Learn Bulgarian with Tom Hanks

Cut outs from the movie "The Terminal" where Tom Hanks speaks Bulgarian.

[@Surikat-ku7ro]

When you yourself are bulgarian and still need to read the subtitles

[@eliten11]

xahahxxahaxhax

[@Bryanzebox]

Was the accent that bad? 😂🤣

[@eslavotaku2485]

Im also bulgarian and also need to read the subtitles

[@darkySp]

@@Bryanzebox Yeah, it was pretty bad. If he was an english guy going to Bulgaria, it can pass. But if he's from Bulgaria and speaks like that, then it doesn't cut it.

[@yanbu000]

@@darkySp Точно така, бях прочел и субтитрите, за да разбирам. И американецът съм ;)

[@stasiabv6]

0:50 Like a true Bulgarian. 😂

[@ballnazar4954]

agree

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

That was the only thing he said correctly, but the one with the: "Имаме война" had me dying 😂😆 😭

[@tnt1824]

0:51 The literal translation of "Мамка му" is "Its mother". But yeah, we use it as "Damn it."😂

[@RaelEmpire316]

Oh, okay. 😂 interesting.

[@HeroManNick132]

Или като за "shit" Ако гледаш филми, където са с войс-овър и там, където казват "shit," винаги го превеждат като ,,мамка му."

[@magcheto09]

Гледах едно видео където пишеше “Българския език е единствения в който всичко си има майка”😂😂😂

[@tnt1824]

Still pretty good for someone who doesn't speak Bulgarian.

[@mr.trouble827]

But his accent is good enough

[@N7Sound]

Impressive. I'm bulgarian and he is doing it well for someone who does not understand the language. :)

[@Georgi_Slavov79]

Жалко,че постоянно ни представят във западните филми като последните опърпаняци,в най-добрия случай като малоумни бандюги или проститутки.

[@anteggie7436]

Wait... I've watched this movie 5 times... I never realized he's speaking Bulgarian and I'm fluent LMAOOOOOOO

[@vivwnv8228]

Same lmao 😂

[@aoxaniasouthsidegroup1195]

Same thing happent to me....damn i realize how bad Bulgarian language got spelled 😂 Tom Hanks legend ти си върхът!!!!

[@pumplittle3795]

Dali e

[@danielbegaming]

That's funny, also where you from? I live in america but my parents are from Plovdiv

[@finley_seth]

So now, he can actually be understood?

[@viktorsocial]

Its pretty ok for a westener

[@pepiomega]

0:45 He says, Every FIVE years!!!!

[@manu_spawn]

I always thought it was something similar to Russian. Bulgarian being a Slavic Language sounds really cool!

[@HeroManNick132]

''Something similar to Russian.'' Just because Russian is the most spoken one does that mean that for example every Romance language ''look something similar to Spanish?''

[@manu_spawn]

@@HeroManNick132 settle down. I don't know much of those languages. No need to feel triggered.

[@ThePaleAnt747]

@@HeroManNick132 This is why people don't like to come to Bulgaria because people like you get triggered over the smallest things, he is complimenting the language. Just be kind.

[@Badookum]

@@HeroManNick132 Dude Bulgarian is the 3rd closest Slavic language to Russian after Ukrainian and Belarusian.

[@thesmithersy]

@@HeroManNick132 That's like saying every germanic language looks similar to English

[@ilovepineapples1987]

Honestly I'm impressed with some of the pronunciation. Although most of it sounds like he's trying to speak Russian

[@littlebaldedone]

I think the language he was speaking is actually made for the movie, it's a combination of Russian and Bulgarian

[@angelboshov8449]

@@littlebaldedone Definitely not made for the movie. The country he came from, made up yes, but not the language. He is actually speaking Bulgarian and he is doing it quite good. I as a Bulgarian and the rest of my fellow citizens can confirm that. :P

[@nationalboyo9377]

@@angelboshov8449 Indeed. Bulgarian with a very russian accent.

[@angelboshov8449]

@@nationalboyo9377 Correct. I have to agree with you about that.

[@axechop]

@@littlebaldedone As a Bulgarian, no, it's 100% Bulgarian. And he's doing a pretty good job, his wife is half Bulgarian.

