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Tongue Twisters

I have learned several Japanese tongue twisters "早口言葉" (hayakuchikotoba) but still cannot master them. Boy! I tell you, these are tough and just drive me nuts!

生麦、生米、生卵。
(namamugi, namagome, namatamago)
Raw wheat, raw rice, raw eggs.

赤巻紙、青巻紙、黄巻紙。
(akamakigami, aomakigami, kimakigami)
Red rolled paper, blue rolled paper, yellow rolled paper.

赤パジャマ、青パジャマ、黄パジャマ。
(akapajyama, aopajyama, kipajyama)
Red pajama, blue pajama, yellow pajama.

隣の客はよく柿食う客だ。
(tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku da)
The guest next to me eats persimmons a lot.

坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を描いた。
(bouzu ga byoubu ni jouzu ni bouzu no e wo kaita)
A monk drew a nice picture of a monk on a folding screen.

蛙ぴょこぴょこ三ぴょこぴょこ合わせてぴょこぴょこ六ぴょこぴょこ。
(kaeru pyoko pyoko mi pyoko pyoko awasete pyoko pyoko mu pyoko pyoko)
Frogs jump three "pyoko pyoko (jumping sound)", in total of six "pyoko pyoko".

裏庭には二羽、庭には二羽鶏がいる。
(uraniwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwa niwatori ga iru)
There are two chickens in the backyard and two in the front yard.

李も桃、桃も桃、桃もいろいろある。
(sumomomo momo momomo momo momomo iroiro aru)
Plum is a kind of peach, and peach is also a peach. There are many kinds of peach.

東京特許許可局。
(toukyou tokkyo kyoka kyoku)
Tokyo Patents Licensing Office. (Actually there is no such office with this name in Japan.)

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Hi -
For the pajama one, I've heard it with "cha-pajama" added too:
赤パジャマ、青パジャマ、黄パジャマ、茶パジャマ,,,
don't forget also:
バスガス爆発 Basu gasu bakuhatsu - The bus explodes from gas.
and the name 高橋貴史 Takahashi Takashi.

I've actually heard two of those before -- 生麦、生米 from the recent Mikomiko Nurse OP fad and バスガス爆発 from Azumanga Daioh.

I'd also like to add to the pajama one, with
ルンパッパのパジャマ (Runpappa no pajama).

Well, I say I'd like to, but that addition would be simply... ludiculous. (lord I apologize)

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