Learn to Speak Elvish Part 1| Vowels | Lord Of The Rings

[@ElvenWisdom]

Note~I have been told that the "A" is short sound, even though the mouth opens long and the cheeks drop down. So it can be confusing. Just know the WORD is correct it is always "Arm" or "Father" so you do not say "Apple, or At" which can sound more nasal. Open your moth to create the "Aw" with all your a's. Tip*Say "Arwen", to help remind you of the open sound. This is a British sounding "Aw" sound in English. Keep in mind...just make it very OPEN sounding like a Brit. ;) UPDATE~someone caught my mistake of writing Mae Govannen, with the "e" flipped with the "a". I apologize for that confusion and dyslexic moment!

[@gil-galad7072]

You did mistakes in pronounciation. You have to speak -ae like -ei. For example mae -> mei.

[@jennihaase6803]

WHICH form of elvish? TOLKIEN WROTE MANY & I have books to prove it

[@gil-galad7072]

@@jennihaase6803 Sindarin.

[@laurenashton7412]

I have Dyslexia too!!!!!

[@J-IFWBR]

phonetic alphabet should be teached all over the world in elementary scool and this is why =).

[@SnowieTheMoth3]

I wish they had schools for langauges like elvish, orcish, faey, centaurian, dwarvish, and every other language. Also i love the nature track in the background! I am now dedicating my time to learning elvish! Thank you for making this amazing video! It warms my heart to see someone taking their time to teach non-elvish speakers, the tongue of the elves! Liked, and subscribed!

[@kimayagrace6065]

I think they teach it in collage

[@Yelloowwwwreddd]

@@kimayagrace6065 where? I would love to know

[@kimayagrace6065]

@@Yelloowwwwreddd I'm not sure but I think it counts as an English credit

[@kaylavankoll7171]

Is there a fae language that differs from elvish?

[@SnowieTheMoth3]

@@kaylavankoll7171 in Canon? Depeneds. Some refer to Faey as "Faeries" which have a similar language to the Elvish. But it isn't in the same area as the Elvish tongue. So in reality it just depends on your point of view.

[@Alicejamir]

There are no birds chirping sound when I pronounce, why❓🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@timomastosalo]

You don't use your mouth and throat right - think more naturally.

[@lollipopcandy8855]

You should feel like a bird everytime you pronounce, you can try again if you fail. Just think that you are a bird and you will succeed

[@Subholik3]

XD

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

The birds are speaking elfish!

[@BLVCK6]

Bruh moment

[@ennih9411]

This is so cool, I’m from Finland and this is exacly how we pronounce vowels. I knew Tolkien used finnish language as inspiration but this was suprisingly close! Now I’m wondering that maybe it is already a sign to the elven words that I was born speaking finnish. 🌟

[@atanvardo5730]

The Elvish language she is talking about is Sindarin, which was not actually inspired by Finnish (but by Welsh and Old Norse). Tolkien's Finnish-inspired Elvish language is Quenya, instead. But the vowels in Sindarin are pronounced the same as in Quenya, I think that's why you thought Sindarin was Finnish-inspired.

[@ramiropuentes6384]

That is so precious I want to cry because the language sounds beutiful is it a form of light language :-)

[@ElvenWisdom]

it is a form of light language and I use it often in my videos indeed :) Once you learn Elvish it opens up energy centers in your own body and really takes you into the realms of your own higher soul. Glad you stopped by, Mellon!

[@cosmicman621]

High Elven Wisdom And Love ...well that is VERY interesting...I will admit that I am aware of these things.AWEN

[@G-ForceJoel]

I heard today elvish is actually a light language and now I understand why I was always so attracted to the sound of this language, it's so beautiful...

[@johnhassell2328]

How did you learn to speak elvish? Did you use books? Or what sources did you use?

[@michaelweber3369]

She's lying I studied Elvis for 31 years and I have a master's degree in it she is mixing door fish with Ella fish which is dorella fish and I believe she has a little doorfish so you say you say later a

[@roger5059]

@@michaelweber3369 sauron had a stroke trying to read this and fucking died

[@user-yy3ro9uy7j]

@@roger5059 LMFAO

[@RickardLejonhjarta]

​@@michaelweber3369 truly the language of the gods

[@AngelinaSkylove_719]

You look like an elf. You should've been in the LOTR Trilogy, you're so pretty. I'm jealous 😅

[@ElvenWisdom]

You are so sweet to say that! Hannon le ( Thank you) but remember anyone can be an Elf, it is more what you carry inside of you than the outside

[@ishika_singh7066]

@@ElvenWisdom true

[@Sixstringslust]

This is so helpful in case I meet an elf someday, thanks!

