Dirty house

Hey, guys!

Would you like another tongue twister?

I think they're really good as pronunciation exercises... and you don't even have to feel bad about not being able to say the words correctly, because even native speakers get completely confused with the sounds!

This one looks very simple: only 4 words! But it's much, much harder than it seems. It plays with the sounds of /s/, /z/, /ʒ/ (like the "g" sound in "massage" or "garage") and /ʃ/ ("sh").

Here it is:

Casa suja, chão sujo.

[ˈkazɐ ˈsuʒɐ ʃɐ̃ʊ̃ ˈsuʒʊ]

(Dirty house, dirty floor.)

You can try it the other way around:

Chão sujo, casa suja.

[ʃɐ̃ʊ̃ ˈsuʒʊ ˈkazɐ ˈsuʒɐ]

(Dirty floor, dirty house.)

So, can you say it correctly? :)