Learn Hebrew Tongue Twisters
מִשְׁפָּטִים שׁוֹבְרֵי שִׁנַּיִם
1. גָּד דָּג דָּגִים מְדַגְדְּגִים בַּגָּדָה |
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Gad dag dagim medagdegim ba'gadâ |
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Gad fishes tickling fish on the riverbank |
2. שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת שֶׁל שֵׁשׁ שִׁינַיִם שְׁבוּרוֹת |
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Sharshêret shel shesh shinâyim she'vurot |
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A chain of six broken teeth |
3. לֵילָהּ הָיָה לֵילוֹ, לֵילוֹ הָיָה לֹא לָהּ |
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Leila haya leilo, leilo haya lo la |
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Her night was his night, his night was not for her |
4. מִי מָנַע מִמֶּנּוּ מִלְמַלְמֵל מִילִים? |
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Mi mana mimenu mile'malmel milim? |
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Who stopped him from mumbling words? |
5. שָׂרָה שָׁרָה שִׁיר שָׂמֵחַ, שִׁיר שָׂמֵחַ שָׁרָה שָׂרָה |
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Sara shara shir samêach,
shir samêach shara Sara
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Sarah sings a happy song, a happy song sings Sarah. |
6. סָשָׁה שָׂם שָׁם שֶׁסֶק שָׁזוּף |
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Sasha sam sham shesek shazuf |
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Sasha placed a tanned loquat over there |
7. פִּיל מְפּוּלְפָּל הִתְנַפֵּל עַל פִּלְפֵּל |
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Pil mepulpal hitnapel al pilpel |
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A witty elephant attacked a pepper |
8. גַּנָּן גִּידֵל דָּגָן בַּגַן, דָּגָן גָּדוֹל גָּדַל בַּגַן |
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Ganân gidel dagân ba'gan, dagân gadôl gadal ba'gan |
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A gardner grew grain in the garden, a big grain grew in the garden. |
9. נָחָשׁ נָשַׁךְ נָחָשׁ שֶׁנָשַׁךְ נָחָשׁ |
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Nachâsh nashach nachâsh she'nashach nachâsh |
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A snake bit a snake that bit a snake |
10. אָדָם עָמַד עַל אֲדָמָה אֲדוּמָה בְּמַאְדִּים וְדָמַע דִּמְעָה |
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Adâm amad al adamâ adumâ be'ma'adim ve'dama dim'a |
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A person stood on the red soil of Mars and shed a tear |
11. אַף עַל פִּי רָאִיתִי, פִּי עַל אַף לֹא רָאִיתִי. |
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Af al pi ra'iti, pi al af lo ra'iti |
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I saw a nose on a mouth, a mouth on a nose I did not see |
12. שׁוּלָה שׁוֹלָה שַׁבְּלוּלִים בַּשְׁלוּלִית; כָּל שַׁבְּלוּל שֶׁשׁוֹלָה שׁוּלָה הוּא שֶׁלָּהּ |
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Shula shola shablûlim ba'shelulit; Kol shablûl she'shola shula hu shela. |
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Shula takes snails out of the puddle; every snail that Shula takes out is hers. |
13. שְׁנֵי שׁוּעָלִים שָׁאֲלוּ אֶת שָׁאוּל שְׁאֵלָה שֶׁקְשׁוּרָה לִשְׁלוֹמוֹ שֶל שְׁלֹמֹה. |
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Shnei shu'alim sha'alu et Shaul she'elâ she'kshura li'shlomo shel Shlomo |
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Two foxes asked Shaul a question connected to Shlomo's well-being |
14. מִי תָּלָה פֹּה פִּיתָה? פִּיתָה לֹא תּוֹלִים! |
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Mi tala po pita? Pita lo tolim! |
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Who hung a pita (bread) here? You do not hang pita! |
15. בַּקְבּוּק בְּלִי פְּקָק |
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Bakbûk bli pe'kak |
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a bottle without a cap |
16. אֲנַחְנוּ לֹא מֵהַמְּמַהֲרִים, אֲנַחְנוּ מֵהַמְּמַהֲרוֹת. |
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Anâchnu lo me'ha'memaharim, anâchnu me'ha'memaharot. |
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We are not males in a hurry, we are females in a hurry |
17. אַבָּא לֹא בָּא בְּ-א' בְּאָב, אַבָּא בָּא בְּ-בּ' בְּאָב. |
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Abba lo ba be'aleph be'av, abba ba be'bet be'av. |
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Father did not arrive on the first of Av, father arrived on the 2nd of Av |
18. נַנָּסִים מְנוּסִים עוֹשִׂים נִיסִים בְּסִין |
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Nanasim me'nusim osim nisim be'sin |
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Experienced midgets are doing miracles in China |
19. שָׂרָה שָׂמָה שׁוּם בַּסוּשִׁי |
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Sara sama shum ba'sushi |
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Sarah puts garlic in sushi |
20. כִּבְשָׂה כִּבְּסָה כְּבִיסָה |
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Kivsa kibsa kvisa |
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A sheep washed the laundry |
21. סַפָּר סִיפֵּר סוֹפֵר שֶׁסִיפֵּר סִיפּוּר עַל סַפָּר שֶׁסִיפֵּר סוֹפֵר... |
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Sapâr siper sofêr she'siper sipûr al sapâr she'siper sofêr... |
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A barber gave a haircut to a writer who told a story about a barber who gave a haircut to a writer... |
22. אִישָׁה נַעֲלָה נָעֲלָה נַעֲלָהּ, נָעֲלָה אֶת הַדֶּלֶת בִּפְנֵי בַּעֲלָהּ |
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Ishâ na'ala na'ala na'alâ, na'ala et hadelet bifnei ba'ala. |
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A lofty woman put on her shoes, she locked the door in front of her husband |
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