Humor is a fun way to practice your French and learn French vocabulary and grammar in context.
Here are some fun French riddles, with the English translation and explanation of the riddle.
There are also a few French jokes and some puns in French⦠Enjoy!
French Riddle
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Quāest-ce qui commence par E, qui finit par E et qui ne contient quāune seule lettre ?
What [word] starts with E, ends with E, and yet has only one letter in it?
RƩponse : Une enveloppe !
Explanation of the French riddle
An envelope! [Pun on the word ālettreā].
French Pun
Un voleur est au vingtiĆØme Ć©tage dāun immeuble. Tout Ć coup son pied glisse et il tombe en bas.
Les policiers disent : āCe fut son dernier volā.
A thief is on the twentieth floor of a building. Suddenly his foot slips and he falls down.
The police say: āThis was his last flight
Explanation of the French pun
āvolā means both āflightā and ātheft, robberyāā.

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French Riddle
Je commence la nuit. Je finis le matin, et jāapparais 2 fois dans lāannĆ©e. Qui suis-je ? āāā La lettre NClick to PostNight starts with me,
and morning (matin) ends with me (in French onlyā¦),
and I appear twice in a Year (annƩe) (again, in French).
What am I?
Answer: The letter āN.ā
French Riddle
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Je suis une petite pierre blanche qui tombe dans une mer noire. Un tourbillon argentƩ, et je disparais. Qui suis-je?
Iām a tiny rock that falls into a black sea. [There is] a silvery whirlpool and I disappear. Who am I?
Un morceau de sucre.
A piece of sugar.
French Pun
Maman comment cherche-t-on un mot dans le dictionnaire ?
ā Par exemple, tu cherches āmielā Ć āmā⦠et pour Ć©pinard ???
ā Je cherche Ć āaime pasā.
Iām afraid thatās not going to work much in English⦠Hopefully you got it in French!!
Mommy, how do you look words up in a dictionary?
ā For example, you look āhoneyā under āhā⦠and for spinach ???
ā I [would] look up ādislikeā.
[āMā sounds like āaimeā = like]
French Joke
Cāest une femme qui dit Ć une amie :
ā Mon fils marche depuis quāil a 4 mois.
ā Eh bien, il doit ĆŖtre loin maintenant !
A woman tells a friend:
ā My son has been walking since he is four months old.
ā Gee, he must be far now!
French Joke
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La maman de Toto:
ā Toto, où est la passoire ?
Toto:
ā Je lāai jetĆ©e, elle Ć©tait pleine de trous!
Totoās mom:
ā Toto, where is the strainer?
Toto:
ā I threw it away; it was full of holes!
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French Riddle
Jāai un bras, trois tĆŖtes, et quatre jambes. Qui suis-je ?
I have a hand, three heads, and four legs. What/who am I?
ā Un menteur.
ā A liar.
French Riddle
ā Pourquoi les Ć©lĆ©phants ne peuvent pas avoir un ordinateur ?
ā Why is it that elephants canāt have computer?
ā Parce quāil ont peur des souris!
ā Because they fear mice !
Video ā French Riddles Told By My Daughter Leyla
(This is Camille speaking) We love to tell jokes in my family : here are 2 French riddles told by Leyla!
Leylaās French Riddle 1
Devinette en franƧais: que disent deux bonshommes de neige qui se rencontrent ?āļøāļøāļøāļøāļøāļøTu ne trouves pas que Ƨa sent la carotte aujourdāhui ?Click to PostWhat do 2 snowmen say when they meet each other?
Donāt you think it smells like carrots today?
Leylaās French Riddle 2
Quāest-ce qui fait āteuf teufā en dessous de la terre ?
What goes āteuf teufā underground?
Une taupe en scooter !
A mole riding a scooter !
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