Tonton, le thé de ta tatie…
"When we said this as children, it wasn't a tongue twister like, 'Les chaussettes de l'archi-duchesse sont-elles sèches ou archi-sèches ?' It was some sort of mysterious sentence you had to say as fast as you could, so that the others couldn't split it up into words and understand it. You could feel so much smarter… till they got it!" -Monique
Tonton, le thé de ta tatie…
Uncle, Did Your Auntie's Tea Get Rid of Your Cough?
Virelangue
Tongue Twister
(French)
(English)
Tonton, le thé de ta tatie t'a-t-il oté ta toux ?
-Oui, le thé de ma tatie m'a oté ma toux !
"Uncle, did your auntie's tea get rid of your cough?"
"Yes, my auntie's tea got rid of my cough."
Notes
"Tonton" and "tatie" (or tata) are endearment terms for "uncle" and "aunt" in French.
Comments
Read about the difference between a tongue twister (virelangue) and trompe-oreilles.
The 1st recording is slower than the 2nd one. Normally French people say it the faster way (like the 2nd mp3 recording).
Thanks to Monique Palomares for reciting this for us (both mp3's)!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Photo: Mama Lisa
Merci beaucoup !
