Jul 19, 2018·1 min read
By Jade Mark Capiñares
Tagalog (Pilipino) Tongue-Twisters. Tanso sa tasa, tasa sa tanso. Brass cups, cups of brass. (Thank you, Terence Jan P. Alfonso) Pitongput pitong puting pating. Criss cross like a jollibee cross cut. (Thank you, Donnabelle Tirol) Siopao, siomai, suman Steamed buns, pork dumplings, rice cake. (Thank you, Miel Christian V.
1. Filipino
Pitumpu’t pitong putang ina.
Minekaniko ni Mocha ang makina ng propaganda ni Macoy at ni Mayor.
Bumili ang butiki na halang ang bituka sa botika ng Fentanyl.
Heto na si Kaka: kontraktwal pa rin at kulang ang kinikita.
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Nakakapagpabagabag ang eye bags ni Calida. #RealTalk
Lagi’t laging uulitin ng lolo mong ulyanin ang pag-alala sa lugaw ni Leni.
Bobo lang ang bibilib sa mga pabibo ni Bong Go.
Madugong-madugo ang maladulang giyera laban sa droga ng berdugong si Digong.
Halatang-halata ang pagwawalang-bahala ng mga damuho’t balahura sa kanilang pamamahala.
2. English
She sells seashells by the seashore and she gets shot by a sergeant and two sachets of shabu suddenly show up in her shoes.
Sass Sassot is not always classy because sometimes she’s so sassy she loses her shit.
“Thinking” Pinoy.
Alan Peter Cayetano is not like Peter Piper because Alan Peter Cayetano doesn’t pick up anything.
3. Chinese
Nang mintsang tsinantsingan tsiya ng Tsina, tsumupa tsiya.
Minekaniko nang mekaniko ni Monico ang makina nang Minica ni Monica.
Monico's mechanic mechanically fixed the Minica of Monica.
Monico's mechanic mechanically fixed the Minica of Monica.
Ginago nang gago ang gaga na nagpagago sa gago.
Idiot 1 fooled idiot 2 who let idiot 1 fool himself.
Idiot 1 fooled idiot 2 who let idiot 1 fool himself.
Bababa ba? Bababa!
Will we go down? Yes, we will go down!
Will we go down? Yes, we will go down!
Ngumunguya at nangunguyakoy nang paa si Ka Ngarding.
A man is chewing and moving his feet all at the same time.
A man is chewing and moving his feet all at the same time.
Nagprito ng pitumpu'tputong puto ang pumipitong puting pato.
The whistling white duck fried seventy seven white rice cakes.
The whistling white duck fried seventy seven white rice cakes.
Pitumpú't pitóng putíng patíng.
77 white sharks
77 white sharks
Bumilí ako ng bituka ng butikì sa botika.
I bought lizard's guts in the boutique
I bought lizard's guts in the boutique
Nakakapágpabagábag kapág kinakábag ka.
It is disturbing when with gas
It is disturbing when with gas
Notebook at aklát, notebook at aklát, notebook at aklát.
Notebook and book
Notebook and book
Kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku.
My great uncle's toenails are rigid
My great uncle's toenails are rigid
Palakang Kabkab, kumakalabukab, kaka-kalabukab pa lamang, kumakalabukab na naman.
Sumasaway ng pasaway ang nagsasaway na sanay magsaway.
Pitong pot pitong puting tupa
77 white sheep
77 white sheep
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