Riddles
English to Thai (IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS)
Thai to English
What is the object?
Name 3
100

A woman and 9 friends are under one umbrella. But nobody gets wet. Why?

It wasn't raining

100

That's nonsense!

นั่นมันไร้สาระ

100

นักเรียนมีจำนวนมากกว่าครู
Nạkreīyn mī cảnwn mākkẁā khrū

The students outnumber(ed) the teachers

100

Pages, chapters, index

A book

100

Name 3 sports played WITHOUT a ball

Judo, Karate, Boxing, Swimming, Track and Field, Javelin, Muay Thai, Badminton...

200

The more of this there is, the less you see. What am I?

Darkness

200

It's not all fun and games

ไม่ใช่เรื่องง่าย ๆ

ไม่ใช่เรื่องสนุก

mâi  châi  rûeang  ngâai  ngâai 

mâi  châi  rûeang  sà  nùk

200

ทำไมต้องทำให้เรื่องซับซ้อนขนาดนี้?

Why (do you) make things so complicated?

200

Lense, shutter, flash

A camera

200

Name 3 animals that start with the letter C

Camel, Capybara, Cassowary, Chamois, Chicken, Chimpanzee, Cobra, Crow, Cockatoo, Cougar, Cuckoo, Caracal, Caribou, Cat, Cheetah, Chinchilla, Chipmunk, Cormorant, Caiman, Crocodile, Cardinal, Chameleon, Chickadee, Coati, Conure, Copperhead, Corella, Coyote, Crane.

300

What goes away as soon as you talk about it?

Silence

300

Add insult to injury

Example: She added insult to injury by telling me they were out of rice. 

sám  dtoem 

ซ้ำเติม

EXAMPLE: เธอมาซ้ำเติมเราด้วยการบอกว่า ข้าวหมดแล้ว

300

โทรทัศน์ถูกติดไว้บนผนัง
Thorthạṣ̄n̒ t̄hūk tid wị bn p̄hnạng

The television is/was mounted on the wall

300

Saddle, pedal, wheel

A bicycle

300

Name 3 Spanish speaking countries

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela and Puerto Rico

400

What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?

Chicago

400

A bad worker always blames his tools

THAI: รำไม่ดีโทษปี่โทษกลอง (Ram mai dee toed bhee toed glong)

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: A bad dancer blames the flutes and drums 

400

คุณหมอฉีดยาให้ฉัน
Khuṇ h̄mx c̄hīdyā h̄ı̂ c̄hạn

The doctor gave me an injection

400

Hands, strap, face

A watch

400

Name 3 things with wheels  that are not vehicles
จงบอกชื่อสิ่งของ 3 อย่างที่มีล้อซึ่งไม่ใช่ยานพาหนะ

Office chairs, rolling pins, luggage, toy carts, roller skates, pizza cutters, exercise equipment like treadmills, some types of industrial machinery, pottery wheels, a ship's steering wheel, and some types of furniture with caster wheels.

500

How many seconds are in a year?

12.

 January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd, April 2nd...

500

You are not the sharpest tool in the shed

TRANSLATION: คุณไม่ใช่เครื่องมือที่คมที่สุดในโรงเก็บของ

MEANING: คุณโง่


500

ผู้ได้รับบาดเจ็บได้รับการใส่ขาเทียม
P̄hū̂ dị̂ rạb bād cĕb dị̂ rạb kār s̄ı̀ k̄hā theīym

The injured man was fitted/received an artificial/prosthetic leg

500

Tongue, sole, laces

A shoe

500

Name 3 words that are different in American and British English

(example: Rubber vs. Eraser)

1. Lorry vs. Truck  2. Flat vs. Apartment 3. Nappy vs. Diaper 4. Holiday vs. Vacation  7. Barrister vs. Attorney  8. Jumper vs. Sweater  9. Torch vs. Flashlight  10. Trousers vs. Pants 11. Rubber vs. Eraser  12. Mobile vs. Cell Phone  13. Boot vs. Trunk  14. Chips vs. French Fries  15. Fringe vs. Bangs 16. Bin vs. Trash 17. Trolley vs. Cart  18. Hoover vs. Vacuum 

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