American Shocks Jungle Village by Speaking Ancient Mayan Language

I've been living in Mexico recently where I've learned to speak the Yucatec Maya language, the indigenous language of the Yucatan peninsula which has been spoken in this region for thousands of years. In this video I wander around the jungle villages of Tulum and surrounding areas and try to speak to people in Maya. I'm not perfect in Maya but fortunately I can also speak some Spanish, and so we speak in a mixture of Spanish and Maya. Come back next week to see me order a whole bunch of food in Maya!
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[@feedstacker]

Dude this man even included a local Mayan band as background music and credited them. Respect

[@raramcgee4982]

Right I loved that. Bumping thier album right now.

[@ThatGuyGregHD]

For real!! Hardcore awesomeness!!!

[@1060michaelg]

@@sniff......................... Ryder, when you say "lesser cultures" are you letting some air out of ignorant xenophobes or do you really consider them lesser?

[@PodtrashRadio]

@@sniff......................... They are simply in love with learning languages and other cultures. To say “lesser” is to continue the stereotype whereas these guys are bridging the gap by respecting and learning their language. English is becoming a global language and soon all languages will disappear. So when someone speaks their native language it’s a sign of respect

[@brianburgess5746]

@@sniff......................... Lesser culture? The Maya are a Mesoamerican people. Just an FYI, Mesoamerica is a Cradle of Civilization and considered a Pristine Culture by Archeologists and Anthropologists. A Pristine Culture is one that arose without outside influence, in contradistinction to a place like Europe whose developments in agriculture, technology, art, etc has a lot of it’s origins in other cultures and civilizations. The Maya are not a Lesser Culture.

[@deburke321]

When aliens contact earth we're gonna need your help translating what they say

[@Mikessv1]

He will already know their language by the time they come lol.

[@Doesntmatter20]

Ha ha ha super answer !

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

and what their food tastes like

[@IrwinRodriguez]

good that one dude! lol

[@SuperSalvaJor]

him and amy adams hahah

[@seminoletrail]

This kid should be awarded a prize for being the best American Ambassador. He puts a smile on the face of whoever comes in contact with him wherever he goes

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

Arrival.

[@teonesterov9141]

Absolutely! And he doesn't shoot, bomb, or rob anyone while he's at it. Very surprising!

[@frankjames7272]

@Teo Nesterov yeah? But, where's the fun in that?

[@KaijuRails54_Official]

Oh yea don’t give him anything until he knows Russian 🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@yourerightimwrong4567]

@Luis Alberto Pinto Sanchez Welllll, how many U.S. residents do they meet?

[@keyyyla]

Him: "I've spent the last one and a half weeks learning the language..." - speaks incredibly well. Me after one week in greece: "hola..."

[@anonymous.youtuber01]

😂

[@gforceforever]

Oh, you made me laugh!

[@keyyyla]

@@gforceforever I'm happy about that. :)

[@tenzingmurillo]

😅🤣🤣🤣

[@gdog7391]

You win the internet my friend

[@Ris-vulpis]

Can we appreciate the fact that he is the perfect example of just going out and getting experience speaking? You could hear he was nervous and stuttering trying to remember but he still did it. I studied a language for half a year and I could barely talk to my native speaking tutor cause it scared me so much. And she was paid to help me.

[@martfp88]

This is my problem with German, I just feel I annoy people by being slow

[@VikingLord2000]

@@martfp88 richtig?! Ich fühle das auch.

[@phantomsamurai4400]

It was hard to learn German I was put in a class where everyone was 2 years ahead so they were pissed because they were learning basics again for me I still got a OK grade but I was pissed that the teacher didn't want to help me

[@VikingLord2000]

@@phantomsamurai4400 that’s the worse feeling because it just turns into a vicious cycle.

[@martfp88]

@@VikingLord2000 Es ist schwer :(, aber es ist alles in meinem Kopf. Ich weiss die meisten Leute geduldig sind. Hoffentlich werde ich bald besser Deutsch sprechen :)

[@coryobrien8879]

How does this guy not have a Travel Channel show by now. I can see the pitch: Found in Translation

[@malinda6860]

I would watch that

[@HerbalMoon17]

A+++ for the title!

[@nakedrussian]

Dude. Yes.

[@kayjeffs3741]

Yooooo!!!!!

[@ohmanyourecool1]

Wow yeah that actually sounds really good. Caught my attention

[@VanessaBrysonPhotography]

"I spent about a week and a half" ....proceeds to understand and speak an ancient language efficiently ... what. Is. This. Sorcery.

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

In learning other tongues you begin to pick up mannerisms that hint at what somebody means and you can also breakdown the basic everyday chatting topics. So 100% understanding isn’t needed to get the gist of what they’re saying, but merely following the flow and adding in your knowledge becomes to work wonders.

[@macknoeth1103]

@@anglishbookcraft1516 that’s a good point and I would agree but still this guy is very good. He must pour over his study materials to be conversational after just a week.

[@HelplessGazellle]

If learning a vocal language is like learning a programming language, the more you learn the easier it is to pick up new ones. Eventually you get to the point that you could even predict what the programming language syntax is without ever seeing it before. It just works somehow.

