✨ Spanish tongue twisters (trabalenguas) are one of the funniest and most effective ways to boost your Spanish pronunciation. In this post, you’ll discover famous Spanish tongue twisters, tongue twisters for the R sound, city names, and classics like 'tres tristes tigres'. We’ve also included hard Spanish tongue twisters, funny ones, and those perfect for kids 🤸♀️. Get ready to laugh, practice, and improve your Spanish!
One of the most famous Spanish tongue twisters is:
🐯 Tres tristes tigres tragan trigo en un trigal.
(Three sad tigers swallow wheat in a wheat field.)
Here is also a slightly easier version:
This classic is famous across all Spanish-speaking countries 🌎. It’s perfect for practicing the tr and t sounds, improving your pronunciation and fluency. Start slow, have fun 🤪, and speed up as you get more confident. Remember: the goal is practice, not perfection!
If you want to master the rolling R, here’s your challenge:
🚂 Erre con erre cigarro, erre con erre barril. Rápido ruedan los carros, rápido el ferrocarril.
(R with R cigar, R with R barrel. Quickly the carts roll, quickly the railroad.)
💡 Tip: Stick your tongue near the roof of your mouth and let it vibrate. Practice every day and you’ll soon roll your Rs like a pro 🏆!
Looking for a tongue twister with city names? Check out this fun one:
🐶 Parra tenía una perra, Guerra tenía una parra. La perra de Parra rompió la parra de Guerra, y Guerra le pegó a la perra de Parra.
(Parra had a dog, Guerra had a vine. Parra’s dog broke Guerra’s vine, and Guerra hit Parra’s dog.)
It plays with names and similar sounds, making it a city-themed tongue challenge that’s sure to twist your tongue 😂.
If you’re ready for a hard Spanish tongue twister, here are two:
🔨 El cielo está enladrillado, ¿quién lo desenladrillará? El desenladrillador que lo desenladrille, buen desenladrillador será.
(The sky is bricked up, who will unbrick it? The unbricker who unbricks it will be a good unbricker.)
🛠️ Pablito clavó un clavito, ¿qué clavito clavó Pablito?
(Little Pablo nailed a little nail, which little nail did Pablo nail?)
These are perfect for advanced learners looking for a pronunciation workout 😅.
The word ferrocarril (railroad) often appears in Spanish tongue twisters because of its tricky rr sound:
Rápido ruedan los carros, rápido el ferrocarril.
It’s like a gym session for your mouth 🏋️♂️. Practice it to master one of the hardest sounds in Spanish!
Here is a easy Spanish tongue twister for kids:
👩🦰 Pancha plancha con cuatro planchas. ¿Con cuántas planchas Pancha plancha?
(Pancha irons with four irons. With how many irons does Pancha iron?)
These is great for young learners or beginners — fun, playful, and excellent for building confidence 🤸♂️.
Want to laugh? Try this funny Spanish tongue twister:
Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuántos cuentos cuentas, porque si no cuentas cuántos cuentos cuentas, nunca sabrás cuántos cuentos contaste.
(When you tell stories, count how many stories you tell, because if you don’t count how many stories you tell, you’ll never know how many stories you told.)
Perfect for classroom games or language meetups 🤭.
🎯 How to practice on your own (at home or right here on the blog):
1️⃣ Read each tongue twister out loud three times in a row.
2️⃣ If you make a mistake, start again!
3️⃣ Use your phone’s timer ⏱️ to measure how long you take.
4️⃣ Write down your time and challenge yourself to improve.
Pancha plancha con cuatro planchas.
Pepe pecas pica papas con un pico.
✅ Goal: Can you say each three times in under 20 seconds?
Pablito clavó un clavito.
Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuántos cuentos cuentas.
✅ Goal: Three times in under 30 seconds, no mistakes!
El cielo está enladrillado, ¿quién lo desenladrillará?
Erre con erre cigarro, rápido el ferrocarril.
✅ Goal: If you can nail these three times perfectly, you’re a Spanish master! 🏆
👉 Which Spanish tongue twister was the hardest for you?
Tell us in the comments below!
💥 Did you manage to invent your own trabalenguas?
Share it and challenge other readers! 🎤🔥