Thai Tongue Twisters

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Original:
กล้วยตานีปลายหวีเหี่ยว หิ้วหวีไป หิ้วหวีมา เหลือหวีเดียว
Transcription:
Gluai taa nii plaai wii hiao, hiu wii pai hiu wii maa luea wii diao.
English:
Bunches of (a kind of) bananas with drying tips are carried to and fro for a day; then only one comb is left.
Original:
ชามเขียวคว่ำเช้า ชามขาวคว่ำค่ำ.
Transcription:
Chaam khiao khwaam chao; chaam khaao khwam kham.
English:
The green bowl is turned down in the morning; The white bowl is turned down in the evening.
Original:
เห็นทหารแบกปืนเบิกปูนไปโบกตึก.
Transcription:
Hen thahaan baeg puen boeg puun bai boog dueg.
English:
I saw a soldier carrying a gun took out clay to build a building.
Original:
ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็กÂ ยักษ์เล็กไล่ยักษ์ใหญ่.
Transcription:
Yak yai lai yak lek; yak lek lai yak yai.
English:
A big demon chased a small demon; a small demon chased a big demon.
Original:
ระนอง ระยอง ยะลา.
Transcription:
Ranong, Rayong, Yala
English:
Names of cities in South Thailand
Original:
ปิดประตูโบสถ์ เปิดประตูโบสถ์.
Transcription:
Pid pratuu bood, poed pratuu bood.
English:
Open the chapel's door, closing the chapel's door
Original:
ใครขายไข่ไก่.
Transcription:
Khrai khaai khai gai.
English:
Who sells chicken eggs?
Original:
เช้าฟาดผัดฟัก เย็นฟาดฟักผัด.
Transcription:
Chao faad phad fag; yen faad fag phad.
English:
Morning, eating stir-fried cucumber/melon; evening eating fried cucumber/melon.
Original:
รถยนต์ล้อยาง รถรางล้อเหล็ก
Transcription:
Rot yon lor yaang; rod raang lor leg.
English:
Cars have rubber wheels; Trams (trolleys, electric streetcars) have iron wheels.
Original:
หมู หมึก กุ้ง ... หมู หมึก กุ้ง ... หมู หมึก กุ้ง …
Transcription:
moo mirk koong ... moo mirk koong ... moo mirk koong …
English:
Pig, squid, shrimp
Original:
กินมันติดเหงือก กินเผือกติดฟัน กินทั้งมันกินทั้งเผือก ติดทั้งเหงือกติดทั้งฟัน
Transcription:
kin-mun-tid-ngeuk kin-peuk-tid-fun kin-tang-mun-kin-tang-peuk tid-tang-ngeuk-tid-tang-fun
English:
Eating yam sticks (it) on your gum, eating taro (it) sticks on your teeth, eating both yam and taro (they) stick on both gum and teeth.
Original:
ยานัตถุ์หมอชิตแก้หิดแก้ฝี ยานัตถุ์หมอมีแก้ฝีแก้หิด
Transcription:
Ya-nut-mor-chit-gae-hid-gae-fee Ya-nut-mor-mee-gae-fee-gae-hid
English:
Docter Chit's drug cures lice and moles. Docter Mee's drug cures moles and lice.
Original:
งูกินหนูจนงูงงงวย
Transcription:
ngu kin nuu jon ngu ngong nguai
English:
the snake eats the mouse until the snake is confused
Original:
กระทู้ทองคำสั่งสอนให้สัตว์
English:
The golden thread teaches the animal
Original:
คนชอบกินข้าวกะเพราหมูสับ
English:
The person who likes to eat rice with spicy pork
Original:
ปลากัดปลายนิ้ว
English:
Fish bite finger tip
Original:
ปูนิดนิดกินพริก
English:
Crab nibbles on chili pepper
Original:
ผักบุ้งจับแมงมุม
English:
Bamboo shoots catch the corner spider
Original:
พระนครศรีอยุธยาจับปลายนิ้ว
English:
Ayutthaya catches the finger tip fish
Original:
พระราชานุสรณ์ชิงแช่งชิงช้า
English:
The royal princess competes fiercely, quickly
Original:
พุทธะประสงค์หมาบ้าบอกหมา
English:
Buddha intends to scold the barking dog
Original:
มาม่าหมากับมาม่ามะพร้าว
English:
Mama's dog goes with Mama's mango
Original:
แมวนอนนอนตามกระดานเล่นตามกระดาษ
English:
The cat sleeps on the board, plays on the paper
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