So, how were the riddles?  Difficult or easy?   #3 was probably the most difficult, but I'm sure everyone got it....right?

Well, here are the answers.  Drumroll please.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, clash 

 #1     A TABLE　/  CHAIR.     

Not only animals, but also tables have legs, right?  But tables can't walk.

動物だけじゃなく、机も足が四本あるよね。　　でも机は歩けないじゃん。

 #2     LUNCH AND DINNER

 #3  BECAUSE    7           8            9

      BECAUSE    seven    ate        nine.

       7 は9　を食べちゃった。

8 と　ate （英語でeatの過去形）は同じ発音です。

Try these riddles with your friends or English speakers.   

Riddle  謎

word play　しゃれ

What's up, everyone?  Mr. Lengua here.  Today I have some riddles for you.

In English riddles, there are many "plays on words".  Be careful!

Here is an example:  

What do you call a fish without an eye?

 Answer:  a fsh.

eye and "i" have the same pronunciation.

Riddle #1

What has 4 legs,

  but can't walk?

Riddle #2 

  What are 2 things people don't eat before breakfast?

Riddle #3

Why is 6 afraid of 7?

I'll tell you the answers next time.  Good luck!

Here are the answers to the last blog, "See ya later".

1.     After you eat dinner, please take this medicine.          

薬を飲む=  take medicine

2.     After work, why don't we go shopping?

~ませんか=  why don't we

3.     Every morning after I drink coffee, I read the newspaper.

Every night after I take a bath, I do a little studying.   How about you?  More importantly, how do you say this in Japanese?

Check this out...

         after+ action or thing 

Vた　あとで

Ｎの　あとで

After I watched the movie, I ate some dinner.

映画を見たあとで、食事をしました。

After the party, we all took a picture together.

パーティーのあとで、皆で一緒に写真をとりました。

After I read this book, I have to write a report on it.

この本を読んだあとで、レポートを書かなければなりません。

 

Got it?  Now you try.  I'll publish the answers on the next blog.  Good luck!

1.   ばんご飯を食べたあとで、この薬を飲んでください。

2.   仕事のあとで、一緒に買い物しに行きませんか。

3.　毎朝コーヒーを飲んだあとで、新聞を読む。