{"id":4008,"date":"2019-11-10T12:45:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T12:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2019-11-10T12:51:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T12:51:47","slug":"dia-del-trabalenguas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/es\/blog\/dia-del-trabalenguas\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda del trabalenguas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that November 10 is #TongueTwisterDay? No? Can\u2019t blame you. But, since you are here, let me explain why tongue twisters are interesting for language learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los trabalenguas, como su propio nombre indica, son frases dise\u00f1adas para ser recitadas a un ritmo r\u00e1pido, provocando que a uno se le trabe la lengua. Esto ocurre porque todas las palabras contienen sonidos muy similares. Se supone que son dif\u00edciles para los hablantes nativos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>V\u00eddeo: Falsos amigos espa\u00f1ol-ingl\u00e9s<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

So why should you learn a few tongue twisters? If they\u2019re hard for natives surely they\u2019ll be impossible for a beginner. Well, turns out they\u2019re a great way to practice and improve pronunciation. By reciting tongue twisters, you\u2019re basically concentrating on a specific consonant sound. Simple, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the best part is, you\u2019re going to get them wrong. Time and time again. And that\u2019s fine! You\u2019re using them as a tool to gain fluency in Spanish, so don\u2019t sweat it if you trip over the words\u2026 Just try to get the sounds right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intenta leer estos trabalenguas en voz alta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
Leer m\u00e1s<\/strong>Actividad en l\u00ednea: Conjugar verbos espa\u00f1oles en presente<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Pablito clav\u00f3 un clavito. \u00bfQu\u00e9 clavito clav\u00f3 Pablito?
<\/strong>M\u00e1s o menos:<\/em> El peque\u00f1o Pablo martill\u00f3 un clavito. \u00bfQu\u00e9 clavito martill\u00f3 el peque\u00f1o Pablo?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El cielo est\u00e1 enladrillado. \u00bfQui\u00e9n lo desenladrillar\u00e1? El desenladrillador que lo desenladrille, buen desenladrillador ser\u00e1.
<\/strong>M\u00e1s o menos:<\/em> The sky\u2019s bricked up. Who\u2019s gonna unbrick it? The bricklayer that unbricks it will be a good bricklayer.<\/em>
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Si Sans\u00f3n no sazona su salsa con sal, sosa le sale la salsa sin sazonar a Sans\u00f3n. <\/strong>
M\u00e1s o menos:<\/em> If Samson does not season his sauce with salt, Samson\u2019s unseasoned sauce will come out bland.<\/em>

* (Recuerda, \u2018c + vowel\u2019 and \u2018z\u2019 in Spanish<\/a> are pronounced like \u2018th\u2019 in piensa<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teresa trajo tizas. \u00bfC\u00f3mo trajo las tizas? \u00a1Echas trizas las tizas trajo!
<\/strong>M\u00e1s o menos: Teresa trajo tizas. \u00bfC\u00f3mo estaban las tizas que trajo? Las tizas que trajo estaban hechas pedazos.<\/em>
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Ready to Roll Those R\u2019s?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo, porque Ram\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez se lo ha cortado.<\/strong>
Roughly: Saint Roch\u2019s dog does not have a tail because Ram\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez cut it off.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tres tristes tigres tragaban trigo en un trigal en\u00a0tres tristes\u00a0trastos. En\u00a0tres tristes\u00a0trastos,\u00a0tragaban trigo en un trigal,\u00a0tres tristes tigres.<\/strong>
A grandes rasgos: Tres tristes tigres tragaron trigo de tres tristes recipientes en un trigal. De tres tristes recipientes tragaron trigo en un trigal, los tres tristes tigres.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si Necesitas Escucharlos Practica con esta actividad en l\u00ednea<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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