Laugh Your Way to Fluency with These Funny Jokes in Spanish

Knowing a few funny jokes in Spanish can really come in handy when trying to learn and speak the language. Students often become confused when they hear jokes or puns. And not understanding cultural nuances can be awkward. So, learning a few funny jokes in Spanish can really help you overcome some of the barriers of learning a new language.

Laugh Your Way to Fluency with These Funny Jokes in Spanish 

Learning jokes and their meanings is a great way to practice your Spanish and begin to make sense of other cultures. As this article from The Guardian explains, there is more to understanding humor than just the vocabulary and grammar. If you can understand jokes in a foreign language, even simple ones, you’ll start to really understand a lot about cultural context, and what native speakers find funny. What’s more, once you get the jokes you’ll have a way to break the ice when trying to make friends with native speakers.

Also, remember that having a sense of humor about learning a new language is also important. On our blog we often talk about how having fun is a critical part of the learning process. Here are a few funny jokes that are easy to understand. They’ll get you giggling and help you forget about conjugations for a while!

Spanish Jokes Video

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7 Jokes to Learn

1) Hay tres clases de personas…

There are three kinds of people…

Las que saben contar y las que no.

Those who know how to count, and those who don’t.

Explanation: This joke is funny because although we think we are going to hear about three kinds of people, we only hear about two. Someone really doesn’t know how to count! Bonus: this joke works in any language.

2) ¿Sabes las dos palabras que te abrirán muchas puertas en el mundo?

Do you know which two words will really open doors for you in the world?

Tire y empuje.

Push and pull.

Explanation: Your friends will probably think you’re referring to opening doors of opportunity. But instead, the punchline here is that you are talking literally about opening and closing doors.

3) ¿Qué le dijo un techo a otro techo?

What did one roof say to the other roof?

Techo de menos.

I miss you.

Explanation: This one is a play on words. The word for ‘roof’ is ‘techo’ and sounds very similar to ‘te echo’. ‘Te echo de menos’ is one way of saying ‘I miss you’ in Spanish.

4) Un pez le pregunta a su amigo, “¿Qué hace tu padre?”

A fish asks his friend, “What does your dad do?”

Nada.

Nothing.

Explanation: The word ‘nada’ in Spanish means ‘nothing’ but is also the conjugation of ‘to swim.’ A true Spanish dad joke. 😆

5) ¿Cómo haces para que un pan hable?

How do you get bread to talk?

Pues lo pones en agua toda la noche y al día siguiente ya está blando.

Well, you put it in water all night and the next day it’s soft/talking.

Explanation: Another play on words, this joke uses the words ‘hablar’ and ‘blando’. ‘Hablar’ is to speak and ‘blando’ is soft. But when you say the last part of the joke ‘…ya está blando’ it sounds almost exactly like ‘…ya está hablando’ or ‘the bread is already talking.’ Kind of absurd but funny at the same time!

6) ¿Que dijo el 1 al 10 ?

What did the 1 say to the 10?

Para ser como yo debes ser sincero.

To be like me you have to be sincere.

Explanation: Now, the word ‘sincere’ in Spanish is ‘sincero’ which sounds a lot like ‘ sin cero’ or without a zero. So, to be a 1 the 10 would have to lose the 0. I crack myself up!

7) ¿Cuál es el colmo de un jardinero?

What’s the last straw for a gardener?

Que siempre lo dejen plantado.

Always getting stood up.

Explanation: ‘El colmo’ jokes are very popular and can be translated as something that ‘takes the cake’, ‘the last straw’ or ‘the limit.’ If you are going on a date for example and the other person doesn’t show up, you get stood up or ‘plantado’ which in Spanish also means to plant something, like a gardener does.

These are just a few good jokes that we thought you might enjoy. They play on words a lot and that is one of the reasons why jokes in another language can go right over your head. They say that explaining a joke makes it less funny, but in this case it serves a purpose. You’ll be able to laugh with your native speaking friends and not feel like the only one who doesn’t get it!

Have you heard any funny jokes in Spanish lately? We’d love to hear them, and we might even add them to our list! So share them in the comments section below.