Learn the Black Speech of Mordor: Lesson II - Pronunciation and Sounds

[@CalumHGaming]

Employer: So you're bilingual? What languages do you speak? English and Black Speech. Employer: You're hired

[@cyclone8974]

I am sorry, we have plenty of employees who can speak Jive.

[@witchking2093]

Now i need a ring and a horse

[@majdurakovic8431]

Don't you have a dragon?

[@JoshHutcherson3427]

Maj Duraković it’s a Drake, the Dragons of Mordor supposedly live underground.

[@majdurakovic8431]

@@JoshHutcherson3427 ok, but he doesnt post any new videos, what is wrong with hin?

[@ahmedelsayed7762]

mate sort out that prophecy... lets not misinterpret it and get killed by a woman hey

[@JoshHutcherson3427]

I feel like Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War helped me with some of the black speech, especially with Nazgûl.

[@GabrielGeagea]

Why did you stop making videos??? Tolkien wrote 15 languages you have a lot of work to do my guy

[@boaconstrictor4302]

What’s the others?

[@breakinggood3601]

@@boaconstrictor4302 rohhrin, Gondorian, common, mirkwood elf speech, regular elvish (both very familiar), hobbit speech, Easterling speech, black speech, Orkish and all its variations, ent tongue, numenorian, rest i dont remember

[@wallacebreen1746]

@@boaconstrictor4302 Avarin, Eldarin, Quenya, Telerin, Sindarin, Nandorin, Taliska, Adunaic, Westron, Hobbitish, Black Adunaic, Dalish, Rohirric, Haladin, Dunlending, Drûg, Haradrim, Easterling, Lossoth, Khuzdul, Iglishmek, Entish, Valarin, Orkish, Warg, Thrush

[@ShmokeEmGhost9]

​@@wallacebreen1746 Tolkien was a freaking genius

[@drmorbus2999]

Your lessons are so easy to learn I thank you and hope one day I'll be able to speak in black speech

[@theold1254]

R u able to speak black speech?

[@FattySpiffo]

I think he died @@theold1254

[@aliabassi8045]

Wow this deserves respect I’ve barely seen any series that continue past episode/lesson 1 xp

[@pietrobuoso1169]

I must say a thing for all people who ask how to pronounce the "r" in words like Barad-dur or Mordor: they are not words in Black Speech, they are words in Elvish Sindarin, so you must pronounce them like in Elvish

[@BruderSenf]

the sharp pronunciation is very german or at least for me as a german speaker it is, maybe a "little over the top" but not to extravagant

[@Mart-E12]

German does sound evil, reminds you of Hitler

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

rip headphone users at 4:07

[@tuanvandersluis4433]

cool!

[@smilenowsmileforever4226]

I'm so glad I read comments section first, thanks for the heads up

[@SH19922x]

I now know the only 2 important languages, english and the black speech.

[@danielpurll445]

I am going to comment on every single video until you make a new one

[@julesh8751]

Mordor is not an exception because it is not black speech but sindarin.

[@burznazgschattensturm]

Shre Nazg golugranu kilmi-nudu..ombi Kuzdurbagu gundum-ishi..nugu gurunkilu Bard gurutu..Ash burz-durbagu burzum ishi, daghburz-ishi makha gulshu darulu...

[@Sanedit7]

Exactly

[@Sanedit7]

"iez garan... bur guênazsh Tar ân nulûg izashi.. Dargu zû, nob aiunu.. Ozkân im brô.."

[@notrr1469]

Ok but GOD BLESS YOU for these videos. Extremely easy to follow !!!! Tysm!!!

[@humankazoo8068]

Brosh! You going to be doing more of these? It’s really informative and fun. Can’t wait to hear more of Elvish or Dwarvish in further installments.

[@krista8643]

This is super fascinating, I do have some questions tho: you say “must find” but write “need”, so which does “bolkut” translate to? You also emphasise it as “bol-KUT” when you read the sentence, guessing that was unintentional. Also there’s a “z” missing in “nazgul” at 5ish min in. Loving your videos tho! Next stop: that dictionary you mentioned in the comments somewhere

[@NateConklin]

I noticed the missing z as well.

[@Kholan95]

I can’t tell you how much I love these videos! I have been looking at the Zhaburi website out of Sweden and was trying to construct lesson plans for myself. Have you seen it? Either way I’m so happy someone is using your primary website source.

[@Kholan95]

@Languages of Middle Earth I can't believe that my phone auto-corrected Zhaburi to Djabouti lol.

[@magmafang]

For me, the vowels sound like in Chinese, as that is my first language and I think it is easier to let me remember it and pronounce it. Great video though! Learned a bunch of things.

[@Scarecrow545]

It seems the French 'r' only applies when it does not follow a vowel, as in the case of 'uruk' or 'burzum'. Is this a hard rule?

[@daledurbin1990]

How would you pronounce Barad-dûr?

