{"id":12529,"date":"2019-05-20T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2020-08-06T16:16:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T20:16:10","slug":"adivina-adivinanza-10-amusing-spanish-riddles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/adivina-adivinanza-10-amusing-spanish-riddles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Adivina adivinanza! 10 amusing Spanish Riddles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apart from exercising your brain and foster your critical thinking, riddles can help you learn new vocabulary and retain it longer in your mind. They also make you think in Spanish, which is key in the language acquisition process.<\/p>\n<p>In my previous post, you learned very common sayings to impart wisdom everywhere. Now, I bring you some funny riddles only an avid Spanish speaker will understand.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to put your reading skills to the test? Try to guess the answers before looking at them at the bottom of the page!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12530\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12530\" class=\" wp-image-12530\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo taken from Pixabay.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1- <em>Desde el lunes hasta el viernes soy la \u00faltima en llegar. El s\u00e1bado soy la primera y el domingo a descansar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: From Monday through Friday I am the last one to arrive. On Saturday I\u2019m the first one and on Sunday I rest.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? The names of the first five days of the week end the same way in Spanish, except for the last two, where the same letter appears at the beginning or doesn\u2019t appear at all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2- <em>\u00bfQu\u00e9 tiene principio, pero no tiene fin?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: What has a beginning but no end?<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? There is a sequence of things that can be counted indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3- <em>Si me nombras, desaparezco. \u00bfQui\u00e9n soy?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: You say my name, I disappear. Who am I?<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? Just think of the one thing that goes away every time you say something.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4- <em>Dentro de una vaina estoy y ni espada ni sable soy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: Inside a sheath I lie, but I am neither a sword nor a sable.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? In Spanish, <em>vaina <\/em>(sheath) could also be a tight container, be it man-made or natural.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5- <em>Si yo te miro, t\u00fa me ves y todo lo que te digo, te lo digo al rev\u00e9s.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: If I see you, you see me, and everything I tell you, I do it backwards.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? A useful thing found in many restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6- <em>En el campo me cri\u00e9 cubierta de verdes lazos y la que llora por m\u00ed es la que me hace pedazos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: I was raised on the field, covered of green bows, and whoever cries for me is the one that tears me apart.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? Interestingly, <em>tear apart<\/em> ends up being a very fitting clue for solving this riddle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7- <em>Soy blanco como el papel y fr\u00e1gil como el cristal; todos me pueden abrir, pero ninguno me puede cerrar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: I am as white as paper and as fragile as glass; everyone may open me up, but no one can close me.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? Think of a special container with a gold-like, delicate content.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8- <em>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la mitad de uno?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Want a hint: What is the half of one?<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? Take into account that the word <em>uno<\/em> in Spanish could be translated into <em>one<\/em> as well as <em>oneself<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9- <em>Blanca por dentro, verde por fuera. Si quieres que te lo diga, espera.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: White on the inside, green on the outside. If you want me to tell you, just wait.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? If you know how to correctly separate Spanish words in syllables, try to do that with this riddle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10- <em>Redondito y rojo es. Nunca toma caf\u00e9, pero siempre toma t\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literal translation: It is round and red. It never drinks coffee, it always drinks tea.<\/p>\n<p>Want a hint? The clue for answering this is the opposite of the previous riddle. Join syllables together to discover the answer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How did you do? Find out whether your guesses were correct.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1- <em>La letra s<\/em> (the letter s)<\/p>\n<p>2- <em>Los n\u00fameros<\/em> (the numbers)<\/p>\n<p>3- <em>El silencio<\/em> (the silence)<\/p>\n<p>4- <em>El guisante<\/em> (the pea)<\/p>\n<p>5- <em>El espejo<\/em> (the mirror)<\/p>\n<p>6- <em>La cebolla<\/em> (the onion)<\/p>\n<p>7- <em>El huevo<\/em> (the egg)<\/p>\n<p>8- <em>El ombligo<\/em> (the navel)<\/p>\n<p>9- <em>La pera<\/em> (the pear)<\/p>\n<p>10- <em>El tomate<\/em> (the tomato)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class=\"shortcode-highlight\"><strong>Ready to learn some more practical Spanish with us? Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/personal\/transparent-language-online.html\">Transparent Language Online<\/a> for free for 14 days!<\/strong><\/span><!--\/.shortcode-highlight-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/children-2333975_960_720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Apart from exercising your brain and foster your critical thinking, riddles can help you learn new vocabulary and retain it longer in your mind. They also make you think in Spanish, which is key in the language acquisition process. In my previous post, you learned very common sayings to impart wisdom everywhere. 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