На дворе трава, на траве дрова. (Na dvore trava, na trave drova.)

Meaning: A short but nasty 'tr/dr' blend — the consonant clusters that trip up every learner of Russian.

Language: Russian

Literally: In the yard there is grass; on the grass there is firewood.

Category: Warm-up

Origin: Russia's gentlest tongue twister and one of the first taught to children.

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