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Filipina Soul is inundated with requests for bugtong (Filipino riddles), sawikain (Filipino idioms) and salawikain (Filipino proverbs). And we’re more than glad to help students with their homework. After all, that’s what blogs sometimes are - student resource material.
As much as we can, we try to explain them or give translation and answers. We […]
I would be very surprise if you could not guess these riddles correctly! These are soo easy, but I figured if you need these riddles (bugtong) for a school assignment, these should score points.
1. Daming ulo, isang sumbrero. (Many heads, one hat).
2. Manghahabing batikan, tubig ang hanay, ang yaring sinamay, iba’t ibang kulay. (The expert […]
Don’t be confused with these two words - “sawikain” and “salawikain“. They sound almost the same but they have totally different meanings.
Salawikain are proverbs. Filipina Soul has growing collection of Filipino Proverbs or Salawikain, so check them out here, here and a full list in this page.
Sawikain are idiomatic expressions. They are composed […]
It’s only been a month since school in the Philippines resumed, but requests for more Filipino riddles (bugtong) have been pouring in our inbox. See, it’s one of the most popular assignment, it’s quite fun (sometimes easy) to guess, and the 100 riddles we have in stock don’t seem enough.
So, here are more […]
Just like the proverbs of King Solomon, the Philippine version of proverbs (salawikain) have been used since time immemorial to teach wisdom to the young and those who go astray.
Here are some more Philippine proverbs and the Tagalog translation. I alos added some explanations where needed.
1. Gaano man ang tibay ng piling abaka, […]
I have a new set of riddles for you to try! These aren’t too hard, so I hope you guess all of them.
1. Ang paa’y apat, hindi makalakad. (It has four feet, but cannot walk.)
2. Hindi akin, hindi iyo, ari ng lahat ng tao. (It’s not mine, it’s not yours, but it belongs to everyone.)
3. […]
The new version of the Panatang Makabayan (Philippine patriotic oath) retains many of the original lines. Some words have been changed, and it seems shorter in general.
I miss the last lines of the old version:
Sisikapin kong maging isang tunay na Pilipino,sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa.
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Here’s how the old version of Panatang Makabayan, the Philippine patriotic oath, sounds. This video is reportedly shown in movie houses all over the Philippines.
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When I was a student, the singing of the national anthem was invariably followed by a recitation of the Philippine patriotic oath, “Panatang Makabayan“. This is the Panatang Makabayan as I recited it then:
Panatang Makabayan (old version)
Iniibig ko ang Pilipinas.Ito ang aking lupang sinilangan.Ito ang tahanan ng aking lahi.Ako’y kanyang kinukupkop at tinutulungan,Upang maging malakas, […]
Translated from Spanish for “within the walls”, the 400-year old city called Intramuros was once the seat of power in the Philippines. Within its walls, Intramuros displayed the best of Spain in the newly conquered archipelago of the Philippines.
Intramuros was designed after a star fort (very flat structure composed of many triangular bastions, specifically […]
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