Both children and grown ups usually enjoy riddles when they are learning a language. I love them myself, as I told you once. It is also a good way of getting a brain workout, and this way we kill two birds with one stone. So in today’s post I’ll give you a few, not too difficult ones, both to practise and to have some fun. And it would be great if you knew a different one to share with us!<\/p>\n
1. Con su cola inmensa,<\/strong> (With his immense tail,<\/em> 2. Si preguntas mi nombre<\/strong> (If you ask my name<\/em> 3. Mi madre es tartamuda ,<\/strong> (My mother is a stutterer,<\/em> 4. Tengo llaves pero no cerradura<\/strong> (I have “keys” but no lock<\/em> 5. \u00bfDe qu\u00e9 llenar\u00edas un botijo para que pese menos que vac\u00edo?<\/strong> Un caballo blanco entr\u00f3 en el Mar Negro. \u00bfC\u00f3mo sali\u00f3?<\/strong> Un le\u00f3n muerto de hambre, \u00bfde qu\u00e9 se alimenta?<\/strong> Both children and grown ups usually enjoy riddles when they are learning a language. I love them myself, as I told you once. It is also a good way of getting a brain workout, and this way we kill two birds with one stone. So in today’s post I’ll give you a few, not too…<\/p>\n
\nvestido de gris,<\/strong>
\nbusca tu despensa<\/strong>
\nen cualquier pa\u00eds.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDressed in grey,<\/em>
\nIt looks for your pantry<\/em>
\nIn any country)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nmi inicial est\u00e1 en guante<\/strong>
\ny mi segunda letra<\/strong>
\nanda siempre ambulante.<\/strong>
\nLa tercera y la cuarta<\/strong>
\nse hallar\u00e1n en total .<\/strong>
\nSoy el m\u00e1s listo y guapo…<\/strong>
\npero el menos cordial.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMy initial is in \u201cguante\u201d<\/em> (glove)
\nAnd my second letter<\/em>
\nIt always walks ambulant.<\/em>
\nThe third one and the fourth one<\/em>
\nWill be found in total.<\/em>
\nI am the smartest and most handsome…<\/em>
\nBut the least cordial.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nmi padre es cantaor;<\/strong>
\ntengo el vestido blanco<\/strong>
\ny amarillo el coraz\u00f3n.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMy father is a singer;<\/em>
\nI wear a white dress<\/em>
\nAnd a yellow heart)<\/em><\/p>\n
\ny del blanco al negro<\/strong>
\npasan por mi cintura.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAnd from white to black<\/em>
\nAre put round my waist.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhat would you fill an earthenware jar with so that it weighs less than empty?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nA white horse went into the Black Sea. How did it come out?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nA starving lion, what does it feed on?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"