[@brandiebiebrick-lundgren2419]

Right!!

[@GardenGuy1942]

@@anglishbookcraft1516 liar

[@cristristam9054]

Humanity finds big foot. Xiao : " I speak a little sasquatchian may I talk to him ? "

[@vlogcity1111]

Proceeds to make chewbaka noises

[@anais_draws]

🤨😑😐

[@budsnaps962]

😂😂👍🏻

[@thomas1942]

he learned it on the drive over

[@cew9837]

Wow..what a ridiculous patronising comment. Talk about 1st world arrogance.

[@CrazyLampLady]

Our neighbors and my son’s best friend are refugees of Guatemala. They speak fluent Mayan. I find it so intriguing.

[@Huidos001]

Crazy lamp lady you are hot, I would whisper Mayan love songs in your ear girl any day!

[@Huidos001]

@Multorum Unum I wanna talk to sleazy lamp lady not to you. You go outside.

[@Huidos001]

@Multorum Unum shit my bad its crazy lamp lady.

[@gillmonsta]

@Multorum Unum bro he is way on some mayanic drugs mate

[@somemonkeystirnerite]

@@Huidos001 you good bro?

[@alexlv4722]

I’m mexican and i’m just afraid to find him One day in the streets and he starts to speak better than me

[@Josh_Idk567]

Same

[@となりのトトロ-k5i]

Same

[@ComradeHeydi]

Exactly, 😭 he knows more than me and I’m Mexican

[@samsamcolins7121]

Dude is, even more, embarrassing that he is a "gringo" who makes an effort to learn one of the dialects from the original Mexicans. It so sad sometimes we focus more on learning other foreign languages than our people.

[@alexlv4722]

@@samsamcolins7121 Damn man, you are right

[@traviscock9043]

He’s made friends all over the world and been able to talk to them in their native language by studying it for a brief period of time, fluently. This guy is amazing

[@gacker209]

He’s not fluent in Mayan, but he is damn sure close. Towards the end, he said something romantic on accident lol

[@jimboonie9885]

@@gacker209 thats my biggest fear lol

[@gacker209]

@@jimboonie9885 I’ve actually said along the lines of “I’m good in bed” to my German teacher once lol

[@92svensk]

I like ur name

[@92GreyBlue]

He's just lying to us. He doesn't actually speak the languages he claims to he only learns just enough to say the most basic stuff and even butchers that but his fans are too stupid to know any better. How many of his fans know Chinese? Or mayan Dialects?? Not many... The high majority of his viewers are really dumb and don't question what they see on the internet even though they probably think they do. This charlatan makes big money off of peoples ignorance and naivette. Or do you actually someone can learn to speak a Mayan dialect in just one week? If you honestly believe that then I beg you to never reproduce for the sake of humanity.

[@daron6616]

Props to the Mayan peoples for keeping their languages alive after so much adversity.

[@maeton-gaming]

after so much diversity ** fixed that for you

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

@@maeton-gaming *Looks at european diseases and supression*, yeah so much diversity, it makes me bal my eyes out

[@MyWifesSon69]

@@TheEnabledDisabled diversity is our strength bigot

[@aruhe6650]

@@TheEnabledDisabled Pls do not mistake spanish colonization for english colonization.

[@kiriau4672]

@@maeton-gaming the correct term is adversity, not diversity, where is the diversity amongst mayan people? you must be ignorant. Adversity means trials and tribulations / time and age, that is what he meant, he was right with his original comment.

[@rVnsunshine]

It’s the most comforting thing to meet someone who has no reason to be invested or interested in your culture but still takes the time to learn and help spread it. Thank you Xiaoma, you really are an inspiration to me

[@DWilliam1]

What? This kid(who is brilliant) of course has a vested interest in learning various languages and cultures...that’s how he makes his living, which is probably over 1 million a year. It’s also the reason the posts these videos.

[@jaebee5813]

its beautiful that you took the time and effort to learn Mayan language..and Spanish too. Thank you for honoring the people by attempting to converse in their native language.

[@wandcamilo3989]

funny how i know exactly where hes at in the beginning of the vid. he had to walk a few miles from a nonfamous archaeological site off of a random highway. props to him

[@eternitysafro1083]

I like seeing how you stutter and that doesn’t stop you, sometimes I get nervous and embarrassed when I stutter speaking Korean & sometimes Spanish. So, seeing you to have confidence and keep speaking while stuttering or not having the perfect accent or pausing for sometimes is definitely inspiring. Keep it up Xiao!👏🏿

[@mycommentwilltriggeryou9810]

Are you African? Because you are beautiful

[@ryanweiskopf888]

​@@mycommentwilltriggeryou9810that picture is a painting bro lol

[@tbsdrummer87]

@@ryanweiskopf888lmao

[@beerussama7093]

Someday in the future: American shocks aliens when he speaks their language.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

That wouldn't surprise me, honestly. lol He can help us understand the aliens when they come down to Earth. He'll be our translator.

[@SolarDeli]

He would be like “yea I learned some of the language last night”

[@fernandocamacho1708]

*alien shakes his hand*

[@wiscounter]

Anyone can speak with aliens. They are telepathy. They can make whatever language we speak pop into our heads.