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

Hm, good question! I want to say the only exception to the French “r” is “Mordor” so I’d most likely be “baghrad-dûghr.”

[@cameronleonard2451]

Languages of Middle Earth if I remember right the nazgûl and others that are high up in the dark armies pronounce it like that. Standard orcs and etc. Tap the R's, but I think that's because they use alot of westrond.

[@thevalarauka101]

isn't Barad-dûr a Sindarin name? I think the orkish name for it was Lugburz

[@lordvader5756]

You should pronunce l as if you are doing a Mouth of Sauron roleplay

[@northplayyyer3453]

no one: literally not a soul: 34 000 people: inavereukavaumn 🤔

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

No one: Literally not a soul: The senate: *Comments on my video*

[@andineziri9745]

Black speech letters sound like in latin-based languages. I am native Albanian speaker and we follow the 1 sound 1 letter

[@Checkmate1138]

Now, how do you say "Donde esta la biblioteca?" in Black Speech?

[@puggo1179]

Where is the library?... in Spanish... in Black Speech?! 😂

[@AggieEntrails]

More episodes please 👏🏻

[@NeoIntelGore]

Where is this going? As far as I know, Black Speech isn't a fully fledged language such as elvish?! There are very few mentions in the books?!

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

It’s a simple way to introduce the channel and get things up and running for the main event! It’s like a channel appetizer

[@Paghmani1sher]

Nice bro i am not hard core into lotl black speech read in in shadow of war its a video game really good game

[@jakegyllenrat4443]

I really need a Black Armor and a dark lord's sword and I need Devil's Magic and I need to go to mordor right now!

[@isaaccooper8106]

Awesome videos

[@destroyerjake4572]

the l sort of sounds like ěh but more harsh

[@yakkoyuuzou3816]

Sauron I think is said Lugbúrz is it?

[@thevalarauka101]

I believe that means Barad-dûr

[@edwardperez3535]

This is amazing!!!

[@DarthJF]

So, how do you order coffee in the Black Speech?

[@TeianDown]

Well how about that? TIL "coffee" is actually in the dictionary, and in three Black Speech dialects (that actually agree with each other). A simple orcish way might be "Thrak khak" [Bring coffee] Coffee addicts might say "Bolk-izg khak akrat, luup-izg" [I need coffee to drink, I beg] Direct translation of how normal tarks like us actually order would be "Shulg-izg brogb khak" [I would like a coffee]

[@DarthJF]

@@TeianDown thanks!

[@Florreking]

Is mordor a black speech word or an elvish word?

[@poryg5350]

You say Mordor is the only exception. However, in the One Ring it's Daghburz-ishi, which in plain English is "In the land of Mordor".

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

Mordor is the only exception for the r to be pronounced like a Spanish r instead of a French r!

[@poryg5350]

@@LanguagesofMiddleEarth I see. It just didn't make sense to me that Mordor would even exist as a word in Dark speech, since there's the Daghburz word. But I guess it might be because only Sauron, Mouth of Sauron and Ring wraights speak the pure Speech of Mordor, the rest (Uruk and lesser army men) use a newer language of Mordorese.

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

Exactly, Sauron didn’t like the Uruk-hai speaking in BS since he knew they’d mess it up, and he was the angel of order after all!

[@pietrobuoso1169]

No one but Sauron and Nazgul spoke Black Speech, and so all the names are not in Black speech but in Elvish Sindarin: Mordor is in Elvish (mor-dor = black-land, cfr. Endor (middle-earth); Also Sauron is a word in Elvish and no servant of Sauron used it. So the "r" of Mordor is not an exception, only that Mordor is not in Black speech.

[@nakitsukikuronuma]

I'm disappointed to find that the consonants are just pronounced harshly rather than having more velar or uvular consonants. Though I guess it does work to make the language sound more "ugly". I'm just annoyed that, in D&D, Dwarvish, Draconic, and Orc, are all described as having "hard consonants" (though Dwarvish is at least given "guttural sounds")

[@p.r.9991]

Shara matat tul.

[@Kholan95]

For anyone interested in this, check out Zhaburi at: zhaaburi.wordpress.com/about/

[@isaacriggs4656]

Hey Duolingo. Pick this up. And Sindarin too. Fuck Klingon.

[@aethiluvatar]

What

[@beemichelle2276]

Should have used subtitles that You wrote Yourself, not KZbin's crap. It would be easier to understand what You are trying to say.

[@dirtyfox2289]

u mite need a better mic

[@rebelknight8223]

I didn’t understand shit Lmao. Maybe you explain it total wrong or confusing, or Maybe Its just Me xD.

[@LanguagesofMiddleEarth]

What specifically did you have trouble with! I’ll try and help!

[@rebelknight8223]

Languages of Middle Earth Well i Think i Will watch all ur videos first before i start talking xD :)

[@slainegwalchmai]

Absolute b*llshit. Prononunce it how you want and enjoy the stories.