\u00a1Hola! Curious about how fluent you are in Spanish? Today I bring you a fun challenge: Spanish dad jokes, or as we say in Spain, ‘Chistes de cu\u00f1ao’ \u2013 that’s ‘brother-in-law jokes’! Why ‘cu\u00f1ao’, you ask? In Spain, the imagery of a brother-in-law is someone dumb, who thinks he knows it all and tells very silly jokes. Jokes are a big part of Spanish culture, and they’re a goldmine of vocabulary, making them perfect for learners at all levels. Stick around as I explain 7 hilarious jokes so everybody can understand. By the end, you’ll not only be laughing but also boosting your Spanish skills. Ready for a laugh-and-learn session? Let’s go!<\/p>\n
A: \u00bfC\u00f3mo se dice nariz en ingl\u00e9s? <\/strong>(A: How do you say \u201cnose\u201d in English?<\/em><\/p>\n B: Nose. <\/strong>B: I don\u2019t know.<\/em><\/p>\n A. \u00bfT\u00fa tampoco? \u00a1Nadie lo sabe! <\/strong>(A: You don\u2019t know either? Nobody knows!)<\/em><\/p>\n \n \n \n <\/p>\n You should be able to get this one pretty quickly. The English word for nariz is \u201cnose\u201d, but if you read it with a Spanish pronunciation it would be \u201cno s\u00e9\u201d, which means \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d. So this person actually gave the correct answer.<\/p>\n \u00bfQu\u00e9 hace una caja en el gimnasio? Volvi\u00e9ndose una caja fuerte.<\/strong><\/p>\n What is a box doing in the gym? T\u00fa vas al gimnasio para ponerte fuerte, you go to the gym to get strong. The fun thing here is that \u201ccaja fuerte\u201d means \u201csafe\u201d or \u201cstrongbox\u201d in Spanish. So this has a double meaning. The box in the gym is turning into a strongbox. Hehe <\/p>\n A. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no sal\u00eds juntos? <\/strong><\/p>\n B. Porque ella come amigos. <\/strong><\/p>\n A. \u00bfQu\u00e9?<\/strong><\/p>\n B. Me dijo: \u201cTe quiero, pero como amigos\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n (A. Why don’t you go out together?<\/em><\/p>\n B. Because she eats friends.<\/em><\/p>\n A. What?<\/em><\/p>\n B. She told me, “I love you, but as friends\/I eat friends.”)<\/em><\/p>\n \n This is a very common sentence when you reject somebody. Te quiero, pero como amigo.<\/em> \u201cI love you but as a friend.\u201d \u201cComo\u201d means \u201clike\u201d or \u201cas\u201d but it\u2019s also the first person singular of the verb \u201ccomer,\u201d \u201cto eat.\u201d This one is easy, right?<\/p>\n By the way~ On My Daily Spanish we have a free study guide that offers a step-by-step process to help you learn Spanish faster. You can download it for free using the form above or the form on the left side.<\/p>\n A. Quisiera comprar un libro sobre la fatiga y el cansancio. <\/strong><\/p>\n B. Lo siento, est\u00e1n agotados.<\/strong> <\/p>\n \n A. I would like to buy a book about fatigue and tiredness. <\/em><\/p>\n B. Lo siento, est\u00e1n agotados.<\/em> <\/p>\n \n Agotado<\/em> has a double meaning. Did you get it? It means \u201cexhausted\u201d, but also means \u201csold out\u201d. In this sentence of course it means sold out, but it seems like the books, which talk about tiredness, are very tired and that\u2019s why they won\u2019t sell them. Lo siento, est\u00e1n agotados. I\u2019m sorry, they are sold out\/very tired.<\/p>\n A. El mes pasado contra\u00ed matrimonio.<\/strong><\/p>\n B. Contraje.<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Claro, ten\u00eda que ser formal.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n (A. I got married* last month.<\/em><\/p>\n B. Got married.<\/em><\/p>\n A. Of course, it had to be formal.)<\/em><\/p>\n \n Did you get it?<\/p>\n Here we talk about \u201ccontraer matrimonio\u201d, \u201cto get married\u201d. The past simple of the verb \u201ccontraer\u201d is \u201ccontraje\u201d. It is an irregular verb and some people might get confused. The speaker A said \u201ccontra\u00ed\u201d, which is incorrect. So speaker B corrects the other person and tells the correct conjugation, which is \u201ccontraje\u201d. But \u201cCon traje\u201d, separated, means \u201cwith a suit\u201d. And the A speaker doesn\u2019t know he made a mistake and thinks B is referring to the clothing and says: \u201cof course, it had to be formal\u201d.<\/p>\n \u00bfCu\u00e1l es el vino m\u00e1s amargo? Vino mi suegra.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Which wine is the most bitter? My mother-in-law came.)<\/em><\/p>\n You need to be familiar with irregular verbs here, most concretely the verb VENIR (to come). \u201cVino\u201d means \u201cwine\u201d. But the other meaning is the 3rd person singular preterite for \u201cvenir\u201d. \u201cAmargo\u201d is \u201cbitter,\u201d \u201csuegra\u201d is \u201cmother-in-law.\u201d In Spain, they make a lot of jokes with mothers-in-law, suegras<\/em>, because nobody seems to like the mother of their partner.<\/p>\n \u201cWhich vino is the most bitter?<\/em>My mother-in-law came\u201d<\/em>. It\u2019s saying that it\u2019s \u201cbitter\u201d when the mother-in-law comes to visit.<\/p>\n A. \u00bfSe quedar\u00e1 a dormir?<\/strong><\/p>\n B. S\u00ed.<\/strong><\/p>\n A. Quiz\u00e1 deber\u00eda saber que la casa est\u00e1 encantada.<\/strong><\/p>\n B. Ah. Pues d\u00edgale que a m\u00ed tambi\u00e9n me hace ilusi\u00f3n quedarme.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n (A. Will you stay the night?<\/em><\/p>\n B. Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n A. Maybe you should know that the house is haunted.<\/em><\/p>\n B. Oh. Well, tell it that I’m also excited to stay.)<\/em><\/p>\n \n Do you know the different meanings of the word \u201cencantada\u201d? Una casa encantada is a haunted house. But, encantada\/o can also mean enchanted, pleased, delighted<\/em>. When you meet someone for the first time you say \u201cEncantado\u201d or \u201cEncantada.\u201d So the joke here is that they say the house is haunted, but the other person responds that he\u2019s also excited to stay at the house (as if the house was happy to have him stay there).<\/p>\n So here you have new jokes you can tell to your Spanish teacher and friends. But to tell them correctly you need something\u2026<\/p>\nOk, stop laughing and let\u2019s move on to the second joke.<\/h3>\n
Prepare your brain for the third chiste de cu\u00f1ao<\/em>:<\/h3>\n
Prepare your brain for the third chiste de cu\u00f1ao<\/em>:<\/h3>\n
Chiste number 5:<\/h3>\n
Hold tight and get ready for the last two Spanish jokes. They are the most difficult ones.Number 6:<\/h3>\n
Don\u2019t lose faith. Let\u2019s go with the last one! Number 7:<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n