A melhor forma de se tornar fluente em uma língua é aprender como ela funciona no dia a dia. Então, se você quer aprender ao mesmo tempo em que dá boas risadas, não perca essa lista com as melhores piadinhas em inglês.

Como são as piadas em inglês? 

A língua inglesa tem vários tipos de piada, chamadas de jokes, mas um estilo em particular que faz bastante sucesso são os puns, que fazem jogo de palavras, igual ao nosso trocadilho. 

Para quem está aprendendo inglês, os puns podem ajudar tanto na hora de adquirir novo vocabulário como em perceber a delicadeza de diferenças de significados e sons, além de também ensinar alguns aspectos culturais.

Agora, vamos conhecer 100 das melhores piadinhas em língua inglesa, incluindo vários puns:

1. What do you call a fake noodle?
   An impasta.
2. What kind of dog does a magician have?
   A Labracadabrador.
3. Where do cows go on Friday night?
   They go to the moo-vies.
4. What did one ocean say to the other ocean?
   Nothing, it just waved.
5. Why did Adele cross the road?
   To say hello from the other side.
6. Why is Peter Pan always flying?
   Because he Neverlands.
7. Why aren’t koalas considered bears?
   Because they don’t have the right koala-fications.
8. What concert only costs 45 cents?
   50 cents featuring Nickelback
9. A Roman legionnaire walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says, “Five beers, please.
10. You know what they say about cliffhangers…
11. Why didn’t the skeleton go to the dance?
    Because he had no body to go with.
12. What did one eye say to the other eye?
    Between us, something smells!
13. A pair of cows were talking in the field. One says, “Have you heard about the mad cow disease that’s going around?”
    “Yeah,” the other cow says.
    “Makes me glad I’m a penguin.”
14. Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon?
    Because she will let it go!
15. How did Benjamin Franklin feel when he discovered electricity?
    Shocked!
16. What did the grape say when it got crushed?
    Nothing, it just let out a little wine.
17. The Middle Ages were called the Dark Ages because there were too many knights.
18. It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.
19. Have you heard of the dyslexic agnostic insomniac?
    He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog.
20. What do you call an alligator in a vest?
    An investigator.
21. How does Moses make coffee?
    Hebrews it.
22. Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet?
    Because they could spend years at C.
23. Apple is designing a new automatic car. But they’re having trouble installing Windows!
24. Did you hear they arrested the devil?
    Yeah, they got him on possession.
25.  What kind of music is bad for birthday balloons?
    Pop.
26. Why did the maths book look so sad?
    Because it had so many problems.
27. Why are elephants so wrinkled?
    Because they take too long to iron!
28. What do you call a pirate who skips school?
    Captain Hooky.
29. What’s a witch’s favourite subject in school?
    Spelling.
30. Why was six nervous?
    Because seven eight nine.
31. Why are chemists great at solving problems?
    Because they have all of the solutions!
32. A man goes to the zoo. There’s only one exhibit in the entire zoo. It was a Shih Tzu.
33. What did the full glass say to the empty glass?
    You look drunk.
34. How does Lady Gaga like her steak?
    Raw-raw-raw-ra-ah-aww.  
35. How does NASA organise a party?
    They planet.
36. What kind of witch goes to the beach?
    A sandwich.
37. What do you call a bear with no teeth?
    A gummy bear!
38. What did 0 say to 8?
    Nice belt!
39. What do you call a cow on a trampoline?
    A milkshake!
40. What kind of tree fits in your hand?
    A palm tree.
41. Why are ghosts bad liars?
    Because you can see right through them!
42. Why did the sauna go to the doctor?
    It wasn’t feeling so hot.
43. Why did the man run around his bed?
    Because he was trying to catch up on his sleep!
44. How much do dead batteries cost?
    There should be no charge.
45. Why did the teddy bear say “no” to dessert?
