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Spanish tongue twisters: Short
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Ana tiene una banana.
Ana has a banana.
Bebo vino bien bebido.
I drink very well-drunk wine.
Bota la pelota, Pepe.
Bounce the ball, Pepe.
Busco el vasco bizco.
I'm looking for the cross-eyed Basque.
Cae la clave del clavo.
The key of the nail falls.
Camarón, caramelo, camarón.
Shrimp, caramel, shrimp.
Chema come chochos anchos.
Chema eats wide lupini beans.
Chicos y chicas charlan.
Boys and girls chat.
Coco canta con su primo.
Coco sings with his cousin.
Cómelo, Cosme, con calma.
Eat it, Cosme, calmly.
Con un cuchillo de acero.
With a steel knife.
Coro canta, corre, coro.
A choir sings, runs, a choir.
Cuesta subir la cuesta.
It's hard to climb the hill.
De dos, dicen dados.
They say 'dice' for two.
Dedo, dado, dudo, deda, dido.
Finger, die (dice), I doubt, deda (nonsense word), dido (nonsense word).
El ajo picó a la col, la col picó al ajo.
The garlic bit the cabbage, the cabbage bit the garlic.
El bebé bebe bebidas con burbujas.
The baby drinks drinks with bubbles.
El flan flamenco es fantástico.
The flamenco flan is fantastic.
El hipopótamo Hipo está con hipo.
The hippopotamus Hipo has the hiccups.
El oso mimoso me ama.
The cuddly bear loves me.
El que poco coco come, poco coco compra.
He who eats little coconut, buys little coconut.
El sol brilla sin cesar.
The sun shines without stopping.
Fui a la feria a por fresas.
I went to the fair for strawberries.
Gallo y grillo gritan, gozan.
Rooster and cricket shout, enjoy.
Gira la jirafa gigante.
The giant giraffe spins.
Había un perro debajo de un carro.
There was a dog under a car.
Jamás jamé jamón.
I never ate ham.
Kiosco, kiosquero, quédate quieto.
Kiosk, kiosk keeper, stay still.
La rata roe la ropa.
The rat gnaws the clothes.
La sal del salero sale sola.
The salt from the salt shaker comes out by itself.
Lado, ledo, lido, lodo, ludo.
Side, happy, I read, mud, I play.
Lirios lilas le gustan a Lilia.
Lilia likes lilac lilies.
Mi mamá me mima mucho.
My mom pampers me a lot.
Ñoño Yáñez come ñame en las mañanas.
Ñoño Yáñez eats yam in the mornings.
Paco Peco, chico rico.
Paco Peco, a rich boy.
Pancha plancha con cuatro planchas.
Pancha irons with four irons.
Pepe pela patatas para una tortilla.
Pepe peels potatoes for an omelette.
Por la puerta va Pedro.
Pedro goes through the door.
Quique quiere queso.
Quique wants cheese.
Rosa Rizo reza en ruso.
Rosa Rizo prays in Russian.
Siete serpientes serenas.
Seven serene snakes.
Susi suma sin saber sumar.
Susi adds without knowing how to add.
Tengo un tío cajonero.
I have an uncle who is a box/drawer maker.
Tito, toma tu té.
Tito, drink your tea.
Un burro comía berros.
A donkey was eating watercress.
Un limón, medio limón.
One lemon, half a lemon.
Un ratón reptó risueño.
A smiling mouse crept.
Un tren tras otro tren.
One train after another train.
Un tubo tiró un tubo.
A tube threw a tube.
Veo venir veinte vientos.
I see twenty winds coming.
Wendy y Walter viajan.
Wendy and Walter travel.
Xóchitl tiene un xilófono.
Xóchitl has a xylophone.
Yo no compro coco.
I don't buy coconut.
Zorro, zorro, pide socorro.
Fox, fox, asks for help.