[@user-mw5hv1lq1e]

He speaks Bulgarian as a Bulgarian Macedonian who lived in Russia for ten years !!!

[@HeroManNick132]

Ее, точно сега в момента ли живееш там, с тези санкции, заради Путин? По-добре се връщай у дома тук!

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

I'm Bulgarian and I used to live in the US, I'm gonna watch this movie one day to laugh my a** off to the ground 😂😆

[@medika9651]

His bulgarian is 6/10

[@user-rh2xz5sd8o]

Наистина не беше много добър 5/10, но “мамка му” се получи добре 😃 Мисля си, че Кристоф Валц би се справил много по-добре като се има предвид, че в Гадни Копилета говореше на 4 езика - немски, английски, френски и италиански.

[@z.33.z61]

Me as bulgarian,i give him 11/10

[@medika9651]

@@z.33.z61 човек и аз съм Българин :дд

[@z.33.z61]

@@medika9651 Весела и щастлива Нова Година:)

[@mariad.9806]

Можеше да е по добре но за опита му давам 10😂

[@miromarinov2694]

His Bulgarian is like a person who has never lived in bulgaria, there were some words that i could tell he just gave up on pronouncing them

[@thihoang1944]

Yes, he comes from Republic of Krakozhia

[@thihoang1944]

@Prototype Eye I know that is a fictional country. So he speaks a fictional language, too. That language probably sounds like Bulgarian but it doesn't need to be perfectly spoken... because he comes from Krakozhia, not Bulgaria...

[@byronhenry6518]

@Prototype Eye The point is that since it’s a made up country, you can suspend your disbelief a little bit. Most people can’t speak Bulgarian so we don’t even notice that it’s broken. But if you can speak Bulgarian and you can hear Tom Hank’s broken version of it, you can remind yourself that he’s not actually Bulgarian. He’s “Krakosian”. It’s similar to if I as an American see a Japanese Anime in its original language and an “American/Aussie/Brit” character shows up speaking super bad English. I get it. They couldn’t find a fluent speaker to do the lines. (I actually think it’s quite funny) But if I were Japanese and couldn’t speak English then I wouldn’t care or notice. I just hear a foreign language from the foreign guy.

[@thesmithersy]

Don't you think that's why they chose to base his language on Bulgarian? It's obscure enough in the US that people won't complain if he mispronounces a few words.

[@GangThePker]

Worse than Roma Bulgarian

[@Georgi_Slavov79]

We have the oldest still existing cities in the world, the oldest still existing country in Europe ,we have some of the smartest, most educated people in Europe.On our soil we had the greatest civilisations in history:Trace,antient Greece,Roman empire,Byzantine empire, Bulgarian empire.Even the oldest known human remains were discovered on our soil.It would be nice if they make a movie about bulgarians, who dont look as if they come from some kind of cave,can barely write,and speak English with their hands,which is the rule, if we got mentioned at all.

[@learnenglisheasily2907]

You forgot skembe chorba and banitsa!

[@Georgi_Slavov79]

@@learnenglisheasily2907 problem is:they don't last long...

[@user-dt5fk4cs9j]

"Мамка му" 👌👌👌

[@blitzik1974]

Mamka mu!! bravo

[@Anonymous2306]

"gorčica" (mustard) is very similar to the slovak term "horčica" the only difference is that some slavic nations don't have the "h" letter (russia for example)

[@Kitulous]

"g" and "h" (voiced h, not ch) are interchangeable between slavic languages (i mean that there are languages with "g" and with "h", russian/bulgarian and czech/slovak as examples) that's the beauty of slavic languages that i love -- these languages are pretty different and diverse, but all are mutually intelligible, especially if you know sound changes (like in old slavic we had some sort of "r" that later turned into "rz" (zh) in polish, "ř" (rzh) in czech and "r" in other slavic languages, if you know that change, you would understand that polish "zwierze" is actually russian "zverь" (ь is a soft sign))

[@JohnSmith-ry7ot]

who cares about slovaks bro, mother bulgaria rules over all 🇧🇬

[@DMG380]

​@@raynatumbeva780 as languages diverge from one another there are changes to some of the sounds. In Slovak bitter is horký therefore you have horčica.

