FILIPINO RIDDLES

Bugtungan Tayo!
1. Nagtago si Pedro, labas ang ulo. (Pedro hides but you can still see his head. )
2. Hindi pari, hindi hari, nagdadamit ng sari-sari. (Not a priest, not a king but wears
different kinds of clothes.)
3. Bugtong-pala-bugtong, kadenang umuugong. (Riddle me, riddle me, here comes a
roaring chain).
4. Heto na si Kaka, bubuka-bukaka. (Here comes Kaka, walking with an open leg.)
5. Buhok ni Adan, hindi mabilang. (Adam's hair, you can't count.)
6. Bibingka ng hari, hindi mo mahati. (Rice cake of the king, that you cannot divide.)
7. Sa araw ay bungbong, sa gabi ay dahon. (Roll in the morning, leaf in the afternoon).
8. Iisa ang pasukan, tatlo ang labasan. (It has one entrance, but has three exit. )
9. 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)
10. Dalawang pipit nag titimbangan sa isang siit. (Two birds, trying to balance in one twig.)
11. Hayan na, hayan na di mo pa makita. (It's here, its here, but you can not see)
12. Baka ko sa Maynila, hanggang dito, dinig ang unga. (My cow in Manila, you can hear
his moo).
13. Nagdaan si Kabo Negro, namatay na lahat ang tao. (General Negro pass by and
eveybody die.)
14. Ako ay may kaibigan, kasama ko kahit saan. (I have a friend and he is with me
everywhere I go).

15. Ang alaga kong hugis bilog, barya-barya ang laman-loob. ( I have a pet, his body is
full of coins).
16. 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.)
17. Palda ni Santa Maria. Ang kulay ay iba-iba. (Maria's skirt, in different colours.)
18. Kaisa-isang plato, kita sa buong Mundo. ( One plate, can be seen around the world).
19. Nagsaing si Hudas, kinuha ang tubig itinapon ang bigas. (Judas cooked the rice, he
took the water and throw the rice.)
20. Bahay ni Tinyente nag-iisa ang poste. (House of the Lieutenant,with only one post.)
21. May isang prinsesa, nakaupo sa tasa. (A princess sitting in a cup)

22. Ate mo, ate ko, Ate ng lahat ng tao. (My sister, your sister, everyone's sister)
23. Hiyas na puso, kulay ginto, mabango kung amuyin, masarap kung kainin. (Shape like
a heart, gold in color, sweet to smell and good to eat.)
24. Butong binalot ng bakal, bakal na binalot ng kristal. (Seed that is wrap in steel, steel
that is wrap in crystal).
25. Nag tapis nang nag tapis nakalitaw ang bulbolis. (She wears a skirt, but you can still
what is inside).
26. Aling pagkain sa mundo, ang nakalabas ang buto? (What fruit in the world that the
seed is out?)
27. Heto na si Ingkong, nakaupo sa lusong. (Here comes Ingkong, sitting in a fish catcher.)
28. Nakatalikod na ang prinsesa, mukha niya'y nakaharap pa. (The princess is on her
back, but her head is still facing us)
29. Balat niya'y berde, buto niya'y itim,laman niya'y pula, sino siya? (Her skin is green, her
seed is black, her tissue is red, who is she?)
30. Kung tawagin nila'y santo, hindi naman milagroso. (He is called Saint, but with no
miracle.)
 31. Bahay ni Mang Pedro, punung-puno ng bato. (House of Pedro, full of stone)
32. Baboy sa pulo, ang balahibo ay pako. (An island pig with a hair as hard as a nail.)

33. Nanganak ang birhen, itinapon ang lampin. (The virgin gave birth, but throw the
nappy)
34. Nakayuko ang reyna di nalalaglag ang korona. (The queen tilt her head but the crown
did not fall)
35. May langit, may lupa, May tubig, walang isda. (There is a sky, there is soil, there is
water, but no fish)
36. Kumpul-kumpol na uling, hayon at bibitin-bitin. (A bunch of charcoal, hanging here
and there.)
37. Bunga na ay namumunga pa. (A fruit that still bears fruit)
38. Tiningnan nang tiningnan. Bago ito nginitian. (It was look twice before it smile)
39. Hindi prinsesa, hindi reyna. Bakit may korona? (Not a princess, not a queen, but wears
a crown).
40. Isang magandang dalaga.‘Di mabilang ang mata. (A beautiful girl, you can't count
her eyes)

ANSWERS:

1. Pako - (Nails)
2. Sampayan - (Clothesline)
3. Tren - (Train)
4.Gunting - (Scissors)
5. Ulan - (Rain)
6. Tubig - (Water)
7. Banig - (Mat)
8. Damit/Baro - (Dress)
9. Kulambo - (Mosquito Net)
10. Hikaw - (Earrings)
11. Hangin - (Wind)
12.Kulog - (Thunder)
13. Gabi - (Night)
14. Anino - (Shadow)
15. Alkansiya - (Money Box)
16. Bituin - (Star)
17. Bahaghari - (Rainbow)
18. Buwan - (Moon)
19. Gata ng Niyog - (Coconut Milk)
20. Payong - (Umbrella)
21. Kasoy (Cashew)
22. Atis (Sugar Apple)
23. Mangga (Mango)
24. Lansones (Lanzones)
25. Mais (Corn)
26. Kasoy (Cashew)
27. Kasoy (Cashew)
28. Balimbing (Star Apple)
29.Pakwan (Watermelon)
30. Santol (Santol fruit)
31. Papaya (Pawpaw)
(House of Pedro, full of ston
32. Langka (Jackfruit)
(An island pig with a hair as hard as a nail.)
33. Saging (Banana)
34. Bayabas (Guava)
35. Niyog (Coconut)
36. Duhat (Black Plum)
37. Bunga
38. Mais (Corn)
39. Bayabas (Guava)
40. Pinya (Pineapple)
(A beautiful girl, you can't count her eyes)