Romanian Tongue Twisters îmbârligături de limbă / sclinteli de limbă
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Original:
Doisprezece cocostîrci pe casa lui Cogălniceanu.
English:
Twelve storks on Cogalniceanu's house.
German:
12 Störche auf Cogalniceanus Haus.
Original:
Bucura-te cum s-a bucurat Bucuroaia de bucuria lui Bucurel care s-a intors bucuros de la Bucuresti.
English:
Enjoy yourself, as well as Bucuroaia enjoyed the joy of Bucurel who returned joyful form Bucharest.
Original:
La curbe shinele troznesc.
English:
At the curb, the rails (from train) thunder.
Original:
Retevei de tei pe miriste de mei.
English:
Linden cudgel on millet stubble.
Original:
Saşiul stă pe şasiu şi şuşoteşte.
English:
Whispering, the cross-eyed is sitting on the chassis.
Original:
ştreang
English:
noose, rope
longest one-syllable Romanian word
Original:
Prin Vulturi vantul viu vuia.
English:
In Vulturi the wind strongly howled.
Original:
Capra neagră-n piatră sare.
Piatra crapă-n patru.
Crapă capul caprei negre
precum piatra crapă-n patru.
English:
The goat jumps on the stone. The stone splits in four. May the goat's head split as the stone splits in four.
Original:
Stanca stă-n castan ca Stan.
English:
Stanca was sitting in a chestnut tree like Stan.
Original:
Piatra crapă capul caprei în patru, cum a crăpat şi capra piatra în patru.
English:
The stone splits the goat's head in four, as the goat too had split the stone in four.
Original:
Şase saşi în şase saci.
English:
Six Saxons (German Romanians) in six sacks.
Original:
Piatra crapă capra, capra crapă piatra.
English:
The stone breaks the goat, the goat breaks the stone.
Original:
Oaia aia e a ei, eu i-o iau.
English:
That sheep is hers, I take it.
Original:
Bucura-te cum s-a bucurat Bucuroaia de bucuria lui Bucurel care s-a intors bucuros de la Bucuresti.
English:
Enjoy yourself, as well as Bucuroaia enjoyed the joy of Bucurel who returned joyful from Bucharest.
Original:
Un vultur stă pe pisc c-un pix in plisc.
English:
An eagle sits on a mountain top with a pen in its beak.
Original:
O baba balana mananca o banana babana.
English:
A blonde old lady eats a huge banana.
Original:
Domnule Dudau, dä-mi doua dude din dudul dumitale de dincolo de drum!
English:
Mr. Dudau, give me two mulberries from your mulberry tree from across the street!
Original:
Capra neagră calcă-n piatră,
Piatra mare crapă-n patru.
Aşa să crape capul caprei,
Cum a crăpat piatra-n patru.
English:
The black goat steps on the rock. The big rock breaks into four (pieces). This is how the goat's head should break. Like the rock breaks into four.
Original:
Şase saşi cosaş cosesc şase saci săseşti.
English:
Six Saxons (German Romanians) reap six sacks full
Original:
Sase sute saizeci si sase de sasi in sase sute saizeci si sase de saci
English:
Six hundred sixty-six Saxons (German Romanians) in six-hundred sixty-six sacks
Original:
S-a suit capra pe piatra si a spart-o-n patru, de s-ar sparge capul caprei ca si piatra-n patru.
English:
A goat climbed upon a stone, so that the stone broke in four pieces; May the goat's head break in four as the stone broke in four.
German:
Die Ziege ist auf den Stein gestiegen, so ist der Stein in vier Teile gebrochen; So wie der Stein soll auch der Kopf der Ziege in vier Teile brechen.
Original:
Rica nu stia sa zica rau, ratusca, ramurica.
English:
Rica (a boy's name) didn't know how to say river, duck, branch.
Original:
Eu pup poala popii, popa pupa poala mea.
English:
I kiss the coat of the priest, the priest kisses my coat.
French:
Je baise le manteau du pope, le pope baise mon manteau.
Original:
Capra calca piatra.
Piatra crapa-n patru.
Crapa-i-ar capul caprei
Cum a crapat piatra-n patru.
English:
The goat walks on the stone. The stone breaks in four. I wish the goat's head would break, As did the stone in four.
