Vire-Langues – French Tongue-Twisters

Vire-Langues – French Tongue-Twisters
Cinq chiens chassent six chats
(Five dogs chase six cats)
Zazie causait avec sa cousine en cousant
(Zazie was chatting to her cousin while sewing)
Un chasseur sachant chasser doit savoir chasser sans son chien de chasse
(A hunter who knows how to hunt must be able to hunt without his hunting dog)
As-tu vu le tutu de tulle de Lili d'Honolulu?
(Have you seen the tulle tutu belonging to Lili from Honolulu?)
- Ta tante t'attend
- J'ai tant de tantes. Quelle tante m'attend?
- Ta tante Antoine t'attend
(- Your aunt is waiting for you.
- I have so many aunts. Which aunt is waiting for me?
- Your aunt Antoine is waiting for you)
Tonton, ton thé t'a-t-il ôté ta toux?
(Uncle, has your tea got rid of your cough?)
Si six scies scient six cyprès,
six cent six scies scient six cent six cyprès
(If six saws saw six cypresses,
six hundred and six saws saw six hundred and six cypresses)
Les chaussettes de l'archi-duchesse,
sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèches?
(The socks belonging to the arch-duchess,
are they dry or arch-dry?)