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2 жыл бұрынFormer international music teacher, Matthew, guesses what language strangers are speaking. Let us know what language would you like to see in a Lineup!
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@MatthewBofenkamp 2 жыл бұрын
HELLO IT’S ME FROM THE VIDEO here’s a link to the playlist I mentioned, which currently has 370 languages now, since so many people are asking: kzfaq.info/sun/PL-ClEBppfwRjAUJhVHH1Xar7zGWglMaEj link in the description to the Spotify version and a spreadsheet saying which song is in which language. I hope y’all can use this to learn more about cultures from very different parts of the world from your own. And big thanks to Cut for having me back!
@cut 2 жыл бұрын
a true king!!
@MatthewBofenkamp 2 жыл бұрын
@@cut AND YOU! Only Monarchs on the Cut staff! Y’all are too nice to me 😭
@kencarsula3307 2 жыл бұрын
Omg you are so amazing
@fa6534 2 жыл бұрын
You are a genius Love from Nigeria
@kkkkkkkkkkk9973 2 жыл бұрын
Omg your shirt has the word that means "world" in albanian!!🥰🇦🇱
@lobaetoile8440 2 жыл бұрын
This is impressive, considering he's not fluent in many languages himself. He has amazing logic. He's so cool.
@yukiandkanamekuran 2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, you can pick out dialect and words pretty well if you've heard it before. Some languages just sound different.
@lobaetoile8440 2 жыл бұрын
@@yukiandkanamekuran There are languages that sound similar, and not all dialects are as distinctive. Also, not everyone has a good ear or a good memory.
@yukiandkanamekuran 2 жыл бұрын
@@lobaetoile8440 true but hey, maybe it comes from some place similar.
@lobaetoile8440 2 жыл бұрын
@@yukiandkanamekuran To be honest, I don't understand your point? You disagree with me saying his logic is great? Are you trying to say anyone can make these deductions? I speak multiple languages and I couldn't guess all these. It's not just about auditory memory, he has good geography and culture knowledge. Idk, I was just praising his thought process. I can for instance recognize various languages, but specific accents and dialects? That's another thing. I find accents and slang very confusing, because I learn by association so they all sort of blend to me. I mean, I speak fluent french and I know a little creole and yet I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly from which country is the creole. And that Haitian guy has a different sound (softer, less pronounced) than my Haitian friends, I would never had guessed that.
@yukiandkanamekuran 2 жыл бұрын
@@lobaetoile8440 oh, I couldn't guess them either. But I think they each sound distinct. Like they each have a cadence/rhythm and sounds of words associated with that rhythm. Like to be honest, the haitian creole guy sounded pretty similar to japanese to me, but I knew I couldn't understand it so it wasn't. I wonder if they have similar influences/sources of the two languages. Which is crazy. I can't speak many languages, but I could tell the difference, especially in music.
@Leena79 2 жыл бұрын
I had a brain glitch when I suddenly fully understood one language, and then realized it was my own native language, Finnish. 🤣
@simona9533 2 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened to me 😭😂
@lentonoki 2 жыл бұрын
I was just so tuned out and had to do a double take like "wait what, what did I just hear??" XD
@aktasluna 2 жыл бұрын
My native language is Turkish. When I was staying at a hotel in Berlin, we were speaking half German half English with the housekeeping lady. One day I could not remember a word and she said "İstersen Türkçe de konuşabiliriz" which means "We can also speak Turkish if you like". I couldn't understand that at first and I was like, what? I guess this is the same brain glitch you had with Finnish lol. I still don't know how she knew I knew Turkish though.
@mariane3146 2 жыл бұрын
HELPPHFBSEKHF same but with my own language, istg i wasn't prepared for it to pop up like that lmfao
@mahieddineup3273 2 жыл бұрын
I'm learning Finnish and i only got terve 😭😭😭
@intreoo Жыл бұрын
I love how everyone goes “😳😮” when Matthew starts immediately analyzing the languages accurately.
@wanjanjama Жыл бұрын
Incredible. As a Kenyan myself, hearing him identify Swahili so quickly and share that he even knew local Kenyan musicians such as Bensoul (who is soooo good btw - you should definitely check his music out wherever you stream music) really warmed my heart. It's so nice when people take the time to educate themselves on the diversity of the world around them because it really makes someone feel seen, and all the difference in developing authentic, genuine, human connection(s) 🧡
@WangoAlfred Жыл бұрын
Exact same feeling😂💯
@ThePathOfEudaimonia Жыл бұрын
I am dying to visit Kenya someday. Hopefully my comprehension of Swahili will be a bit basic then. Thanks for the music recommendations. Do you have more favourite artists you'd recommend?! :-)
@alexandrabrinker1167 Жыл бұрын
I picked up that he was speaking Swahili due to working with Congolese refugees who speak Swahili here in the U.S. I was really happy to see I still recognized it! lol. Asante sana for the music recommendation!
@gurururuwarararara8164 Жыл бұрын
Please tell me; what is Kenya like?
@ThePathOfEudaimonia Жыл бұрын
@@kenyanlolita I didn't receive a notification of your reply. Thanks for your response, and all the recommendations! I am planning my trip to Kenya concretely. And I am even looking to stay there for a longer period with work as a medical doctor. Probably in one of the major cities. Full immersion sounds great! :-)
@peace4111 2 жыл бұрын
he absolutely bodied that challenge! At the end saying “I thought they’d be more obscure” lol, I think you’re just knowledgeable!
@trakstr1170 2 жыл бұрын
Haha right? I would not have guessed any of them!
@channy6995 2 жыл бұрын
I think he means a lot of languages have lots of resources but for instance a lot of African languages don't have lots of resources for learning and the one African language they chose is the one everyone knows bc of lion king-- Ie Swahili
@LifeOfLiana 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pL13Z5Zp3d6rnGQ.html vlog :D
@sdgoza 2 жыл бұрын
@@channy6995 I would have still gotten it wrong, but that’s a perfect explanation. Thank you!
