Pecyn o bersli heb ei brisio, prisio'r persli heb ei becynnu.

Meaning: A 'p/b/pr/br' mutation drill — Welsh initial consonant mutations mean the same root sounds different each time.

Language: Welsh

Literally: A packet of parsley unpriced; pricing the parsley without packaging it.

Category: Tricky

Origin: A Welsh tongue twister that also teaches the consonant-mutation system central to Welsh grammar.

More tongue twisters — Tricky

• Μια πάπια μα ποια πάπια; μια πάπια με παπιά στα παγωμένα νερά. (Mia papia ma pia papia; mia papia me papia sta pagomena nera.) — A 'pa/pi/pag' drill — the near-identical syllables pile up while the image stays perfectl…
• Mit sütsz, kis szűcs? Tán sós húst sütsz, kis szűcs? — An 'sz / s / ts' sibilant duel — Hungarian's two close s-sounds collide in every word.
• Ibsens ripsbusker og andre buskvekster. — An 'sb / sk / busk' cluster trap that jams the tongue between the bushes.
• 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.

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