Beginner-friendly trabalenguas with phonetics

Here are some beginner-friendly Spanish trabalenguas (tongue twisters) with phonetics to help practice pronunciation:

1. Tres tristes tigres tragan trigo en un trigal.
   Phonetic: /tɾes ˈtɾistes ˈtiɣɾes ˈtɾaɣan ˈtɾiɣo en un tɾiˈɣal/
   Translation: Three sad tigers swallow wheat in a wheat field.

2. Pablito clavó un clavito. ¿Qué clavito clavó Pablito?
   Phonetic: /ˈpaβlito klaˈβo un klaˈβito ke klaˈβito klaˈβo ˈpaβlito?/
   Translation: Little Pablo nailed a little nail. What little nail did Pablo nail?

3. El hipopótamo Hipo está con hipo. ¿Quién le quita el hipo al hipopótamo Hipo?
   Phonetic: /el ipoˈpotamo ˈipo esˈta kon ˈipo. kjɛn le ˈkita el ˈipo al ipoˈpotamo ˈipo?/
   Translation: Hipo the hippopotamus has hiccups. Who cures Hipo’s hiccups?

4. Papá, pon pan para Pepín; para Pepín pon pan, papá.
   Phonetic: /paˈpa pon pan ˈpaɾa peˈpin; ˈpaɾa peˈpin pon pan paˈpa/
   Translation: Dad, put bread for Pepín; put bread for Pepín, Dad.

These tongue twisters help focus on tricky sounds like the rolled “r,” the soft “b/v,” and the “p” and “t” consonants, all suitable for beginners to practice Spanish pronunciation.

References

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