How the word "la devinette" is translated into English
Mon petit frère adore poser des devinettes.
[mɔ̃ pəti fʁɛʁ‿ adɔʁ poze de dəvinɛt.]
My little brother loves asking riddles.
Tu connais la réponse à cette devinette ?
[ty kɔnɛ la ʁepɔ̃s‿ a sɛt dəvinɛt ?]
Do you know the answer to this riddle?
Le héros doit résoudre une devinette pour entrer.
[lə eʁo dwa ʁezudʁ‿ yn dəvinɛt puʁ‿ ɑ̃tʁe.]
The hero has to solve a riddle to get in.
"la devinette" is in the lesson "Stories" (Level 33), along with 14 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.