@mooselove 2 жыл бұрын
What does bodied mean?
@kmms4720 2 жыл бұрын
Not only is he knowledgeable but also humble in a way that’s confident but not overbearing in his skill. Good for him!
@2258fran 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect way of explaining!!!
@meeaningless2 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah doesn’t come off as bragging at all even though he sounds incredibly educated and informed, such a charming quality for him.
@katleach2382 2 жыл бұрын
fr so inspiring to me
@nillavachakraborty4481 2 жыл бұрын
If knowledge doesn't make you humble,then that's not knowledge.
@Paleolillith 2 жыл бұрын
Such is the way with music teachers
@ComedyGlor Жыл бұрын
He's the definition of cultured. He's also just very intelligent to be able to put all that knowledge together
@916youngpridex3 Жыл бұрын
Bro has like savant syndrome when it comes to languages. This is beyond impressive. He was able to deduct this from songs he heard and to be able to tell different dialects. It's easier if you know the languages, I can tell french, from Italian, Portuguese and from different Spanish accents but that's cause I know Spanish. He doesn't speak those languages, gets it just from songs he has heard pretty cool
@JordanBenson-zh3yv Жыл бұрын
Led me to think
@Hobyosultana Жыл бұрын
It's not that hard if you're a knowledge person with an interest in different cultures. I was able to guess all these languages too, except Finnish (forgot they existed, said Hungarian) and Macedonian (all Balkans sound similar).
@thenameizzaaron Жыл бұрын
@@Hobyosultana then you only guess 4/6 lmao not all
@antiquatedideas1107 Жыл бұрын
@@thenameizzaaron they literally said they were able to guess all EXCEPT Finnish and Macedonian. They weren't saying they guessed every one correctly including the ones they got wrong. They're saying they guessed all of the remainder languages correct, which they did
@helixxia9320 11 ай бұрын
@satansoo7806 well duh of course it is not that hard if you have a lot if knowledge on languages, but most people doesnt have alot of knowledge on languages, so it is hard for most people. lmao dont belittle his skill it takes time and effort it isnt easy
@ccyalater404 2 жыл бұрын
I loved the happiness of everyone's faces when he started getting close to their region. All of them instantly smiled because they felt seen. Loved this one - he did so well on this challenge!
@mona-2527 2 жыл бұрын
As an immigrant, I can understand their excitement 😂❤️
@julianakarasawa315 2 жыл бұрын
The Macedonian guy going :O to the camera
@isbpbmugb2ygaglzigv5zxmgcm92 2 жыл бұрын
Baptiste from overwatch speaks Haitian Creole
@michellereyes270 2 жыл бұрын
@@mona-2527 why do we have to be seen ? Lol
@theway280 2 жыл бұрын
everyone loves a cunning linguist
@MarcovecchioTV 2 жыл бұрын
the way he celebrated every time he guessed correct
@nickorange4881 Жыл бұрын
I would too.
@magnetomaggy2662 7 ай бұрын
Like he wanted a hug 😅
@heironic8547 5 ай бұрын
can we all agree that this is way more entertaining when someone who is knowledgeable tries this challenge and they explain their thought process as well?
@JuliaStern1248 Ай бұрын
Yes!
@nr1linostan Жыл бұрын
I love his Pullover that says BOTË on it that means world/earth in Albanian it’s great how he actually guessed all of those languages correctly and how he also takes interest in global/international places :))
@katelyn4917 Жыл бұрын
I KNOW I WAS LOOKING FOR A COMMENT THAT MENTIONED THIS
@Adri_Unsung 10 күн бұрын
NEED that sweater
@TheJerseyNinja 2 жыл бұрын
This is extremely impressive for someone that doesn’t speak all those languages. He must really listen to a LOT of foreign music to be able to be that good at picking up on languages when he doesn’t know what 99% of the words mean
@Zevanix Жыл бұрын
Definitely! I watch a lot of polyglot videos on youtube because I find them entertaining (like polyglots surprising people by speaking their native language) and I didn't even realize how well I've picked up a few things. I don't know any words whatsoever, but I can identify Cantonese because of it. I also knew that the Canadian French was an offshoot of French but didn't know which, and that the Finnish one wasn't Swedish, but around the same area. People learn a lot passively through stuff like that! It's crazy
@vinicius5648 Жыл бұрын
Including the damn accents
@ellenolsson3703 Жыл бұрын
@@Zevanix Finnish is a non indoeuropean language so it's very different from Swedish and most other European languages. Unless you have heard Finnish you will probably not be able to guess it. Finnish, Hungarian and Estonian are part of the finno-ugric languages.
@Zevanix Жыл бұрын
@@ellenolsson3703 Oh cool! I didn't know that. All I meant is that I knew the Finnish one wasn't Swedish, which I've heard people compare the two. I couldn't pinpoint it though
@ellenolsson3703 Жыл бұрын
@@Zevanix ok :)
@alexandrashank 2 жыл бұрын
We need more people to make even a fraction of the effort he has at understanding different languages and cultures. This was really amazing to watch!
@dasanii2467 2 жыл бұрын
not everyone has the time, nor the resources, nor the money. thank you!
@o_o-lj1ym 2 жыл бұрын
@@dasanii2467 “a fraction” aka an attempt. As long as you try. The point is that most people will not even try to understand the experiences of others.
