They do exist in the Japanese language as well: the loved and feared tongue twisters. They help us make a fool of ourselves but that is exactly why it is fun to try.
Japanese has a grand variety of these \u65e9\u8a00\u8449(\u306f\u3084\u3053\u3068\u3070). Some are more difficult than others. Here are some examples. Practice them and impress your Japanese friends.<\/p>\n
\u2192\u674e\u3082\u6843\u3082\u6843\u306e\u3046\u3061\u3002\uff08\u3059\u3082\u3082\u3082\u3082\u3082\u3082\u3082\u3082\u306e\u3046\u3061\u3002\uff09\u3000”sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi” (that’s a record 8 “momo”s in a row!)
It means: Both plums and peaches belong to the peach family.<\/p>\n
\u2192\u96a3\u306e\u5ba2\u306f\u3088\u304f\u67ff\u98df\u3046\u5ba2\u3060\u3002\uff08\u3068\u306a\u308a\u306e\u304d\u3083\u304f\u306f\u3088\u304f\u304b\u304d\u304f\u3046\u304d\u3083\u304f\u3060\u3002\uff09 “tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku da”
The customer next to me is a customer who often eats khaki.<\/p>\n
\u2192\u4e8c\u7fbd\u306e\u5ead\u306b\u306f\u4e8c\u7fbd\u9d8f\u306b\u30ef\u30cb\u3092\u98df\u3079\u305f\u3002\uff08\u306b\u308f\u306e\u306b\u308f\u306b\u306f\u306b\u308f\u306b\u308f\u3068\u308a\u306b\u30ef\u30cb\u3092\u305f\u3079\u305f\u3002\uff09 “niwa no niwa ni wa niwatori ni wani o tabeta”
In (Mr.) Niwa\u2019s garden, two chickens ate a crocodile.<\/p>\n
\u2192\u8d64\u5dfb\u7d19\u3001\u9ec4\u5dfb\u7d19\u3001\u9752\u5dfb\u7d19\uff08\u3042\u304b\u307e\u304d\u304c\u307f\u3001\u304d\u307e\u304d\u304c\u307f\u3001\u3042\u304a\u307e\u304d\u304c\u307f\uff09 “akamakigami, kimakigami, aomakigaki”
Red scroll, yellow scroll, blue scroll.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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