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yuiyoshida

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Sat Nov 21, 2015, 02:41 PM Nov 2015

Top 10 Japanese Tongue Twisters



They say there is no better way to help master a language than to practice its varied and challenging tongue twisters. Every language has them, so it should come as no surprise that the Japanese language has an abundance of brain scrambling tongue twisters to leave you tongue tied.

Come with us, as we explore 10 of the most varied, widely known and widely attempted Japanese tongue twisters and remember, you must say repeat each of these three times at a high speed to be successful. Good luck!

1 – Eggs and things
One of the most widely known and often failed Japanese tongue twisters:

Nama mugi nama gome nama tamago


Which roughly translates to “Raw wheat, raw rice and raw egg”. Try not to look too foolish when messing this one up. Remember, practice makes perfect.

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Top 10 Japanese Tongue Twisters (Original Post) yuiyoshida Nov 2015 OP
Good research TheSnapshotCafe Dec 2015 #1
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