[@themoonflowerfaerie]

You have such a elvish beauty and purity about you. I just enjoy watching you and feeling the beauty of spirit coming from you

[@julialumina1615]

Thank you for this! Ive been wantinf to learn sindarin for the past 10 years now and I have finally got mental energy and space for it.

[@bisexualbestie4351]

At school I always say “ Á nin Mellon le abdollen” (hi my friend your late)

[@miu9727]

I'm a Japanese and I've just started learning Elvish, But this video is very easy to understand. Hannon le!

[@goldenking2259]

This video was helpful! I've been wanting to learn how to speak some basic elvish in a long time!

[@cloieface1494]

I love your channel sometimes i wish you were my teacher and I could learn this face to face

[@jackwooten2374]

I would like to point out that Vedui doesn’t mean “hello”. Hello is “Ai!” Vedui is the lenited form of Medui meaning “final, last”. I believe this line comes from the scene (in the book) when Glorfindel meets Aragorn/Strider. Glorfindels line is “Ai! Na vedui Dúnadan.” Meaning “Hi/hello! At last Dúnadan (man of the west)”

[@Mr.C2K]

I rewatched LOTR and the Hobbit...I really want to learn how to speak Elvish it would be pretty cool

[@Wraith_of_Storm]

I don't whom you are, but WOW...YOU'RE GORGEOUS!!!

[@kristynazakova2205]

It's pretty weird to post a commentary under a three year old video. Nevermind. Since I am from the Czech Republic, it is nice to see that the pronunciation of the letters is very almost identical to the pronunciation of the Czech letters. 🌺Otherwise a beautiful video🌺

[@ellipsiscommenter2325]

It kinda easy for me to learn elvish cause the vowel are pretty similar to Icelandic

[@AYan-oy6hb]

As in Spanish.

[@AYan-oy6hb]

Icelandic is beautiful!

[@atanvardo5730]

Learning Elvish is actually far easier than learning any foreign language.

[@longbowandwarbowcraftingbo2859]

awesome video, i absolutely love lotr and love the books too :)

[@REDRVNSQUEST]

You have nice hand writing , thank you for sharing this

[@Venice_btc]

I made my own elven language and this helped me

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Awesome!!

[@peachysparkles]

That's so cool!!! How long did it take you to do that?

[@natkahwdp1]

Love the sound of every word 🥰

[@oskys2007]

Me and my daughter just watched your videos right now and it really helped us with Elvish because we don’t know elvish and we need to learn Elvish because we have elfs And she thinks that they speak English but they really don’t they speak Elvish.

[@oskys2007]

Sorry I made a mistake in the sentence😎😑

[@your_dad_on_vacation]

Learning this to sing sea shanties in elvish

[@johankatimkova4711]

elvish is soo beautiful language:))

[@timomastosalo]

You say the correct vowel values in the beginning, but the long and short you describe as English has used to think of them, and in English the length is petty much never purely the only reason 2 vowels are set apart. Or would you say pull has a short u/oo, and pool has the long u/oo? That's pretty much what it should be. Like English a in cat is not (just) short compared to the a in car. The first is also frontal and the second back sound. That means where our tongue makes them. These both are similar in that the tongue makes them in the bottom of the mouth.

[@greatgouda4792]

Sindarin is so strange sometimes, mostly because when consistently spoken there is a distinct rhythm to the language, if you don't follow that rhythm when speaking you can mess up. Take the first one "Mea Govannen Mellon nin" - trying saying that while randomly slowing down between words then speeding up again it comes out so weirdly haha

[@atanvardo5730]

I guess you were talking about the germinated consonants "nn" in "govannen" and "ll" in "mellon". This makes the language sound dynamic.

[@erikcools891]

isn't it "mae govannen" instead of "mea govannen" ?

[@ElvenWisdom]

Erik Cools oh! I see I wrote it as "mea" yes, it's supposed to be "mae", that was a strange switch I did while writing. Oops! Thanks for the catch! On my second video on the language I will fix that.

[@atanvardo5730]

Yes, it is *mae govannen* (lieterally, "well met"). This is a greeting formula in Sindarin.