[@SolarDeli]

@@wiscounter oh did a alien tell you that?

[@Sinnbad21]

It took me a week to memorize my neighbors name. His name is Will

[@h3lblad3]

Are you sure?

[@Sinnbad21]

@@h3lblad3 actually it took me longer. True story. We used to hang out to play guitar or smoke and it took me several visits to get it down. Now, of course that’s an isolated incident. I’ve remembered harder names in shorter times before. But I see what you’re doing though with your sarcasm. You think I’m just trying to be funny and are trying to call me out on it. 👍

[@h3lblad3]

​@@Sinnbad21, I went through high school calling all of my teachers Sir, Miss, and Ma'am, so I wouldn't get in trouble for forgetting their names. Conveniently, they all saw me as very polite for it and also I didn't have to know any of their names. I just had to remember three "names" based on the visual aspects of who I was talking to. Everyone else was doing it the hard way.

[@SebHaarfagre]

I was about to write something but I forgot what and who I am replying to.

[@KimaAntone]

@@SebHaarfagre literally same-

[@williamhogge5549]

"How long have you been studying our language?" Xiaoma looks at his watch... Lol

[@cdpgeorge]

I've mastered the basics, I haven't learned how to bull s*&&) yet.

[@nadiaishimwe3663]

@@cdpgeorge haha wtf😂

[@Youlube87]

loll

[@ncarrigan71]

He learned to speak fluent Mayan in 2 hours

[@oohmahgahgames2870]

@@ncarrigan71 lol

[@Riowest_YT]

I felt the struggle but for a week that is mind blowing!

[@JesusChrist-cj9xt]

Only a small stutter

[@MrTalklikeapirate]

He struggled a hell of a lot less than I would. At least he is trying

[@Riowest_YT]

@@MrTalklikeapirate Yah true

[@Riowest_YT]

@@prestonhong4850 ik bro all good :)

[@gelflingfay]

I have never seen him struggle so much. And its still so impressive.

[@Cybernaut551]

It's so wholesome that you're helping Native speakers have their language recognized and preserved via the internet.

[@sbasauri1]

Xioma: takes 1 1/2 weeks to learn an ancient dialect Me: spends two years on duo lingo for Spanish

[@Pilzsporen]

@jorge Ramos Hallo😏

[@Camothor10]

@jorge Ramos wasser und brot

[@Pilzsporen]

@@Camothor10 *Wasser *Brot

[@anthonylangston23]

@@Pilzsporen chill dawg

[@waps5946]

@@Pilzsporen noo man de fucking hoofdletters die zijn irritant

[@AJayAnswersYou]

This is really showing, how learning the local language changes the atmosphere.

[@AJayAnswersYou]

@UCN13jXWWxGK3dAV3SI_z3rQ What a racist thing to say. Shameful.

[@Jeff-mv2vm]

It shows respect. I'd hate to visit a foreign country and know absolutely none of it.

[@bluesoldierette]

I am so jealous how fast you can learn languages. It’s absolutely incredible!

[@dehartfamily3091]

I like to watch these cause you don’t pretend to be proficient when you are not, and you are so humble. You make language feel like something more important when you honor it with humility. Because it is the vibration of a people’s existence. Not merely a means for cold communication

[@2beJT]

It's intoxicating to see people warm up when they find out you are trying to know them and learn their culture and language.

[@schlossburg985]

It feels so wholesome in a way, that's why I started watching his channel (alongside motivation)

[@Pao234_]

Why intoxicating?

[@2beJT]

@@Pao234_ Check the 2nd use for the word. www.thefreedictionary.com/intoxicating Also. Here's the thesaurus. www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicating I am assuming you are working on your English. I used the word 'intoxicating' because I got addicted to watching these videos and was excited to see more reactions of people to this guy that took some time to learn their language to use it with them.

[@nico-niixd7612]

@@2beJT nice I even learned something about English, thank you :)

[@PaxtonNoble]

Lmfao wtf , that’s just how it is when you realize someone’s from your culture

[@FrenchyHitman]

Amazing, as a french doctor living in this peninsula, i had to learn mayan in order to attend many mayan speaking patients and in order to treat them, such an amazing and difficult language to learn. My teacher is quite famous, he was hired by mel gibson to coach the language to the actors, his name is Hilario Chi Canul, amazing person trying to reinstate the language in the state by writing many books.

[@grammy965]

Thanks for sharing that's amazing.

[@antoinebrg6299]

Is this mel gibson's movie called Apocalypto ? This was such an interesting movie and actors were really good

[@HeartNDagger18]

@Ant, that is a very good movie. Apocalypto, The people who lived out in nature were cool, the ones who lived in the city were filled with greed and more evil.

[@jonmakelasaga2266]

Awesome information, there’s never enough languages. Mother tongue is so beautiful and brings many together

[@jpaugh64]

Merci! Thank you for taking your job so seriously! I appreciate that you are willing to learn another's language in order to care for them.

[@smokeycanuck8058]

The more I watch this channel the more I appreciate how cool it would be to be able to speak the languages of the places you travel to. I've noticed consistently in these videos how the dynamic instantly changes between our young hero and the people he meets once they realize he speaks their language. Even in some cases if he doesn't speak it well - the amount of respect he gets for the effort is amazing. Makes me wonder as I've travelled as a simple english speaking westerner how many interesting people I could get to know with a little more effort on my part to bridge the language barrier.

