Tagalog or Filipino Tongue Twisters
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Original:
Pugong bukid, pugong gubat
English:
Farm quail, forest quail
Original:
Kabilugan ng Buwan, Buwan ng Kabilugan
English:
Full moon, moon full
Original:
Butiki, bituka, butika
English:
Lizard, intestine, drug store
Original:
Buwan ng kabilugan, kabilugan ng buwan.
English:
Month of fullmoon, fullmoon.
Original:
Palakang Kabkab, kumakalabukab, kaka-kalabukab pa lamang, kumakalabukab na naman.
English:
A Kabkab Frog, croaking, it was just croaking, now it's croaking again.
Original:
Sinusi ni Susan ang sisidlan ng sisiw.
English:
Susan locked the cage of the chicks.
Original:
pitumput-pitong puting pating
English:
77 white sharks
Original:
Notebook at aklat, notebook at aklat, notebook at aklat, …
English:
Notebook and book
Original:
Bababa ka Ba? Bababa din ako!
English:
Are you going down? I am also going down.
Original:
Kapapansiteria mo pa lang, magpapansiteria ka na naman.
English:
You just came from the noodle shop and here you are going back again.
Original:
Pinaputi ni Tepiterio ang pitong puting putong patong patong.
English:
Tepiterio whitened the seven white piled pastries.
Original:
Ang relo ni Leroy ay rolex.
English:
Leroy's watch is a Rolex.
Original:
Bumili ako ng bituka ng butiki sa butika.
English:
I bought a gut of a lizard in a boutique.
Original:
Minimikaniko ni Monico ang makina ng Minica ni Monica.
English:
Monico is fixing the engine of Monica's Minica (a small model Honda from the 1970s).
Original:
Ang lero ni Leroy ay nagka luray-luray.
English:
Leroy's watch broke into pieces.
Original:
Pasko, Paksiw, Pasko, Paksiw, Pasko, Paksiw, …
English:
Christmas, Paksiw (Filipino cooked fish with vinegar, onion, ginger, salt, and seasoning)
Original:
Ako ay biik, ikaw ay baboy!
English:
I'm a piglet, you're a pig!
German:
Ich bin Ferkel und Du bist Schwein!
Original:
Aklat Pangkatagalugan
English:
Book of Tagalogs
Original:
Minikaniko ni Monico ang makina ni Monica
English:
Monico fixed Monica's sewing machine. Minikaniko = fixed, makina = sewing machine
Original:
Makati sa Makati, may pari sa Aparri, mahihilo sa Iloilo at may bagio sa Baguio.
English:
It's itchy in Makati (city), there's a priest in Aparri (city), you'll get dizzy in Iloilo (city) and there's a storm in Baguio (city).
Original:
Betong Tutong alyas "ketong" ang hari ng mga bulutong.
English:
Betong Tutong, also known as 'The Leper', the king of blisters.
Original:
pitongput pitong butong puting patani
English:
Seventy-seven (77) seeds of white lima beans
Original:
Ang bra ni Barbara ay nabara
English:
Barbara's bra got clogged
Original:
Buwaya, Bayawak, …
English:
Crocodile, iguana, …
Original:
Sumuso ang sanggol na si Susie sa suso ni Susan na sumuso sa suso.
English:
Breastmilk is still best for babies.
Original:
Pitong puting tupa
English:
Seven white sheep
Original:
Usong usong isang isang salu-salong nagsisi-usyosohan ang mga aso sa asosasyon sa Ascuzena.
English:
The dogs are busy sharing and chatting at a dog association in Ascuzena
Original:
Kalabit ng kalabit si Alabit na may bitbit sa balikat ng kanyang kalapit-kabalikat kapitbahay.
English:
Alabit constantly taps his nearby neighbour's shoulder.
Original:
Kakakanan lang sa kangkungan sa may kakahuyan si Ken Ken habang kumakain ng kakaibang kakanin kahapon.
English:
Yesterday, Ken Ken just turned left to go to the swamp near the woods while eating a weird ricecake.
Original:
Aba, bababa kaba Baba?
English:
Hey, are you getting off Baba?
Original:
Mayamaya'y mamamanhikan si Aman sa mayamang si Maya malamang sa harap ng maraming mamamayan.
English:
A little later, Aman will court wealthy Maya probably in front of many people.
Original:
Ngipin ang nangangailangen ng ngubngob
English:
Teeth are what are needed by (a) toothless (man).
Original:
Bababa ba? Oo, Bababa!
English:
Is it going down? Yes, going down!
Original:
Siya ay tumatakbo sa ibabaw ng tabing
English:
He is running on top of the fence
Original:
Ang batang babae ay nakatayo sa dilim
English:
The little girl is standing in the darkness
Original:
Sa isang bahay sa may bundok ay may isang aso
English:
In a house on the mountain, there is a dog
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Sa kanyang kamay ay may isang kutsara ng tsokolate
English:
In her hand is a spoon of chocolate
Original:
Siya ay tumatakbo sa paligid ng gusali ng semento
English:
He is running around the concrete building
Original:
Sa bawat tatsulok ng tulay ay may isang bato
English:
At every corner of the bridge, there is a stone
Original:
Ang tao na may maliit na bag na may damit ay tumatakbo sa ibabaw ng tulay
English:
The man with the small bag of clothes is running on top of the bridge
Original:
Ang mga bata ay naglalaro sa ilalim ng puno ng mangga
English:
The children are playing under the mango tree
Original:
Sa isang maliit na dako ay may isang malaking puno ng saging
English:
In a small patch of land, there is a big banana tree
Original:
Sa bawat maliit na patak ng ulan ay may malaking bahaghari
English:
With every small drop of rain, there is a big rainbow
Original:
Ang manok na may malaking pakpak ay nagtutulungan sa kanyang asawa
English:
The chicken with big wings is helping its spouse
Original:
Sa bawat butil ng asin ay may malaking kandila
English:
With every grain of salt, there is a big candle
Original:
Ang babaeng may malaking tiyan ay naglalakad sa may ibabaw ng ilog
English:
The woman with a big stomach is walking on top of the river
Original:
Sa isang malaking bahay ay may isang maliit na silid
English:
In a big house, there is a small room
Original:
Siya ay tumatakbo sa paligid ng malaking gusali ng semento
English:
He is running around the big concrete building