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Filipino Philippines Tagalog funny phrases magnets

Filipino Philippines Tagalog funny phrases magnets

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Quirky and witty coin purses in Tagalog

  • Translations:
    Tabo: "water pail/water dipper" used by Filipinos in lieu of toilet paper
    May mumu dyan: "there are ghosts there!" A popular scare tactic by filipino parents if they dont want kids to wander off
    Ice cream fish: classic filipino trait to reuse plastic ice cream tub to store leftovers, usually fish meals
    siopao: "steamed bun"
    bawal umihi dito: "do not piss here". Infamous signs on building walls allover the philippine cities, warning people to not take a leak in that area.
    Inuman na: "cheers" (context of drinking)
    may toyo ka ba?: literal translation is "do you have soy sauce?" but in this context, the tagalog word for soy sauce is "toyo" and is a homonym for "moody", so this really means "are you in a mood?"
    haw haw haw de kalabaw: part of a nursery rhyme, kalabaw means "water buffalo"
    gising na:
    pag may tiyaga, may nilaga:
    saw saw suka:
    gaya gaya putomaya, paglaki buwaya:
    kapeng matapang na kaya kang ipaglaban:
    filipino time: 
    kumain ka na ba?
    hopia mani popcorn: 

All magnets are roughly 2 inches x 2 inches.

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