[@michaelweber3369]

Bro I want till understand why you wear Star Wars Underpants bill when your 48

[@lrenandp]

So, the way vowels sounds in Spanish is pretty much the same in Elvish and in Old Norse I think, al the "r" sound

[@dancooper6705]

Thanks for your help with elvish !

[@vincentfrancoisdejarjayes4533]

I'm glad I watched this and my character is an elf so thank you for teaching me.also can you do a part two?

[@georgehazzard3149]

Thank you very much our precious sister's. We love you all forever because OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S LOVE YOU all the first.

[@lone-welf]

this is so badass.

[@queens.dee.223]

I don't know if you are still seeing comments on these old videos but thank you so much for this. What script would this be written in? Cuio nin mellon!

[@cosmicman621]

...thank you for your informative post....cheers...can you tell me why the elvish princess..Arwen’s,name is not pronounced with a ..rolling R..in the movies ? I read that both elvish languages use rolling R’s...so I am confused that Arwen..in the chase to the Ford scene does not pronounce her name in this way...thanks for your help

[@6es282]

This is very helpful! Thank you!

[@natkahwdp1]

At the beginning of your video you said that words and it sounded so familiar and I felt like I understood...how crazy is that...

[@SilverOasisPublishing]

Hmm, I know now how to speak tweet tweet! Sweet! But yes, thank you for this tutorial, it helps clean up a little of the vowels I've been having a problem with.

[@Goodyearmonkey]

Where did you buy your head chain? I need it for part of my girlfriend’s present.

[@Rigonatti_Angelo]

ok, i just felt in love

[@williamsfigueiredo2931]

The sounds of vowels is same of brazilian portuguese!

[@adigheju7921]

Pronouncion for vocals is from latin. Portughese, romanian and italian is same pronouncion

[@adigheju7921]

In romanian every letter is sound like in elvish except "w" who is not in our alphabet but should sound like "v" most then "u" like in english language.

[@hihi615]

Lmao throughout this whole video I was like *"What the hell are the birds doing up a midnight chirping this loud?"*

[@draganbacanin5229]

Would you mind writing the name, alongside with author, of the book you've just recommended at the end of this video?

[@ersen.yeser123]

Thanks a lot for information, you teach us a lot. :D

[@tamamoeke8786]

namarie for farewell is very similar to my language being Maori "pomarie " which is farewell aswell..

[@ElvenWisdom]

That is very interesting! And Lord of the Rings was captured in New Zealand later on in the movies. What a beautiful language you have :)

[@fluffyjr.4322]

thank you! i love this video! LOTR is the best!

[@emmerynnightingale]

Ollo vae is pronounced as "OH-lo vAI" the "ae" creates an "AI" sound, and the "o" is a short "OH" sound. I've been studying Sindarin (which is pronounced "sEEn-dah-rEEn") for 7 years and I've talked to many people who can almost fluently hold a conversation in Sindarin, even though most of it comes from Neo-Sindarin. Hannon le, mellon. Navaer! 🙂

[@emmerynnightingale]

If you're wondering why I watched this video since I've been studying Sindarin for so long, it's because I'm trying to find a video for a friend of mine who doesn't know much Elvish, whatsoever.

[@adigheju7921]

There is no hidden letters in elvish. Quenya or Sindarin... Pronouncion of letters is like in latin so "E" is like "AIr" or "Enemy" or "intErnEt"

[@emmerynnightingale]

@@adigheju7921 I never said there's hidden letters. I simply explained the pronunciation of the phrase "Ollo vae." The letter E only has one sound for it though, which is pronounced "eh" unless it's combined with another letter (ex: ae makes a ah-eh sound and ai makes an Ah-EE sound).

[@Miresgaldir]

You legit look elvish 🥰

[@SoundVillageChunin17]

Was there ever a part two? I can't find it in your playlists

[@rich450]

When we talk about "long vowels" and "short vowels" in English, it's not actually the vowel length we're talking about.

[@tristancoble7902]

Those are some very active birds. Wonder what the heck they are doing... Great beginners vid for the vowels.

[@tinafurger8166]

Great video! But isn't "Namarië" Quenya? I may be mistaken though

[@ElvenWisdom]

Tina Furger yes! You are right indeed I forgot to mention that since all others are Sindarin, it was a throw back since Galadriel is ancient :) it was still used in the Last Age of Elves in the fellowship book. Good catch, Mellon!

