Translation Jokes
74 translation jokes and hilarious translation puns to laugh out loud. Read jokes about translation that are clean and suitable for kids and friends.
Check out this hilarious collection of jokes about translations gone wrong! From funny lost in translations to incorrect interpretations and errors in grammar, this article is sure to bring a smile to your face. Read through these translations jokes and you'll have a better appreciation for interpreter's important work.
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Funniest Translation Short Jokes
Short translation jokes and puns are one of the best ways to have fun with word play in English. The translation humour may include short translated jokes also.
- What do women put on their ear to look more attractive?... Their knees.
(Not sure if this one translates well to english) - Why can't a nose be 30.48 centimeters? Because then it would be .3048 Meters.
Some jokes just don't translate well. - I'm considering taking a position to translate old Mongolian poetry The job has its prose and Khans
- At the Helsinki Summit, Russia offered to supply both Translators Which is nice considering they supplied both President
- I'm considering taking a position translating old Mongolian poetry. The jobs has its prose and Khans.
Happy cake day to me! - Can somebody help me translate 'orbis terrarum ad mihi' from Latin? It would mean the world to me.
- Why can't a nose be 30.48 centimeters? Because then it would be .3048 Meter!
Some jokes just don't translate well. - I live in Saudi Arabia, so I have to translate this joke. I will do my best. Stick with me. Three women walk into a pub.
- Translating the German joke Germans only tell Germans. I don't like to talk about the holocaust either. My grandfather died in a concentration camp.
He got drunk and fell off the guard tower. - I wish I could speak to dogs... but it's okay because all I would get is a ruff translation
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Translation One Liners
Which translation one liners are funny enough to crack down and make fun with translation? I can suggest the ones about language and phrase.
- Translated from German, I hope this works: What's 3x3? No
- I'd like to thank my boyfriend for translating "mucho" for me It means a lot
- I want to see if this Irish joke translates An Irishman walks out of a bar.
- I don't know how to tell people this... But I want to be a translator.
- Why was google translate banned in North-Korea? The speech option was free
- What do you call a brunette standing behind two blondes? The translator.
- What do you call a transgender linguist who is never on time? Translate
- I tried to translate a German joke Jokes on you, we don't do jokes.
- What do you call an elderly trans person? Translate.
- What does "Kremlin" translate to in English? White House.
- Why is there a brunette walking between two blondes? To translate!
- What do you call a slow transgender? Translate.
- This is a joke translated from japaneese ... Two men walk into a pub.
Clunk
Clunk - How do an American and Russian communicate without a translator? Using Korean.
- Did you hear about the translator who was running the marathon? He was Russian to Finnish
English Translation Jokes
Here is a list of funny english translation jokes and even better english translation puns that will make you laugh with friends.
- I want to try translating a Finnish joke to English and see if it works. What is the animal that steals license plates?
- A turtle. - I wanna see if this Pittsburgh joke translates into English Didjinz gise no dem stillers er gun win da souper bull?
- My French teacher refuses to give me the the translation to some english words Feels like he's trying to sabotage me.
- I was telling my friend in London a joke... ...but I wasn't sure it would translate well into English.
- I was trying to read a German leader's autobiography. My struggle to translate the German to English was intense.
- Some friends of mine are like a few french words translated to english False Friends ~~i cri~~
- I've translated a popular russian joke to english, Wanna hear your reaction))) That's What she said !
- What does "Maginot Line" get translated to in English? Speed bump ahead
- Non-native English speakers, try to literally translate jokes from your own language We might get some weird/funny stuff
- The motto of the French navy Translated into English, it is, "To the water, it is the hour"
Language Translation Jokes
Here is a list of funny language translation jokes and even better language translation puns that will make you laugh with friends.
- What was the ancient language Link needed a book to translate in "A Link to the Past"? Hyruleglyphics.
- In Japanese, they don't say "moon." They say "tsuki," which literally translates to "moon," and I think that's how language works.
- Norwegian archeologists have uncovered the very first Viking parenting book. The title, translated into modern language, is *It Takes a Pillage*.
- Did you hear what happened in the Multi-Language Translation Race? Nobody made it to the Finnish Line.
- My attempt to translate a joke from my native Russian language. But in Soviet Russia, joke translate you!
- Translator Two translators are on a sinking ship. The first one asks, "can you swim??" The second replies, "no, but I can shout for help in 22 different languages."
- I finally got my hands on a sign language translator. It comes in really handy.
- How does Google translate "ten dead American cops" into any other language? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Did you hear about the sign language translator at Nelson Mandela's f**...? Neither did his audience.
Lost In Translation Jokes
Here is a list of funny lost in translation jokes and even better lost in translation puns that will make you laugh with friends.
- The trouble with translating jokes is... Many jokes rely on clever wordplay, which can get lost in translation!
(What? That always gets a laugh when I tell it in Basque.) - My Italian math teacher made a joke about moving shapes... Unfortunately the joke was lost in translation.
