{"id":32108,"date":"2020-07-03T05:28:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T03:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=32108"},"modified":"2021-03-18T21:32:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:32:58","slug":"french-tongue-twisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-tongue-twisters\/","title":{"rendered":"French Tongue Twisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Les virelangues,\u00a0<\/i>tongue twisters, are an excellent way to practice your language skills.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They help with pronunciation, clear and quick speech, as well as your confidence. When practicing the following <i>virelangues,\u00a0<\/i>remember they are even hard for French native speakers. Don&#8217;t feel dismayed, and keep practicing for fun!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>Je suis ce que je suis, et si je suis ce que je suis, qu\u2019est-ce que je suis ?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I am what I am, and if I am what I am, what am I?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><b>Cinq chiens chassent six chats.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">5 dogs hunt five cats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><b>Si mon tonton tond ton tonton, ton tonton sera tondu.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If my uncle shaves your uncle, your uncle will be shaven.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Ces six saucissons-secs-ci sont si secs qu\u2019on ne sait si s\u2019en sont.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">These six dried sausages are so dry that we don\u2019t know if they are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>As-tu vu le vert ver allant vers le verre en verre vert ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Did you see the green worm going towards the green glass glass ?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Les chaussettes de l\u2019archiduchesse, sont-elles s\u00e8ches ? Archi-s\u00e8ches.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The archduchesses socks: are they dry? Very dry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Ces cerises sont si s\u00fbres qu\u2019on ne sait pas si c\u2019en sont.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">These cherries are so sour, we\u2019re not sure if they are (cherries).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Un chasseur sachant chasser chasse sans son chien.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">A hunter who knows how to hunt hunts without his dog.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this video of native French speakers saying some <em>virelangues\u00a0<\/em>to help your own pronunciation:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 French Tongue Twisters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75w02E-PyZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Laissez un commentaire<\/em> when you try some of these, but remember to have fun with it! Before long, these will roll of your <em>langue\u00a0<\/em>like a true native speaker. <em>Bonne chance!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les virelangues,\u00a0tongue twisters, are an excellent way to practice your language skills. &nbsp; They help with pronunciation, clear and quick speech, as well as your confidence. When practicing the following virelangues,\u00a0remember they are even hard for French native speakers. Don&#8217;t feel dismayed, and keep practicing for fun! 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