{"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":"%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%8c-%d1%8f%d0%b7%d1%8b%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%8c-%d1%8f%d0%b7%d1%8b%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongue Twister Day!"},"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

Tongue twisters, as the very words may imply, are sentences designed to be recited at a fast pace causing one to get tongue-tied. This happens because all words contain very similar sounds. They\u2019re supposed to be difficult for native speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Video: Spanish-English false friends<\/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

Try Reading These Tongue Twisters Out Loud<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Online Activity: Conjugate Spanish Verbs in Present<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

Pablito clav\u00f3 un clavito. \u00bfQu\u00e9 clavito clav\u00f3 Pablito?
<\/strong>Roughly:<\/em> Little Pablo hammered a little nail. Which little nail did little Pablo hammer?<\/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>Roughly:<\/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>
Roughly:<\/em> If Samson does not season his sauce with salt, Samson\u2019s unseasoned sauce will come out bland.<\/em>

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

Teresa trajo tizas. \u00bfC\u00f3mo trajo las tizas? \u00a1Echas trizas las tizas trajo!
<\/strong>Roughly: Teresa brought chalks. How was the chalk that she brought? The chalk that she brought were smashed to pieces.<\/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>
Roughly: Three sad tigers swallowed wheat from three sad containers in a wheat field. From three sad containers, they swallowed wheat in a wheat field, the three sad tigers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If You Need to Listen to Them, Go Practice with This Online Activity!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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