17 Jokes Only People Who Speak French Will Get

French is a marvelously complex language. And one of the trickiest parts of learning a new language can be understanding the subtleties and cultural landmines laying in wait when it comes to humor. Here are a few jokes you might only understand if you’ve spent a little time studying French.

1. Seven ate nine

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Get it? 😜Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq. 😁 Do you know any semi-French jokes? Comment below!👇 I thought this one was cute. 😋⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #angietorre #bestpowerpointsforfrench #flteach ⁠ #Frenchteachers #worldlanguageteachers #frenchclass #Frenchresources #teacherhumor #langchat⁠ #Frenchjokes #teacherspayteachers #tpt #Frenchhumor #teacherjokes #teachingfrench #frenchlearning #french #highschoolfrench #dadjokes #wlclass #worldlanguage #teachfrench #teachingfrench⁠

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2. Miranda got a little peckish

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Quelle blague? #frenchjokes

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3. Fun with bread

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This is trés funny!! J'adore trés clever puns! This one takes le gâteau! Err, pain, as it were. #punny #puns #frenchpuns #trespunny #vampires #frenchvampires #lestat #louis #gateau #clever #frenglish #grammar

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4. Fun with verbs

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If you speak french this will make you chuckle. #jokes #enfrancais #frenchjokes #leopard #amused

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5. Video games have gotten so sophisticated

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#oui #wii #frenchpuns #vivalanga

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6. Snail you later

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Snail in french = l’escargot 😂 credit to @dadsaysjokes #french #frenchjokes #dadjokes

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7. How many words for one sound can there be?

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#French can be ver-ver-very tricky sometimes!⠀ #languagenerd #frenchjokes #french memes

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8. Ç

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It’s the school holidays so expect a few more silly jokes. Who gets this French one? What is the word missing at the top? 😉 Answers in the comments please! #frenchlanguage #frenchjokes #learnfrench

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9. Darth Père

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#mykindofjokes #lol #frenchjokes #darkvador #darthvader

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10. So. Many. Vowels.

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This cracks me up every time 😂😂 #funny #french #frenchmemes #frenchjokes #frenchhumor #lol #jokes #humor

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11. Sounds delicious

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Sometimes you just have to take that « L. » Turkey the country not the bird, silly 😜

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12. When Tumblr meets Google Translate

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SPRING BREAK IS HERE THANK THE LORD #tumblr #tumblrmemes #memes #french #conjugation #frenchjokes #lol #haha #lmao

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13. Command + Option + Esc

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NetDr.net #netdoctor #frenchjokes #technology

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14. French Kids Are Sassy

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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ah les enfants d' aujourd'hui …. le respect est mort 😂😂😂 #comedy #comedycentral #hihihi #sitascompris #tantmieux #iwokeupfunnytoday #jokes #frenchjokes ok 🤚🏾🤚🏾🤚🏾

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15. A little perspective can be useful

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#langagesjokes, #traductionjokes, #languagesmemes, #traductionmemes, #funnymemes, #frenchjokes

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16. Bring back pluto

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Planet Mars or the month March? #blague #frenchjokes #learnfrench #toto #the #french #language #school

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17. Where can I buy this on a t-shirt?

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One for the francophones 🍷🍷😆 📸: via #pinterest . . . #vendredi #vin #frenchjokes #jokes #blagues #wineday #friyay #forfun #fridayfunny #apero #frenchlifestyle #parislife #laparisienne #findesemaine #weekend #livingparisienne

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