Finnish puns in English
There's no point translating Finnish puns into English. Since you
decided to read them anyway, there you go!
- A prisoner had a black belt in karate.
- In Finnish we have a word, 'karatessa' which means both 'while escaping'
and 'in karate'
- A racing driver was late, so he didn't participate in the race.
- In Finnish we have a word, 'ajoissa' which means both 'in the race' and
'in time'.
- The enemy made a lot of notes. Even the last page of the notebook was
full.
- In Finnish we have a word 'vihollinen' which means both 'something/
someone with a notebook' and 'enemy'. We have also an idiom
'vihon viimeinen' which means both 'notebook's last' and 'last' very much
emphasized.
- -How many beginners are we going to choose? -Well, five.
- 'No viisi' means 'well, five' while 'noviisi' means 'novice'.
- What did a man do when his set of boxes was broken by someone?
-He planned a revenge.
- 'Laati koston' means 'he/she planned a revenge' while 'laatikoston'
means 'a set of boxes'.
- In a handicapped's store you can buy flying devices for the
handicapped.
- In Finnish we have a word, 'invaliidin' that means both 'handicapped's'
and 'a glider for the handicapped'.
- You can trade sweat in the restaurant for the nobility.
- 'Hienosto' means 'nobility' while 'hien osto' means 'buying sweat'.