@stuart4341 2 жыл бұрын
Languages are skills, some people use them and need them and some don't. There's countless amounts of fields and areas of knowledge you likely know nothing or very little about. Perhaps neurology, biology, astronomy, gun smithing, archery, writing, boating, history, literature, IT just to name a few. Have you put a "fraction of the effort" into learning about these? If not, then tell me why the language skills are more important than what I listed? We all have our areas of expertise, no need to belittle those for not being knowledgeable on languages when you might be equally ignorant about maritime law or real estate. When you're done you should learn about distilling, tanning, fishing, blacksmithing, locksmithing, geology, engineering, pottery, architecture, leather working, mining, religion, dancing etc.
@aamahoney99 2 жыл бұрын
@@stuart4341 hmmm I think since they said "languages and cultures" and not just languages, that their implication was more about understanding different peoples that we share the world with. Being less selfish and narrow minded from knowing just our own language, country, and viewpoint and expanding our understanding of the rest of the world to help us be more selfless and compassionate. Learning about different cultures of course is a certain field but you gain more from learning about it than you would from archery. I could be wrong in my assumption from the OP but this is just my 2 cents
@stuart4341 2 жыл бұрын
@@aamahoney99 being able to recognise a language from a few sentences doesn't show any understanding of another culture. We shouldn't be expected to understand other cultures, there's too many of them. As long as people aren't bigoted and get a long it's fine. I know plenty of people who are extremely ignorant about other countries cultures and languages but aren't at all bigoted and would never mistreat someone because of their ethnic religious cultural whatever background. My point still stands there's an infinite amount of areas of knowledge, whose to say this area is more valid than any field of science ?
@SABIKASABIRA Жыл бұрын
Matthew is very intelligent and his ear for the nuance in inflection is incredible. 👏🏿🙌🏿
@BelaDesouza_ 7 ай бұрын
Can you explain to me what people mean when they say nuance? Ik this is so stupid but google did not help me understand the word.. everytime I watch the middle ground debate videos they said it a lot and sometimes I think they misuse it which is throwing me off💀
@SABIKASABIRA 7 ай бұрын
@BelaDesouza_ Pretty sure it means small differences.
@podgy5 5 ай бұрын
His reaction every time he was right was so adorable 🥰 Also, he doesn't actually know the langauages but so fully appreciates the language that he can recognise it so fast?!? Impressive
@ashleigh7914 2 жыл бұрын
Even the person whose language he got wrong was thrilled by how close he was! The surprise and smile on the Macedonian guy’s face was priceless when he knew what he was saying while not even speaking the language
@C2k785 2 жыл бұрын
IKRRRR
@seandavila835 2 жыл бұрын
How similar are Bulgarian and Macedonian?
@nekojtamu6065 2 жыл бұрын
@@seandavila835 pretty similar but still different
@polonijj 2 жыл бұрын
@@seandavila835 I'm from Croatia and listening to Sasha talk I instantly thought Macedonian or Bulgarian because they are really really similar, at least to me. I can understand them but sometimes it's hard to tell the difference
@seandavila835 2 жыл бұрын
@@polonijj Ok thank you. Would you say that Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian are the same language or not?
@demirnur 2 жыл бұрын
Finally! You chose someone who’s actually interested in languages to do this kind of challenge. It was so fun to watch. All the participants were so kind. Loved it!
@esined2386 2 жыл бұрын
Right??? The genuine surprise on their faces when this professional actually went for it. It's just nice to see someone experienced in this field actually try to guess and guess most of them right
@oxey_ 2 жыл бұрын
yea this video was a treat
@oxey_ 2 жыл бұрын
watching this is like watching a really good geoguesser player guess the correct road in the middle of nowhere going off only a blurry sign, the position of the sun and the colour of the brushes lol
@siukong 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah most of these challenges are pretty sad to watch. Like, speaker: Bonjour, comment ca va? Guesser: I don't know, Spanish? (and they guess that every time)
@solus8685 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know much about languages and guessed 2 correctly lol
@aris9518 2 жыл бұрын
I love his shirt is says “world” in Albanian. I’m always waiting for someone guessing Albanian. Id love to participate 😂💜
@lidiaclaire Жыл бұрын
a flet shqip? 😂
@aris9518 Жыл бұрын
@@lidiaclaire po :D
@lidiaclaire Жыл бұрын
@@aris9518 shume mire!! jam nga shqipri :)
@renisgourmet.offical Жыл бұрын
A thanë disa... SHQIPTAR
@cx3622 Жыл бұрын
Kosovo je Srbija
@RhymesWithCarbon Жыл бұрын
When he said "Say 'freedom'" and I heard "uhuru" it was a slam dunk, that and Macedonian (I would have said Bosnian too) were tough. The level of deduction he used was fantastic. The only one I knew immediately was Finnish.
@tegu8934 2 жыл бұрын
Ain’t no way this man should be this good at this. That was impressive
@kevinsundelin8639 2 жыл бұрын
Why not? He's clearly interested in languages.
@jaredcalvert9207 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinsundelin8639 it’s just another way of complementing the guy. Re-read it as “any man” and it’ll make more sense. Same meaning tho, stop reaching for negativity
@kevinsundelin8639 2 жыл бұрын
@@jaredcalvert9207 lol you're funny
@bonkbonkbonkbonkbonkbonk 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinsundelin8639 ?
@karinvasu3005 2 жыл бұрын
look at this, it's just as impressive if not more lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZlgdMeor7O6kWQ.html
@juliemaheu 2 жыл бұрын
So impressive!!! The way he just constantly was making connections with different sounds and words etc. so awesome to see!!! Great job!
@LifeOfLiana 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pL13Z5Zp3d6rnGQ.html vlog :)
@lordclancharlie1325 2 жыл бұрын
no offense but only Americans are impressed, plus the guy only speaks two languages...
