Malay Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Buaya biawak, buaya biawak, buaya biawak, … |
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| English: | Crocodile lizard, crocodile lizard, crocodile lizard, … |
| Original: | Pokok Kopi, Pokok Kopi, Pokok Kopi, … |
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| English: | Coffee tree, coffee tree, coffee tree (repeat many times) |
| Original: | Cuka, kicap, cuka, kicap, cuka, kicap, … |
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| English: | Cuka (Vinegar), kicap (soy sauce), … |
| Original: | Lori, lori, lori, lori, … |
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| English: | Lorry, lorry, lorry, ...) |
| Original: | Kambing kerbau, kambing kerbau, kambing kerbau, … |
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| English: | Goat buffalo, goat buffalo, goat buffalo, … |
| Original: | Lori lalu lalang layu. |
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| English: | The lallang withers when the lorry passes by. |
| Original: | Kakak ku kata, kuku kaki ku kotor. Ku kikis kuku kotor kaki ku. |
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| English: | My sister said, my toenails are dirty. Then I shaped my dirty toenails. |
| Original: | Ular lari lurus, ular lari lurus, … |
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| English: | The snake runs straight. The snake runs straight. … |
| Original: | Babu bebal bubuh bubur bibir baba |
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| English: | Babu (the idiot) puts the porridge unto the Baba's lips. |
| Original: | Tekukur ketitir, tekukur ketitir, tekukur ketitir … |
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| English: | cuckoo-dove turtle-dove, cuckoo dove turtle-dove, cuckoo-dove turtle-dove … |
| Original: | Buaya buaian biawak, buaya buaian biawak, … |
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| English: | Crocodile cradle/swing lizard, crocodile cradle/swing lizard, … |
| Original: | Bila Billy balek ka Bali Billy boleh beli bola-bola. |
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| English: | When Billy returns from Bali, Billy can buy (some) balls. |
| Original: | Tujuh puluh tujuh buluh luruh |
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| English: | seventy-seven bamboos fall |
| Original: | Seberang sungai di sana terdapat sebuah sawah |
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| English: | Across the river, there is a field |
| Original: | Saya makan sambal sambil sambil sambil sambal sambal |
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| English: | I eat chili while chatting |
| Original: | Pelangi pelangi pelangi pelik |
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| English: | Rainbow rainbow rainbow strange |
| Original: | Gerabak gerbong gerobak gerbang |
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| English: | Carriage train cart gate |
| Original: | Sebiji semangka dua belas sen |
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| English: | A watermelon for twelve cents |
| Original: | Bintang berbintang bintang bintang berbintang |
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| English: | Star star-shaped star star-shaped star |
| Original: | Anak ayam turun ke sawah, anak ayam turun ke sawah |
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| English: | The chicken's offspring descended to the field |
| Original: | Siapa yang beli satu beli satu, siapa yang beli dua beli dua |
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| English: | Who buys one buys one, who buys two buys two |
| Original: | Sepuluh tikus tikus di tikus tikus tikus tikus tikus tikus tikus tikus tikus |
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| English: | Ten mice in a mouse house |