8 Bad German Jokes For Beginners

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Are German people funny? Maybe not. But that doesn't prevent them from cracking a joke or two. Really bad ones.

14.01.2023

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8 Bad German Jokes for Beginners

Let's go through some German jokes for beginners and see if you can understand them. The jokes in this list are what Germans call Flachwitze - which just means that they're really bad jokes.

Joke #1

Let's start with an easy one.

Warum trinken Mäuse keinen Alkohol? Sie haben Angst vor dem Kater.

Did you get it?

You probably understood that it says that mice do not drink alcohol, because they're afraid of the cat - but why should this make any sense?

Well, the joke plays with the word Kater, which generally means cat, but can also be used when you want to say that you are hungover after a night out: einen Kater haben.

Joke #2

Kundin im Laden: „Darf ich das Kleid im Schaufenster mal anprobieren?“ – Verkäufer: „Nein, bitte nur in der Umkleidekabine!“

Joke #3

Was macht ein Clown im Büro? – Faxen

Joke #4

Wer schummelt im Dschungel? – Mogli

Joke #5

Welche Sprache spricht man in der Sauna? – Schwitzerdeutsch

Joke #6

Wo wohnen Katzen? – Im Miezhaus

Joke #7

Was ergibt sieben mal sieben? Ganz ganz feinen Sand.

Joke #8

Ich habe eben beim Brötchen angerufen. War belegt.

Joke #9

German Dad Jokes

Ich habe meiner Zimmerpflanze neulich angeboten, sie nur noch einmal pro Woche zu gießen. Sie ist darauf eingegangen.

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