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[@MatthewBofenkamp]

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: kzbin.info/aero/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]

a true king!!

[@MatthewBofenkamp]

@@cut AND YOU! Only Monarchs on the Cut staff! Y’all are too nice to me 😭

[@kencarsula3307]

Omg you are so amazing

[@fa6534]

You are a genius Love from Nigeria

[@kkkkkkkkkkk9973]

Omg your shirt has the word that means "world" in albanian!!🥰🇦🇱

[@lobaetoile8440]

This is impressive, considering he's not fluent in many languages himself. He has amazing logic. He's so cool.

[@yukiandkanamekuran]

To be fair, you can pick out dialect and words pretty well if you've heard it before. Some languages just sound different.

[@lobaetoile8440]

@@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]

@@lobaetoile8440 true but hey, maybe it comes from some place similar.

[@lobaetoile8440]

@@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]

@@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]

I had a brain glitch when I suddenly fully understood one language, and then realized it was my own native language, Finnish. 🤣

[@simona9533]

Same thing happened to me 😭😂

[@lentonoki]

I was just so tuned out and had to do a double take like "wait what, what did I just hear??" XD

[@aktasluna]

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]

HELPPHFBSEKHF same but with my own language, istg i wasn't prepared for it to pop up like that lmfao

[@mahieddineup3273]

I'm learning Finnish and i only got terve 😭😭😭

[@intreoo]

I love how everyone goes “😳😮” when Matthew starts immediately analyzing the languages accurately.

[@wanjanjama]

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]

Exact same feeling😂💯

[@SapientEudaimonia]

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]

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]

Please tell me; what is Kenya like?

[@SapientEudaimonia]

@@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]

he absolutely bodied that challenge! At the end saying “I thought they’d be more obscure” lol, I think you’re just knowledgeable!

[@trakstr1170]

Haha right? I would not have guessed any of them!

[@channy6995]

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]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIiqZWZurd16opI vlog :D

[@sdgoza]

@@channy6995 I would have still gotten it wrong, but that’s a perfect explanation. Thank you!

[@mooselove]

What does bodied mean?

[@kmms4720]

Not only is he knowledgeable but also humble in a way that’s confident but not overbearing in his skill. Good for him!

[@2258fran]

Perfect way of explaining!!!

[@meeaningless2]

Yeah doesn’t come off as bragging at all even though he sounds incredibly educated and informed, such a charming quality for him.

[@katleach2382]

fr so inspiring to me

[@nillavachakraborty4481]

If knowledge doesn't make you humble,then that's not knowledge.

[@Paleolillith]

Such is the way with music teachers

[@ComedyGlor]

He's the definition of cultured. He's also just very intelligent to be able to put all that knowledge together

[@916youngpridex3]

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]

Led me to think

[@Hobyosultana]

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]

@@Hobyosultana then you only guess 4/6 lmao not all

[@antiquatedideas1107]

​@@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]

@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

[@TheJerseyNinja]

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]

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]

Including the damn accents

[@ellenolsson3703]

@@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]

@@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]

@@Zevanix ok :)

[@ccyalater404]

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]

As an immigrant, I can understand their excitement 😂❤️

[@julianakarasawa315]

The Macedonian guy going :O to the camera

[@isbpbmugb2ygaglzigv5zxmgcm92]

Baptiste from overwatch speaks Haitian Creole

[@michellereyes270]

@@mona-2527 why do we have to be seen ? Lol

[@theway280]

everyone loves a cunning linguist

[@heironic8547]

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]

Yes!

[@nr1linostan]

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]

I KNOW I WAS LOOKING FOR A COMMENT THAT MENTIONED THIS

[@MarcovecchioTV]

the way he celebrated every time he guessed correct

[@nickorange4881]

I would too.

[@magnetomaggy2662]

Like he wanted a hug 😅

[@ashleigh7914]

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]

IKRRRR

[@seandavila835]

How similar are Bulgarian and Macedonian?

[@nekojtamu6065]

@@seandavila835 pretty similar but still different

[@polonijj]

@@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]

@@polonijj Ok thank you. Would you say that Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian are the same language or not?

