You probably got the touch of Poland by now, especially after Tesco’s introduction of several Polish delicacies in their stores like Gołąbki, flaczki or Żubrówka.  Sound quite familiar already, right? Well, even though you experienced Polish cuisine I bet you still haven’t heard of ‘łamańce językowe’(Polish tongue twisters).

Here are some tongue twisters that are quite well known in my home land. Interestingly, many Polish tongue twisters are borrowed verses from famous children’s poems.

There you go:

1) W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie
I Szczebrzeszyn z tego słynie.
Wół go pyta: ”Panie chrząszczu,Po co pan tak brzęczy w gąszczu?
(In Szczebrzeszyn a beetle buzzes in the reeds
And that’s what Szczebrzeszyn is famous for.
An ox asks him: ‘Mister beetle,
What are you buzzing for in the thickets?’)

2) Czarna krowa w kropki bordo
gryzła trawę kręcąc mordą.
Kręcąc mordą i rogami
gryzła trawę wraz z jaskrami.
(A black cow with claret-coloured spots
Was moving its muzzle while chewing some grass.
It was moving its muzzle and its horns
while chewing some grass with buttercups.)

‘Łamańce językowe’ are also often used in primary schools in order to test and improve students’ articulation and spelling skills alike. Polish teachers usually use the following tongue twisters:

3) Leży Jerzy na wieży i nie wierzy, że na drugiej wieży leży drugi Jerzy.
(George is lying on a tower and doesn’t believe that there is another George lying on the second tower.)

4) Gdy Pomorze nie pomoże, to pomoże może morze, a gdy morze nie pomoże to pomoże może Gdańsk.
(If Pomerania doesn’t help, then maybe the sea will help. And if the sea doesn’t help, maybe Gdańsk will.)

Got them? Brilliant! You’re a star!!!
Still struggling? Don’t worry…practice makes perfect
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