[@youngnurse9994]

I didn't know he was married! It's so cute the way he stutters when he is trying to say something in their language! Lol He is living his best life traveling and learning different languages and cultures! So awesome!! 👏👏👏👏👏🤗

[@prestonp.7094]

Yeah spending only a week learning a language then going right into trying it will do that

[@pmccservices]

Is his wife the never seen videographer?

[@youngnurse9994]

@@pmccservices Yes she is. I've seen her once.

[@diet.mountain.dew.]

i thought he was gay

[@abdulllllahhh]

@@pmccservices no he does have a photographer in the US, if it’s not him. But his wife is here because im guessing they were on vacation or something

[@sofiariojas448]

As a mexican living in a mayan region and don’t speak the language... felt the pressure

[@popyui7497]

Si, siento horrible que nunca aprendí maya a pesar de ser de la península, pero también mis abuelos lo usaban para hablar entre ellos para que los niños no entendieran...

[@zulestrange3074]

X2 🤣🤣🤣 Me identifico también 🙋🤦 *sudando intensamente* 😅😅

[@sergiosarmiento4233]

Ami me gustaria aprender náhuatl

[@splashity]

A mi me gustaría aprender a hablar algún idioma indígena pero no tendría con quien hablarlo 😔

[@sarahwright4154]

I speak Spanish, so it is great to hear you switching back and forth. I am fascinated with the Maya writing and tenacity of the people to keep their culture in the face of so much adversity. I will go to the Yucatan some day too!

[@teddy155]

Your channel literally makes me smile. Shows the true beauty of this world and it’s inhabitants

[@thehighpriestess8431]

Smart, polite, appreciative of other cultures and their languages. You Sr. Are one of a kind.

[@gioperez6331]

How did you learn this. I am guatemalan with a deep mayan heritage. My grandfather was the last person to speak it but he has since passed so it was not passed on. I would love to continue it in my family.

[@e.r.r.a.0000]

@Черный ангел oh well hello im Perez from Venezuela lol hi

[@DemonFox369]

Isn’t there a website with pretty much every language in the world? Or he learned it from a friend/fan

[@Emixonq]

Depends on which dialect you wanna learn. There’s multiple tribes under Mayan ancestory.

[@Emixonq]

@@DemonFox369 Most languages are learned by hearing + verbally and hardly ever written down. Depending on which dialect it may or may not be there?

[@chilesuicmez]

gio! yo no tengo ascendencia maya, pero spy mexa con raices aztecas, y masco tres pesos de nahuatl, pero el maya es otro nivel, deberias/deberiamos aunque sea mascarlos como xiaoma!

[@jennifermunoz5416]

It sucks that a lot of people in those parts look down on a lot of indigenous as less than. It's a real shame, but I am so grateful to you for going there and trying and speaking to people, and in addition, representing the culture. Thank you ❤

[@zimriel]

I like that the local Maya are flattered and think it is cool that this man is trying so hard. It's like my experience in Wales when I was trying to speak Cymraeg. The French were a mix; small towns would be happy if a tourist was trying, Paris were extremely rude

[@schoolinJOO]

it’s an issue from european colonization-

[@MadMexism]

My family roots is from Mexico, and it makes me proud, that the ancient languages still exist. there are many, and this dude is kickin butt learning.

[@JQ24]

It's so cool seeing people's faces light up when they hear you speaking their language!

[@edgarmarin-duartr9761]

Too bad Mayan is becoming obsolete, even though 800,000 in that area know it, they don’t speak it in their everyday and it’s fading away

[@Estercoronel2345]

👍🏽💯

[@crieverytim]

this guy is addicted to it. i swear its the only reason he learns them

[@cerseilannister2983]

True. Most Americans think that we are entitled for everyone to learn our language and we shouldn’t have to make any effort to understand their language.

[@alanbright4823]

@@cerseilannister2983 And many tourists - from all sorts of countries - assume people around them should speak English. Watch (say) a German in Indonesia. It's not Americans or other native English speakers.

[@enharmonics]

-“You should keep speaking Maya“ -“Well... I need to practice more” -“Yeah, you do!” 🤣

[@tdogaz4114]

This dude's like the Gordon Ramsay of languages.

[@Slimothy]

WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCEEE?!

[@chrisponce1374]

DONDE ESTA LA SALSA DE CORDERO?!

[@potatoeyboi]

WHERES THE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS

[@FireBallZ24Gaming]

Apt

[@711jastin]

所以我说那个酱汁呢！？ MANA SOS TU!?

[@lama99654]

Tbh it’s very impressive that he has the guts to go out there and practice the language. If I am learning a language I would be way too embarrassed about speaking badly to try and practice it in public

[@LewisBowels]

Honestly, people love it when foreigners attempt their native language. When I was in Japan, I knew a little Japanese and had a card for things to say and ask. I tried asking for the check in a restaurant and some words were a bit tough to pronounce but they appreciated and loved that a foreigner was trying to pronounce their language, even if it was jacked up.

