vs
QUICK ANSWER
"Funny" is an adjective which is often translated as "gracioso", and "friendly" is an adjective which is often translated as "simpático". Learn more about the difference between "funny" and "friendly" below.
funny(
fuh
-
ni
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (amusing)
2. (peculiar)
3. (surprising)
a. curioso
It's funny that you should defend those ideas now, when before you were dead against them.Es curioso que ahora defiendas esas idea, cuando antes eras completamente contrario a ellas.
funnies
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (colloquial) (comics) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. las tiras cómicas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hey, who took the funnies? I was going to read them.Oye, ¿quién se llevó las tiras cómicas? Las iba a leer.
friendly(
frehn
-
li
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (person)
a. simpático
I met a really friendly girl yesterday at the beach.Conocí a una muchacha bien simpática ayer en la playa.
Your brother is very friendly.Tu hermano es muy simpático.
c. amigable
My neighbor is a friendly guy, always willing to help out.Mi vecino es un tipo amigable, siempre dispuesto a dar una mano.
2. (place)
a. agradable
They moved from the big city to a friendly little town an hour away.Se mudaron de la gran ciudad a un pueblito agradable a una hora.
3. (greeting)
4. (pleasant)
a. amistoso
There's a friendly rivalry between the two players.Hay una rivalidad amistosa entre los dos jugadores.
a. amigo
They were careful not to attack friendly territory.Tuvieron cuidado de no atacar territorio amigo.
a. apto para
I'm looking for a child-friendly movie to watch with my nephew.Estoy buscando una película apta para niños para ver con mi sobrino.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I only buy eco-friendly products. There's only one planet, and we have to take care of it.Solo compro productos ecológicos. Solo tenemos un planeta, y hay que cuidarlo.
Is this restaurant pet-friendly? - Absolutely, sir.¿Se admiten mascotas en este restaurante? - Claro, señor.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el partido amistoso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They won the friendly 3-2.Ganaron el partido amistoso 3-2.
