Capra neagră sare piatra, piatra-i neagră, capra-i albă.

Meaning: A rapid 'c/pr/n' alternation that gains speed — and the colour-swap at the end trips the tongue.

Language: Romanian

Literally: The black goat jumps over the stone; the stone is black, the goat is white.

Category: Warm-up

Origin: Romania's most beloved tongue twister; found in children's books across the country.

More tongue twisters — Warm-up

• Ular melingkar-lingkar di atas pagar pak Umar. — A rolling 'l / r / ling' drill that loops like the snake it describes.
• なまむぎ なまごめ なまたまご (Nama mugi, nama gome, nama tamago) — A nimble warm-up for the Japanese 'na / ma / ge' syllables.
• Pablito clavó un clavito, ¿qué clavito clavó Pablito? — A bouncy drill on the 'cl' cluster.
• 赤パジャマ黄パジャマ茶パジャマ (Aka pajama, ki pajama, cha pajama) — A rapid-fire drill on colour words; the syllable shift from aka/ki/cha trips the tongue b…
• Como poco coco como, poco coco compro. — A bouncy 'co' drill — the word order and meaning flip with each repetition.
• Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico. ¿Con qué pico pica papas Pepe Pecas? — A bouncy 'p' cluster that accelerates with the question at the end.

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