[@SABIKASABIRA]

Matthew is very intelligent and his ear for the nuance in inflection is incredible. 👏🏿🙌🏿

[@BelaDesouza_]

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]

@BelaDesouza_ Pretty sure it means small differences.

[@podgy5]

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

[@tegu8934]

Ain’t no way this man should be this good at this. That was impressive

[@kevinsundelin8639]

Why not? He's clearly interested in languages.

[@jaredcalvert9207]

@@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]

@@jaredcalvert9207 lol you're funny

[@bonkbonkbonkbonkbonkbonk]

@@kevinsundelin8639 ?

[@karinvasu3005]

look at this, it's just as impressive if not more lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWSTcpetf7KJl5I

[@demirnur]

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]

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_]

yea this video was a treat

[@oxey_]

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]

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]

I don't know much about languages and guessed 2 correctly lol

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

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.

[@desipaz93]

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!

[@ATheoryInPractice]

Can we talk about how adorable and wholesome this man is? He seems like he could vibe with anyone.

[@thesanasi]

I read a research paper once, that said when you speak or understand a language it’s easier to mirror behavior.

[@toophoot2757]

check out the 6 virgins vs one non virgin video he got 8+ BODIES!!!

[@Charlie-yt2iy]

@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]

hes a geek

[@cartersovertakes6752]

@@jessek4081that's exactly what I thought😭

[@alexandrashank]

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]

not everyone has the time, nor the resources, nor the money. thank you!

[@o_o-lj1ym]

@@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]

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]

@@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]

@@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 ?

[@beescared]

I love how everyone was so friendly, and how happy everyone was. He was also so nice to all the people!

[@aris9518]

I love his shirt is says “world” in Albanian. I’m always waiting for someone guessing Albanian. Id love to participate 😂💜

[@lidiaclaire]

a flet shqip? 😂

[@aris9518]

@@lidiaclaire po :D

[@lidiaclaire]

@@aris9518 shume mire!! jam nga shqipri :)

[@renisgourmet.offical]

A thanë disa... SHQIPTAR

[@cx3622]

Kosovo je Srbija

[@mlilejay8698]

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]

That's how my cousin learned her french.

[@BambuuucaCZ]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@highviewbarbell it’s really not that useful unless you want to go to that country

[@Tyler-cm6vk]

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]

Well said. A good level of knowledge without being arrogant

[@borko883]

Talent? Where? Common sense, and Basic education.

[@ellie8272]

@@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]

@@borko883 It’s talent, especially in his process of deduction.

[@iii1429]

@@MayMay-xh1ro no

[@poopymcface9792]

This guys has impressive deductive skills based solely on the words he’s exposed to through music!

[@juliemaheu]

So impressive!!! The way he just constantly was making connections with different sounds and words etc. so awesome to see!!! Great job!

[@LifeOfLiana]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIiqZWZurd16opI vlog :)

[@lordclancharlie1325]

no offense but only Americans are impressed, plus the guy only speaks two languages...

[@issaposter]

@@lordclancharlie1325 as if you could've done that, comparing speaking three languages and recognising 20 is apples and oranges

[@lordclancharlie1325]

@@issaposter I said "plus", not "because". Of course I recognize all these languages, like any European would

[@AdaSaarinen]

@@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.

[@vinceb8041]

the swahili guess was absolutely insane, zero hesitation to match the single word ending he knew, that dude is awesome.

[@davidb8373]

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]

Or also, if you know Star Trek trivia, you would know that Uhura was named for freedom in Swahili.

[@hascupbrayden3091]

I got Swahili from the lion king

[@CuriouslyWatching]

Dude mentioned Bensoul, the Kenyan musician, & my mind just exploded

[@s--h1584]

@@timclark7241 Me, the Original Trek fan, literally scrolled down to look for someone saying this :P

[@alldemcats]

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.

[@SingingSpock]

Hearing him analyze aloud and watching them react was great. Solid video, good idea and entertaining execution

[@anthonydisney]

Bring him back for a part two!!

[@SofiaArthursxo]

I’d love to see a whole series of this LOL this is so entertaining

[@danielarodriguezoropeza9008]

Yees I'd love a part two

[@ally_roro1482]

Yes!

