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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 definitely love it when you add more to the list!
Here’s what we got for salawikain (Filipino proverbs):
1. Maikakaila ang kayamanan, ngunit hindi ang kahirapan. (One can deny wealth, but never poverty).
2. Ang naglalakad ng marahan, matinik man ay mababaw. Ang naglalakad ng matulin, …read more

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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 of two or more words that have an entirely different meaning when joined together or hyphenated.
Some examples of SAWIKAIN:
1. Anak-pawis. The literal translation of “anak” is son; pawis” is sweat. The idiom really means “blue-collar worker” to signify sweat and hard work are …read more

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