[@lama99654]

@@LewisBowels yes! I am Dutch and happy when foreigners try to learn my language!

[@Cassxowary]

@@lama99654 I want to learn dutch but I gotta work on my afrikaans more first (my family is from south africa) and don't want to do both at the same time even if they're almost the same anyway haha

[@kakonthebed]

⁠@@Cassxowary Ouch, ek was heir gebore and ek kan fokall verstaan 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@zeldagoblin]

I feel like he speaks Maya with a Chinese accent

[@edgarmarin-duartr9761]

Yeeeaaa

[@Wqube]

Do you speak Mayan, or is this just guessing? I think I hear it too... But it might be his stammering, since he can't find the words as fast as he want

[@Mike-kr5dn]

Well he is repeating himself, just like when you speak Chinese.

[@zeldagoblin]

@@Mike-kr5dn No, it's more like a certain inflection that the Chinese language uses. Maybe it's habitual. I could be wrong though.

[@jackryan444]

To his credit the dudes got like 15 languages in his head. I’d guess he learned (outside of English) Chinese first and applies lessons from that on other languages he picks up. Accent or no, it’s super impressive.

[@titanx8687]

Can't wait til he travels to Mars and talks to the locals there, lol.

[@aingestirera]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CalculatedRisks]

Lmao Pin This

[@dreamqueen5]

Yaaaaaaaaaasssssssss

[@ghostskel7463]

Lmao

[@Sir-Bane]

Xiaomanyc to Alien - ⊑⟒⌰⌰⍜ ⏃⌰⟟⟒⋏⌇! Aliens - (⊙◇⊙)

[@cloudysensation8406]

It never gets old to see people open up when a foreigner speaks their language ☺️

[@ruan1889]

I agree with you

[@brookecruz3629]

Never EVER....LOL😆

[@michaelkey9197]

Just proves we are all the same. Hard working trying to get bye people.

[@ZEVA1970]

I think that it's a good thing that Native American languages are starting to be taught again.

[@shaankks1457]

Random guy: how many languages you can speak ? This guy: yes

[@genericusername4206]

that guy:no

[@theobsidianreaper7474]

The better question is what languages he can’t speak

[@ancilia5508]

After just a week and a half, and he's just only roughly struggling. The fact he can become this adept to the language after 10-11 days of learning is amazing-I wouldn't be surprised if in the future, he's the one to learn, document, and translate some of the obscure indigenous islander languages or when contact with aliens is made.

[@McKack]

There's definitely some savant-type stuff going on here, people just don't go around learning this much in little over a week no matter what techniques you use. It's super amazing and I gotta say I'm a little jelly.

[@champnotchicken4318]

@@McKack the more languages you learn the easier the process becomes

[@CheesyMez]

@@champnotchicken4318 yeah the guys been learning for a decade now so hes probably got his learning strategy for languages down to an art, but hes still very gifted that he can become conversational in just a week or two

[@3ch0_17]

I learnt about 400 words of ukrainian over about 20 combined hours of duolingo. I lacked people to talk to tho and my personal life got in the way so I haven't been able to continue

[@thebois32]

@Carson Baker you have an ego.

[@markomk9761]

he always sounds like he's speaking some kind of chinese dialect tho

[@jacksonp2397]

Maaya T'áan is a tonal language so it would make sense

[@Ferbook3000]

@@jacksonp2397 True

[@jacksonp2397]

@@Gevixel Maya does not have close relations with Siberian Languages. The Athabaskan languages have been found to have parallels with one Siberian Language. Even then, those languages do not share similarities with "Northern Chines Dialects". Please refrain from spreading Pseudo-Science.

[@jacksonp2397]

@@Gevixel Did you read the source you sent me? Nowhere does Vajda argue that "Maya is closely related to languages in Siberia." Vajda only argues that Ket in Central Siberia seems to be related to the Na-Dene. We know that Algonquian, Uto-Aztecan, etc. originally are from Northern Asia, but that could not tell you that Maya is related to any modern Siberian Language. Even if it was, you would still have to demonstrate how a Chinese Dialect----which only evolved tone in Middle Chinese, long after the ancestors of the maya crossed into the americas----had enough influence to give tone to a Siberian Language. You have to actually comprehend for reading to be useful. We all make mistakes.

[@matthewrivas5043]

@@Gevixel dude he utterly destroyed you. Go back to school

[@marian.german]

As a mexican this makes me so happy and at the same time embarrassed for me😅 People always think that in mexico we can only speak spanish but we have 69 official languages. And i can only speak 1🥲 i wish i knew more

[@anticorncob6]

69? That's a lot!

[@marian.german]

@Michelle yo iguaaaal! Ya te contesto en español porque ahuevo nos entendemos jajajaj, quisiera muchísimo aprender náhuatl o maya pero si esta complicado😩🥲

[@Cassxowary]

@@marian.german sii en serio pero es una buena idea tambien, y puedes!(:

[@felixb6]

Which one of them did your ancestors speak?

