Now we are going to practice the consonant sounds with tongue twisters or, as we say in Portuguese, trava-línguas!
1 – O rato roeu a roupa do Rei de Roma.
The rat gnawed the clothes of the King of Rome.
2 – Três pratos de trigo para três tigres tristes.
Three wheat dishes for three sad tigers.
3 – Sobre aquela serra há uma arara loura. A arara loura falará? Fala, arara loura!
There’s a blond macaw on that mountain ridge. Will the blonde macaw speak? Speak, blond macaw!
4 – Susan sujou o chão com salsicha e chope.
Susan dirtied the floor with sausage and draft beer
5 – Na mala do palhaço há um baralho lilás e velhas velas vermelhas.
There are a lilac deck and old red candles In the clown’s suitcase.
6 – Um carro caro correu pelas ruas do Rio de Janeiro.
An expensive car runs through the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
7 – Jorge quer queijo com chá salsicha e soja.
Jorge wants cheese with tea, sausage and soy.
