Bugtong - Filipino Riddles
94Riddles are expression in rhymes using one or two images that refer to a particular thing or object that has to be guess. Riddles are used for entertainment, mental exercises and amusement. Riddles are use by Filipinos to pass away time and to show their wit . . . it is entertaining and fun.
Filipino riddles deal largely with animals, plants and objects of local character. Filipino riddles have been passed from one generation to another and their origins have never been trace, a lot of new riddles have also been created by the younger generation.
Let's try if you can answer some of the riddles below. The following riddles are translated literally in English for non-Filipino readers.
Bugtungan Tayo! / Let's Ask Riddles !!!
Nagtago si Pedro, labas ang ulo. (Pedro hides but you can still see his head. )
Hindi pari, hindi hari, nagdadamit ng sari-sari. (Not a priest, not a king but wears different kinds of clothes.)
Bugtong-pala-bugtong, kadenang umuugong. (Riddle me, riddle me, here comes a roaring chain).
Heto na si Kaka, bubuka-bukaka. (Here comes Kaka, walking with an open leg.)
Buhok ni Adan, hindi mabilang. (Adam's hair, you can't count.)
Bibingka ng hari, hindi mo mahati. (Rice cake of the king, that you cannot divide.)
Sa araw ay bungbong, sa gabi ay dahon. (Roll in the morning, leaf in the afternoon).
Iisa ang pasukan, tatlo ang labasan. (It has one entrance, but has three exit. )
Malaking supot ni Mang Jacob, kung sisidlan ay pataob. (Big Square Bag of Mr Jacob, to use it, you have to turn it upside down)
Dalawang pipit nag titimbangan sa isang siit. (Two birds, trying to balance in one twig.)
Hayan na, hayan na di mo pa makita. (It's here, its here, but you can not see)
Baka ko sa Maynila, hanggang dito, dinig ang unga. (My cow in Manila, you can hear his moo).
Nagdaan si Kabo Negro, namatay na lahat ang tao. (General Negro pass by and eveybody die.)
Ako ay may kaibigan, kasama ko kahit saan. (I have a friend and he is with me everywhere I go).
Ang alaga kong hugis bilog, barya-barya ang laman-loob. ( I have a pet, his body is full of coins).
Sa liwanag ay hindi mo makita. Sa dilim ay maliwanag sila. (I can't see it in the light but I can see it in the dark.)
Palda ni Santa Maria. Ang kulay ay iba-iba. (Maria's skirt, in different colours.)
Kaisa-isang plato, kita sa buong Mundo. ( One plate, can be seen around the world).
Nagsaing si Hudas, kinuha ang tubig itinapon ang bigas. (Judas cooked the rice, he took the water and throw the rice.)
Bahay ni Tinyente nag-iisa ang poste. (House of the Lieutenant,with only one post.)
Answers to the Riddles
Pako - (Nails)
Sampayan - (Clothesline)
Tren - (Train)
Gunting - (Scissors)
Ulan - (Rain)
Tubig - (Water)
Banig - (Mat)
Damit/Baro - (Dress)
Kulambo - (Mosquito Net)
Hikaw - (Earrings)
Hangin - (Wind)
Kulog - (Thunder)
Gabi - (Night)
Anino - (Shadow)
Alkansiya - (Money Box)
Bituin - (Star)
Bahaghari - (Rainbow)
Buwan - (Moon)
Gata ng Niyog - (Coconut Milk)
Payong - (Umbrella)
Bugtong - Filipino Riddles Series
- Examples of Filipino Riddles - Halimbawa ng Bugtong
If you are looking for more examples of Bugtong with answers, click here. - Bugtong - Riddles about Fruits
Here are some more Bugtong , the answers to the riddles below are fruits. Take time to think before you look on the answers. Have Fun!!! - Pinoy eLibrary: Bugtong : Filipino Riddles
A compilation of Filipino Riddles with answers.
Alamat Series
- Alamat ng Bulkang Mayon
The legend of the Mayon Volcano, written in tagalog. - Alamat: Bakit maraming isla sa Pilipinas?
A legend of the early Filipinos about why the Philippines have many islands, written in tagalog.
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Comments
Hi Aimee,
I have added a few more bugtong. You can find more bugtong about fruits on the next page. Thanks for visiting.
Tnx a lot sa mga riddles.........sa wakas matapos ko na project ko hehehehe!!!!!!
Hi Wing,
glad to be of help.
thanks sa mag bugtong, great help for a mom like me, who makes the project for my little girl....
padagdag naman ng bugtong kulang pa to' 4 my project...hehe!
tnx for d filipino riddles............
makes me young
thanks sa lahat ng bugtong...........
ngayon makakagawa na ko ng agreement.....................
Sakura from KOREA................
18 yrs. old..................
Know to speak tagalog........................
meron kayong definition sa bugtong.....yung tagalog? plz..
nice job,!! thanks for the help....
wow!! you are so very good thanks for a lot!!!
la poh ba ung english riddles? un po project namin eh! pleaz...
salamat sa bugtong nakagawa na akong assignment
HEHE THANKS I FIND IT FOR MY RESEARCH!!!THANK U
nakakatawa ang mga bugtong na nabasa ko hehehe^~^
may assignment na ako!!! woi! Yung Philit nyo gawin nyo na! alam kong nandito yung iba sa inyo!
yo! tnx sa bugtong ha.. kase kailangan talaga namen eto para sa project namen :) xD
tanx sa mga Bugtong....
Nice! tnx for the help!!!!!!!!
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Aimee says:
2 years ago
more riddles...