{"id":5702,"date":"2021-08-25T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2021-08-23T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:37:46","slug":"french-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/french-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Hilarious French Jokes to Gain Fluency While Having Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A big thank you to our teachers Alessandra and Line for their valuable contributions to this article!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you stop to think about it for a minute, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll remember one or two French\u00a0jokes?<\/p>\n<p>For example, this one:<\/p>\n<p><em>Why do French people eat snails? \u2013 Because they don\u2019t like fast food.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No? Well, what about this one?<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013What do French fries do\u00a0when they run into each other?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013They ketch-up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you know what\u2019s funnier than jokes about France, though? Native French jokes!<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-style: solid; border-radius: 5px; border-color: #fb804c; max-inline-size: 400px; margin: auto;\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#why_french_jokes\">Why Learn French With Jokes?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#reason_1\">1. French jokes are proof that learning and fun can go hand in hand<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#reason_2\">2. French jokes boost your fluency and pronunciation<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#top_french_jokes\">Top French Jokes to Break the Ice<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_1\">1. Histoire de pomme de terre<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_2\">2. Lettres anciennes<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_3\">3. Probl\u00e8mes de traduction<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_4\">4. La sagesse d'un citron<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_5\">5. Un vol<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_6\">6. The Ouzis<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#toto_jokes\">Toto Jokes in French for Children<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_7\">7. Le bulletin scolaire de Toto<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_8\">8. La plus grande rivi\u00e8re<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_9\">9. Pronoms<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-left: 20px; line-height: 25px;\"><a href=\"#french_joke_10\">10. Sleepyhead<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 25px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/french\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore our French courses with qualified native speakers in your city or online!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"why_french_jokes\"><\/a>Why Learn French With Jokes?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"reason_1\"><\/a>1.\u00a0French jokes are proof that learning and fun can go hand in hand<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The French language can be a bit intimidating when you first start learning it. While our own prejudice about France being all grand and ceremonious is partly to blame, boring textbooks filled with serious topics don\u2019t help much either. Learning French jokes is a nice way of getting in touch with the silly side of the French language and overcoming our preconceptions\u00a0about its formality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"reason_2\"><\/a>2.\u00a0French jokes boost your fluency and pronunciation<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We all know that, no matter how good a joke is, an awful delivery can kill even the best of punchlines. If you want to delight people with French jokes, you will need\u00a0to both memorise them,\u00a0and tell\u00a0them\u00a0fluently with the right intonation. Though this\u00a0might take a little practice, learning how to effectively tell French jokes is a fun, purposeful way of learning big chunks of the French language.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"top_french_jokes\"><\/a>Top French Jokes to Break the Ice<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_1\"><\/a>1. Histoire de pomme de terre<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Il \u00e9tait une fois deux pommes de terre. L'une a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9cras\u00e9e et l'autre s'est exclam\u00e9e \"Oh pur\u00e9e!\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There once were two potatoes. One of them was run over and the other one exclaimed \u201cOh pur\u00e9e!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know to understand this joke: In French, the word <em><i>pur\u00e9e<\/i><\/em>\u00a0has two meanings. On the one hand, exclaiming \u201c<em><i>Oh pur\u00e9e<\/i><\/em>\u201d is like saying \u201cOh my goodness!\u201d. It\u2019s an expression that people use to express shock. However, if you\u2019re talking about food, \u201cpur\u00e9e\u201d also means mashed potatoes. Clever pun, huh?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5703\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5703\" class=\"wp-image-5703 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Man in yellow laughing at French jokes\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/funny-bearded-man-giggles-points-you-jokes-from-someone-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/photos\/people\">People photo created by wayhomestudio - www.freepik.