Ibsens ripsbusker og andre buskvekster.
Meaning: An 'sb / sk / busk' cluster trap that jams the tongue between the bushes.
Language: Norwegian
Literally: Ibsen's redcurrant bushes and other shrubs.
Category: Tricky
Origin: Norway's best-known tongue twister.
More tongue twisters — Tricky
- Rødgrød med fløde. — The legendary soft-d and rounded 'ø' test — the phrase Danes use to spot a non-native ins…
- Nồi đồng nấu ốc, nồi đất nấu ếch. — A tonal drill that swaps vowels and tones (đồng/đất, ốc/ếch) while the rhythm stays stead…
- גנן גידל דגן בגן, דגן גדול גדל בגן. (Ganan gidel dagan bagan, dagan gadol gadal bagan.) — A 'g / d / n' reshuffle — the same three consonants rearrange in every word.
- ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก (Yák yài lâi yák lék) — A tonal 'yak / yai / lai / lek' drill that hops across Thai tones in four short beats.
- Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter. — A 'b / t / tt' plosive drill that bounces between Betty, butter, and bitter.
- Бабин біб розцвів у дощ, буде бабі біб у борщ. (Babyn bib roztsviv u doshch, bude babi bib u borshch.) — A bilabial 'b / bib / bor' drill that ends in a very Slavic splash of borscht.
From our proverbs
- The squeaky wheel gets the grease — Those who complain the most get attention.
- If you can't beat them, join them — If you can't win against something, align with it.
- A penny saved is a penny earned — Saving money is just as valuable as earning it.