You don't have to be an educated person to answer this question?

@Fulltank (2882)
Philippines
October 9, 2009 12:05am CST
As I said above, you don't have to be expert to answer this silly question of mine. All of us Filipinos knows how to sing the "Bahay Kubo". Its like our second National Anthem. I know that most of us even knows how to sing it long before we knew how to sing the lyrics of the "Lupang Hinirang". Now my question is, "Can you name any vegetable that is/are not included in this song?" Please, state the Filipino name of the vegetable as well as its English word. Let us sing, "Bahay kubo, kahit munti. Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari....!. Note: "Bahay Kubo" is a Filipino children song all about a small native house (called bahay kubo) wherein many vegetables are planted all over its surroundings.
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blungel0830
@blungel0830 (841)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
Hey, it is good to find a fun topic here! Not included in the song are the following Filipino veggies: 1. Ampalaya - bitter melon 2. Gabi - Taro 3. Labong - bamboo shoots 4. Pechay - bok choi 5. Togue - mongo bean sprouts 6. Malunggay - moringa 7. Tanglad - lemon grass (can it be considered a vegetable?) 8. Kamansi - bread fruit 9. Repolyo - cabbage 10. Sili - peppers Good day!
blungel0830
@blungel0830 (841)
• Philippines
20 Nov 09
Sorry for the late response. But thanks so much for the BR!
moneymakingtoday
@moneymakingtoday (4061)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
hi blungel. can i just agree to save me time to sing the "bahay kubo" and find english terms for the vegetables? . have a good day, too!
Fulltank
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
you seems have a tough of vegetables, and very nice English translation too. its my first time to here that pechay's English word is bok choi. I taught pechay is pechay.
agv0419
@agv0419 (3021)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
Of course I know the song I think the vegetables that not included in the songs are saluyot-jute in English, kangkong-swamp cabbage, and okra-lady finger. I don't know the english name of Alugbati.
Fulltank
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
Thats 3 1/2 correct answer. Alugbati, does anyone know its English word?
blungel0830
@blungel0830 (841)
• Philippines
9 Oct 09
alogbati is also known as Malabar spinach.
Bebekoh
@lrglara (1334)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
i dont know if it's a vegetable... but how about kamote - sweet potato and kamoteng kahoy - cassava.
Ingkingderders
@Ingkingderders (3831)
• Philippines
11 Oct 09
I can't really answer cause I'm really bad at translating vegetable names from tagalog to english and vice versa. I just want to say that this discussion has taught me a lot, in terms of the english translations of the vegetables.. and honestly, some of those answered by the other users I'm not really familiar with, even in their tagalog names. lol.
Fulltank
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
12 Oct 09
yeah. me too. many of the vegetables in this song I don't know its English translation. Hope somebody would translate them.
lengzki
@lengzki (125)
• United States
10 Oct 09
I can only think of the following: kangkong or river spinach, karot or carrot, chicharo or green peas, dahon ng sibuyas or shallots.