Nico Nico Douga – April 15, 2011
Let’s study something a little more lighthearted.
funny: a) 笑える, b) おかしい
fun: enjoyable
He's fun to be with.
He's fun to talk to.
humorous: less than funny
amusing: humorous
comic:
He is a comic.
comic + noun:
He made a comic face.
He has a comic voice.
How comical!
He is comical.
hilarious: more than funny
He is hilarious!
You are hilarious!
That was hilarious!
Who is the most hilarious person you know?
You are so funny. = You are killing me!
You're slaying me.
He slayed them.
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jokes
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Do you know any jokes?
Tell me a joke.
He told me a joke.
He told me a funny/good joke.
He is a joke.
My guitar playing is a joke.
My kanji is a joke.
He cracked a joke.
He made a crack about my hair.
He cracked me up.=He made me laugh.
You crack me up.
He always cracks me up.
He made a crack about my hair.
My made fun of my hair.
I teased him about his hair.
He made a fool out of me.
My joke killed them.
My joke fell flat.
He nailed it.
He’s my favorite comedian.
He tells off-color jokes.
He tells dirty jokes.
I like black humor.
a pun=オヤジギャグ
a punch line=おち
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Easy jokes:
Q. What begins with a "P", ends with an "E", and has 1,000 letters?
A. Post office.
Q. What begins with an "E", ends with an "E", and has one letter?
A: Envelope.
Story form joke example:
Two cannibals were eating a clown.
One cannibal says to the other cannibal, "Does this clown taste funny?"
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Bonus question:
How do you say: 腹の虫が収まらない in English?
to seethe
Ex: He was seething when he found out he had been betrayed.
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