    Because it was stuffed.
46. Why don’t people play hide-and-seek anymore?
    Because good players are hard to find.
47. Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon?
    The food was good, but there really wasn’t much atmosphere.
48. Why are astronauts so clean?
    They take meteor showers.
49. What do you call a well-balanced horse?
    Stable.
50. What would bears be without bees?
    Ears.
51. What do you call a pile of cats?
    A meow-ntain.
52. What did the triangle say to the circle?
    You’re pointless.
53. What does a baby computer call his father?
    Data
54. Who wins in a fight between Sunday and Monday?
    Sunday, because Monday is a weekday. 
55. What is an alien’s favourite place on a computer?
    The space bar.
56. How are coffee beans like teenagers?
    Both are always getting grounded
57. Why was Cinderella so bad at soccer?
    She kept running away from the ball!
58. What did one toilet say to another?
    You look flushed.
59. What did the tomato say to the other tomato during a race?
    Ketchup.
60. What did one wall say to the other?
    “I’ll meet you at the corner.”
61. What do you call a sad strawberry?
    A blueberry!
62. What does a spy do when he is cold?
    He goes undercover!
63. What do you call a sad cup of coffee?
    Depresso.
64. What do computers snack on?
    Microchips.
65. The past, present, and future walked into a bar. Things got a little tense.
66. What kind of car does an egg drive?
    A Yolksvagen.  
67. How do basketball players always stay cool?
    They sit near their fans.
68. Where can you learn to make ice cream?
    Sundae school
69. Why does no one make friends with Dracula?
    He is a pain in the neck.
70. What did one light bulb say to the other?
    Watt’s up?
71. Can February March?
    No, but April May.
72. Why did the man fall down the well?
    Because he couldn’t see that well.
73. What animal is the worst at hiding?
    Leopards. They’re always spotted
74. Why did the peanut get into a rocket?
    He wanted to be an astro-nut!
75. Who eats snails?
    People who don’t like fast food!
76. How do hair stylists speed up their job?
    They take short cuts!
77. Why did the tomato turn red?
    Because it saw the salad dressing.
78. How do you get a squirrel to like you?
    Act like a nut.
79. Why did the sun go to school?
    To get brighter!
80. What is the wake-up time for ducks?
    The quack of dawn.
81. What colour do cats prefer?
    Purr-ple
82. What is 12 + 78 / 3 × 54 + 66?
    A headache.
83. What food is never on time?
    Chocolate!
84. Want to hear a pizza joke?
    Nevermind, it’s too cheesy.
85. What did one volcano say to the other?
    I lava you.
86. What animal is always at a baseball game?
    A bat.
87. What’s in the recipe for gold soup?
    Fourteen carrots!
88. Where do fruits go on vacation?
    Pearis
89. What kind of fishing bait do librarians use?
    Book-worms!
90. What would you call a belt with a watch on it?
    A waist of time.
91. What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping?
    A dino-snore.
92. What’s the most hardworking part of the eye?
    The pupil. 
93. What did the tree say to the wind?
    Leaf me alone!
94. Why do vampires seem sick all the time?
    Because they’re always coffin!
95. Why did the boy throw a stick of butter out the window?
    He wanted to see a butterfly!
96. What do you call a liar on the phone?
    A telephony.
97. What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it?
    An Envelope.
98. Why couldn’t the pony sing?
    Because she was a little hoarse.
99. Why can’t you trust an atom?
    Because they make up everything.
100. I sold my vacuum the other day. All it was doing was collecting dust.

Por fim, pode ser que nem todas sejam engraçadas, mas dá para perceber que elas fazem um jogo interessante com as palavras.

E então, alguma das piadinhas te arrancou um riso?

Caroline Miranda

Caroline é formada pela PUC-Rio em Letras Português/Inglês, com ênfase em suas respectivas literaturas. Apaixonada pelas palavras, é uma aspirante a escritora que atua como redatora desde 2020.