[@HeroManNick132]

@@raynatumbeva780 Той говори не за буквата ,,Х," а за звукът, където ,,Г" буквално се произнася като ,,Х." Например в украинският език ,,Г" е меко ,,Х," като гръцкото/испанското ,,Х," макар че го имат обикновеното ,,Х" също. Много рядко в украинския го има звукът ,,Г" и той се изписва като ,,Ґ." А пък в беларуският език те изобщо нямат ,,Г" като звук и само ,,Х."

[@HeroManNick132]

@@Kitulous It is funny how it reminds how in Macedonian hero is "хероj" while in Bulgarian is "герой." But in Macedonian they mostly avoid this sound though and mostly replace it with "В" like for example: succeeded in Bulgarian "успях," while in Macedonian is "успеав." But you didn't say about the "Ъ" sound how almost every Slavic language has it but mostly in Bulgarian. Usually most people Slavic people don't pronounce this sound good, even if they have it like in Russian in the words "тигр, театр" which is pronounced like the word "rubber." Also Belarusian doesn't have the "G" sound at all they have only "H" and "KH" sound. Ukrainian is the same but at least they have the "G" sound that is written as "Ґ" but it is rarely used compared to the regular "Г" letter.

[@finley_seth]

0:21 there was a bit that was skipped just before here, where he said something as he was circling the TVs

[@stoyankolev674]

His Bulgarian skills are almost legit, not gonna lie...

[@D0wNhiLL]

He says at 00:31 как да разбера какво казва which means “how do I understand what it says”

[@HeroManNick132]

По-скоро ,,как да разбирам какво казва," но да прав сил

[@Aidan.w]

2:05 Why did that make me laugh so much? XD

[@alexlalov7152]

SAME I laughed at it the most, reminds me of myself when i drink beer

[@yavivanov6650]

Excellent acting! Not bad bulgarian honestly

[@kartoffelbaer1]

the important scene when he is helping the one with medics... is missing :( Whats does he tell him to say "goat"?

[@MiRo-oz6bz]

This scene was something like - it is medicíne for my father / You cannot pass. Oh.. I mistranslated.. He said it is medicine for his goat. This Word are in his langiage very similar.. Really??? So he can pass... I Think ther could be used words (i dont speak bulgarian, now I will use words from my motherlanguage) { otec/father kozel/something like goat} , {Otca /for father sheep / ovca}

[@joanaburdina9955]

Oppa

[@jivkokostov5737]

mnogo dobur film

[@19stoned90]

Име?

[@jivkokostov5737]

@@19stoned90 the terminal

[@HeroManNick132]

@@jivkokostov5737 И теб ли те мързи да пишеш на кирилица? Имам чувството, че Кирил и Методий не биваше да я създават. Ние сме си неблагодарници за каквото и да е било, че даже руснаците са по-горди, използвайки нашата кирилица... Какъв срам за българите! Няма де и къде, аман просто от такива мързеливи като теб българи, предпочитайки шльокавицата пред кирилицата!

[@AleksandarAleksiev_]

Hey, actually for an American his Bulgarian was quite good!

[@foodbug]

Kraaaaakoooshhhia

[@VELIkiq8]

0:30 I think he says "как да разбера на кой канал е?" how to find out which channel is on?

[@nikolayordanov3115]

Мисия, че казва "Как да разбирам какво казва"

[@HeroManNick132]

@@nikolayordanov3115 Направо ме разсмя, като не правиш разлика между ,,мисия" и ,,мисля."

[@nikolayordanov3115]

@@HeroManNick132 ако го бях написал от клавиатура нямаше да стане така :\

[@HeroManNick132]

Е, па не знаеш ли, че има опция ,,редактиране" от или това не знаеш? Трябва да избереш трите точки и оттам...

[@nikolayordanov3115]

@@HeroManNick132 Ако редактирам текста и някой погледне хронологията на долу ще му\ѝ трябва малко време да се усети какво е станало. А ти или имаш много планети в Дева, или не си на кеф нещо lol

[@sabkielmendez5127]

what movie is this from

[@PipiLangstrump]

The Terminal

[@Dinosaur315]

Wtf he looks very bulgarian in there, for a moment I thought he actually had bulgarian ancestry. He looks like some bulgarians I know in some scenes.

