Emilian and Romagnol Tongue Twisters

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Original:
T'hai tot un téint in ton tách T'hai un tách tot unt.
English:
You have paint in your sole. You have your sole all stained.
Bolognese dialect
Original:
Té t at î tótta ténta e t at î tótt'ónta int un tâc.
English:
You have all been dyed and all greased in a heel.
Italian:
Tu ti sei tutta tinta e ti sei tutta unta in un tacco.
Bolognese from Bologna
Original:
Ch'âs léssi ch'l à cl óss!
English:
What a smooth line that door has.
Italian:
Che assi liscie che ha quell'uscio!
Bolognese from Bologna
Original:
Mo che bî cavî ch'avî! Vlîv ch'a v i chèva vî, chi bî cavî ch'avî?
English:
But what beautiful hair you have! Do you want me to take them off, those beautiful hair you have?
Italian:
Ma che bei capelli che avete! Volete che ve li tolga, quei bei capelli che avete?
Bolognese from Bologna
Original:
Guèrda c'la vacca là c'la và in c'la ca' là.
English:
Look at that cow that's going in that house.
dialect of Piacenza, Emilia
Original:
Li galini li gà ligà li gambi.
English:
The hens have tied up legs.
dialect of Southern Mantova and Northern Reggio Emilia
Original:
La caserma dei carabinieri è sempre caserma
English:
The barracks of the carabinieri is always barracks
Original:
L'alpino alpino alpino alpino
English:
The alpine alpine alpine alpine
Original:
Il ranocchio rosso saltellava sulla rana rossa
English:
The red frog was hopping on the red frog
Original:
Il treno tre ruote ha tre ruote
English:
The train with three wheels has three wheels
Original:
La palla pallida era pallida
English:
The pale ball was pale
Original:
La bottiglia di vetro verde è verde di vetro
English:
The green glass bottle is green glass
Original:
Il gatto grigio grigio grigio grigio
English:
The grey cat grey grey grey grey
Original:
Il cappello di lana rossa è rosso di lana
English:
The red wool hat is red wool
Original:
La zanzara zigzagante zigzagava
English:
The zigzagging mosquito was zigzagging
Original:
Il cane che corre veloce è un cane veloce
English:
The fast-running dog is a fast dog
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