{"id":2927,"date":"2018-05-02T11:42:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T11:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2018-05-02T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T11:42:09","slug":"greek-tongue-twisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-tongue-twisters\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek tongue twisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! Do you like tongue twisters? Did you use to play this game when you were kid? If so, this post, which was a suggestion of one of the readers of this blog, is for you: there is a list of nine Greek tongue twisters and two audio files to help you practice. Some of them are translated. Have fun!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2932\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2015\/06\/02\/01\/19\/man-794514_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Man 794514 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2932\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2932\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/man-794514_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/man-794514_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/man-794514_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By RyanMcGuire via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#1.\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7,<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Good morning camel driver,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>camel driver good morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#2.\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c0\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b9\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>A duck but which duck?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A duck with ducklings.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#3.\u039f \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae.<\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac \u03c0\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd \u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ac \u03c6\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The fat priest ate thick lentil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why, fat priest, did you eat thick lentil?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#4.\u039f \u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2, \u03bf \u03bc\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2, \u03bf \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03cc\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03b2\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac, \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03bf\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac,<\/p>\n<p>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1, \u03bc\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03cc\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac, \u03b7 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac, \u03b7 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03bf\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c7\u03cc\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b6\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 or \u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 means <em>cicada<\/em>. It is more common to use the word \u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 or \u03c4\u03b6\u03b9\u03c4\u03b6\u03af\u03ba\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#5. \u039f \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae, \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039a\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae, \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae, \u03b2\u03b3\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9, \u03bd\u03b1\u00a0 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9, \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ae\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03af (\u03c4\u03bf)= button<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b9<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd= they caught \/ captured him<em> (he was caught \/ captured by)<\/em> \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9= to catch, to seize, to capture<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#6. \u03a6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf.<br \/>\n\u03a6\u03af\u03bb\u03b5, \u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03cd\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf, \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>A friend gave to a friend a rose with a leaf.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Friend, keep the leaf, don\u2019t give it to another friend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2933\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2018\/01\/05\/16\/24\/rose-3063284_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Rose 3063284 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2933\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/rose-3063284_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/rose-3063284_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/rose-3063284_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By annca via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#7. \u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae, \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 \u03be\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03b7<\/p>\n<p>\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7, \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 \u03be\u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b1 (\u03b7)= cup<\/p>\n<p>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (\u03c4\u03bf)= cap<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#8. \u0397 \u03c3\u03c5\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03ae, \u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ae,<br \/>\n\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03cd\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac.<br \/>\n\u03a0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2, \u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2,<br \/>\n\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03cd\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac, \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b3\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03c3\u03c5\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac (\u03b7)= fig tree<\/p>\n<p>\u03c3\u03cd\u03ba\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf)= figs<\/p>\n<p>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03bf)= dog<\/p>\n<p>\u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03ae, \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03cc= double<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#9. \u0386\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03be\u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03b7, \u03ba\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u2019 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf \u03be\u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 (\u03b7)= stone<\/p>\n<p>\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03c1\u03b7 = white<\/p>\n<p>\u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03bf)= sun<\/p>\n<p>Audio files:<\/p>\n<p>Slow: <div 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