Speak Spanish Like a Pro: Fun Tongue Twisters for Perfect Pronunciation

Here are some classic and effective Spanish tongue twisters for pronunciation practice:

• “Tres tristes tigres tragan trigo en un trigal.”
• “Pablito clavó un clavito en la calva de un calvito.”
• “El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha cortado.”
• “Como poco coco como, poco coco compro.”
• “Parra tenía una perra y Guerra tenía una parra, la perra de Parra subió a la parra de Guerra.”
• “Compadre, cómpreme un coco. Compadre, coco no compro, porque como poco coco como, poco coco compro.”

These tongue twisters target common Spanish sounds such as tr, rr, r, and plosive consonants, helping improve articulation and fluency. Repeating them slowly at first and then increasing speed supports clearer pronunciation practice.

If preferred, more tongue twisters can be provided focusing on particular sounds or complexity levels.

References

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• WAYS OF TRAINING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION THROUGH TONGUE TWISTERS: EXPERIENCE OF POLTAVA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TRADE

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• [THE ROLE OF TONGUE TWISTERS IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING PHONETICS][7]

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• Think Before You Speak——The Construction of English Language Thinking With the Help of Tongue Twisters In College English Class Teaching

• English pronounciation teaching practices to EFL learners: working with the tongue twisters at The Eminence Course Pare Kediri Indonesia

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[7]: https://www.ocerints.org/adved22_e-publication/abstracts/aThea Shavladze.html