@issaposter 2 жыл бұрын
@@lordclancharlie1325 as if you could've done that, comparing speaking three languages and recognising 20 is apples and oranges
@lordclancharlie1325 2 жыл бұрын
@@issaposter I said "plus", not "because". Of course I recognize all these languages, like any European would
@AdaSaarinen 2 жыл бұрын
@@lordclancharlie1325 I'm a European who has friends from over 10 different European countries but I maybe know one or two people who could have guessed the dialects as well as he did. So no, European are not all language connoisseurs, even though many of us like to think so because we speak two or more languages.
@desipaz93 2 жыл бұрын
This video gave me chills multiple times. It's just so beautiful how different we are as people. I love when he taught him the song meant dance!
@beescared 2 жыл бұрын
I love how everyone was so friendly, and how happy everyone was. He was also so nice to all the people!
@Tyler-cm6vk 2 жыл бұрын
There’s rarely anything that’s better to watch than a person showcasing their talent in a healthy level of confidence. This entire video made me smile.
@Platoqp 2 жыл бұрын
Well said. A good level of knowledge without being arrogant
@borko883 2 жыл бұрын
Talent? Where? Common sense, and Basic education.
@ellie8272 2 жыл бұрын
@@borko883 No need to be a dick. Let people be happy. I certainly wouldn't have gotten as many of these as he did
@MayMay-xh1ro 2 жыл бұрын
@@borko883 It’s talent, especially in his process of deduction.
@iii1429 2 жыл бұрын
@@MayMay-xh1ro no
@ATheoryInPractice 2 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how adorable and wholesome this man is? He seems like he could vibe with anyone.
@thesanasi Жыл бұрын
I read a research paper once, that said when you speak or understand a language it’s easier to mirror behavior.
@toophoot2757 Жыл бұрын
check out the 6 virgins vs one non virgin video he got 8+ BODIES!!!
@Charlie-yt2iy Жыл бұрын
@SA that makes sense, bilinguals have more grey matter (i think) so they'd probably connect with more people socially and be able to mimic things better
@jessek4081 Жыл бұрын
hes a geek
@cartersovertakes6752 10 ай бұрын
@@jessek4081that's exactly what I thought😭
@poopymcface9792 5 ай бұрын
This guys has impressive deductive skills based solely on the words he’s exposed to through music!
@plotoyadnaya_rossiyanka Жыл бұрын
It’s such a cool and strange feeling to understand sentences in another language that is similar to yours. I’m Russian and I understood Macedonian guy perfectly even without subs, I also understand like 95% percent of Ukrainian and Belorussian words, ~60-70% of Polish (if they’re speaking slowly and without the accent) and ~60-70% of Southern Slavic languages with and without the accent. Thanks to my relatively good knowledge of English, I sometimes can understand Spanish and French, and yet the Canadian girl was hard to understand. Seems like the accent makes a huge difference 😅
@Dreamfyre Жыл бұрын
I’m Macedonian and have hard time understanding Russian, it’s easier when I read it. It’s interesting that you’ve understood Macedonian. At the end of the day they’re Slavic languages and the basis of the Slavic literacy does come from Macedonia🇲🇰❤️
@bringbackdislikes3195 Жыл бұрын
As a native french speaker, even I had a very hard time understanding the woman was speaking Quebec french. I suck haha.
@kostas3011 Жыл бұрын
@@Dreamfyre SORRY TO BOTHER YOU BUT YOU ARE SLAVIC NOT MACEDONIAN
@user-uk1bi4fp4z 9 ай бұрын
Macedonian is a Bulgarian dialect, just like Russian so it's normal you understand it. ;-)
@lilianikolova7685 3 ай бұрын
I was amazed abou Kenyan Swahili
@anthonydisney 2 жыл бұрын
Bring him back for a part two!!
@SofiaArthursxo 2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see a whole series of this LOL this is so entertaining
@danielarodriguezoropeza9008 2 жыл бұрын
Yees I'd love a part two
@ally_roro1482 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@ally_roro1482 2 жыл бұрын
@@SofiaArthursxo same! This is one of my favourite series
@SandraMichelleGarcia 2 жыл бұрын
this was the first cut video I immediately wanted to see in a long time. they need more of this
@mlilejay8698 2 жыл бұрын
The most interesting thing is that his knowledge is music based. He learned all this by listening to and studying lyrics and picking the commonalities and acute differences between and within languages, and is thus able to pick out even different dialects…
@darkflighter100 2 жыл бұрын
That's how my cousin learned her french.
@BambuuucaCZ 2 жыл бұрын
dude learned how to guess a language when hearing it by listening to the languages wow who would've guessed that's like the least interesting thing...
@highviewbarbell 2 жыл бұрын
@@BambuuucaCZ how is that NOT interesting? It's a highly useful skill, being able to go anywhere on earth and at least occasionally understand some things. You'll often get the gist of a conversation without ever having done more than listen to music or watch movies in the language
@laosvegas7494 2 жыл бұрын
my dad moved from thailand into the states after vietnam and fell i love with american music. he learned english through michael jackson, the beegees, earth with and fire, led zep, etc. met my mom who was in the same boat as him and then taught her through music also. pretty nuts.
@zzodysseuszz 2 жыл бұрын
@@highviewbarbell it’s really not that useful unless you want to go to that country
@patbanting4574 8 ай бұрын
Matthew: 'i speak English' never would have guessed mate
@ben_west 2 жыл бұрын
It looked like all of them were so touched that he took the time to care and think about there culture or dialect. A few seemed like they almost wanted to hug him. Good reminder how important it is to pay more attention to the world outside our own communities. Good job ser.
@Chadius_Thundercock 2 жыл бұрын
Well, wasn’t he a language teacher in college or something? It was his job to know
@bee4590 2 жыл бұрын
@@Chadius_Thundercock there are plenty of teachers who know their stuff but dont have any passion behind it. he's educated _and_ invested, that's the difference
@CharleyPlayGames 2 жыл бұрын
@@Chadius_Thundercock he's a teacher in music, not language. But he listens to a lot of music in foreign languages therefore his database of knowledge. And there's probably a ton of interest in languages too 🙃
@vinceb8041 2 жыл бұрын
the swahili guess was absolutely insane, zero hesitation to match the single word ending he knew, that dude is awesome.