[@honeyswann]

Yo he estado aprendiendo Nahuatl y Huichol para poder entender el lenguaje de mi raza nativa 🥲

[@terrioestreich4007]

I love how the people react to this dude! They always smile so big when he starts speaking their language

[@Kevin-jc1fx]

It must feel amazing to be married to a partner who can support you everywhere like his wife does. Always behind the camera or behind the scenes somewhere doing an amazing job. Lots of respect to supportive people.

[@Asweda]

"We have coke" While pointing at a white bag really threw me off.

[@livableincome]

Please stop with the racist profiling.

[@mpforeverunlimited]

@@livableincome snowflake

[@livableincome]

@@mpforeverunlimited Yeah, funny how when your kid is killed and people call him a drug runner just because he has Mayan ancestry and no other reason, that you might be called over sensitive if sandwich sellers are suspected of being drug dealers. Such a snowflake. Unlike you, a dull rock.

[@SoupyCup]

@@livableincome Bruh m8 chill. He did not mean it in a racist way. The guy could have been white or black and you wouldn't react the same. So calm down. Sorry for you if you had a bad day but don't be an asshole and take it out on others

[@kutsudaw2651]

@@livableincome it's not racist Mexico is well known for their drugs/cartel etc it's just common knowledge and I do agree it was humorous to see him pointing at white bags while saying that.

[@jorgesobrino_y]

He speaks every language with a Chinese accent. He keeps repeating the same words, which is something many Asian languages do but most of the rest of the languages don’t. It is still super impressive though

[@juangallego9121]

Intenta tu hacer lo mismo jorge

[@jorgesobrino_y]

@@juangallego9121 precisamente he dicho que es muy impresionante lo que hace, simplemente he señalado que repite mucho las palabras el todos los idiomas. No le quito mérito ninguno

[@ElGringoSam]

Soon we’re gonna see “Clueless White Guy SHOCKS Extra-Terrestrials In Perfect Klingon” I can’t speak Maya, but if you want to see where my Spanish level is checkout my most recent video!

[@SalamanderMagic]

LMAO

[@coolslayer4503]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@kevartje1295]

LOL

[@nonzka6957]

Lol

[@inuage93]

Hahaha!!!

[@jagababa]

Truely impressive with what a passion he learns languages. Only his "nervous" repeating of words reminds me asian languages

[@mr.bouncealot9047]

I was thinking exactly the same... Some of the "asian influence"

[@uggggggghhhhh]

I thought he had a stutter lol

[@jimfriedman6923]

I’d like to see him speak Tuvan or Hebrew

[@trodriguez6024]

I've notice he talks in a chinese accent with his stutter.

[@jayhoodii3943]

Stutters are cute😔

[@eidoran5653]

JAYHOODII 😐

[@slop599]

@@jayhoodii3943 yikes g

[@timothywest1183]

Wish I could stutter that well in 20 different languages. I try to speak that many languages and my would just pop off of my body!

[@barrywalker1809]

LOVE IT XIAOMA! I love the Yucatan! I'm an English Teacher, and am currently in Valladolid, trying to convince a friend to start teaching Maya online. I showed him your videos, in the hope of inspiring him!

[@ElderFoxDocumentaries]

Are you from New York? Ha ha ha ha Do you want the coke? Ha ha ha ha He's speaking Maya! Ha ha ha ha

[@zxbey2026]

Underrated comment 😂

[@whatitdohomeynigguwh]

lol no cap

[@placebo5466]

Ha = Yeah/Yes ... i think

[@onii.chan_3359]

Lmao ded🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

[@RobertoGarcia-nk1of]

That guy didn’t even speak Mayan! He spoke English!!😂😂😂

[@cosmicgryfaun]

You can’t help but feel happy for him for knowing so many languages and seeing everyone reaction

[@ReddShyne]

I love watching how he approaches these wonderful people respectfully and how they communicates towards him. It’s satisfying to me✨

[@atrinoisa]

Same! I loved the guy on the pole helping him with some words and having him repeat it. Something about that interaction made me so happy.

[@kbee1735]

Fantastic!!! Mayan and Mexicans are so calm and friendly and they just embraced you and your wife. Loved this video Xiaomanyc 🥰🇨🇦

[@jerecito6892]

Guy : "you have coca?" Man : *pulls a bag full of a white powder*

[@relativexistence505]

“Oh ham sandwich??”

[@Squid-Game]

@@relativexistence505 ah, yes, white cheese

[@SebHaarfagre]

lol

[@jaketamayao5110]

FBI: Ahemmmmm

[@Richard61200]

Lovely thought

[@Alex_1729]

A white guy, called Xiaoma, speaking Mayan and Spanish, from New York... everyone: wtf

[@enriquemoreno9100]

sometimes i speak mayan in vr chat with russians and americans lol

[@susaneberhardt6301]

NYers get it...

[@sneakyjaguar5982]

Crazy world!

[@magdalenacoghlan5766]

NYC is Soo diverse my dude

[@magdalenacoghlan5766]

@A A NYPD is one of the toughest police forces in America. Good Luck

[@ToTheDisco24]

It took me a while to realise that “ha” means yes and wasn’t just Xiaoma sarcastically laughing 😆

[@MoistYoghurt]

I knew it was yes just because the subtitle just said yes lol

[@pasarkeramat550]

but in Thai ha is 5.So if it written 555 means a ha ha ha laugh.

