Tongue twisters that will make you laugh out loud! Super funny
Tongue twisters used for play and articulation practice.
Whether you’re just having fun or trying to improve your diction, you might as well enjoy it! In this article, we’ll introduce tongue twisters that make wordplay fun and interesting.
We’ve gathered tongue twisters that let you feel the charm of language—some with delightful word sequences that make you want to say them out loud, and others that are amusing even if you don’t quite understand the meaning.
They can also be used for children’s play or oral exercises for older adults, so please use them as a reference!
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- A collection of long tongue twisters. Also recommended for practicing announcements and narration.
Long Text & Continuous Challenge Tongue Twisters (1–10)
I leaned bamboo against this bamboo fence because I wanted to lean bamboo against it.
Among the many types of tongue twisters, one that is known to be especially difficult is: “Kono takegaki ni take tatekaketa no wa, take tatekaketakatta kara take tatekaketa.” Put simply, it evokes the image of bamboo being propped against a bamboo fence.
Once you understand what kind of situation it’s describing, you’ll be less likely to get confused.
That said, it’s quite a long tongue twister, so memorizing it is no easy task.
Start by reading it repeatedly to commit it to memory.
A singer came and told me to sing, but I would sing if I could sing like a singer; since I cannot sing like a singer, I will not sing.
Here’s a tongue twister where every word starts with “utauta.” It seems difficult, but if you tackle “utauta” as a single unit, like a rhythm practice, it might actually become relatively easy.
Also, if you keep repeating that part, your mouth is likely to get tired.
By the way, this tongue twister was used as the title of GReeeeN’s fourth album, and there’s a song with that title as well, so if you’re interested, give it a listen.
If you are going to dance, learn the principles of dancing and dance in accordance with those principles.
This tongue twister, which starts with a phrase reminiscent of the Tokyo Ondo lyrics, is actually easier to say smoothly than you might expect if you think about the structure of the sentence and where the accents fall.
If you place the accent on dōri (reason) and tōri (street/way) and draw them out a bit, it becomes easier to balance the sentence and it gets simpler—so give it a try.
Still, there are so many tongue twisters in the world; it makes you curious about who comes up with them and how, doesn’t it?
Pencils and sharpened points
There’s a tongue twister that uses expressions unique to the Nagoya dialect.
It goes: “Kondon toki wa tokin-tokin no enpitsu motte kan to kan.
Teka chanto kezutto kan to kan tte itto kan to kan.” The first thing that catches your attention is “tokin-tokin,” right? This word describes a pencil tip that’s sharpened to a fine point.
In the tongue twister, it’s basically saying, “Next time, I have to bring a pencil.
Or rather, I really need to make sure it’s properly sharpened, and I should say so too.” Because it includes unfamiliar dialect words, you could say the difficulty level is on the higher side.
Batter Runner Winner Bases-clearing
A tongue twister that, when heard, might leave you unsure what’s being said: “Batter, runner, winner, runner, bases cleared.” Seeing it written out, you can kind of picture the situation.
It’s probably during a baseball game, where runners are getting put out one after another.
Try practicing while imagining that scene.
The section in the middle—“runner, winner, runner,” with the repeating ‘sha’ and ‘sho’ sounds—will likely be the toughest part.
Start by pronouncing it slowly.
Long Text & Consecutive Challenge Tongue Twisters (11–20)
Snowplow in operation
A tongue twister based on a scene often seen in snowy regions: “Snowplow snow removal in progress.” The tricky part of this tongue twister is that the word for “snow removal” appears twice, which makes it easy to lose track of where you are as you repeat it.
It also features several pronunciation challenges: the “jo” sound occurs twice, and the “sha” and “gyo” sounds each occur once.
Try practicing with those four points in mind.
If you master this tongue twister, you might just get better at pronouncing the small kana sounds (ゃ, ゅ, ょ).
Nyan-yanyame Challenge
https://www.tiktok.com/@riinukun/video/7059297710448430337How about trying a cute tongue twister? This “Nyan-yame Challenge” comes from a scene in the Monogatari novel series.
There’s a catlike character who pronounces “na” as “nya,” and the protagonist tells them to say: “Naname nanajūnanado no narabi de naku naku inanaku nanahan shichidai nannaku narabete naganagame” — basically, “Line up seven 750cc bikes at a seventy-seven-degree slant, and without trouble, sadly neigh them in a row, then say ‘a long gaze.’” In other words, it’s a tongue twister where you replace every “na” in the sentence with “nya” and try to say it.
The fact that this scene even aired in the anime is pretty amazing, isn’t it?
