Diddy has come home from school today with a page full of French tongue-twisters.
I thought I would share some with you…..you won’t be thanking me!
Now, with your best French accents, say the following, as fast as possible…..
- Six souris roses ont suserre que seize chats siamois ont chuchote cent six secrets chaque soir sans sourciller
- Pepin part pour Pampelune prendre perroquet pour Penelope
- Croc le croco croque la queue de Keke le criquet
- J’ai le houquet bilboquet passe la rue je ne l’ai plus!
This one has to be learnt by heart for Thursday…
- Tas de riz tas de rats, tas de riz tentant tas de rats tentes, tas de riz tentant tenta tas de rats tas de rats tentes tas de rats tentes tata tas de riz tentant
Not sure what they mean, (Google translate hasn’t helped much), so if anyone can throw some light on it….
FYI…in my English/French dictionary there are two translations of ‘tongue-twister’ into French: 1) ‘une phrase difficile a prononcer’ (’a phrase difficult to pronounce’ )….nah…boring!…. and 2) ‘une phrase a decrocher la machoire’ (’a phrase that dislocates/unhooks your jaw’)….much more interesting!
Have fun!
