Bugtong Bugtong (Filipino Riddles) set 15
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1. Ang aso ko sa Malabon, lumukso ng pitong balon; umulit ng pitong gubat bago nagtanaw dagat. (My dog in Malabon jumped over seven wells; it jumped again over seven forests before it saw the sea.)
2. Sa pitong magkatoto lima lamang ang naging santo. (Of the seven friends, only five became saints).
3. Kung bayaa’s nabubuhay, kung himasi’y namamatay. (If you leave it alone it will live; if you caress it, it will die)
4. Mukha ko’y totoong tinikan, busilak ang kalooban. (May face maybe full of thorns but my soul is pure).
Have fun guessing.
You can view the answers after the jump… wanna peek?
1. sungkaan (sungka board)
2. Lunes Santo, Martes Santo, Miyekules Santo, Huwebes Santo at Biyernes Santo (Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday)
3. Makahiya (bashful mimosa plant)
4. Rambutan
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February 12th, 2008 at 5:55 am
wla ba ung mganda gnda..???aheheh.. jowk ln..!!
February 15th, 2008 at 6:52 am
sana marami kasi project namin
February 18th, 2008 at 5:09 am
1.sungkaan
2.lunes santo,martes santo,miyerkules santo,huwebes santo, biyernes santo.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:11 am
1.sungkaan
2.lunes santo,martes santo,miyerkules santo,huwebes santo, biyernes santo.
3.makahiya
4.rambutan
talino ako eh alam ko lahat question and answer ko kaya ko
^_^
March 1st, 2008 at 6:07 am
hi :)
March 8th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
sana marami pa kasi dami ang project namin eh!!! tapos sana mahaba pa ang gagawin nyo piro maganda naman!:)
July 7th, 2008 at 5:37 am
A.
1. Binili ko nang mahal, isinabit ko lamang. (I bought it expensively, but I just hung it.)
2. Isang prinsesang maganda, punong-puno ng mata. (A beautiful princess, full of eyes.)
3. Limang magkakapatid, laging kabit-kabit. (Five siblings, always connected.)
4. Hayan na! Hayan na! Di mo pa makita. (It’s here! It’s here! But you still can’t see it.)
5. Bawat dahong itinatapon ay lumilipas na panahon. (Each leaf that is thrown away is time that passes.)
B.
1.Mataas kung nakaupo, mababa kung nakatayo.
(it’s tall when sitting down, and short when standing up)
2. Hinila ko ang baging, nag-iingay ang matsing.
(when I pulled the vine, the monkey started screaming)
3. May puno walang bunga, may dahon walang sanga.
(it was a trunk but no fruit, it has a leaf but no stem)
4. Lumuluha walang mata, lumalakad walang paa.
(it cries without eyes, it walks without feet)
5. Hindi pari, hindi hari, nagdadamit ng sari-sari (not a priest, not a king; arrayed in different garment)
C.
1. mahaba ang bituka at itoy lumilipad
Kapag hindi mahangin ito ay tinatamad
(the entrails are long and it’s able to fly; but if there’s no wind then it gets lazy)
2. May dila nga ngunit ayaw namang magsalita,
kambal silat laging kasama ang isat isa
Itali o igapos kahit higpitan mo pa
tiyak silang sa iyo ay sasama
(it has a tongue but doesn’t speak, it has a twin that goes with it; tie them tight and they will go with you everywhere)
3. Mayrong araw, mayrong buwan hindi naman langit
mayrong katapusan ngunit muling nagbabalik
Tumatanda ngunit isang taong gulang lagi,
wakas niya ay ipinagbubunyi
(it has days, it as a moon but there’s no heaven; it has an ending that you can’t go back to; it grows old but it’s only a year old; it’s death is celebrated)
D.
1. Wala sa langit, wala sa lupa, kung tumakbo ay patihaya.
2. Kumpul-kumpol na uling, hayon at bibitin-bitin.
3. Apoy na iginuhit, isinulat sa langit.
4. Bahay ng kapre, iisa ang haligi.
5. Nang bata pa ay apat ang paa, nang lumaki ay dalawa, nang tumanda ay tatlo
E.
1. Gaano man ang tibay ng piling abaka, ay wala ring lakas kapag nag-iisa. (However durable the choice hemp may be, one strand of it will not be strong enough.)
Explanation: There is strength in numbers.
2. Mapa-doon, mapa-dito, dala-dala’y araro. (Whether here or there, you carry the plow).
Explanation: The plow is a burden to the beast, so this means that the person is either burdensome, or has a problem that is weighing on his mind.
3. Naroon na sa banig, lumipat pa sa sahig. (He’s already lying on the woven mat, when he decides to move to the floor).
Explanation: It’s a moving from one acceptable position, choice or decision to one that’s even more pitiful.
4. Ang tulin ng bangka’s di sa kahoy galing, kundi sa piloto at hihip ng hangin. (The speed of a boat is not dictated by the strength of the wood it came from, but the boat captain and the direction of the wind)
5. Ang magarang kasuota’s hindi pagiging tanong tunay. (A sharp suit does not mean a gentleman is wearing it.)
Explanation: A person’s character is not necessarily reflected in his outward appearance.
PLEASE ANSWER ALL OF THIS QUESTIONS……….
July 7th, 2008 at 5:45 am
and I will write like this
Name:_______
score:___/23
Sowee hindi nakumpleto but if you want more as more like this 3x ni2 i have plenty as if up to 100
just write my name girlene 10x
like this:
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
Girlene
I want like this ha if not like this it’s not required
July 26th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
1.sungkaan
2.lunes santo,martes santo,miyerkules santo,huwebes santo, biyernes santo.
3.makahiya
4.rambutan
sana ito ang answer heheheheheh……
ang talino ko naman $$$
August 6th, 2008 at 5:51 am
jologs namn daling sagutin
September 9th, 2008 at 3:40 am
sana po may pictures yong sagot kasi assignment po namin kailangan may pictures.