2. Naligo ang kapitan, hindi nabasa ang
tiyan.
(The captain took a bath without his
belly getting wet. )
Limang puno ng niyog, isa'y matayog.
(Five coconut trees, one stands out.)
Bangka (canoe)
Dairi (Fingers)
3. Isang balong malalim, punong-puno
ng patalim.
(A deep well that is full of chisels.)
Dalawang balon, hindi malingon.
(Two wells, which you cannot turn to look at.)
Bibig (mouth)
Iyong tainga (your ears)
4. Ako ay may mukha at dalawang kamay
ngunit walang braso at leeg.
(I have a face and two hands but not
arms and legs)
Dalawa kong kahon, buksan walang ugong.
(My two boxes are opened without a
sound. )
Orasan (Clock)
Iyong mga mata (your eyes)
5. Proceed to your CLG and make
your own riddles. Two riddles
per group.
6. What is a riddle?
It is a question or
statement
intentionally
phrased so as to
require cleverness
in ascertaining its
answer or
7. Wala nang hihigit pang kadakilaan sa
pag-alay ng buhay sa bayan.
There is no greater nobility than
offering one's life to the nation.
8. EXAMPLES OF FILIPINO SAYINGS
• Huwag kang magtiwala sa 'di mo
kakilala.
Never trust someone you don't
know. / Never trust a stranger.
• Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa
pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating
sa paroroonan.
If you don't know how to look back
to where you came from, you will
9. • Walang mahirap na gawa 'pag
dinaan sa tiyaga.
Nothing's hard to do if you pursue
it through perseverance.
• Ang kaginhawaan ay nasa
kasiyahan, at wala sa
kasaganaan.
Well-being is in happiness and
10. • Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang wika
ay mahigit pa sa hayop at malansang
isda.
A person who does not love his
own language is worse than beast
and foul-smelling fish. (This is a
quote attributed to José Rizal.)
• Ang tunay na pag-ibig sa bayan ay
nasa pawis ng gawa.
Genuine patriotism is in the sweat
of action.
11. What is a saying or a proverb?
It expresses norms or
codes of behavior,
community beliefs or it
instills values by
offering nuggets of
wisdom in short,
rhyming verse.
