Funny Filipino-English Translations

[Anna and Jeff 3]

Additional (things I've only learned from my uni students)

Magnolia. I thought it meant flowers or a meat product but it actually refers to big bosom women.

Bobita (Peron, no offense to the person who had that surname) but it is (bobita) a sugar coated word for 'stupid'

La fez or La fang. It's not face or fangs or pangs but refers to food or feast.

Tom Jones. And I thought they were talking about Tom Jones, the singer but it actually means, 'hunger.'

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

"chaka" means "ugly face"

"nakabingwit ng matabang isda" literally means "caught a big fish" for finding someone who is rich

We will make a funny, sour face and say "Grabe!" when we just mean, "Oh, really?"

--Rocky

[Rocky_nBullwinkle 6]

"Sure" means "yes".

"I'm okay" means "no".

--Bullwinkle