Greek, Ancient Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | ΝΙΨΟΝ ΑΝΟΜΗΜΑΤΑ ΜΗ ΜΟΝΑΝ ΟΨΙΝ |
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| English: | Wash [the] sins, not only [the] face |
| Original: | ... λαληθησεται σοι τι σε δει ποιειν. |
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| English: | "... you will be told what you are to do." This is what God said to Saul, later known as the Apostle Paul, on the road to Damascus. |
| Original: | λοπαδο-τεμαχο-σελαχο-γαλεο-κρανιο-λειψανο-δριμ-υπο-τριμματο-σιλφιο- καραβο-μελιτο-κατακεχυ-μενο-κιχλ-επι-κοσσυφο-φαττο-περιστερ-αλεκτρυον- οπτο-κεφαλλιο-κιγκλο-πελειο-λαγῳο-σιραιο-βαφη-τραγανο-πτερύγων |
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| English: | Fictional ancient Greek dish mentioned in Aristophanes' comedy "Assemblywomen" (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι 1169); Name of a dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces. (Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. rev. and aug. throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the ass. of Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.) |
| Original: | Σκύλος σκύλλει, σκύλος σκύλλει σκύλλες |
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| Transcription: | Skúlos skýllei, skúlos skýllei skýlles |
| English: | The dog barks, the dog barks barks |
| Original: | Του λόγου του λόγου της λογολογίας |
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| Transcription: | Toú lógou toú lógou tis logologías |
| English: | Of the word of the word of the word of the study of words |
| Original: | Το μήλο του Μήλου το μήλο της Μήλου |
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| Transcription: | To mílo tou Mílou to mílo tis Mílou |
| English: | The apple of Milos' apple, the apple of Milos' apple |
| Original: | Του Θησέως του Θησέως του Θησέως |
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| Transcription: | Toú Thēséos toú Thēséos toú Thēséos |
| English: | Of Theseus' Theseus' Theseus' |
| Original: | Πόσος πόσος πόσος πόσος πόσος πόσος πόσος πόσος |
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| Transcription: | Pósos pósos pósos pósos pósos pósos pósos pósos |
| English: | How much, how much, how much, how much, how much, how much, how much, how much |
| Original: | Κάθε καλοκαίρι καλό καιρό καλό καιρό |
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| Transcription: | Káthe kalokaíri kaló keiró kaló keiró |
| English: | Every summer, good weather, good weather |