[@Dante20321]

Lol

[@morbidsstudio]

Dude, I was saying that too lol, I was like what's with that fake ass laugh

[@lmostayoutuber]

@@MoistYoghurt and ma is no, see ive learnt it as well

[@truthisparamount8992]

It's cool how much you seem to enjoy languages. Your content is enjoyable for that reason. Merci pour votre enthousuasme.

[@GetOffTheLawn]

This is one of my favorite ways to spend time on the internet. You have such a bright light in you and your interactions with people bring me joy. Thanks dude!

[@codywright2840]

It’s so wholesome to see people from all over the world be supportive of learning their native language 😊

[@Rayman120]

Next video: earther goes to Mars and surprises Jupiter immigrants by speaking one of the jovian moons' dialect

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

Can we have that, please?

[@jessicajames1599]

He has a friend from Outer Space to teach him

[@ramsesfarias6167]

I love this comment so much

[@mitchell7621]

Innalowda aint no beltalowda sa-sa ke

[@TheMothernerd]

Somebody been watching The Expanse.

[@casanovahagfish]

i get so much serotonin from your videos. humans connecting is my favorite thing

[@donisecyre6746]

I love how your ability to connect with people in their language makes them so happy to hear you talk to them instead of at them.

[@woutkoopman]

Learning a new language is a real challenge, but learning a new language while you already speak 10 others is crazy diffcult. Learning my 2nd and 3rd languages was okay, but my 4th and 5th were so much more challenging. I kept mixing words from different languages up, and to understand locals when they speak that language with an accent is soo difficult. Massive respect to this guy.

[@slimnuggz]

He sounds like he’s speaking Mayan with a Chinese accent lol

[@TheMagnificentLordArceus]

I felt that

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

According to internet apparently Chineese people can speak Mayan because of its Toung twisting similarities.

[@mollytaylor8122]

@@Minato_Akiyama03 Woah, that's so cool!! Where did you learn that?

[@Minato_Akiyama03]

@@mollytaylor8122 Myself an as Asian xD

[@mollytaylor8122]

@@Minato_Akiyama03 Oh lmfao nice 😂

[@Aethelvlad]

You're also helping repair the face of our people in doing this. These interactions will have long lasting effects on peoples first judgement of others. You're a good dood and we need more of you.

[@kimfoster6755]

I was in Tulum, with my daughter the Christmas before last. It was just before covid started. Ah the good old days. I saw the Mayan temples, it was so beautiful. I love how you can pick up all these languages. I'm European from Hungary. It's the known as one of the hardest language in the world to learn. I'd love to see u give it a try and talk with you in Hungarian.

[@mariaturner371]

I wish I had the confidence like you do to practice with people who are fluent. Who live within the region where the language was born. And this goes for practicing any language... I wish I was as confident as you are. Great video man.

[@Ryosuke1208]

I wouldn't feel confident speaking a foreign language even if I had a full year to learn it.

[@exos1bnetworth]

It’s so cool he speaks Mayan my grandparents can speak it and my mom can too so this makes me glad he’s learning the language

[@sandykl]

Thank you for respecting my people and our culture. You made me cry peaceful and honored tears.

[@realmslayerxx725]

Something about their reactions really hits home for me. I love how respectful you are and how much you care about learning the ways of all these different cultures.

[@CrèmeTropBrûlée]

In two months : "Genuine american shocks a virus by speaking in ancient protein signals with him"

[@ReploidWars]

Him: How do you say blue in Mayan? Vendor: chicken sandwich?

[@edgarmarin-duartr9761]

Lmao yeah loved how he kept trying but he was speaking to everyone In Mayan like everyone knew it

[@melissamacias3715]

@@edgarmarin-duartr9761 Yes I noticed that. The thing is, that the Mayan language is disappearing. Spanish is taking over. It's mostly the old people that live there still speaking it.

[@edgarmarin-duartr9761]

@@melissamacias3715 yeah sad that the world is losing an amazing ancient language

[@wickedhouston5538]

no mames wey

[@Kochelocher]

"God damn goobags!"

[@juanmora5341]

Ok my great grand mother was Maya, now it's imperative that i learn at least a couple of words, tnx Xiaoman!!!

[@huntertippetts3670]

I made my dad watch this and his words where" pretty good for a week and a half, but he still makes me wanna have a stroke." 😂😂

[@notachance3444]

I had a tough time watching it. Good on him for learning so fast and putting himself out there for others to judge but oof

[@angelagwen1818]

The stuttering is a lot

[@gitsurfer27]

"pretty good"? Lets see you guys try to speak fluently in a foreign language in a week and a half, i bet you would struggle with "hello" let alone a full conversation. Seriously he doesn't deserve any criticism for what he's done here, its amazing he can do that when most people take years to get to a conversational level, stuttering or not.

[@notachance3444]

gitsurfer27 lol k

[@huntertippetts3670]

@@gitsurfer27 my dad's from Chihuahua Mexico.... And it's not any criticism he literally said he speaks good spanish for a week and a half. Soooooo go bother someone in your HOA karen.