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_2\"><\/a>2. Lettres\u00a0anciennes<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-Quelles\u00a0sont\u00a0les lettres\u00a0les plus anciennes\u00a0de l'alphabet?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-C\u2019est \u00e9vident: A, G<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-What are the oldest letters in the alphabet?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-That\u2019s obvious: A, G.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second entry in our list proves that\u00a0French\u00a0jokes have a lot to teach us about the French language. Spoken in good French, the letters \u201cA, G\u201d sound exactly like the word \u201c\u00e2g\u00e9\u201d which literally means \u201caged.\u201d\u00a0Do you see why these letters just have to be the oldest in the French ABC?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_3\"><\/a>3. Probl\u00e8mes de traduction<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Deux traducteurs sont \u00e0 bord d'un navire. L'un d'eux demande : \u201cSavez-vous nager?\u201d Et l'autre r\u00e9pond : \u201cNon. Mais je peux crier \u2018Au secours\u2019 en huit langues\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two translators are aboard a ship. One of them asks: \u201cDo you know how to swim?\u201d And the other one responds: \u201cNo. But I can scream \u201chelp\u201d in eight languages\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of\u00a0our\u00a0favourite French jokes\u00a0about words, this joke is a brilliant way to break the ice when talking to other language lovers. It\u2019s also a good way to get familiar with a very useful word in the French language: Help! (<em><i>Au <\/i><\/em><em><i>secours<\/i><\/em>). Although we hope you won\u2019t have to use it very often, we do insist that you learn it before you book your flight! Just in case, you know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_4\"><\/a>4. La sagesse d'un citron<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>M\u00e8re\u00a0Citron regarda\u00a0sagement\u00a0ses\u00a0enfants\u00a0et dit:\u00a0\u201cSi tu\u00a0veux\u00a0vivre longtemps, il\u00a0faut\u00a0\u00e9viter\u00a0d'\u00eatre press\u00e9!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mother lemon looked wisely at her children and said: \u201cIf you want to live for a long time, you must avoid being pressed!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another example of how French people love a good pun, this is one of the most wholesome, family-friendly French jokes out there. What do you need to know to get this one? First, that to <em><i>\u00eatre<\/i><\/em><em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/em><em><i>press\u00e9<\/i><\/em>\u00a0means to be in a rush or pressed for time. However, as you can imagine, this verb also means \u201cto be squashed\u201d when talking about lemons (or other fruits!).\u00a0Can you see why lemons should avoid being \u2018pressed\u2019 if they want to have a long life?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5704\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5704\" class=\"wp-image-5704 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Many laughing at French jokes about lemons\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/carefree-happy-guy-laughing-joke-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/photos\/man\">Man photo created by cookie_studio - www.freepik.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_5\"><\/a>5. Un vol<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Un\u00a0cambrioleur\u00a0s'\u00e9chappe\u00a0par\u00a0la fen\u00eatre\u00a0d'un appartement\u00a0du vingti\u00e8me\u00a0\u00e9tage, quand\u00a0son pied glisse\u00a0soudainement\u00a0et il\u00a0tombe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Plus tard, le policier\u00a0dit\u00a0:\u00a0\u201cC'\u00e9tait\u00a0son dernier vol\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A burglar is escaping through the window of a flat on the twentieth floor when his foot suddenly slips and he falls down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Later, the police officer says: \u201cThat was his last flight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another French joke based on a bit of wordplay, this story makes clever use of the ambiguity of the word \u201cvol\u201d, which means both \u201ctheft\u201d and \u201cflight\u201d. In the context of the joke, the word perfectly stands for both. While the robber\u2019s fate is both tragic and humorous, this joke is also a reminder that French puns can teach you a lot about words with double meaning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_6\"><\/a>6. The Ouzis<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Si M. et Mme Ouzi avaient un fils, quel serait son nom?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jack!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If Mr and Mrs Ouzi had a son, what would be his name?