[@ally_roro1482]

@@SofiaArthursxo same! This is one of my favourite series

[@SandraMichelleGarcia]

this was the first cut video I immediately wanted to see in a long time. they need more of this

[@ben_west]

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]

Well, wasn’t he a language teacher in college or something? It was his job to know

[@bee4590]

@@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]

@@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 🙃

[@Freundinnen100]

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!

[@wildnfurious8586]

Matthew’s energy is awesome. Love him!!

[@42Fern42]

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]

Quack 🦆 Cluck 🐥

[@RixMorales]

In my language a duck would sound "kwak kwak" and a chicken would sound "tiktilaok". Great analogy

[@xxxian5088]

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]

@@xxxian5088 Cool.

[@ml8911]

@@xxxian5088 exactly! we have the same expression in cantonese so it really surprised me when the girl mentioned it.

[@doodwithdude2699]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@doodwithdude2699 Thankyou ! :)

[@majidMouzin]

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

[@maraomg5309]

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. ❤️

[@urfavsoccerplayer_13]

I love Matthew's cute little celebrations he's so bubbly and it's so much fun to watch him ❤️

[@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl]

This guy is amazing! I was sceptical about his confidence, but he has a reason to be proud!

[@LifeOfLiana]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIiqZWZurd16opI vlog ;D

[@ciqalajeahnj.ranera1714]

@@LifeOfLiana ???

[@zetzu6460]

LUFFYYYYYY

[@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl]

@@zetzu6460 ZETZUUUU!

[@zetzu6460]

@@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl ONE PIECE BEST ANIME

[@bringmetheh0riz0n1]

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]

ikr.. rather than some random people that would be a lot more interesting like this one.

[@melissacuesta4961]

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]

@@melissacuesta4961 Yep!! Ive seen that too, and its great!

[@greenmatius]

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]

@@greenmatius yes, hence why I quoted specialist and then suggested a linguistic expert to guess languages.

[@ashawalker5986]

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!

[@hannie798]

i love that he talks through his thought process with each one. so knowledgeable!

[@tergitadibra9711]

Can we appreciate him wearing a sweater saying „botë“ which means „world“ in Albanian 🥺🌍

[@jokl89]

That is so cool! Thank you for letting us know 🙏

[@dejnimuka4785]

Edhe po prisja nje koment te tille, ja ku te gjeta

[@edonshatri6446]

Was just gonna write this

[@user-zv7yb4yp9g]

u çudita kur e pashë

[@stephw5825]

I was so excited to see this!

[@MariaBtris]

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]

she has a ted talk if you’re interested in watching it! it’s about her experience & has to do with language!

[@jtct.joanna]

@@night-ave I would love to watch it, would you mind putting a link in here?

[@ohhkarenn]

Hi!! I am Karen, and I’ve added my Ted Talk in the main comments!

[@aguyonasiteontheinternet578]

is it 雞同鴨講？

[@cal5601]

@@aguyonasiteontheinternet578 yeap.

[@AnzuMiruku]

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.

[@rossburg84]

The passion and thirst for knowledge, and true love of music and culture is absolutely beautiful in this.

[@mahadevovnl]

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]

I'm french and didn't even guess this was Quebecois at the beginning.

[@despe666]

@@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]

@@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]

🤣🤣🤣

[@livier3970]

@@kolkoki yeah she don't have that much of the quebec accent.

[@Zambicus]

the Finnish girl's face when he mentioned Russian, dude almost got himself in some hot water there lol

[@BobbyFischer0000]

Finnish sounds nothing like Russian.

[@Ragedaonenlonely]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@iliilili310 although it’s generally true russian north-western dialects were quite influenced by finno-ugric ones, but difference is still very distinctive

[@ruthgiles8926]

I love how he picks up clues to influences and makes such good linguistic connections! Well done!

[@Blacklat58]

Where is Matthew’s channel?!? I’d watch it all day!

[@Chiggianya]

can you just keep this series going with just him and you guys give him more and more obscure languages?

[@sleepynights2677]

id love to see him figure out the differences between conlangs and actual languages

[@6thgraderfriends]

Finnish is pretty obscure.

