Having fun with Thai tongue twisters
A tongue twister is a phrase, sentence or rhyme that presents difficulties when spoken because it contains similar sounds. To get the full effect of a tongue twister you should try to repeat it several times, as quickly as possible, without stumbling or mispronouncing.
For example, A fly and flea flew into a flue, said the fly to the flea ‘what shall we do?’, ‘let us fly’ said the flea said the fly ‘shall we flee’ so they flew through a flaw in the flue.
The above one is in English, now Let’s try some Thai funny tongue twisters. You’ll see that they also can tangle up your whole mouth!
ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก
(yák yài lái yák lak)
A bigger giant is chasing a smaller giant
ทหารถือปืนแบกปูนไปโบกตึก
(thahan thue puen baek pun pai bok tuek)
A soldier carrying a gun took a bag of cement to spread on a building
เช้าฟาดผัดฟัก เย็นฟาดฟักผัด
(chao fat phat fak yen fat fak phat)
Eat stir-fried squash in the morning; Eat squash stir-fried in the evening
…Have Fun…^-^
By Prae
Thai Language Teacher
