European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron celebrated the Philippines’ Buwan Ng Wika by trying out a few popular Filipino tongue twisters.
(Screenshot from Amb. Luc Veron's Twitter page)
The envoy posted a video of him saying Filipino tongue twisters on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
“In honor of the Filipino language month, I would like to try a few twister for you,” he said in the video.
He went on to say, “Bituka, Botika, Butiki,” which means “Intestine, Pharmacy, Lizard.”
The second tongue twister Veron tried was, “Nakakapagbagabag kapag kinakabag ka,” which means “You get nervous when you have colic (air trapped in the stomach).”
But aside from trying out these Filipino tongue twisters, he also issued a challenge to his followers.
“To celebrate #BuwanNgWika (Philippine flag) listen to me trying a few Filipino tongue twisters and one from my native (French) language!,” he wrote.
He asked his followers to reply with a video saying the French tongue twister, “Les chaussettes de l’archiduchesse sont-elles sèches ? Elles sont sèches, archi-sèches.”
“Maybe, there will be a small prize for the best participant,” the envoy added.
August is Buwan ng Wika in the Philippines. It is a month-long annual observance to promote the national language and celebrate the people that helped in its development.