Tagalog or Filipino Tongue Twisters
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Original: | Pugong bukid, pugong gubat |
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English: | Farm quail, forest quail |
Original: | Kabilugan ng Buwan, Buwan ng Kabilugan |
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English: | Full moon, moon full |
Original: | Butiki, bituka, butika |
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English: | Lizard, intestine, drug store |
Original: | Buwan ng kabilugan, kabilugan ng buwan. |
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English: | Month of fullmoon, fullmoon. |
Original: | Palakang Kabkab, kumakalabukab, kaka-kalabukab pa lamang, kumakalabukab na naman. |
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English: | A Kabkab Frog, croaking, it was just croaking, now it's croaking again. |
Original: | Sinusi ni Susan ang sisidlan ng sisiw. |
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English: | Susan locked the cage of the chicks. |
Original: | pitumput-pitong puting pating |
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English: | 77 white sharks |
Original: | Notebook at aklat, notebook at aklat, notebook at aklat, … |
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English: | Notebook and book |
Original: | Bababa ka Ba? Bababa din ako! |
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English: | Are you going down? I am also going down. |
Original: | Kapapansiteria mo pa lang, magpapansiteria ka na naman. |
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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. |
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English: | Tepiterio whitened the seven white piled pastries. |
Original: | Ang relo ni Leroy ay rolex. |
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English: | Leroy's watch is a Rolex. |
Original: | Bumili ako ng bituka ng butiki sa butika. |
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English: | I bought a gut of a lizard in a boutique. |
Original: | Minimikaniko ni Monico ang makina ng Minica ni Monica. |
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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. |
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English: | Leroy's watch broke into pieces. |
Original: | Pasko, Paksiw, Pasko, Paksiw, Pasko, Paksiw, … |
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English: | Christmas, Paksiw (Filipino cooked fish with vinegar, onion, ginger, salt, and seasoning) |
Original: | Ako ay biik, ikaw ay baboy! |
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English: | I'm a piglet, you're a pig! |
German: | Ich bin Ferkel und Du bist Schwein! |
Original: | Aklat Pangkatagalugan |
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English: | Book of Tagalogs |
Original: | Minikaniko ni Monico ang makina ni Monica |
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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. |
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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. |
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English: | Betong Tutong, also known as 'The Leper', the king of blisters. |
Original: | pitongput pitong butong puting patani |
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English: | Seventy-seven (77) seeds of white lima beans |
Original: | Ang bra ni Barbara ay nabara |
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English: | Barbara's bra got clogged |
Original: | Buwaya, Bayawak, … |
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English: | Crocodile, iguana, … |
Original: | Sumuso ang sanggol na si Susie sa suso ni Susan na sumuso sa suso. |
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English: | Breastmilk is still best for babies. |
Original: | Pitong puting tupa |
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English: | Seven white sheep |
Original: | Usong usong isang isang salu-salong nagsisi-usyosohan ang mga aso sa asosasyon sa Ascuzena. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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English: | Hey, are you getting off Baba? |
Original: | Mayamaya'y mamamanhikan si Aman sa mayamang si Maya malamang sa harap ng maraming mamamayan. |
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English: | A little later, Aman will court wealthy Maya probably in front of many people. |
Original: | Ngipin ang nangangailangen ng ngubngob |
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English: | Teeth are what are needed by (a) toothless (man). |
Original: | Bababa ba? Oo, Bababa! |
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English: | Is it going down? Yes, going down! |
Original: | Siya ay tumatakbo sa ibabaw ng tabing |
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English: | He is running on top of the fence |
Original: | Ang batang babae ay nakatayo sa dilim |
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English: | The little girl is standing in the darkness |
Original: | Sa isang bahay sa may bundok ay may isang aso |
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English: | In a house on the mountain, there is a dog |
Original: | Sa kanyang kamay ay may isang kutsara ng tsokolate |
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English: | In her hand is a spoon of chocolate |
Original: | Siya ay tumatakbo sa paligid ng gusali ng semento |
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English: | He is running around the concrete building |
Original: | Sa bawat tatsulok ng tulay ay may isang bato |
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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 |
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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 |
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English: | The children are playing under the mango tree |
Original: | Sa isang maliit na dako ay may isang malaking puno ng saging |
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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 |
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English: | With every small drop of rain, there is a big rainbow |
Original: | Ang manok na may malaking pakpak ay nagtutulungan sa kanyang asawa |
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English: | The chicken with big wings is helping its spouse |
Original: | Sa bawat butil ng asin ay may malaking kandila |
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English: | With every grain of salt, there is a big candle |
Original: | Ang babaeng may malaking tiyan ay naglalakad sa may ibabaw ng ilog |
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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 |
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English: | In a big house, there is a small room |
Original: | Siya ay tumatakbo sa paligid ng malaking gusali ng semento |
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English: | He is running around the big concrete building |