Original:
Soră Sară, n-ai sărit asară să vezi carnea cum se sară?
English:
Sister Sarah, didn't you stopped by last night to see how the meat is being salted?
Original:
Şapte sape late jos şi-alte şaptezeci şi şapte de sape late-n spate.
English:
Seven broad hoes down and other seventyseven broad hoes on the shoulders.
Original:
Pe cap un capac, pe capac un ac.
English:
On the head a lid (hood), on the lid (hood) a needle.
Original:
E pestriţă prepeliţa pestriţă, dar mai pestriţi sunt puii prepeliţei pestriţe.
English:
The mottled quail is mottled but the little quail chickens are more mottled than the mottled quail.
Original:
Când ma gândesc ca te gândesti
ca ma gândesc la tine,
gândeste-te ca ma gândesc
ca te gândesti la mine.
English:
When I think that you are thinking that I'm thinking of you, you are thinking that I'm thinking that you are thinking of me.
Original:
Ştiu că ştiu că ştiuca-i ştiucă şi mai ştiu că ştiuca-i peşte.
English:
I know that I know that pike is a pike and I also know that pike is a fish
Original:
Ştiu că ştiu că ştiuca-i ştiucă şi mai ştiu că ştiuca muşcă.
English:
I know that I know that pike is a pike and I also know that the pike bites.
Original:
Capac cu cupa, cupa cu capac
English:
Lid with cup, cup with lid
Original:
O cioară chioară ciugule din ciur.
English:
An one-eyed crow (Corvus corone) pecks form the sieve.
Original:
Fata fierarului Fanica face fasole frecata fara foc, findca focul face fum.
English:
The front of the blacksmith Fanica makes rubbed beans without fire, because the fire makes smoke.
Original:
S-a 'ntâmplat o întâmplare c-un tâmplar din tâmplărie ce-a lovit pe tâmplăre asă drept in tâmplă şi-a tâmpit.
English:
It just so happened that a carpenter in the carpenter hit the carpenter so straight into the carpenter.
Original:
Câinele care aleargă după coada sa îşi pierde răsuflarea
English:
The dog that runs after its tail loses its breath
Original:
Porcul purcelului, care-l zgâri pe-al mamii sale, îşi plăteşte scump
English:
The piglet's pig, who scratches his mother's pig, pays dearly
Original:
Puiul de pisică, care aleargă după şoarece, aleargă după întuneric
English:
The kitten, who runs after the mouse, runs after darkness
Original:
Fratele fratelui meu, este fratele meu
English:
My brother's brother is my brother
Original:
Dă-mi o mână de măr, dar mărul trebuie să fie fără păr
English:
Give me a hand of apples, but the apples must be without hair
Original:
Porcul gras, care aleargă după prăjituri, aleargă după pâine prăjită
English:
The fat pig, who runs after cakes, runs after bread
Original:
Mica mică, care se joacă cu mingea, aleargă după o minge mică
English:
The little small one, who plays with the ball, runs after a small ball
Original:
Pisica grasă, care se joacă cu şoarecele, aleargă după pisica grasă
English:
The fat cat, who plays with the mouse, runs after the fat cat
Original:
Iepurele care aleargă după iepuras, aleargă după capul lui
English:
The rabbit that runs after the bunny rabbit, runs after his head
Original:
Găina care aleargă după puiul său, aleargă după ouă
English:
The hen that runs after her chick, runs after eggs
Original:
Pisica care aleargă după şoareci, aleargă după pisica care aleargă după şoareci
English:
The cat that runs after mice, runs after the cat that runs after mice
Original:
Căţelul care aleargă după coadă, aleargă după propriile-i picioare
English:
The puppy that runs after its tail, runs after its own legs
Original:
Mica mică, care se joacă cu mingea, aleargă după mica mica care se joacă cu mingea
English:
The little small one, who plays with the ball, runs after the little small one who plays with the ball
Original:
Puiul de pisică, care aleargă după şoarece, aleargă după puiul de pisică care aleargă după şoarece
English:
The kitten, who runs after the mouse, runs after the kitten who runs after the mouse
Original:
Porcul gras, care aleargă după prăjituri, aleargă după porcul gras care aleargă după prăjituri
English:
The fat pig, who runs after cakes, runs after the fat pig who runs after cakes