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Latvian or Lettish Tongue Twisters

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
www.uebersetzung.at/twister/lv.htm © 1996-2010 by Mr.Twister

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1

Vienā vēsā vasaras vakarā viens vecs vācu vīrs
veda veselu vezumu vārītu vēžu.
Visiem vēžiem vēderi vaļā.

2

Zviegtin zviedza zviedru zirgi Zvirgzdupītes ziemeļos.

3

Visneiedomājamākais šaursliežu dzelzceļš.

4

Dzīvē dzīvo dzīvu dzīvi!
Dzīvam dzīvē dzīva dzīve.

5

Kārlis Klārai krelles deva. Klāra Kārlim klarneti.

6

Klara glaze Klaras krelles.

7

Klāras krelles Klāras kārbā.

8

Šis žagaru saiškis nav mans žagaru saiškis.

9

maziņš eža puskažociņš

10

Žurka šņukst šņukstēdama.

Rough Translations

  1. up A cool summer evening an old German man drove with a whole load of cooked crabs. All crabs had their bellies opened.
  2. up Neighing neighed Swedish horses in the North of River Zvirgzdupite. zvirgzdi = stone chippings, upite = a little river.
  3. up The most unimaginable narrow-gauge railway.
  4. up In your life live a lively life! A lively person lives a lively life. German: Lebe in deinem Leben ein lebendiges Leben! Ein Lebender hat in seinem Leben ein lebendiges Leben.
  5. up Karl gives to Klara a necklace, Klara to Karl a clarinette. German: Karl schenkt Clara ein Collier - Clara schenkt Karl eine Klarinette.
  6. up Clara's collier is in clear/transparent glass. German: Klaras Collier ist in einem klaren (durchsichtigen) Glas.
  7. up Claras' necklace in Claras box.
  8. up This bundle of sticks is not my bundle of sticks.
  9. up a small half-coat of hedgehog
  10. up A rat is sobbing and sobbing.

Thanks

Aivars , Oskars , Katrina Busmane, Arturs Dzirne, Jan Kiezebrink, Sintija Kleina, Elvis Krumholcs, Miks Niedra, Nilss Silkalns

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