☺Today we're going to look at something short but fun: a riddle. A riddle is a puzzling question or a joke which seems nonsense but in fact has a clever or funny answer.
Look at the following riddle:
What starts with T, ends in T and has T in it?Take a guess but if you think it's too difficult, here's a hint:
The letter "t" is pronounced in the same way as the hot drink "tea".
The answer is a teapot. The word "teapot" starts with the letter "t", ends in the letter "t" and is a container used for making and serving tea.
La risposta è "a teapot" (una teiera). La parola "teapot" comincia con "t", finisce in "t" ed è un oggetto che serve per fare e servire il tè
Here are the translations of the words in bold plus some examples:
For example:
I bet you will get good marks in all your exams as you have been studying very hard recently.Dato che hai studiato molto ultimamente, scommetto che prenderai buoni voti in tutti i tuoi esami.
puzzling: sconcertante, incomprensibile
It's a puzzling matter.È una questione sconcertante.
For example:
Since you're finding it difficult to solve the riddle, I will give you a hint.Dato che ci stai mettendo molto a risolvere l'indovinello, ti darò un suggerimento.
a hint: una dritta, un suggerimento
For example:
If you got the correct answer with or without the hint, then excellent job!