@davidb8373 2 жыл бұрын
He has great detective skills. Once he was able to roughly pick out the region of the world, he just began narrowing down the list based on tones, patterns, and finally individual words he picked up from songs. Very clever guy.
@timclark7241 2 жыл бұрын
Or also, if you know Star Trek trivia, you would know that Uhura was named for freedom in Swahili.
@hascupbrayden3091 2 жыл бұрын
I got Swahili from the lion king
@CuriouslyWatching 2 жыл бұрын
Dude mentioned Bensoul, the Kenyan musician, & my mind just exploded
@s--h1584 2 жыл бұрын
@@timclark7241 Me, the Original Trek fan, literally scrolled down to look for someone saying this :P
@ashawalker5986 Жыл бұрын
I would LOVE to hear your international playlist Matthew! I actually recognized most of these languages and was blown away at how much you got. Please share a playlist or comment if you see this!
@urfavsoccerplayer_13 Жыл бұрын
I love Matthew's cute little celebrations he's so bubbly and it's so much fun to watch him ❤️
@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl 2 жыл бұрын
This guy is amazing! I was sceptical about his confidence, but he has a reason to be proud!
@LifeOfLiana 2 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pL13Z5Zp3d6rnGQ.html vlog ;D
@ciqalajeahnj.ranera1714 2 жыл бұрын
@@LifeOfLiana ???
@zetzu6460 2 жыл бұрын
LUFFYYYYYY
@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl 2 жыл бұрын
@@zetzu6460 ZETZUUUU!
@zetzu6460 2 жыл бұрын
@@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl ONE PIECE BEST ANIME
@doodwithdude2699 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a student of linguistics and the way Matthew sees and recognizes different languages is very interesting. He has a remarkable memory and it was really fun watching him in this video
@alexandra.maree1 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, im going to study linguistics soon, would you say its worth doing? Im transferring to a school that specialises in linguistic and international studies, but i dont want to make the wrong choice lol
@doodwithdude2699 2 жыл бұрын
@@alexandra.maree1 hello, i would say it's very much worth it if you are literally in love with languages and can't get enough of them. It's not an easy major but if you like it, it's gonna be worth it. Hope this helps
@alexandra.maree1 2 жыл бұрын
@@doodwithdude2699 Thankyou ! :)
@majidMouzin 2 жыл бұрын
If you have any interest in languages, you will like this course. At the very least, you'll know most things about language you're currently fascinated about. You'll definitely adopt a newer way of thinking about the world and it's people. I'd agree about it being worth it. I'm coming to the end of the my linguistic masters course
@Blacklat58 Жыл бұрын
Where is Matthew’s channel?!? I’d watch it all day!
@alldemcats Жыл бұрын
This was a great episode. I love how he was doing such a great job figuring out the language. I also love how it was putting a smile on the other peoples faces.
@42Fern42 2 жыл бұрын
I loved the expression of "a duck and a chicken talking". And also this guy is very impressive and I really enjoyed the people being impressed and happy!
@StevePringle 2 жыл бұрын
Quack 🦆 Cluck 🐥
@RixMorales Жыл бұрын
In my language a duck would sound "kwak kwak" and a chicken would sound "tiktilaok". Great analogy
@xxxian5088 Жыл бұрын
There's a saying in Mandarin called"雞同鴨講" which literally means "a chicken talking to a duck", so I guess there's something similar in Cantonese as well!
@StevePringle Жыл бұрын
@@xxxian5088 Cool.
@ml8911 Жыл бұрын
@@xxxian5088 exactly! we have the same expression in cantonese so it really surprised me when the girl mentioned it.
@irisforlife4953 2 жыл бұрын
His shirt says “Botë” which in Albanian means world. Cool guy.
@anisas3205 2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one who noticed that 🤣
@kleliagjoncari3794 2 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this comment 🤗
@nodebate1 2 жыл бұрын
I noticed too lol BOTË🇦🇱🇽🇰
@EnKanella 2 жыл бұрын
Aaayyy
@teichiboy 2 жыл бұрын
This is actually a common joke in linguistic circles. #Albanianjokes.
@maraomg5309 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the videos I find myself rewatching from time to time, it's very interesting and fascinating and bringing knowledgeable people on the show makes it worth the rewatch. ❤️
@wildnfurious8586 Жыл бұрын
Matthew’s energy is awesome. Love him!!
@Zambicus 2 жыл бұрын
the Finnish girl's face when he mentioned Russian, dude almost got himself in some hot water there lol
@BobbyFischer0000 2 жыл бұрын
Finnish sounds nothing like Russian.
@Ragedaonenlonely 2 жыл бұрын
@@BobbyFischer0000 He didn't say it sounded like Russian, he said it has some russian influence. Which isn't really wrong since it's relatively close (as far as anything is) to Finnish in terms of its language group.
@iliilili310 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ragedaonenlonely No it really is just wrong. Finnish is nowhere near russian, nor is there any noticeable russian influence. The only "russian" language linguistically close to Finnish is from the Karelia region, because it used to belong to Finland.
@Javlafan 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ragedaonenlonely Finnish is Baltic Finnic as is Estonian, Livonian, Ingrian, Karelian and others. All being a part of Finno-Ugric language group. Russian is an East Slavic language and is a part of Indo-European language group, together with almost all of the European languages, including English. Which means that English is much more closer to Russian, than Finnish or Estonian are.
