冗談

How to remember it

冗 (extra) + 談 (talk) — extra talk spoken just for fun, not seriously.

Example sentences

• 冗談を言ってみんなを笑わせた。

  じょうだんをいってみんなをわらわせた。

  I told a joke and made everyone laugh.

• そんなこと、冗談じゃないよ。

  そんなこと、じょうだんじゃないよ。

  That's no joke, I mean it.

Usage

Often used in 冗談を言う (to joke); 冗談じゃない means "no kidding."

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