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There's been a murrrrrderrr (Croatian)

I've been learning Croatian for a few months and have come across this tongue twister in several language books: Na vrh brda vrba mrda, meaning: 'on the top of the hill the willow is swaying'.The letter "r" is often used as a vowel and requires some serious tongue-rolling. The last word in the phrase, "mrda" reminds me of the famous quote from Taggart, 'there's been a murrrrrderrr'. If you can say that correctly, Croatian is the language for you.

Sent by: Lucy

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Magdalena, London 2011-06-10

This is not Croatian. it's Serbian.

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native, Croatia 2009-09-14

Try also:

"Petar Petru plete petlju" = "Peter knits a knot for Peter".

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