Practice your Ukrainian pronunciation with rhythm and fun! Check out our collection of скоромовки — Ukrainian tongue twisters, listen and repeat!

1. A barefoot boy is cutting the hay.

2. The pine cones are on the pine tree. The checkers are on the table.

3. Maryna was eating raspberries.

4. A saltcellar stands (is) on the table. There is salt in the saltcellar.

5. A starling sat on the nest box and sang to a rooster: “You can’t do like me. I can’t do like you.”

6. There is grass outside, there is firewood on the grass.

7. The paths are running among the blackberries. And Zhenia already has a handful of blackberries.

8. There is smoke in Dima’s house. Oh, let’s go there, let’s go save Dima’s house!

9. A little sparrow flew and sat on the small pillar. A boy came running and the little sparrow ran away.

10. A fox has met another fox in the forest. The foxes (the fox with the other fox) hugged each other.

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Hope you liked our compilation of Ukrainian tongue twisters! These are great for mastering your pronunciation and reading skills. Remember: first, repeat them slowly, and only then gradually increase the speed of how you read them out loud 😉

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