Korean tongue twisters (혀 회오리)

간장공장 공장장은 강 공장장이고,
된장공장 공장장은 공 공장장이다
kan-jang-kong-jang kong-jang-jang-eun kang kong-jang-jang-ee-go,
dwen-jang-kong-jang kong-jang-jang-eun kong kong-jang-jang-ee-da.
The president of the soysauce factory is president Kang,
and the president of the bean paste factory is president Kong.

육통 통장 적금통장은 황색 적금통장이고
팔통 통장 적금통장은 녹색 적금통장이다
Yug-tong tong-chang cheog-geum-tong chang-uen hwang-saeg cheog-geum-tong-chang-i-go
p'ar-tong tong-chang cheog-geum-tong chang-uen nog-saeg cheog-geum-tong-chang-i-da
6 dong bank book savings book is the yellow bank savings book
8 dong bank book savings book is the green bank savings book

고려고 교복은 고급 교복이고
고려고 교복은 고급 원단을 사용했다
Gohryeogoh gyo-pog-eun go-geub gyo-pog-i-go
Gohryeogoh gyo-pog-eun go-geub won-dan-eur sa-yong-haess-da
Gohryeogoh uniforms are high quality uniforms
Gohryeogoh uniforms are high quality materials

목동 로얄 뉴로얄 레스토랑 뉴메뉴
미트소시지소스스파게티, 크림소시지소스스테이크
Mokdong ro-yal nyu-ro-yar re-seu-t'o-rang nyu-me-nyu
Mi-teu-so-shi-chi-so-seu-seu-p'a-ge-t'i, k'eu-rim-so-shi-chi-so-seu-seu-t'e-i-keu
Mokdong Royal New Royal Restaurant new menu
Meat sausage sauce spaghetti, cream sausage sauce steak

민주주의의 의의
min-ju-ju-ee-eh oi-ee
Democracy's significance

네가 그린 기린 그림은 못 그린 기린 그림이고 내가 그린 기린 그림은 잘 그린 기린 그림이다.
Ne-ga geu-rin gi-rin geu-ri-meun mot geu-rin gi-rin geu-ri-mi-go nae-ga geu-rin gi-rin geu-ri-meun jal geu-rin gi-rin geu-ri-mi-da.
The drawing of a giraffe that you drew is a poorly drawn drawing of a giraffe, and the drawing of a giraffe that I drew is a well-drawn drawing of a giraffe.

경찰청 철창살은 외철창살이고 검찰청 철창살은 쌍철창살이다.
Gyeong-chal-cheong cheol-chang-sa-reun noe-cheol-chang-sa-ri-go geom-chal-cheong cheol-chang-sa-reun ssang-cheol-chang-sa-ri-da.
The police headquarters’ iron bar windows are single-layer iron bars, and the prosecutor’s office’s iron bar windows are double-layer iron bars.

안촉촉한 초코칩 나라에 살던 안촉촉한 초코칩이 촉촉한 초코칩 나라의 촉촉한 초코칩을 보고 촉촉한 초코칩이 되고 싶어서 촉촉한 초코칩 나라에 갔는데 촉촉한 초코칩 나라의 문지기가 "넌 촉촉한 초코칩이 아니고 안촉촉한 초코칩이니까 안촉촉한 초코칩 나라에서 살아"라고해서 안촉촉한 초코칩은 촉촉한 초코칩이 되는것을 포기하고 안촉촉한 초코칩 나라로 돌아갔다.
An-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-e sal-deon an-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-i chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-ui chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-eul po-go chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-i doe-go ship-eo-seo chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-e ka-neun-de chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-ui mun-ji-gi-ga "neon chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-i a-ni-go an-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-i-ni-kka an-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-e-seo sal-a"ra-go-hae-seo an-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-eun chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip-i doe-neun-got-eul po-gi-ha-go an-chok-chok-han cho-ko-chip na-ra-ro dol-a-gat-da.
A non-moist chocolate chip cookie that lived in non-moist chocolate chip cookie land saw a moist chocolate chip cookie from moist chocolate chip cookie land and wanted to become a moist chocolate chip cookie and so went to moist chocolate chip cookie land, but the gate-keeper of moist chocolate chip cookie land said, "You are not a moist chocolate chip cookie, but a non-moist chocolate chip cookie, so live in non-moist chocolate chip cookie land," so the non-moist chocolate chip cookie gave up on becoming a moist chocolate chip cookie and went back to non-moist chocolate chip cookie land.

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