[@pongangelo2048]

Uvuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemuhwem Ossas

[@kay-my2fk]

omg please yes

[@siwihshdf8586]

yeah fr plss

[@Marcusiri]

This was not random guessing. This man has a very good ear for languages... He a also very intelligent. Welldone

[@kevinsundelin8639]

No kidding...He clearly expressed that he's interested in languages so it's not that surprising

[@thesuperginge1348]

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

[@patbanting4574]

Matthew: 'i speak English' never would have guessed mate

[@irisforlife4953]

His shirt says “Botë” which in Albanian means world. Cool guy.

[@anisas3205]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that 🤣

[@kleliagjoncari3794]

Was looking for this comment 🤗

[@nodebate1]

I noticed too lol BOTË🇦🇱🇽🇰

[@EnKanella]

Aaayyy

[@teichiboy]

This is actually a common joke in linguistic circles. #Albanianjokes.

[@ArcusLibri]

Wow that was impressive. I'd love to see him guess more languages!

[@nashrah831]

Me too.

[@tobybartlett]

Ditto!

[@plotoyadnaya_rossiyanka]

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]

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]

As a native french speaker, even I had a very hard time understanding the woman was speaking Quebec french. I suck haha.

[@kostas3011]

@@Dreamfyre SORRY TO BOTHER YOU BUT YOU ARE SLAVIC NOT MACEDONIAN

[@user-uk1bi4fp4z]

Macedonian is a Bulgarian dialect, just like Russian so it's normal you understand it. ;-)

[@lilianikolova7685]

I was amazed abou Kenyan Swahili

[@Mark-Wilson]

This guy is a legend.

[@Marco-hb3ge]

I wish to be as cultured as this guy

[@sleepynights2677]

i know right, i want to know as much as him

[@booknerdjebbi5037]

Start listening to that Playlist, it might take you there

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

No need to wish, it's something you can just choose to do.

[@robespierrey]

So go study.

[@kleshayer3751]

@adum50 what else can I do?

[@shaqutus]

I wish you will bring Matthew back quessing languages, he's so talented and has so much knowledge!

[@maeganlozano7058]

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]

I personally wished the video was much longer! It was so interesting

[@qmance8062]

Wow i love you actually brought a smart person that’s passionate about languages this time

[@enexified]

I looove the way he forms his logic, helps me to learn too! Bring him back for another!

[@evemessenger9132]

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]

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]

i guessed Quebecois French as a Portuguese Creole hahahaha

[@helixxia9320]

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.

[@jaytaskinen]

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]

The girls face when mentioning Russia.. 🙈😂

[@elinao]

TORILLE!

[@Kierranh2704]

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]

ei vittu, torille

[@ellioni5883]

Juu se oli tosi kiva, tuntuu sellanen lämpeys kun kuulee oman kielen jossain :p Torille heti!

[@julesg8745]

Bring Matthew back he seems so sweet and I bet he would do well on other guessing challenges too!

[@Tinyytankk]

I need more of this guy guessing languages! Was so fascinating

[@nothingiseverperfect]

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]

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]

It is, go outside your neighborhood

[@siukong]

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]

it's refreshing to see cultured americans.

[@exotik22]

He says in the video that he is Norwegian

[@Ho_Lii_Fuk]

Didn't he say that he's norwegian

[@fey9915]

@@exotik22 Most Americans have different ethnic backgrounds. He could be 10th generation Norwegian lol

[@alfdlgnaat]

hes more cultured than like 99.9 percent of the world

[@joco8700]

@@exotik22 he said he speaks a little Norwegian. He’s American.

[@SheilaR.08]

Being perpetually curious about the world is a great way to approach life. Loved this!

[@kirstenkobor8760]

I'd really like to see him guess North American indigenous languages! He did an amazing job!

[@mikeoxbig1978]

It's a relief to know there are young people out there who are this logical, rational, deductive and intelligent.

[@diegoscb]

- Mike Oxbig

[@spilledsalt4862]

It’s not like old people would do well in this game.

[@UniversalLumen]

@@spilledsalt4862 ???

[@spilledsalt4862]

@@UniversalLumen he said it’s a relief to see young people do well in this challenge. I think it’s nice to see anybody do well in this challenge because old people wouldn’t do any better

[@howdy88]

there’s plenty in the world, it’s just that the stupid ones get the most attention

[@Swissswoosher]

Now THAT is an educated guess! He made so many of those people proud.

