Filipina Soul

I would be very surprise if you could not guess these riddles correctly! These are soo easy, but I figured if you need these riddles (bugtong) for a school assignment, these should score points.
1. Daming ulo, isang sumbrero. (Many heads, one hat).
2. Manghahabing batikan, tubig ang hanay, ang yaring sinamay, iba’t ibang kulay. (The expert weaver uses water to create a multi-colored handwoven fabric.)
3. Sinakal ko muna bago ko nilagari. (I choked it first before I sawed it).
4. May alila si Mang Gusting, may tainga at may ngipin. Tuwing ito’y pakakanin, kumakagat ng pagkain, ngunit ayaw lululunin. (Mr. Gusting …read more

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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! 

Bahay ni Mang Kulas nang magiba’y tumaas. (The house of Mr. Kulas rose up when it broke down).
Nang malayo pa’y alam na alam mo. Nang sumapit, itinanong na kung sino. (At a distance you know what it is. As …read more

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I have a new set of riddles for you to try! These aren’t too hard, so I hope you guess all of them.
1. Ang paa’y apat, hindi makalakad. (It has four feet, but cannot walk.)
2. Hindi akin, hindi iyo, ari ng lahat ng tao. (It’s not mine, it’s not yours, but it belongs to everyone.)
3. Aling paa ang nasa ulo? (Whose feet are on one’s head?)
4. Itinanim sa kagabihan, inani sa kaumagahan. (It was planted at night time, and harvested in the morning.)
5. Hindi naman bulag, di makakita sa liwanag. (It is not blind, yet it cannot see in the …read more

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