[@manuelalejandroramossastre4506]

Tina Furger indeed

[@89childofthecorn]

I adore you so much!

[@oliverbogren9530]

bless you for this vid

[@USMC_BABE38]

how do you teach someone who's never spoken elvish before I can only speak Germen and Spanish would love to learn Elvish

[@nasr-rsln]

the last thing I remember is me going to study some math and I found myself here. + learning Elvish doesn't sound bad

[@grnttwk6]

Interesting video, Greetings from New Zealand 😊

[@chartykong]

I love elves so much, I’m already am one. 🧝‍♀️

[@waseemsiddiqi5450]

My precious 🥰

[@priscillathompson1248]

The language is so cute

[@serkn3747]

So similar with my own language . Same sounds , same letters. I stopped video and I could read what you show. Problem is, how can ı understand the meanings 😅

[@longbowandwarbowcraftingbo2859]

please make more videos :)

[@angelinedemesa1170]

Hi again! How do you say "Happy birthday" in sindarin. My friend is having a birthday this weekend so I want to surprise her

[@atanvardo5730]

2 years later, but here it is... "Happy birthday" in Sindarin would be _edinor glassui_ , which translates literally "happy/merry/joyful anniversary" -- _edinor_ means "anniversary" (in Sindarin adjectives are usually placed after the nouns they describe -- but the opposite order is also possible in music or poetry, or for special emphasis). I must say that the adjective _glassui_ is not attested in Tolkien's writings. It was rather derived from _glass_ ("joy"), which is attested; but _glassui_ is widely accepted as a word for "joyful", "merry", "happy". Another Sindarin word meaning "joy" is _gell_ ("joy", "triumph"); but the adjective _gellui_ (derived from _gell_ ) is already attested with the meaning "triumphant", so it would not be used to mean "joyous", "merry", "happy", as in "happy birthday". For now, _edinor glassui_ is the best (probably the only) option to say "happy birthday" in Sindarin.

[@rosariovega6350]

Love it! Thank you!

[@lisalynnn]

I wish I could watch the rest of this video because it seems interesting. But, the bird chirps are too high pitched and it hurts my ears due to damage to my eardrums. You look lovely ❤

[@hopeking3588]

Cool!

[@MarshOakDojoTimPruitt]

Thank You !!!

[@magmarok8209]

as a dwarf I am learning the language of the elves to know what they say behind my back.

[@janneykchapstick5300]

Vowels are only long if they make the sound of the letter. For example, "bite " has a long "i" vowel sound. The word "bit" doesn't use the sound of the letter "i" so it is a short vowel. I have BS in Language Arts

[@wisdomwizard3620]

You would be amazing at dungeons and dragons!

[@timomastosalo]

Is it Mea or Mae? You said mae or mai in Sindarin. Mae would be close to 'my'. It's allowed, though that is more correctly written mai. Mae just should get 'mah' first, then turned to the e in pet. Which is tough for many English speakers. Mea should have that e of pet, then followed by that a of arm etc.

[@adigheju7921]

It is writing wrong. Is "Mae Govannen" not "Mea Govannen"

[@timomastosalo]

@@adigheju7921 Yeah I know ... did you read my whole comment? I explained how it should be said, and how 'mea' would produce different pronunciation. So my question was meant to make him/her to think it again - to notice their wrong spelling.

[@willmacrealtalk4754]

Do another video on Elvish slang

[@Funasenbaer]

great video, the only thing that confuses me are your octopus vowels sounds because to me your o's sound like an a, ah sound. im german and we have very distinct o and a sounds. i think english speakers get them mixed up sometimes like we turn an ä into an e.

[@ladyday8576]

I have Trouble Learning I have a learning disability it makes it difficult to learn Languages can you please help me?

[@irinarakovicprivatepractice]

Amazing!

[@dancooper6705]

Thanks again because JRR Tolkien was a genius. A language without Languish formed by tribal and localities is worth pursuing because....did you know I heard that all languages are copyrighted material and we are speaking against our own efforts , ya REALLY That's how I found you. If you ever hear information about this topic , please leave a reply... Thanks

[@kodychanmanivong4387]

How do you say beautiful in elvish

[@jennihaase6803]

Please, please TURN OFF THE INCREDIBLY INSANELY LOUD BIRDS while discussing

[@mreddyfeelgood]

Or maybe just turning down the volume its only too loud in the mix but I agree its kinda annoying..