[@jrnewts7790]

In a week and a half I’d be lucky to remember “hello”.... “help”....”English only”

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Xiaoma doesn't learn languages, languages learn *HIM!*

[@This.is.Alex.Romero]

Send nukes 😳

[@jamesarrendell9517]

This made me actually laugh out loud

[@Soreto23]

Kim Jpng-un WOW SUCH AN ORIGINAL MEME SO FRESH AND FUNNY HSHAHA :D

[@M_u_t_e96024]

Kim's sister dosent learn about Kim shadman dose... wait ....

[@Rushyesgenesis]

Are you going to teach him North Korean

[@salbadornavaguerrero2772]

I have a great respect for you my friend, you actually take time and learn, very respectful and you can see the joy in people’s faces when you communicate with them. I can tell you really appreciate different cultures

[@xlQueenOfCrowslx]

Maya is beautiful!,is sad that people stops learning it, there used to teach it in schools I remember years ago, you should come to yucatan is amazing too! 🖤

[@Sleepless4Life]

Yes, indigeneous myself. And hearing mayan spoken is very fascinating. Wish everyone was as curious learning a new language as this guy. The tribe I from only has a few hundreds speaking my native language fluently. Sadly the new generations have no interest in learning the language. Sign of the times I guess.

[@georgesr8979]

Según se aún se puede aprender en ciertas universidades y escuelas, es bueno que no se pierda esa tradición

[@xlQueenOfCrowslx]

@@georgesr8979 see es muy triste, antes solían enseñarlo en las escuelas ahora, la mayoría de la gente, esta tomando tradiciones de otros lugares como usa, hasta el tradicional hanal pixan, algunos ya ni celebran eso es el día de muertos,significa comida de almas en Maya

[@xlQueenOfCrowslx]

@@Sleepless4Life yeah, idk why in here is weird see in people speaking Mayan, in the cities in the markets you see them only and new generation in this case they take the USA traditions like Halloween instead of hanal pixan that's like día de muertos is sad, that's the only unique celebration to remember the people who left us

[@HWDragonborn]

How many languages you speak? Xiaoma: yes

[@pmccservices]

You name it, he se habla o parle

[@ESAATRAVIESAA]

Mayans: armadillo neck where you going? White man: armadillo neck? Mayans: we were speaking to the captain XD

[@JorgeRomero7]

Latin american nick names are the BEST!!! Eg. Calling a fat guy "skinny/flaco" or a skinny guy "fat/gordo". My Colombian friend said he had a chubby childhood friend everyone would call "bola de grassa" which translates to : Ball of grease.

[@turquoisecrown8393]

all of these videos are absolutely amazing. dude is inspiring.

[@VictorGarcia-hw1ld]

Damn it Xiamoa, that was great. Very interesting and respecful you invest time learning a decaying language, people you spoke to should have felt honored and pride. Regards!

[@duncangreghoe9039]

When you feel bad and depressed and think you are useless, remember that Xioma learned to speak Maya, Spanish and Chinese in a week.

[@classicallofi5304]

Thank you! Now im 2 times depressed! :)

[@astroneer967]

thank you sheldon cooper

[@love2000amglam]

And Fuzhounese!

[@martiddy]

He didn't learn chinese in one week lol

[@gabrielsantana6161]

Thank you, Sheldon Cooper.

[@TheCrazymomto6]

There are those that languages comes easy to them, I admire that sooo much!! I tried Spanish 3 times and could not grasp it! Our brains are all wired different. This just floors me and so glad he’s out there doing this. It makes my kids want to learn.

[@AizenKai.]

I like his stuttering a lot. This is so real. Do NOT worry about your broken language just speak as much as you can and you'll be corrected. The stuttering is normal. Everybody who would be this outgoing in his learning time would be the same. Maybe more maybe less. Do not give up and keep pushing!!!

[@nelsonchen6949]

Villagers: Literally not doing anything. Xiaoma: Let's speak some Mayan today!

[@hotsauce69247]

Man I would hate for my nickname to be “Armadillo Neck” 😂

[@kevinp8108]

@hotsauce67924 - my nickname is cocklargo which translates to "elephant dick"!

[@M_u_t_e96024]

Some elephants have small ones tho you should change it to horse

[@andytaylor1588]

My nickname is Wrongway Man and I am a great navigator and pilot.

[@Weezy10580]

Yellow neck lol

[@Mojojojo85757]

@@Weezy10580 that’s Amarillo... armadillo is an animal 🤣

[@deerose8521]

My father speaks mayan and I really want to learn to be able to impress my grandparents one day, this is amazing !

[@smackthatfemale]

You are gorgeous I believe in you you can do it hahaha

[@GeneticDeformity_]

I love content like this. Languages are really important to understand more about their cultures and make different friends from all other places

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The Mayans have figured out the *s t a r s*

[@Pao234_]

You are everywhere, i swear

[@pabloleon9593]

I did get that reference my man!

[@waitwhat7115]

Haha!

[@b1gmustang567]

Easier than figuring the stars out in Hollywood.

[@mozzzietv8307]

You stuttered so much man respect to you, you learned so much in a short amount of time that’s very impressive

[@ypy2516]

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.

[@kellizafer9828]

You are an inspiration! I'm so shy about trying to speak a new language and you just do it without worrying about anything. I love it!