ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก (Yák yài lâi yák lék)

Meaning: A tonal 'yak / yai / lai / lek' drill that hops across Thai tones in four short beats.

Language: Thai

Literally: The big giant chases the small giant.

Category: Tricky

Origin: A classic Thai tongue twister.

More tongue twisters — Tricky

• 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.
• Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien. — The classic French 'ch' / 's' tangler.
• Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal. — A relentless run on the 'tr' sound.
• Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz. — The German 'f' / 'sch' staple.
• Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa. — A beloved 'c' / 'p' rhythm trap.

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