noun
šala
a joke (neutral; a joke with a punchline is vic; without the hat, sala is a hall: u sali)
шутка (нейтрально; анекдот — vic; без «š»: sala — зал, аудитория: u sali)
With stress
šála
In Cyrillic
шала
Examples from the lessons
In phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
Appears in immersion pieces
Up at seven—and straight to the barn · The “Gates of Hell”: a crater burning for decades · Veliki Buk waterfall: cold, wind, and stairs · A dream gaming cafe with a VIP-style entrance · Nicked a client with clippers—saved by a “Milan trend” joke
Next to it in the phrasebook
- zȅzānjeteasing, kidding around (colloquial)
- dòsetkaa witticism, a quip
- vȉca joke (a short funny story)
- ìgra réčīwordplay, a pun
- sarkàzamsarcasm (irony is the milder ironija)
- smejùrijaa hoot, a scream; a farce (colloquial)
- pȍdvalaa dirty trick, a set-up; a hoax
- štȏsa gag, a stunt; the trick (colloquial: what’s the trick?)
- šáliti seto joke; to jest (neutral; colloquially zezati se)
- duhòvitwitty