[@oogabooga1854]

We need to see more of this guy. He's super knowledgeable and his personality fits perfect for this type of thing

[@uncommonly_me]

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 😊

[@kylebricky6419]

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.)

[@IHYC678]

I want to be Matthew’s friend so bad! People who appreciate different languages and music are normally incredibly empathetic.

[@joecab1]

I’d also like to see more of Sashe, the Macedonian guy! He was so genuinely enthusiastic and reactive.

[@Fledermausmann]

Lol Matthew is now the gold standard... Pretty much got all of them, yo! I'm super psyched to listen to the list you have linked as well!

[@misschanandlerbong92]

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]

Wow! He guessed Haitian Creole. He's really knowledgeable 👏🏿

[@withastone]

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]

@@withastone it's not really easy, because there's other countries that speak creole also

[@vleracurri6856]

the word in his shirt is in Albanian and it means “World” its just so cool to see that

[@leogoga5832]

i saw that too

[@edonabajrami9218]

Po pra . Bluzen e tij vura re dhe klikova videon 😆😆

[@Jletsgetalong]

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. ❤❤

[@rachelle_c]

I am so glad they gave Matthew his own episode! Now we need four more!

[@snes09]

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

[@teamcyeborg]

Gotta just love how the closed captions just say _"[speaks foreign language]"_ AND cover up the actual subtitles. Great work, guys.

[@fergutierrez84]

Finally they bring someone who is smart for this I loooooove him

[@logan1769]

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.

[@taestea4747]

HAHAHAH when the macedonian guy said “You know balkan countries?!?!” I felt that as a balkan omfg.

[@lidiaclaire]

same omg!! no one ever knows the balkans.

[@yougottarelax]

@@lidiaclaire he's wearing an albanian shirt 😂 Im pretty sure he knew about balkans

[@Dreamfyre]

@@yougottarelaxI mean most Americans think Europe is a country so his reaction to Matthew knowing about the Balkans is valid

[@Emzdra]

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]

Од кој крај се твоите?

[@haosaglotas7136]

watching this vid multiple times, its still as wholesome as when i watched it for the first time, I Love It!

[@alefiyajamali6604]

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]

Yeah definitely but I feel like in Europe it’s a lot more Common to have this „basic“ knowledge

[@mk-sb8fc]

@@god_y148 true

[@duoduos9221]

Isn't that quite basic knowledge, though, when studying linguistics-- or even just commonly known in itself?

[@alefiyajamali6604]

@@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]

@@alefiyajamali6604 that's fair

[@Raven_Ray1]

3:39 What i hear kokokokokokokokokoko The subtitle: "The older brother there is taller than the other brother there."

[@Me-zh2zr]

He’s very cool and sweet, more of him please

[@kami_flowerfox]

i guessed two, but it's definitely impressive how he could go to the specifics. i guessed the first one bc i studied french, im not too good with guessing the accents but i did think of québécois then i guessed haitian creole, just bc im dominican and it's a language i hear regularly. he is impressive, now i kinda wanna listen to more african and european music, it could help me with making it easier for me to learn more languages

[@veedeotron]

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]

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]

Yeah same, I was not expecting it I almost didn't realize it was french at first

[@and.ily_]

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]

LETS GO CALISSSSS!!!! YESSS SIR

[@andreamichaud3226]

this! I totally agree

[@toria7242]

I have no idea how obscure they would need to go for him not to be able to guess. He’s a linguist genius. I guess a language that isn’t featured on Spotify??

[@adriannavangeli4631]

trick him with a conlang like Klingon

[@doaa7941]

I think he meant something like Pirahã or Rukai. But it's very hard to find speakers for these languages, even though most of the world's languages are very obscure

[@Quzga]

I suppose the more niche ones would be hard. Catalan, bokmål, Swedish Finnish

[@overgrownkudzu]

@@Quzga bokmål is just standard norwegian though

[@Quzga]

@@overgrownkudzu nynorsk then xd

[@purpleheart3861]

This guy is G for genius. Look how every person gets perplxed by his amazing guesses

[@viscid2906]

cut even went out of his way and included canto!!! love from hk