Answers to Bugtungan Series #4

Posted by on May 17th 2007 to General: Philippine Culture, Language and History

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Here are the answers to the riddles posted last week:

1. Ang ina ay gumagapang pa, ang anak ay umuupo na. (The mother still crawls, but the child already sits down.)

kalabasa (squash)

2. Ito ay napagsasalaminan, huwag lang kayong maggagalawan. (Your reflection can be seen here, as long as you’re not moving.)

tubig (water)

3. Pritong saging sa kalan, lumutong pagkat dinamitan. (Bananas frying in the pan become crispy when they’re clothed.)

turon

4. Sa tingin mo ay mainit, ummuusok sa paligid. Pero hipuin at malamig. (You think it’s hot, with steam around it. But touch it and it’s cold.)

yelo (ice)

5. May kamay, walang paa. May mukha, walang mata. (It has hands, but no feet; a face, but no eyes.)

orasan (clock)

How many did you get correctly?

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17 Responses to “Answers to Bugtungan Series #4”

  1.   Rhys
    June 17th, 2007 | 1:37 am

    ang konti nman!!!!,.,.,.,.

  2.   Mary Jo
    June 19th, 2007 | 8:21 am

    Hi Maricar –

    I’m just checking to see if I can leave a comment for you.

  3.   Maricar
    June 19th, 2007 | 8:34 am

    Hi Rhys,

    Here are links to more riddles:
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/bugtungan-series-3-filipino-riddles/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/bugtongan-tayo-series-2/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/bugtongan-tayo/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/bugtungan-time/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/more-filipino-bugtong/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/riddle-time-bugtong-tagalog/
    http://www.filipinasoul.com/bugtong-riddle/

  4.   lawrence
    July 11th, 2007 | 12:57 am

    meron ka bang bugtong in different dialect?with translations in english?

  5.   Bugtungan Series #4 (Filipino Riddles)
    July 14th, 2007 | 1:33 pm

    [...] Find the answers in this post. [...]

  6.   teddy
    November 7th, 2007 | 7:49 pm

    you should put the answers on the question page at the bottom

  7.   rahha
    November 23rd, 2007 | 7:13 pm

    tol pwede bang dagdagan niyo ang bugtong

  8.   Einstein
    January 22nd, 2008 | 8:51 am

    maliit na butas di ma pasokpasokan ng iba
    Answer: ilong
    Okba??

  9.   lino
    March 6th, 2008 | 5:06 am

    ..lhat nsagutan qoh…
    ..isa kc qong henyo…
    ..kc my sgot eh..
    ….ihihihihihi…beh…!

  10.   benedict
    March 10th, 2008 | 1:59 am

    ay ang unti nmn ng bugtong na yan damihan nyo nmn!!!!

  11.   bryand
    March 12th, 2008 | 2:17 am

    ang dali naman sagutin ang mga bugtong noy…
    hehehehehehehe….

  12.   rona V.
    March 12th, 2008 | 2:25 am

    ang dali kasi may mga sagot eh……
    O diba…?
    Sana damihan nyo pa ang mga bugtong ha…
    para masaya…….hahahhahahahahahhahahha

  13.   mr_inas
    March 23rd, 2008 | 11:23 pm

    maganda sana damihan nyo pa!! un lang

  14.   jove
    June 12th, 2008 | 9:34 pm

    hey, this is so cool!know wat, we have this assignment in Philien about tagalog riddles, im so lucky finding this site..tnx…God bless!!!

  15.   mhee
    July 2nd, 2008 | 7:12 am

    it’s worth! my son used it in his school. pls publish more riddles. thanks. God Bless!

  16.   ella
    July 26th, 2008 | 9:07 pm

    h! im so lucky i found this website its our project i dont need to buy books cause i found this keep up the good work….

  17.   KRISTINA
    October 25th, 2008 | 11:53 pm

    gusto ko sanang mag hanap ng mga bugtong kasi gagamitin na kin para sa aking project sa filipino


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