[@timomastosalo]

Novaer - better use the o in more, store etc. Now you said it the American way, and it's the a Tolkien meant :) Like in father. Maybe not quite, but that's the closest where words like pod, shot, hot, ton go in AmEng. So, better use form, like you used farm. Even 'dawn' has a better vowel than don - compare to door, Dorne. And, that vaer part: you said ver, or vér in Sindarin spelling for there long vowels. Try saying the ae like you said mae in Mae govannen. Remember - in every position the vowels sould be like you showed with the paper. Easier said than done :) The trick is to combine vowels, which English doesn't -like a+e. They may meet only in an English word boundary. Don't let the r affect the vowels. In English the r changes every vowel value before it, which becomes very different from the basic. This is a Germanic peculiarity - most languages don't have that.

[@suzanagjoni5326]

Oh my God, have you read The Silmarillion? I am a HUGE JRR Tolkien fan too and If you haven't read it, totally recommended! I would love to see you teach us Quenya, I can't find any source to learn the language ANYWHERE so I would be really happy If you did! By the way, could you answer to this comment with your favourite elf? Mine is Feanor and Fingolfin (The 2 High Kings of Noldor + brothers from different mothers) Tolkien is the best classic literature writter by my opinion and I am VERY happy that his son Christopher Tolkien got to publish some of his books (And add some THINGs to them that his father didn't because he did not have the time to) Plus did you know that his first book (That was published) was The Hobbit and that he made that book because of the 50 languages he created (it's Just that we People only know THINGs about Quenya and Sindarin) Anyways love your outfit and you look absolutely fascinating! This video totally helped thanks

[@idooma6455]

And mine is Galadriel

[@magllor]

The book how many page have ?

[@baglantsalbutunsellik]

we are using in same stracture in old turkish language.

[@agrat9110]

how did u learn about this?

[@MelodyofCelts]

You are so cool!

[@ElvenWisdom]

MelodyofCelts Celcionna so glad you liked this, Mellon nin!

[@kash1974]

Is this a living language or just in Lord of the Rings? I m sorry the the ignorance. I m asking because i m into languages. Thank you.

[@Seraphina-Rose]

Tolkien worked on his created languages throughout his lifetime, making changes. Much of his notes were published after his death by his son Christopher. As he never considered the languages finished or complete, Tolkien never published a dictionary or grammar rulebook.

[@cameronsharp6560]

How did you get suilad from greetings????

[@Seraphina-Rose]

"Suil" is understood to mean "greeting" from something Tolkien wrote, "Arassuil", a word believed to be derived from "Aran" and "Suil". From that, people conjecture a possible Sindarin verb "suila-" for "to greet", with gerund form "suilad" being "a greeting". It is not pronounced like "sweeLAD". Tolkien wrote a guide to pronunciation, the emphasis here belongs on the first syllable. "ui" sounds like smooching an "oo" and an "ih" together into one syllable. Try saying "SOO-ih-lad" in just two syllables. I geeked out hard core on Sindarin when the movies came out.

[@2012Tigerfreund]

Mea Govannen, Mellon nin . my soul loves you, By vendui the" i" at the end is still? You live in australia? What is the elven healing session and its possible to visit you some time? So tolkien was right? perhaps I write you an email. Gi suilon & Namaste´ ❤😘

[@hazel1909]

Are there other parts? I cant seem to find them

[@paulipidonkel4236]

Can you Read a Story of a fairy tail or sth like this Mayen as a christmas special I d like to listen to it

[@K.Adler1120]

I bought the sindarin book, but im just stuck on vowel pronunciation

[@K.Adler1120]

@Sovereign never thought of that

[@Heidiblackrose84]

Is there a part 2

[@malingvideos9789]

Jerma . The Quiet "compact" man

[@OGEETOMO]

After saying some of these words I don't think the Aussie language and elven were meant to be spoken by the same person.

[@Sabrinemarine]

Sounds so welsh

[@zuseu4081]

Being german finally pays off!

[@rosvlinds]

Similar pronunciation to my own language (Polish). So actually easier than English 😂

[@skaterdude4709]

Dont know the game or anything but im just interested in the language

[@jowinchester]

Game? It's a trilogy of books that became a trilogy of movies and THEN a game...and a series now

[@ramiropuentes6384]

I love you

[@Osiwan960]

❤