Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια; μια πάπια με παπιά στα παγωμένα νερά. (Mia papia ma pia papia; mia papia me papia sta pagomena nera.)

Meaning: A 'pa/pi/pag' drill — the near-identical syllables pile up while the image stays perfectly clear.

Language: Greek

Literally: A duck — but which duck? A duck with ducklings in the frozen waters.

Category: Tricky

Origin: A well-known modern Greek tongue twister used to drill the π sound in rapid speech.

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