- I had a Japanese joke about Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen But the punchline is lost in translation.
- I'm the worst at transforming functions on a Cartesian plane. I often get lost in translation.
- A man meets a foreign girl and says:"Hey girl, you're like Albert Einstein's last words" Lost in translation
- If you can't figure out your location on a coordinate plane... ...Are you lost in translation?
- I could tell you a joke about Bill Murray in Japan; it would be lost in translation.
- Hey girl, are you Scarlett Johannson? Because I'm lost in translation.
Literal Translation Jokes
Here is a list of funny literal translation jokes and even better literal translation puns that will make you laugh with friends.
- The Buddhist idea of Nirvana literally translates to "Blown Out" Typically in reference to something like a candle, but occasionally to Kurt Cobain's brains.
- German teens sometimes say Ich bin Griechenland when they're broke which literally translates to I am Greece.
Cheerful Fun Translation Jokes for Lovely Laughter
What funny jokes about translation you can tell and make people laugh? An example I can give is a clean dictionary jokes that will for sure put a smile on everyones mouth and help you make translation pranks.
I want to try translating an Iraqi joke to English and see if it works. A man is sitting in a cafe...
A man is sitting in a cafe when suddenly someone he knows comes running to him in panic shouting "Quick, your wife is cheating on you with your best friend in the forest". The man runs out of the cafe angry and furious to see for himself and returns after a short while and sits back down on his chair. The people in the cafe and the guy that told him are confused and ask what happened. The man says "this son of a b**... was just exaggerating, firstly, it was just a couple of trees he made it out like it was a forest, secondly, best friend he says?! It turns out I don't even know the guy". Thank you
German joke translated, hope you get it: "Yesterday my wife ran off with my best friend..."
"Yesterday my wife ran off with my best friend..."
"With who?"
"Thomas."
"But since when is Thomas your best friend?"
"Since yesterday."
[Translated] A man saw a good deal and bought 20 p**... of the same pattern and color to his wife.
Wife : Oh My God,now people will think I never change my p**....
Husband : Which people?
(Hope the joke didnt get lost in translation)
A dutch joke about the Brits and their love for queues, don't know if it translates well
A Brit walks down the street and sees two queues. He gets behind one of them, and asks the woman in front of him:
What is this queue for?
Just for fun says the women.
But what if I don't want to stand in the queue? The Brit asks.
To which the woman replies that's what the other queue is for
Friend who lives in Russia told me this joke
(English isn't my first language, sorry if the translation isn't the best)
The phone rings at 10 Downing Street.
- Hello, mister Putin would like to speak with Theresa May.
- I'm afraid she's currently sleeping.
- Very well, if she wakes up please tell her that mister Putin would like to talk to her.
- Will do.
- Thank you. *hangs up*
- Wait. What do you mean "if"?
Woman asks her friend "How are your kids getting on now?"
"Fine!" Comes the reply. "My oldest boy grew up to be a doctor, the second grew up to be a teacher, and my daughter grew up to be a lawyer!"
"What about your youngest boy? How's he doing?
"Ah. He grew up to be a thief. He lives at home with us still."
"So you let your three decent kids fend for themselves, and kept the black sheep of the family at home? Isn't that wrong?"
"No, of course not. He keeps us supported financially. The other three are all unemployed."
(Translated from Greek, sorry if it don't make sense!)
Two toothpicks are hanging out in a forest,
... when all of a sudden they see a hedgehog passing by. So, one of them shrugs and goes like, "Hm, I didn't even know they had public transportation here."
[my gf's fav joke, literal translation from German]
The captain and the p**...
A captain of the army goes to a p**... and asks her :
"Say, madam, for a hundred dollars, would you accept my company ?"
And the p**... answers : "Of course, a handsome military like you"
The captains thanks her, turns around and shout :
"Company, FORWARD !"
(I hope the joke translates well)
"Dmytry! I take my hat off to you!"
"You and Sarah have been married for 50 years, whenever I see you walking around town you are still holding hands!
Well." Dmytry began
"If I let her go she will surely buy something!"
Translated from Russian, sorry if I made mistakes.
I tried to translate my German grandfathers' favorite joke
A woman walks past a pet shop. In front of the store there is a cage with a parrot, that suddenly starts talking to the woman: "You're ugly"
The woman quickly walks away.
At the next day the woman again walks past the shop and the parrot again says "You're ugly".
This time the woman goes in the shop and complains to the salesman.
The salesman apologizes and tells the parrot to not say this ever again.
The next day the woman again walks past the pet shop and is happy to see the parrot turned completely silent. Provokingly she slows down. Suddenly the parrot starts screeching:
"I'm not saying anything but you know it!"
My neighbor visited my house the other day
He said: Isn't your house the same as mine? How many rolls of wallpaper did you buy for your living room when you moved in?
12 I said.
A few days later he came back, pretty p**.... "I just finished, and I have 7 rolls of wallpaper left!"
Yeah, so did I.
