' sound.
• Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz. — The German 'f' / 'sch' staple.
• Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa. — A beloved 'c' / 'p' rhythm trap.
• 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 sustained 'b' and long-vowel drill — bōzu/byōbu/jōzu demand precise mouth control.
• El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robado. — A rolled-'r' workout — every word demands the vibrating trill.

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