Here are some French riddles with English versions that were shared by Monique in France. Answers can be found by scrolling down…
1. For me, yesterday comes after today, what am I?
In French: Pour moi, hier vient après aujourd’hui, que suis-je ?
2. What can you catch and never throw?
In French: Qu’est-ce qu’on peut attraper et jamais lancer ?
3. What can you hold in your left hand but never in your right hand?
In French: Qu’est-ce qu’on peut tenir dans sa main gauche mais jamais dans sa main droite ?
4. What can be found once in a minute, twice in a moment but never in an hour?
In French: Qu’est-ce qu’on trouve une fois dans une minute, deux fois dans un moment mais jamais dans une heure ?
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Answers:
1. A dictionary (Un dictionnaire)
2. A cold (Un rhume)
3. Your right elbow (Notre coude droit)
4. The letter M (La lettre M)
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for sharing these riddles with the English versions! Monique works with me on the French and Spanish versions of Mama Lisa’s World.
Enjoy!
-Mama Lisa
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