Joke #4Ī: Padre, ¿qué puedo hacer por mis pecados? (Father, what can I do to have my sins forgiven?)ī: Ora, hijo mío, ora. Of course, the pun here is that the sun burns everything, just like the cook. Un sol is someone who’s “a doll” in English. We don’t use the phrase “ray of sunshine” the same way un sol is used in Spanish. (No, she burns everything.)įor this one I translated the meaning literally in English. (The new cook is a ray of sunshine.)Ī: No, lo quema todo. When someone se va volando(goes flying) it’s similar to the English phrase, “he flew the coop,” meaning he left in a hurry. He’s quite good at his trade if he can fly away. … y el hombre se fue volando.(…and the man flew away.) “¿Y usted qué sabe hacer?” (What do you know how to do?)Įl hombre dice, “yo… imito a los pájaros.“ (The man says, “I…imitate birds.”)Įl director responde, “bueno… creo que no nos interesa, gracias.” (The boss answers, “well…we’re not interested, thanks.”) (A man went to the circus to find a job.)Įl director le pregunta:(The boss asked him:) Un hombre va al circo en busca de empleo. This translation really helps you see how the joke would work in English. Vino mi suegra.(I whine bitterly when my mother-in-law comes to town.) ❼uál es el vino más amargo?(What is the most bitter wine?) That’s because it’s playing on the noun vino and the verb vino. The noun vino means “wine” and the verb vino (the 3rd person preterite conjugation of venir) means “he/she came.” Another way you could translate this into English is like this: Of course, in English, this doesn’t make much sense. ❼uál es el vino más amargo?(What’s the most bitter wine?) 11 Punny Spanish Jokes to Learn While You LOL Joke #1 (Download)įluentU takes real-world videos-like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks-and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.It also offers progress-tracking tools and video suggestions based on what you’ve already watched, so you can keep your funny streak going and jajaja all the way to fluency!ĭive into the video library for free with a FluentU trial. I’m gonna give you some funny Spanish jokes that had me laughing out loud, but I’ll also explain what makes them funny and how each Spanish play on words works.īefore long, you’ll be laughing right along with your Spanish-speaking friends!ĭownload: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that youĬan take anywhere. Now, it’s said that if you have to explain a joke then it isn’t funny. Plus, you’ll be able to make your date laugh which is always key. I’m sure we can all think of a few punny jokes in English, but what about in Spanish? By learning some funny Spanish jokes, you’ll be able to understand many more of the linguistic nuances found in Spanish. We all roll our eyes, but secretly we’re laughing on the inside. In my house (and, apparently, on the internet) we call these “dad jokes.” My dad has tons of jokes like this up his sleeve that he tells us over and over again. By devynricks 11 Punny Spanish Jokes to Learn While You LOL
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