说笑话

mā ma fēi cháng dān xīn dàn tā shuō xiào hua lái yǎn shì bù ān

妈妈非常担心，但她说笑话来掩饰不安。

Mum’s worried, but she covers it up by joking.

tā jì jiǎng gù shi yòu shuō xiào hua bǎ wǒ men dòu de lè le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí

她既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。

She entertained us for hours with her stories and jokes.

xiǎng tīng wǒ shuō xiào hua me

想听我说笑话么？

Do you wanna hear something funny?

wǒ zhǐ shì zài gēn tā shuō xiào hua

我只是在跟她说笑话。

I was only joking with her.

tā shì zài gēn nǐ shuō xiào hua nǐ zěn me jiù dàng zhēn le

他是在跟你说笑话，你怎么就当真了？

He was just kidding. How could you take it seriously?

tā shuō xiào hua shí jǐn běng zhe liǎn

她说笑话时紧绷着脸。

She cracks jokes with a deadpan expression on her face.