Fun and Funny Another common trend I have been noticing in recent months amongst Chinese language learners is they seem to confuse the words FUN and FUNNY. I am not sure where this comes from, or what they are taught to make them confuse these words (though I would be interested to find out), but I regularly see things such as: “I like to go out on the weekends and have funny.” “I am a happy person, I like to have funny.” “I went white water rafting on the weekend, it was so funny!” To have FUN is to enjoy yourself, or to do something you find pleasurable. A FUN person is someone who is, well fun to be around – someone who might be happy, has a good sense of humour, is not negative, outgoing etc. Some examples: “We went to the beach yesterday, it was fun!” “I really like spending time with John, he’s a fun guy.” FUNNY on the other hand, is something that you find humourous or amusing. Example: “John tripped and fell into the pond, it was so funny! – I couldn’t stop laughing!” “I watched a comedy movie on the weekend, but it wasn’t very funny.” “That movie was so funny!” It can also be used as a negative, to describe something weird, or odd – this is more colloquial. Example: “Man…I just opened the bin, and there is something funny smelling in there!” “That guy….his hair is funny-looking, I think it might be a wig!” I hope this is of some help to you. If anyone knows why Chinese learners confuse the above, please let me know. Any questions, add them below!