Mind-Boggling Polish Tongue Twister: Can You Say It?

Skylar Hawthorne

Updated Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM CDT

Polish tongue twisters have always been a source of amusement and challenge for language enthusiasts. In a recent video posted on Imgur, a laughable tongue twister in Polish took the internet by storm. The video features a conversation between two individuals, testing their linguistic skills with some tricky words.

The transcript starts with the question, "What do you call a hedgehog in Polish?" The answer is "Jeż." But it doesn't stop there. The conversation continues, introducing more complex terms such as "Jeży" for a specific name and "Jeżowierz" for a porcupine. The challenge escalates as the participants try to say phrases like "Na wieży" for "own tower" and "Nie wierzy" for "doesn't believe."

The pinnacle of the tongue twister arrives when they attempt to say, "Leży Jeży na wieży i nie wierzy, że w tej wieży jest sześć Jeży i sześćdziesiąt Jeży zwierzy." This sentence, which translates to "Jeży is laying on a tower and he doesn't believe that there are six hedgehogs and sixty porcupines on a tower," truly tests their pronunciation abilities.

The video attracted a lot of attention, with users expressing their amazement and sharing their own experiences with tongue twisters. One user even shared a similar tongue twister in German: "Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz," which means "Fritz, Son of Fischer family, is fishing fresh fish, fresh fish is being fished by Fischers Fritz."

Another user highlighted the versatility of tongue twisters, mentioning an Icelandic example: "Ái á Á, á á í á. This sentence is also correct, it means grandpa owns a farm that is called Á, and he owns a sheep there that is in a river."

As with any viral video, there were also some humorous and off-topic comments in the mix. One user jokingly remarked, "Someone's been eating their tacos," while another warned against searching for a particular username, saying, "well, you definitely shouldn't go looking up polish.princess. That's for sure."

Overall, this video showcases the fun and challenging nature of tongue twisters and how they can captivate people from different cultures. Whether you're testing your own linguistic skills or simply enjoying the laughable attempts, this Polish tongue twister is sure to bring a smile to your face. So, go ahead, give it a try and see if you can master this mind-boggling linguistic feat!

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Top Comments from Imgur

CriminallyMysophobic

well you definitely shouldn't go looking up polish.princess. that's for sure

Inarticulated

Someone's been eating their tacos

tacoaboutit

interesting angle

fformulaa

This one always got me as a kid "Król Karol kupił królowej Karolinie korale koloru koralowego"

Freestila

Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritz - German vor "Fritz, Son of Fischer family, is fisching fresh fish, fresh fish is being fished by Fischers fritz." And i got morer if you're interested :D

annonymouse211

Icelandic can do this too. I can't get a good reddit link but: "Ái á Á, á á í á. This sentance is also correct, it means grandpa owns a farm that is called Á, and he owns a sheep there that is in a river." (Á is pronounced "ow" kind of, fyi)

Srcsqwrn

This is a lipsync, right?

monkeyfly

If you look closely you can see that it can be unmuted.

16bitStarbuck

Yall are embarrassing. Go take a cold shower.

RealityInflicted

So, let's talk about the hedgehogs in the room.

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