@LizaAgapova 2 жыл бұрын
@@iliilili310 although it’s generally true russian north-western dialects were quite influenced by finno-ugric ones, but difference is still very distinctive
@bringmetheh0riz0n1 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, it's just so cool to watch a "specialist" in a specific field dissect his thinking process to come up with an answer to these types of challenges. Cut, please make more of these types of videos with people who actually know what they're talking about, in different fields!! Eg: doctors and trying to match the medication to the patient ; linguistic experts guessing languages ; music with instruments ; idk, there are thousands of things that can be done lol make it happennnn !!!
@user-hh4vp9jl7g 2 жыл бұрын
ikr.. rather than some random people that would be a lot more interesting like this one.
@melissacuesta4961 2 жыл бұрын
They have a great video of a dating coach trying to guess who’s a couple and I love that video. It’s so cool to see them point out body language and things like that to clue you in to who’s slept with who.
@bringmetheh0riz0n1 2 жыл бұрын
@@melissacuesta4961 Yep!! Ive seen that too, and its great!
@greenmatius 2 жыл бұрын
From my understanding he isn't a specialist right? He is a music teacher who listen to different music in different languages. I'm not sure does that count as him being a linguistic expert
@bringmetheh0riz0n1 2 жыл бұрын
@@greenmatius yes, hence why I quoted specialist and then suggested a linguistic expert to guess languages.
@Freundinnen100 9 ай бұрын
This is so satisfying to watch because he knows so much about tmdifferent languages, they influences and cultures. Also he is so respectful! Please more of this!
@SingingSpock Жыл бұрын
Hearing him analyze aloud and watching them react was great. Solid video, good idea and entertaining execution
@mahadevovnl 2 жыл бұрын
Jeez that's impressive! At the first sounds of French I'd go "FRENCH!" but you basically pinpoint the exact hospital AND ROOM where the person was born in. Amazing :)
@kolkoki 2 жыл бұрын
I'm french and didn't even guess this was Quebecois at the beginning.
@despe666 2 жыл бұрын
@@kolkoki I’m Québécois and I can confirm that a lot of French people have a hard time understanding us. We can usually understand French people better as long as they don’t use too much argot.
@emikonagasawa-pijoan1148 2 жыл бұрын
@@despe666 As a native Swiss francophone, to me Quebecois is sort of like the french equivalent of a Scottish brogue, I can understand it but can sometimes be a bit tricky because it's very different than what I'm used to :).
@T-_R-_E-_Y 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@livier3970 2 жыл бұрын
@@kolkoki yeah she don't have that much of the quebec accent.
@tergitadibra9711 2 жыл бұрын
Can we appreciate him wearing a sweater saying „botë“ which means „world“ in Albanian 🥺🌍
@jokl89 2 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! Thank you for letting us know 🙏
@dejnimuka4785 2 жыл бұрын
Edhe po prisja nje koment te tille, ja ku te gjeta
@edonshatri6446 2 жыл бұрын
Was just gonna write this
@user-zv7yb4yp9g 2 жыл бұрын
u çudita kur e pashë
@stephw5825 2 жыл бұрын
I was so excited to see this!
@AnzuMiruku Жыл бұрын
He is one of my favorite types of people. I love learning about various languages/cultures, especially through music and film. He’s really inspired me.
@Emzdra Жыл бұрын
As a Macedonian born in Australia! My family speaks with a really different accent to him. Slavic languages honestly vary within each country too, depending on the region!
@Dreamfyre 9 ай бұрын
Од кој крај се твоите?
@MariaBtris 2 жыл бұрын
4:07 the Cantonese woman makes me so happy! So her analogy to describe the Chinese in written form as universal vs the Chinese dialect is like ‘duck & chicken talking’ is an actual Cantonese saying (Kai Toong Ngap Gong), which makes me even more happy!
@night-ave 2 жыл бұрын
she has a ted talk if you’re interested in watching it! it’s about her experience & has to do with language!
@jtct.joanna 2 жыл бұрын
@@night-ave I would love to watch it, would you mind putting a link in here?
@ohhkarenn 2 жыл бұрын
Hi!! I am Karen, and I’ve added my Ted Talk in the main comments!
@aguyonasiteontheinternet578 2 жыл бұрын
is it 雞同鴨講？
@cal5601 2 жыл бұрын
@@aguyonasiteontheinternet578 yeap.
@Chiggianya 2 жыл бұрын
can you just keep this series going with just him and you guys give him more and more obscure languages?
@sleepynights2677 2 жыл бұрын
id love to see him figure out the differences between conlangs and actual languages
@6thgraderfriends 2 жыл бұрын
Finnish is pretty obscure.
@pongangelo2048 2 жыл бұрын
Uvuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemuhwem Ossas
@kay-my2fk 2 жыл бұрын
omg please yes
@siwihshdf8586 2 жыл бұрын
yeah fr plss
@hannie798 Жыл бұрын
i love that he talks through his thought process with each one. so knowledgeable!
@vleracurri6856 Жыл бұрын
the word in his shirt is in Albanian and it means “World” its just so cool to see that
@leogoga5832 Жыл бұрын
i saw that too
@edonabajrami9218 Жыл бұрын
Po pra . Bluzen e tij vura re dhe klikova videon 😆😆
@Marcusiri 2 жыл бұрын
This was not random guessing. This man has a very good ear for languages... He a also very intelligent. Welldone
@kevinsundelin8639 2 жыл бұрын
No kidding...He clearly expressed that he's interested in languages so it's not that surprising
@ArcusLibri 2 жыл бұрын
Wow that was impressive. I'd love to see him guess more languages!
@nashrah831 2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@tobybartlett 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@Mark-Wilson Жыл бұрын
This guy is a legend.
@rossburg84 2 жыл бұрын
The passion and thirst for knowledge, and true love of music and culture is absolutely beautiful in this.
