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"Pad kid poured curd pulled cod" -

Can you say that 10 times fast? It's a truly tricky one, so you might stumble right in the middle.

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?" -

Published in 1813, this classic tongue twister was originally a nursery rhyme. Now, that's a tricky one to tell your kids each night!

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"If you must cross a coarse, cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross, coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully" -

You probably don't want to cross a coarse, cross cow. But if you do, say this tongue twister to scare it away!

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"A tutor who tooted the flute tried to teach two young tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, 'Is it harder to toot, or to tutor two tooters to toot?'" -

This one is definitely a difficult tongue twister. But hey, it's practically poetry.

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"Betty bought a bit of butter. But the butter Betty bought was bitter. So Betty bought a better butter, and it was better than the butter Betty bought before" -

Just like these difficult tongue twisters, bitter butter will probably leave a weird taste in your mouth...

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"A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk" -

Just to set the tone, maybe you can hold your nose when you say this tongue twister?

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"How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?" -

You'll realize that getting a clam into a can may be easier than saying this tongue twister. Now that's the true challenge!

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"I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won’t wish the wish you wish to wish" -

There are a lot of wishes here! Let's hope the wish you wish will come true.

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"I like New York, unique New York, I like unique New York" -

Well, this one left us all in a New York state of confusion.

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"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" -

If you want to know the answer to this classic tongue twister, then it's 700 pounds (317 kg).

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"Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs" -

Proving vowels can also be part of hard tongue twisters.

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"Round the rough and rugged rock the ragged rascal rudely ran" -

Trying to memorize this tongue twister can be a rough and rugged experience...

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"Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie" -

It's better to just imagine an imaginary menagerie, because keeping animals in captivity is truly heartbreaking!

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"Send toast to ten tense stout saints' 10 tall tents" -

You'll need to send a lot of toast if these saints are truly tense and stout.

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"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" -

Your tongue is probably looking like the sheep's one in this picture. But don't worry, by this point you've said a lot of tongue twisters.

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"Scissors sizzle, thistles sizzle" -

Just like you would with this tongue twister, handle scissors with care!

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"She sells seashells by the seashore" -

A true classic in the English language. Everyone knows and loves this good old tongue twister.

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"The 33 thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday" -

While not all tongue twisters make sense, this one does. But the question is: can you say it really fast?

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"Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?" -

If you’re a watch aficionado, then saying this tongue twister won't be an issue. Or, maybe it will...

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"Thirty-three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Thurber on Thursday" -

Be glad that you only have to say this tongue twister, because being Mr. Thurber is truly unlucky.

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"Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks" -

Get ready with your "s" and "k" sounds, because this tongue twister is really tricky! And you might sound a little silly...

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"Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery" -

If you've been drinking at a brewery, then you probably won't be able to say this tongue twister. And neither would Rory and Roger!

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"Two tiny timid toads trying to trot to Tarrytown" -

Hopefully, the journey to Tarrytown won't be long for these two tiny, timid toads.

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"English can be understood through tough thorough thought, though" -

If you ever needed proof that English is a difficult language, then this tongue twister is it.

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"Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more" -

One can't help but wonder: would oysters get annoyed by the incessant repetition of these hard tongue twisters?

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"I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit" -

You'll probably need a nap on your sheets after learning how to say this hard tongue twister!

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"Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards" -

Once you get the hang of this one, then you'll be able to smoothly say it.

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"Can you can a canned can into an un-canned can like a canner can can a canned can into an un-canned can?" -

And you thought cramming a clam into a can was hard! Now imagine a canned can... Good luck.

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"Ingenious iguanas improvising an intricate impromptu on impossibly-impractical instruments" -

If you ask these ingenious iguanas, then they might help you master this hard tongue twister.

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"These thousand tricky tongue twisters trip thrillingly off the tongue" -

Be glad we only showed you 30 tricky tongue twisters, and not a thousand!

Sources: (Reader's Digest) (Parade)

See also: Prison slang you didn't know the meaning of 

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