3/26/2011

Japanese Tongue Twisters 1


早口言葉 (はやくちことば) HAYAKUCHI KOTOBA: TONGUE TWISTERS

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Let's have fun with a tongue twister today. This is probably the most famous one in Japan.

In kanji characters: 生麦 生米 生卵
In hiragana letters: なまむぎ なまごめ なまたまご
In katakana letters: ナマムギ ナマゴメ ナマタマゴ
In Roman letters:NAMAMUGI NAMAGOME NAMATAMAGO
In English: RAW WHEAT, RAW RICE, RAW EGGS


How fast can you say "なまむぎ(namamugi) なまごめ(namagome) なまたまご(namatamago)" 10 times in a row? It's a piece of cake for me, but for some reasons, I'm having trouble saying that in English...  Which one is easier for you?.