@Marco-hb3ge 2 жыл бұрын
I wish to be as cultured as this guy
@sleepynights2677 2 жыл бұрын
i know right, i want to know as much as him
@booknerdjebbi5037 2 жыл бұрын
Start listening to that Playlist, it might take you there
@OntarioTrafficMan 2 жыл бұрын
No need to wish, it's something you can just choose to do.
@robespierrey 2 жыл бұрын
So go study.
@kleshayer3751 2 жыл бұрын
@adum50 what else can I do?
@shaqutus 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you will bring Matthew back quessing languages, he's so talented and has so much knowledge!
@maeganlozano7058 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Please bring Matthew back. It’s interesting to see how much more he knows. This is just 6 languages so imagine all the connections he knows. That would be an exciting watch.
@tiaraariel1 2 жыл бұрын
I personally wished the video was much longer! It was so interesting
@kirstenkobor8760 Жыл бұрын
I'd really like to see him guess North American indigenous languages! He did an amazing job!
@thesuperginge1348 Жыл бұрын
If there's two things I would love to be really skilled at, it's piano, and languages. I feel like having great knowledge of language is such a beautiful thing and allows you to share so much
@jaytaskinen 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Finnish and it was really cool to her my native language in "CUT" for the first time. "Suomi mainittu, torille!" (="Finland mentioned, let's go to the squaremarket!" That's what we Finns say when Finland is mentioned abroad)
@lamppuu1 2 жыл бұрын
The girls face when mentioning Russia.. 🙈😂
@elinao 2 жыл бұрын
TORILLE!
@Kierranh2704 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not finnish (french) but I'm equally happy that finnish was involved here. I continue thinking that finnish is the most beautiful language ever, at least to my ears, even if I can't understand a word of it. Wish I lived there as well. Cheers !
@user-bw2lm6sg6h 2 жыл бұрын
ei vittu, torille
@ellioni5883 2 жыл бұрын
Juu se oli tosi kiva, tuntuu sellanen lämpeys kun kuulee oman kielen jossain :p Torille heti!
@evemessenger9132 2 жыл бұрын
Matthew has a linguistic superpower! For a language nerd like me, this was a blast to watch. I totally wouldn't have gotten any right, but it sure was fun to see him do it.
@sasha5462 Жыл бұрын
I know right, I'm into languages as well but this dude actually nails it. I'd be like, ah okay this is definitely a tonal language, fuck if I know what kind of Chinese it is though, might as well be Thai lol.
@nicotinedealer7653 Жыл бұрын
i guessed Quebecois French as a Portuguese Creole hahahaha
@helixxia9320 11 ай бұрын
only ones i got right were the finnish and cantonese. i did hear that the french ones were some type of different french but could never guessed exactly where.
@qmance8062 8 ай бұрын
Wow i love you actually brought a smart person that’s passionate about languages this time
@ruthgiles8926 2 жыл бұрын
I love how he picks up clues to influences and makes such good linguistic connections! Well done!
@nothingiseverperfect 2 жыл бұрын
There’s something so positive about him acknowledging just the sheer existence of these regions and languages and it makes everyone happy. This is what I think the United States of America should be
@zazi5305 2 жыл бұрын
The Southern States are pretty good about that, perhaps ironically. Northern states tend to cast a lot of assumptions, whereas the South come from experiences. I'd say an exception would be New York, and New Jersey, though.
@TheReck12 2 жыл бұрын
It is, go outside your neighborhood
@siukong 2 жыл бұрын
This type of thing tends to flow pretty naturally out of the combination of good education and openmindedness/curiosity about being exposed to new things. So, pretty much the opposite of those people who scoff about educated "elites" and who feel no desire to leave their own county/state, let alone go outside of their country.
@Chiggianya 2 жыл бұрын
it's refreshing to see cultured americans.
@exotik22 2 жыл бұрын
He says in the video that he is Norwegian
@Ho_Lii_Fuk 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't he say that he's norwegian
@fey9915 2 жыл бұрын
@@exotik22 Most Americans have different ethnic backgrounds. He could be 10th generation Norwegian lol
@alfdlgnaat 2 жыл бұрын
hes more cultured than like 99.9 percent of the world
@joco8700 2 жыл бұрын
@@exotik22 he said he speaks a little Norwegian. He’s American.
@Tinyytankk 2 жыл бұрын
I need more of this guy guessing languages! Was so fascinating
@uncommonly_me 8 ай бұрын
I did kind of guessed a few, but the moment finnish came up, when she said "Moi" I was like YES! THIS IS FINNISH, even though I didn't understand a bit of the rest. How can someone be so knowledgeable, though? Awesome content 😊
@misschanandlerbong92 2 жыл бұрын
Their expressions of surprise when he was placing them was so heartwarming to see! You can tell their languages arn’t often recognized and they looked so happy he knew
@michelinesejour9927 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! He guessed Haitian Creole. He's really knowledgeable 👏🏿
@withastone 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly it seemed like the easiest one. It sounds French but if you speak even crappy high school French it's obviously not that.
@michelinesejour9927 2 жыл бұрын
@@withastone it's not really easy, because there's other countries that speak creole also
@enexified Жыл бұрын
I looove the way he forms his logic, helps me to learn too! Bring him back for another!
@purpleheart3861 3 ай бұрын
This guy is G for genius. Look how every person gets perplxed by his amazing guesses
@Swissswoosher 2 жыл бұрын
Now THAT is an educated guess! He made so many of those people proud.
@kylebricky6419 2 жыл бұрын
she literally said “a duck and a chicken talking” 😭😭😭😭😭 (context: in cantonese there is a idiom called 雞同鴨講, which translates directly into that.)