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All you need to get this one is one word:<\/p>\n<p>Jacuzzi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"toto_jokes\"><\/a>Toto Jokes in French for Children<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToto\u201d is a naughty, lazy child who\u2019s constantly getting in trouble both at school and at home. Most Toto jokes in French revolve around family life, homework, and talking back to elders. They have been part of the French language and culture for decades and they serve both as jokes and short lessons on good behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you will find the best\u00a0Toto jokes in French that you can teach your kids, but before you continue, make sure you check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/5-addictive-french-films-you-stream-right-now\/\"><u>our list of addictive French films you can stream right now<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_7\"><\/a>7. Le bulletin scolaire de Toto<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Les parents de Toto sont inquiets car ils n'ont pas encore re\u00e7u le bulletin scolaire de son fils. La m\u00e8re\u00a0de Toto\u00a0va dans\u00a0sa\u00a0chambre et lui demande :<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2013Pourquoi ton bulletin n'est pas encore arriv\u00e9 ? <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2013Oh, oui, r\u00e9pond Toto, mais je l'ai pr\u00eat\u00e9 \u00e0 Pierre pour qu'il fasse peur \u00e0 sa maman avec!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toto\u2019s parents are worried as they haven\u2019t received his son\u2019s report card yet. Toto\u2019s mother goes to his bedroom and asks him:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cWhy hasn\u2019t your school report come in yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cOh, it has,\u201d replies Toto, \u201cbut I have lent it to Pierre so he can scare his mom with it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_8\"><\/a>8. La plus grande rivi\u00e8re<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Toto demande \u00e0 son professeur s'il peut aller aux toilettes. Comme le cours vient de commencer, elle dit \u201cNon\u201d. Quelques minutes plus tard, elle demande \u00e0 Toto : \u201cO\u00f9 est le plus grand fleuve d'Europe?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cSous ma chaise\u201d, r\u00e9pond-il.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toto asks his teacher if he can go to the toilet. Since the class has just started, she says \u201cNo\u201d. A few minutes later, she asks Toto, \u201cWhere is the largest river in Europe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cUnder my chair,\u201d he answers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though this joke may serve as an example of Toto\u2019s stereotypical naughtiness, it can also be argued that the accident was the teacher\u2019s fault for not believing a child that he needed to go to the toilet, right? It seems that Toto jokes in French can also provide food for thought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_9\"><\/a>9. Pronoms<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Le ma\u00eetresse dit \u00e0 Toto :<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>- Toto, donne-moi deux pronoms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-\u00a0\u00a0Qui?\u00a0Moi?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-Bravo!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The teacher says to Toto:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- Toto, give me two pronouns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- Who? Me?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- Well done!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another lesson to be learned from Toto jokes: Even messy schoolboys can get it right sometimes!<\/p>\n<p>Note: be careful with the word <em><i>ma\u00eetresse<\/i><\/em>, which can mean \u201cteacher\u201d or \u201cfemale lover\u201d depending on the context. (Yes, the French language is full of words with double meanings!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"french_joke_10\"><\/a>10. Sleepyhead<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Le ma\u00eetresse\u00a0regarde\u00a0Toto et demande: Quel\u00a0est\u00a0l'avenir\u00a0de \u201dJe b\u00e2ille\u201d?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>-\"Je dors!\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The teacher looks at Toto and asks: What is the future of \u201cI yawn\u201d?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">- \u201cI sleep!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than relying on wordplay, this joke makes good use of the ambiguity of the concept of future, which can be both linguistic and non-linguistic. It\u2019s also a nice way to practise simple verbs such as \u201cyawn\u201d and \u201csleep\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Want\u00a0to\u00a0learn more Toto jokes in French from actual French speakers?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/french\"><u>Explore<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u><u>our tailor-made courses<\/u><u>!<\/u><\/a> We\u2019ll make sure you get a teacher who\u2019s not only fully qualified but also has a great sense of humour.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 25px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/french\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore our French courses with qualified native speakers in your city or online!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A big thank you to our teachers Alessandra and Line for their valuable contributions to this article! If you stop to think about it for a minute, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll remember one or two French\u00a0jokes? For example, this one: Why do French people eat snails? \u2013 Because they don\u2019t like fast food. No? 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