Humor from the languages of the world
How can you tell if a Finnish guy likes you? He’s staring at your shoes instead of his own. Mistä tiedät, pitääkö suomalainen mies sinusta? Hän tuijottaa sinun kenkiäsi, ei omiaan. Source “Finnish Jokes.” Upjoke, www.upjoke.com/finnish-jokes. Accessed 11 May 2024.
2 polyglots meet in a bar:– Hey, what’s up, how’s it going these days?– Same old, just polishing my Finnish… and you?– You know me, still trying to finish my Polish. 2 polyglottia kohtaavat baarissa: – Hei, mitä kuuluu, miten menee näinä päivinä? – Sama vanha, vain hiomassa suomeani… ja sinä? – Tiedät minut, yritän
It would be Swede if I could Finnish it, but right now there’s just Norway. Olen työskennellyt skandinaavisen vitsin parissa. Se olisi ruotsalainen, jos osaisin sen suomeksi, mutta nyt on vain Norja. Source “Finnish Jokes.” Upjoke, www.upjoke.com/finnish-jokes. Accessed 11 May 2024.
Putin goes to a fortune teller and asks: – “When will I die?” – “You’ll die on the day of the Ukrainian Great National Holiday!” replies the fortune teller. – “And when is that day?” he asks. – “You’ll know when you die,” she responds. Приходить Путін до ворожки та й питає: – Коли я
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The mother-in-law comes to visit and says to her son-in-law: – “I have two pieces of news for you: one bad and one good! – “Mom, I see that you’re alive and well, what’s the good news?” Приходить теща в гості і каже зятю: – У мене для тебе дві новини: одна погана, а інша
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Finnish people eagerly await giving up the mandatory social distancing guidelines So they can return from the government mandated 2 meters of distance to the normal 5 meters. Suomalaiset odottavat innolla luopumista pakollisista sosiaalisen etäisyyden ohjeista Joten he voivat palata hallitukselta 2 metrin etäisyydeltä normaaliin 5 metriin. Source “Finnish Jokes.” Upjoke, www.upjoke.com/finnish-jokes. Accessed 11 May 2024.
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Policeman: Why did you keep the ring you found instead of reporting it to the police? The suspect: ‘Cause it is carved clearly, “I’ll always belong to you.” Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
Folk Omen: The Closer to Morning, the More Comfortable the Pillow Народна прикмета: Чим ближче ранок, тим зручніше подушка. Joke and translation courtesy of Viktoria Davydovska
During a history lesson, the teacher asks, “When was Rome built?” – “At night,” a student responds. – “At night? Why do you think this?” – “My dad tells me that it wasn’t built in a day…Therefore, it was built in a night!” Στο μάθημα της ιστορίας, ρωταει ο δασκαλος, πότε χτίστηκε η Ρώμη;-Τη νύχτα
Which one is the hardest musical instrument? The recorder, because you have to also be minding the sheep at the same time. – Ποιο είναι το πιο δύσκολο μουσικό όργανο;– H φλογέρα, γιατί πρέπει να προσέχεις και τα πρόβατα Anonymous