\*Heard in Dutch and translated.
A man tells his friend that he has a dog in a suitcase who can play the piano.
The friend says ok let's see it . The man opens the suitcase and sure enough a small dog with a small piano comes out and plays the piano with great skill. As he plays a crowd gathers around to watch. After some time a female dog comes out from the crowd, picks him up by the scruff and carries him off. The friend asks what's going on is that part of his routine? The man says No that's his mother, she wants him to be a doctor.
(Translated from Hindi and relayed by my father in law)
Joke translated to English from German
A blonde is driving home when she gets pulled over by a police officer.
"Mam, may i see you driving license?!"
"What's a driving license? "
"You know this thing in your purse with your face on..."
She starts digging through her purse, finds her cosmetic mirror, and hands it over to the policeman.
The policeman takes a look at the mirror and responds-
"Should have told me right away your a police officer too "
My grandpa's favorite joke
This works better in my native language, but I am going to do my best to try to translate it effectively.
At the end of a good day's work, an accountant goes home and announces proudly to his wife "Honey, I missed the bus today but I saved $2 by chasing after it all the way home! "
His wife fixes him with a look of pure contempt and says "You fool!! You could have saved $75 if you'd only chased after a cab."
a joke translated from turkish
Once upon a time there was a pit in a village, people used to wound themselves from falling into the pit. 3 elders of the village unite to a find a solution to this pit.
First one says that we should place an ambulance next to the pit, that way people will get to the hospital faster
Second one says that we should build a hospital next to the pit that way it will be even faster
Before the third one could talk Chad jumps in and says "y'all are idiots why don't we fill this pit up and dig one up next to the hospital.
Hot dog
(Half of this joke is translated from another language so i don't know if it's as good as the original when told in English)
Two foreigners come to United States for the first time.
They have very little knowledge about U.S. culture,
So they stop at a fast food place.
One sees hot dog on the menu and is shocked.
He tells his friend " look they eat dogs in U.S."
Intrigued he says he will try it
When his order arrives, he turns to his friend and says:
With my luck guess which part of the dog i got.
Jesus walks into a bar
The barman looks up and asks "We don't serve wine here"
Jesus looks at him quizzically and goes to look for a Spanish translator because he had just immigrated from Mexico and English was not his first language.
A patient with insomnia goes to a doctor
A patient with insomnia goes to a doctor. (Russian Joke)
P: "Doc, I just can't fall asleep. Thousands of thoughts enter my mind and I stay awake through the night."
Doc: "here take (MiraLax - or alternative strong laxative) and it should help you"
P:" will this help me fall asleep?
Doc: "No, but you will only have one thing on your mind"
Sorry, translated this from Russian, may not be as funny in English
Two guys moving a futon to the 100th floor(this is a joke in my native language idk how good it can be translated)
Two guys moving a futon to the 100th floor.
At the 25th floor:
1st guy: T..th...
2nd guy: Tell me when we arrive
At the 50th floor:
1st guy:T..thi...
2nd guy: Tell me when we arrive we dont have time
At the 100th floor:
2nd guy: So what did u want to tell me?
1st guy:T..this is the wrong hotel
Tried translating a joke from Latvian.
John, a rural farmer, decided to visit the zoo in the capital with his family. He has a lot of fun, and comes back ecstatic. His neighbor
Tolya asks him what he saw there.
"Well, I saw a giraffe."
"What's a giraffe?"
"Well, you know horses?"
"Yeah."
"It's like a horse, but really tall and with a long neck."
"Okay, what else?"
"Zebra."
"Zebra?"
"Well, you know horses?"
"Yeah."
"It's like a horse, but with stripes."
"Okay, what else then?"
"I saw a hippo. "
"What's that?"
"You know horses?"
"Yeah?"
"Like a horse, but big and fat."
"Hm. Okay. Anything else?"
"Yes... a crocodile."
"What's a crocodile?"
"You know horses?"
"Yeah?"
"Nothing like one."
Translated Chinese joke
Good news: Today is the little Johnny's first time flying!
Bad news: The engine caught fire as soon as he took off
Good news: He took a parachute with him so he could bail out
Bad news: The parachute failed midair
Good news: He saw a huge stack of hay right beneath him
Bad news: The top of the haystack is smeared with s**...t
Good news: He didn't land on the s**...t
Bad news: He didn't land on the haystack either
Since people are translating their native jokes, I hope no one has posted this yet
There were 3 boys who were being chased by the police. John the wise, Peter the smart, and Jose the dumb.
As the police were gaining on them, they each decided to hide in a box in an alley way.
The policeman ran up to John's Box and kicked it.
Thinking quickly, John said "Woof woof"
The policeman shrugged and said "Ohhh, its just a dog"
He then went up Peter's box, and kicked it.
Peter followed John's example, "Meow meow"
The Policeman shrugged again and said "Ohhh, its just a cat"
He then went to the last box, which hid Jose and kicked it
"Potato Potato"
