Swedish Tongue Twisters
tungvrickare

Rough Translations

1. Seventy seven beautifully singing nurses took care of seven sea-sick seamen on the ship "Shanghai". 
2. Barbra's brother only bathes in Barback. 
3. Father is hanging buckets from the ceiling. 
4. One peppercorn in a copper pan, two pepperkorns in a copper pan, two pepperkorns in a copper pan, ... 
5. Pack Daddy's portmanteau with eight peppercorns. 
6. Seven seasick seamen were nursed by seventeen beautiful nurses. German: Sieben seekranke Seemänner wurden von siebzehn schönen Krankenschwestern gepflegt. 
7. Horse cab driver Max is driving with chestnut horses and is cheating with the cab fee. 
8. Put the rack in the rack-stand in the stable instead. 
9. Knut was sitting in a corner and tying a knot. When Knut had tied the knot the knot was tied. French: Knut était assis dans un coin faisant un noeud. Quand Knut avait fait le noeud, le noeud était fait. 
10. Island, island, Grassy island, Grassy island's bride. 
11. If they didn't have in Haddom, they'll sure have in Hardom. 
12. Fly, ugly fly, fly! (over the sea of Åland)! And the ugly fly flew. 
13. Seven sea-sick seamen are been nursed by 77 beautiful nurses on the sinking ship "Shanghai". 
14. Grandfather, do sheep have sheep? No sheep don't have sheep, sheep have lambs. German: Großvater, bekommen Schafe Schafe? Nein, Schafe bekommen keine Schafe, Schafe bekommen Lämmer. 
15. Cecilia rode a bicycle through Cypern after having a cigarette and a lemon. 
16. In the stream there is an island and in the island there is a stream. (å = stream, ö = island) 
17. Seven beautiful seasick nurses are shipping on the "Shanghai". 
18. Six waxed salmons in a waxed salmon box 
19. Seven seasick seamen on the ship "Shanghai" washed seven shirts in the sea. 
20. Six salmons in a small laquered wooden box 
21. A broomstick free of knags 
22. Seven sick nurses washed their dirty behinds in pink champagne. 
23. Horse cab driver Max is driving with chestnuts (horses) and is cheating with the cab fee. 
24. These days can't be called cold, they should be called hot.  
25. Of course Mats is the one who has to sit in the back. 
26. Selma the chimney sweep collects buns. See so many buns Selma has collected. 
27. I saw a saw and where I saw (it) there was only a saw by a saw. 
28. 8 consonants in a row 
29. The green hen scooped porridge. Green became the thing’s pooooooorridge. 
30. To make a bag to grow of liquid is hard. 
31. Six salmons in a salmon box. 
32. Fly ugly fly and the ugly fly flew. 
33. Is that what it is? Yes, that is what it is! 
34. Put the mare in the stable in Stöllet (a village in western Sweden) instead you nut!  
35. Like ” Fruit and Vegetables” but with bigger spaces between Fruit and and and and and Vegetables! 
 


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