| Example in Lithuanian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Blogai pajuokavau. | I made a bad joke. |
| Atleisk, pajuokavau. | I made a joke. |
| Na, Naidželai. Aš pajuokavau. | Come on, Nigel, it was a joke. |
| Taigi aš pajuokavau. | Ahem. I was making a joke. |
| Tik kvailai pajuokavau. | I'm just making a stupid joke. |
| Gerai, pajuokavai! | Right, I've got the joke. |
| Jis pajuokavo,ja? | It's a jokey joke, ja? |
| Jis pajuokavo, kad rado Martineso bilietą iš Kventino. | - Okay, did he say anything else? - Yeah, he made a joke. |
| Nagi, pajuokauk ir pasakyk, kad aš ne taip viską supratau. | Why don't you go ahead and make a little joke and tell me that I got it all wrong? |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | دعب,مزح | Danish | spøge |
| English | joke | Esperanto | ŝerci |
| Estonian | naljatama, naljatlema | Finnish | pilailla, velmuilla, vitsailla |
| French | blaguer, blaireauter, plaisanter | German | schäkern, scherzen, spaßen |
| Greek | αστειεύομαι | Hungarian | viccel |
| Icelandic | djóka | Indonesian | bercanda, bergurau, berseloroh |
| Italian | motteggiare, scherzare | Latvian | jokot |
| Macedonian | се пошегува, се шегува | Polish | dowcipkować, drwinkować, pożartować, zażartować, żartować |
| Portuguese | motejaar | Romanian | glumi |
| Russian | пошутить, стебаться, шутить | Spanish | chunguearse, embromar, guasearse |
| Swedish | skalkas, skalla, skoja, skämta, skända | Thai | ตลก |
| Turkish | şaka kaldırmak | Vietnamese | đùa, nói đùa |