July 11, 2008

Mga Bugtong (Filipino riddles) set #21

It’s only been a month since school in the Philippines resumed, but requests for more Filipino riddles (bugtong) have been pouring in our inbox. See, it’s one of the most popular assignment, it’s quite fun (sometimes easy) to guess, and the 100 riddles we have in stock don’t seem enough.

So, here are more of them … Bugtungan na tayo

  1. Bahay ni Mang Kulas nang magiba’y tumaas. (The house of Mr. Kulas rose up when it broke down).
  2. Nang malayo pa’y alam na alam mo. Nang sumapit, itinanong na kung sino. (At a distance you know what it is. As it nears, you ask who it is).
  3. Nang sumisid sa ilog nakalitaw ang buntot. (When it dove in the river, only its tail stood out.)
  4. Mahalaga pa ang balat kaysa laman. (The shell is more important than the contents.)

Check out the answers below the fold.

  1. Payong (Umbrella)
  2. Patay (The dead)
  3. Tabo (Dipper)
  4. Yantok (Rattan)

Till next week!

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.

8 comments

8 comments to Mga Bugtong (Filipino riddles) set #21

  1. Mga Salawikan (Philippine Proverbs) set # 3
    July 16th, 2008 at 8:32 am

    [...] Soul is inundated with requests for bugtong (Filipino riddles), sawikain (Filipino idioms) and salawikain (Filipino proverbs). And we’re [...]

  2. amcille
    August 24th, 2008 at 6:55 am

    try this…its blaack when you buy it..red when you use it..and gray whem you throw it away…..

    ^^^…I dtill have more///

  3. ann
    August 27th, 2008 at 6:10 am

    oHh c’Mmon…
    Ur rIddlE s Not cHalleNging
    bUt iTs ok..
    jUst a liL imProvEmeNt 4 tHis
    anD iTs veRY oK…
    NICE!!!

  4. len
    December 8th, 2008 at 6:58 am

    Ms. amcille,i knw d ans.n ur riddle..8’s charcoal.ryt?

  5. Evanne
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks… I’ll use this as my project… Thanks a lot…

  6. amcille
    February 22nd, 2009 at 7:25 am

    ..try this…..
    ..”what is the last thing that you take off when you sleep”….

  7. amcille
    February 22nd, 2009 at 7:31 am

    ….fILL IN THE BLAKS..

    “OTTFFS_ _ _ _”

  8. a2aa
    June 30th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    i really don’t know the answer to ur riddle….. what is it anyway???? i need it for an activity at school…..

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