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Estonian Tongue Twisters

English-speakers are familiar with tongue twisters such as “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…” and “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?”. Even better, try saying “toy boat” quickly three times.

With its fair share of long compound words (with many syllables), Estonians have plenty of tongue twisters of their own. In the three short videos below created by YouTuber Liisa Orav, you can learn about some tongue twisters involving cows, rubber boots, and the phrase “in between”… Try saying them out loud with your friends and family!

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