“BUGTUNGAN TAYO!”
OK. As per requests, and coz I love riddles myself :-) I am going to start a new weekly series of “BUGTONGAN TAYO!”
Every Wednesday I will post a few Filipino riddles (mga bugtong Pilipino) and have you guess them. I’ll provide answers by the next Wednesday.
BUT - you also can post your riddles and have everyone else guess them. Either email them to me or post them in the comments, whichever you like. Of course credit goes to you but you have to supply the correct answers as well.
How’s that?
So - here goes Series 1:
1. Dalawang pinitpit na suman, nagmula sa puklo at hindi sa baywang; mag-ingat ka katawan at baka ka mahubuan.
2. Isang pamalo-palo, libot na libot ng ginto.
3. Ang amain kong buo’y may kapatid na babae; ngunit siya naman ay hindi ale. Sino siya?
4. Matanda na ang nuno hindi pa naliligo.
(My apologies to those who can’t understand Tagalog; I tried translating but it didn’t work for me… so call-out to Tagalog speaking readers to please help?)
— UPDATED: July 27, 2005:
For those asking for more bugtong (Filipino riddles) you’ll be glad to know we have a page full of riddles, and you can find the compilation in this page: Mga Bugtong / Filipino riddles.
Have fun guessing ‘em!
Tags: Bugtong, Filipino riddles, Bugtungan
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April 4th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
hi, you have a very interesting blog and I added them at http://iBalita.com. I’m wondering if you can link ibalita.com to your website.
April 5th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Jess, thanks for linking us, and of course here’s our linkback. likewise, your site is quite comprehensive.
April 10th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
You’re very welcome! more power to your site!
April 11th, 2007 at 7:42 am
So, Jess - Wanna try guessing our riddles/bugtungan? :-)
April 11th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
[…] off to a great start! We started a new series here called Bugtungan Tayo !/Filipino […]
June 13th, 2007 at 4:33 am
ei can i ask what’s ur surname??
ur name is qiute familiar e
August 7th, 2007 at 1:13 am
Oh my GOD nasobrahan ata ng hirap…heheheKahit ni issa di ko kayang sagutin…May I know whats the answers of all five riddles?
September 19th, 2007 at 4:52 am
Guess Lng:
1. sinturon ?
2.
3.
4.
5.
hirap!!!
September 19th, 2007 at 5:32 am
1. no answer
2. mais
3. ina
4. no answer
i’m only 11 yrs. old you know…
October 11th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
hirap nito no?
October 17th, 2007 at 2:19 am
Wala ka kasabot sa istorya.Saun kaayo na.
October 17th, 2007 at 2:21 am
Mapagalon magparaisip san sagot dine.
October 17th, 2007 at 3:14 am
I KNOW THE ANSWER TO NUMBER 4!!
It’s….
A CAT (pusa)
…Right..?
October 18th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
hmmm ang hrap nmn po…may i know the answers?
October 22nd, 2007 at 6:06 am
we ang hirap naman!! grabeh.. may i know the answer? plzzzz thnx
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:54 pm
1.sinturon
2.mais
3.ina
4.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:15 am
helow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pwede bang mlaman ang sagot sa mga bugtong na yan????????????
November 10th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
woohoo! hirap ah! xan ang xagot? pls lng! axn n ung xagot!!!
November 13th, 2007 at 2:14 am
ask ko lang sagot di2., “ang naglalaba ay nasa batiya,ang nilalabha’y nasa lupa..” plz…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
ANO ANG NUMBER 4
November 19th, 2007 at 2:23 am
My riddle is Sa buong mundo siya ang pinakamaganda -ako
November 22nd, 2007 at 12:13 am
jamaine happy kaau ka eh…atik lng…add ko sa friendster bhe..cute_jeruks@yahoo.com tc.
November 25th, 2007 at 7:20 am
1. sintoron
2. mais
3. ina
4. pusa
………….tama ba?…………………..
November 27th, 2007 at 5:44 am
….. ang hirap namn 3 lang alam ko jan
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:25 am
1.sinturon
2.mais
3.ina
4.pusa
ang ka gago sang ulo mo