[@alexludavertigo6926]

1:04 #eatshit 🤣

[@machopi]

ey he almost gets the accent right

[@babasemka]

This is dubbed s the effect is not nearly the same.

[@NervousDrop]

It sounds more like Macedonian or Russian but its still not that bad.

[@iliyanovslounge]

Bulgarian is very similar to Russian, which is why I can understand Russian despite only knowing Bulgarian so expect it to sound very similar. Although his Bulgarian accent does sounds a bit odd.

[@NervousDrop]

@@iliyanovslounge Its not that similar at all. I myself am bulgarian.

[@iliyanovslounge]

@@NervousDrop They are similar, as Russian comes from old Bulgarian. I’ve talked Bulgarian to Russians before and they could understand whilst they spoke Russian vise versa that I could understand quite well. Although Russian is closer to other languages but they are still very similar.

[@NervousDrop]

@@iliyanovslounge old bulgarian is nothing like modern bulgarian there are some things that are similar but for the most part they are quite different

[@iliyanovslounge]

@@NervousDrop Yes, I meant old Russian came from old Bulgarian and old Russian had influence from modern Bulgarian which is why they are similar. Either way, they are similar hence why I can understand russian

[@robertedwardlee310]

That's ez food stamps in wood county jail in wasconsin

[@jijibiji8093]

Tom Hanks' wife is Bulgarian of Turkish descent, but he has not learnrd Bulgarian at all.

[@leonardofonseca4598]

Some turks can speak bulgarian, i know some bulgarians who know turkish, they are neighbour countries.

[@jijibiji8093]

​@@leonardofonseca4598 I am a Bulgarian. Bulgarian Turks are different from those in Turkey. So, Mrs. Hanks (Ibrahimova) is an example of a beautiful and intelligent Bulgarian Turkish descent woman.

[@leonardofonseca4598]

@@jijibiji8093 i never saw his wife.

[@user-zs3re6fh4n]

@@leonardofonseca4598 his wife is Rita Wilson.

[@Paixforelmundo]

@@leonardofonseca4598 his wife is from Greece

[@andity1]

Мамка му 🤣

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

See he got that part right, must've been practicing day and night 😂😆

[@nevindakat8070]

I'm a native speaker and I still can't understand what he's saying in some parts 💀

[@HeroManNick132]

Можеш да забавиш видеото...

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

That's why it's hilarious

[@AlwaysRight1111]

I know like 30 words in Bulgarian, and can speak better than Tom Hanks. This had to have been embarrassing for him.

[@mirenazheleva7212]

He has such an American accent when speaking Bulgarian 😟 it’s painful

[@QWOP_Expert]

How strange, it is well known that Tom Hanks is a native Bulgarian, so his accent should be perfect!

[@toshkokanzas]

4/10 Bulgarian

[@modelstatus3456]

Не че нещо, ама не се справи много добре :/ 4/10 може би

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

You're too generous, I give a best 2/10

[@michaela4228]

could they just not hire a Bulgarian or an American Bulgarian? the movie industry is quite silly. also, this movie was god awful, it's so boring.

[@mrgoldengraham027]

....in your opinion. You forgot that part. I liked it, but I was introduced to the concept beforehand. I already knew about the story of the persian man trapped in Charles de Gaulle airport, that this film was inspired by. So maybe I was just influenced by that, but either way, this is a much more interesting story than the millions of marvel films being churned out nowadays

[@DMG380]

Well, he does not play a Bulgarian character so why would they hire a Bulgarian? The character's country is made up. The premise is that his country ceases to exist while he is travelling and his passport is no longer valid. I think he speaks Bulgarian in the movie because his father-in-law is Bulgarian. So basically any language from Eastern Europe would do. If it was his wife and her father who coached him in Bulgarian, they did a great job.

[@krasihristov1066]

Its a fictional country and languege.The just needed him to say something and he used his little knowledge in bulgarian

[@Theonewhoneverlies478]

How is it boring when it makes you laugh to the ground by just listening at his incoherent speaking! It's hilarious 😂