Knock knock! Who’s there? The funniest blog to help your kids learn Spanish. Because learning a new language doesn’t have to be boring and stressful. We want our kids to enjoy the process, so they also end up loving the language, right? Otherwise, they might associate Spanish with boredom, and this language is far from that.
Good news is that you can help your children learn Spanish while making them laugh! No, this is not a joke. But if you keep reading you will find some knock knock jokes in Spanish to tell your kids. So they’ll learn new vocabulary, reinforce the words they already know, practice their pronunciation and listening, and have a good laugh.
Best Knock Knock Jokes in Spanish for Kids
Okay, so now we know that “chistes de toc toc” are an amazing way for children to learn Spanish and be enthusiastic about it. Now it’s time to learn the best and most common knock knock jokes in Spanish for kids. Notice that the letters A and B at the beginning of each joke represent different people saying those dialogues.
A: Toc toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Abraham – Abraham
B: Primero dime quién eres – First, tell me who you are
A: ¡Abraham! – ¡Abraham!
B: No, hasta que digas quién eres – No until you say who you are
This joke is a wordplay with the name “Abraham” and the word “abran” (open), which sound similar in Spanish.
So basically, the person inside is asking their name to the person that’s knocking on the door, and the other one says he’s Abraham. But because of the similarity with the word “abran”, the person inside thinks he’s saying “open”.
A: Toc toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Tomás – Tomás
B: ¿Qué Tomás? – Which Tomás / What Tomás
A: Agua
Here’s another joke with a wordplay in Spanish. In this case there’s the name “Tomás” and the verb “tomas” (you drink), which sound similar.
When person B asks “¿qué Tomás?”, they’re asking “which Tomás”, because they might know different people with that name. But it can be confused with “qué tomas?” (what do you drink?) because of the similar sounds.
A: Toc, toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Vendo uvas – I sell grapes
B: Vale, y ¿pasas? – Okay and do you come in? / Okay, and raisins?
A: Pues si me abre la puerta, también. – Well, (I’ll sell) those too if you open the door
This joke can be confusing if you don’t know that “pasas” can be used as “you come in” and “raisins” in Spanish. That’s why when person B says “¿y pasas?” it can be understood in two different ways. First, as if he/she was asking if person A also sells raisins. Or second, as if he/she was asking if person A was going to come in.
A: Toc toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Lola – Lola
B: ¿Qué Lola? – Which Lola
A: Loladrones – The thieves
In English it might not make a lot of sense, but in Spanish it does. When person A answers “loladrones” he/she means “los ladrones” (the thieves). But he/she doesn’t pronounce the “s” in “los”, so the beginning of that last answer ends up sounding like “Lola”. That’s why person A first says he/she is “Lola” = “LOS LAdrones” without the “s”.
A: Toc, toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: ¿La familia Silva? / La familia Silva – The Silva family? / The Silva family
B: Lo hemos intentado varias veces, pero no logramos silbar – We’ve tried many times, but we can’t whistle
“Silva” is a last name and it sounds like “silba”, which is the verb “to whistle”. So when person B asks “¿la familia Silva?”, he/she is asking if the family Silva is there or lives there. But it sounds like he/she is asking if the family of person B can whistle.
A: Toc Toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Deletrea – Spell
B: ¿Deletrea quién? – Spell who?
A: Okay: Q-u-i-é-n – Okay: S-p-e-l-l
In this case, person A says he/she is called “deletrea”, which in English is “spell”. So when person B asks “¿deletrea quién?” (spell who?) it is understood as if person B were asking person A to spell the word “quién”.
A: Toc, toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Talanda – Talanda
B: ¿Qué Talanda? – Which Talanda?
A: Bien, ¿y usted? – Fine, and you?
In Spanish “¿Qué tal andas” or “¿qué tal anda?” is another way of asking someone “how are you doing?” So in this joke, when person A says she’s “Talanda”, she doesn’t mean a name, it’s to confuse person B so he/she asks back “¿qué talanda?” as “which talanda?” That way it sounds as if they were asking you how you’re doing.
A: Toc toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Juan – Juan
B: ¿Qué Juan? – Which Juan?
A: ¡Juan, two, three!
To understand this joke you must know that the name “Juan” is pronounced similarly to “one”, though they don’t sound completely the same.
A: Toc Toc – Knock knock
B: ¿Quién es? – Who is it?
A: Johnny – Johnny
B: ¿Qué Johnny? – Which Johnny?
A: Yo ni sé – I don’t even know
The name “Johnny” sounds like the first two words of the phrase in Spanish “yo ni sé” (I don’t even know). That is “Johnny” = “Yo ni”.
A: Toc, toc – Knock knock
B: ¡Pase! – Come on in!
A: ¡Ay, ya me arruinaste el chiste! – Agh, you ruined my joke!
This doesn’t need a lot of explanation. It doesn’t really have wordplay. It’s a joke about ruining someone’s knock knock joke.
How to Learn Spanish with Knock Knock Jokes
YouTube
YouTube can be a great tool for learning Spanish; yes, even knock knock jokes.
Children will get to listen to the jokes being told out loud by somebody else. This will help them practice their listening comprehension and pronunciation skills, as well as start understanding accents.
Once they’ve heard the joke, they can replicate it, so say it themselves. So they practice their speaking skills.
Plus, kids already love spending time on YouTube. What better way to do it than learning something useful, like Spanish?
We recommend this video to understand what “chistes de toc toc” are.
Tell one joke a day
Practicing Spanish with your kids every day even after school is crucial to reinforce what they’ve learned in class. So we recommend you tell them at least one of these Spanish knock knock jokes every single day. Even better if you want to tell them more than one. They should also tell you one joke every day, so they also practice their speaking.
It might seem like a small detail or practice, but everything adds to their learning process, even jokes in Spanish. And casual ways of learning, like telling jokes, can be super useful, because they won’t feel like they’re studying.
Organize a comedy show party
What if you throw a party for your kids? Invite all of their Hispanic friends as well as their friends from Spanish class. Lots of children love thematic parties and inviting their friends over to have fun. So we’re sure they’ll also love a party where the main topic is a comedy show.
The idea of the comedy show is for the kids to be the main center of it. They’ll be the ones telling the jokes. One by one they’ll go to the stage or stand up in front of the people and tell their knock knock joke in Spanish. Make sure to tell this to the kids before the party, so they can prepare their jokes.
They’ll have tons of fun laughing. As well as learn and practice their Spanish skills almost without noticing.
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Teachers will make sure students do fun activities in Spanish in every single lesson. There’ll be singing, dancing, arts & crafts, reading, playing games, and even cooking! As well as speaking practice. So you can be sure the children will be fully immersed in the Spanish language and will enjoy every second of it.
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