| English | German | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| General | joking | scherzhaft [adj] |
| General | joking | witzig [adj] |
| General | joking | spaßig [adj] |
| General | joking | Gewitzel [n] |
| General | joking | Witze machend |
| General | joking | scherzend |
| General | joking | witzelnd |
| General | joking | Spaß machend |
| Colloquial | ||
| Colloquial | joking | scherzhaft [adj] |
| Colloquial | joking | ulkig [adj] |
| Colloquial | joking | scherzend [adj] |
| Colloquial | joking | Flachserei [f] |
| English | German | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||
| General | joking around | schäkernd | ||
| General | Stop joking! | Lassen Sie das Spaßen! | ||
| General | Quit joking! | Mach keine Witze! | ||
| General | all joking aside! | Spaß beiseite! | ||
| General | joking apart... | Scherz beiseite | ||
| Idioms | ||||
| Idioms | joking aside | Scherz beiseite | ||
| Idioms | all joking aside | Spaß beiseite | ||
| Idioms | all joking aside | jetzt im Ernst | ||
| Idioms | all joking aside | Scherz beiseite | ||
| Phrases | ||||
| Phrases | quit joking! | Mach keine Witze! | ||
| Phrases | you must be joking! | Du machst wohl Witze! | ||
| Phrases | All joking aside! | Spaß/Scherz beiseite! | ||
| Speaking | ||||
| Speaking | Are you joking? | Soll das ein Scherz sein? | ||
| Speaking | Are you joking? | Spinnst du? | ||
| Speaking | He is fond of joking. | Er macht gern Späße. | ||
| Speaking | You must be joking! | Das kann doch wohl nicht dein Ernst sein! | ||
| Speaking | are you joking? | machst du Witze? | ||
| Speaking | are you joking? | veräppelst du mich? | ||
| Slang | ||||
| Slang | you must be joking | Du spinnst wohl | ||
| Psychology | ||||
| Psychology | joking mania | Witzelsucht [f] | ||