@Jletsgetalong Жыл бұрын
Impressive, I would like to have him as a friend because he seems so opened and excepting with everyone. He seems like he’s a happy person. ❤❤
@oogabooga1854 Жыл бұрын
We need to see more of this guy. He's super knowledgeable and his personality fits perfect for this type of thing
@rachelle_c 2 жыл бұрын
I am so glad they gave Matthew his own episode! Now we need four more!
@IHYC678 2 жыл бұрын
I want to be Matthew’s friend so bad! People who appreciate different languages and music are normally incredibly empathetic.
@Milaaimelecinema Жыл бұрын
His reactions are so pure love it
@SheilaR.08 Жыл бұрын
Being perpetually curious about the world is a great way to approach life. Loved this!
@logan1769 2 жыл бұрын
This was so challenging. Knowing the group or category of a language can be easy. Like, creole or Balkan or Chinese, but knowing the exact one and identifying the specific language is insanely impressive.
@alefiyajamali6604 2 жыл бұрын
I love how he was combining his knowledge with geography and historical influences ( like French invasion) He's so freaking knowledgeable, what the heck??
@god_y148 Жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely but I feel like in Europe it’s a lot more Common to have this „basic“ knowledge
@mk-sb8fc Жыл бұрын
@@god_y148 true
@duoduos9221 Жыл бұрын
Isn't that quite basic knowledge, though, when studying linguistics-- or even just commonly known in itself?
@alefiyajamali6604 Жыл бұрын
@@duoduos9221 as a comment before mentioned, i guess it's common to have this basic knowledge in Europe not elsewhere. I mean, I definitely didn't know half the things he spoke about
@duoduos9221 Жыл бұрын
@@alefiyajamali6604 that's fair
@athenalove8444 Жыл бұрын
I’m always impressed by people like Matthew!!😍
@snes09 2 жыл бұрын
I like how Matthew didn't feel it was a challenge, but everyone else was surprised he could guess which language they were speaking. Pretty cute
@MLB021285 2 жыл бұрын
Being from Germany I am familiar with the sound of many Western European languages like French, Spanish or Greek. These where definitely on the more obscure side for me. And I’m also super impressed by his geographical knowledge. Well done
@ragazoub 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't understand french until he said it and i'm french so i think it's pretty normal for you not to guess these
@mantaren 2 жыл бұрын
Greece is in the South-East of Europe & Greek is definitely not a Western European language.
@g1u2y345 2 жыл бұрын
@@mantaren regionally sure, but culturally/influentially far closer to western Europe.
@jamesw288 2 жыл бұрын
Es sirum em
@mantaren 2 жыл бұрын
@@g1u2y345 Greece has been influenced by the west a lot but it's still a Balkan extension so it's a mix of various backgrounds culturally, depending on what region we're talking. Also the original comment stated Greek is a Western European Language, so regardless of cultural influence the language itself has absolutely nothing to do with Western Europe. It's the modern and simplified version of our ancient language which had, once again, received alphabet origin / influence from another language to its south-east.
@noemielalaire4151 Жыл бұрын
This is soooo impressive love it !
@haosaglotas7136 8 ай бұрын
watching this vid multiple times, its still as wholesome as when i watched it for the first time, I Love It!
@Sour.Vanity 2 жыл бұрын
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Knowing someone put the time in to understand and appreciate YOUR tongue is blissful
@bonkbonkbonkbonkbonkbonk 2 жыл бұрын
this guy is amazing, have him more on here!
@virginiealohaa8163 5 ай бұрын
LOVE THIS GUY!!! WE NEED MORE VIDEOS WITH HIM!!!
@Me-zh2zr 2 жыл бұрын
He’s very cool and sweet, more of him please
@derekmills5394 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see him tackle people from the highlands of Scotland, Polynesia/Micronesia and a speaker of Esperanto.
@welelea1367 2 жыл бұрын
Melanesia
@derekmills5394 2 жыл бұрын
@@welelea1367 yep there too
@vladmirgolobovic518 2 жыл бұрын
Not Esperanto though, let's keep fake artificial languages out of this
@mabumarnauen7318 2 жыл бұрын
@@vladmirgolobovic518 also i think he would INSTANTLY know its esperanto cause everybody who is a language nerd like him kinda has at least heard it
@kuroe-chan5190 2 жыл бұрын
Lol that would be interesting. I hope they bring him back soon
@veedeotron 2 жыл бұрын
as a french canadien, it feels SO weird to hear another quebecer in these types of video, but i’m happy to hear it!
@MilouMx 2 жыл бұрын
I was like "I wonder if there's gonna be some Québécois this time" AND IT WAS THE FIRST ONE! I was shocked ahah
@aa-xi8bc 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah same, I was not expecting it I almost didn't realize it was french at first
@and.ily_ 2 жыл бұрын
When I heard her I was like : THATS QUEBECQUOIS NO WAY IN HELL ITS FRENCH FROM FRANCE and I was so shock/happy when he said quebecquois
@Icykrissy 2 жыл бұрын
LETS GO CALISSSSS!!!! YESSS SIR
@andreamichaud3226 2 жыл бұрын
this! I totally agree
@BluDemonOzzy 2 жыл бұрын
Very impressive. It's a treat to see these people using a talent like that.
@angelhamilton8446 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with this guy!! Bring him back again PLZ
@WWEmaniac 2 жыл бұрын
I like how ever single person had that shocked look on their face when he was close or spot on Btw I recognise that Cantonese immediately ✌️
@chengchu7501 2 жыл бұрын
same. That sentence with the tones made me bust out laughing like "Yep that's cantonese for you 🤣🤣"
@Kuro_kon 2 жыл бұрын
Next bring a that knows Shanghainese to throw him off
@oliviersavard8676 2 жыл бұрын
Well he went from Creole to Canadian French for the first one, I'm French Canadian from Québec and I didn't expect him to suddenly get it right lol
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