English Vocabulary: Fun vs Funny

Hey, hey. My name is Molly. 

And in this video, we will be talking  about the difference between fun and funny. 

Now, my students are always  getting these two words confused. 

And today, we are going to fix that problem. Let's look at the board. 

Our first word is ‘fun’. Now, ‘fun’ can be used as an adjective or a noun. 

It means you enjoy yourself  and you have a good time. 

Maybe you go to the pool friends on a nice day. 

You had a good time. You had fun. 

Let's look at our second word, ‘funny’. ‘funny’ has two meanings. 

And it can be used as an adjective. The first meaning is, it makes you laugh. 

Hahaha Okay. Your friend tells  

a funny joke and the joke is funny. Okay. Our second, less common,  

meaning is it's strange. Something is a little strange. 

So let's keep practicing  and look at some examples. 

Now, I'm going to tell you about  a party I went to last weekend. 

The party was fun. I had a good time. 

I had a lot of fun. Now, the first ‘fun’ is used as an adjective. 

And in the second sentence, it's used as a noun. They both mean the same thing. 

That I had a good time. Next, ‘funny’ has a different meaning. 

John was funny. John told a joke and I laughed, “hahaha.” 

He is a funny guy. Next, “He smelled funny.” 

Now, remember there's two meanings to ‘funny’. Laughing like “ha ha ha”. 

And funny like strange. “He smelled funny.” 

He smelled a little strange. So let's keep practicing with some more examples. 

Let's do some sentences together. And we'll choose ‘fun’ or ‘funny’. 

Playing a game is fun or funny? You're playing a board game or  

computer game with your family. You're having a good time playing. 

A game is fun. A comedian is fun or funny? 

A comedian is someone who  makes you laugh “ha ha ha”. 

He's telling some good jokes. He is funny. 

Have a good time at the beach. I want you to have a good time. 

Have fun at the beach. His hat looks fun or funny? 

His hat looks funny. Now, funny can have two meanings. 

Funny like laughing “ha ha  ha” or funny like strange. 

His hat looks funny. Now, you know the difference  

between fun and funny. I'll see you next time.