Mika Speaking 5 Different Languages

Mika was born in Beirut to an American-born Lebanese mother and an Israeli-born American father. He moved to Paris when he was one year old. Mika took Chinese and Italian lessons for several years, additionally he can speak some Spanish
English: 0:00
French: 0:35
Spanish: 1:03
Italian: 1:26
Chinese: 1:56

[@Steve_McMillen]

Who’s here after Mika being confirmed as host for Eurovision 2022

[@123sarapower]

Me 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@gezelguseynova208]

Really???

[@Steve_McMillen]

@@gezelguseynova208 yes!

[@KmiiVC]

WAS HE ? omg

[@Steve_McMillen]

@@KmiiVC Yup!

[@flanplan5903]

He’s adorable no matter what language he is speaking!

[@elisa7881]

And in this case, he speaks them well. Many celebrities say "bonjour", "ciao", "hola" and self pronounce themselves polyglots.

[@RRMGaming123]

Just listen to his pronunciation. He speaks English and French in native accent. And with Spanish, although he cant speak it clearly, his pronunciation is way too good

[@lindamaes6454]

Because English and French are his native languages.

[@RRMGaming123]

@@lindamaes6454 I mean i get he's got some connections with the US, but he s got a british accent. Same with french, they speak it in Lebanon on a small scale, but acquiring the original accent takes some effort and dedication

[@lindamaes6454]

@@RRMGaming123 He lived in London most of his live and went to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Westminster School and the Royal College of Music. I don't get the connection with the USA.

[@RRMGaming123]

@@lindamaes6454 one of his parents was from USA

[@lindamaes6454]

@@RRMGaming123 His mother is Lebanese (born in the USA) his father Israeli and he was born in Beirut. One of my friends was born in Washington but never lived there and his English is horrible.

[@fr.michelle4425]

He speaks also korean. Better than chinese. when he speaks korean he's so lovely !!!! and then his pronoce is very good. he is so smart !!! Il parle aussi coréen. C'est mieux que chinois. Quand il parle coréen il est vraiment mignon !! On a jamais vu qu'un chanteur étranger parle bien coréen comme lui. En plus, sa prononciation est trop bien. C'est incroyable !! Il est très intelligent !!!

[@anielad8721]

I dont understand why theres so many hate comments, he speaks english and french fluently, his italian is really good and his spanish is okay. Why does everyone have to make a comment on his chinese, or the fact that he doesn’t speak arabic (im pretty sure he knows it a little bit??). Leave him alone, the fact that he can speak multiple languages is already shocking to some, theres a lot of people in the world who only speak 1 language.

[@minhphuongvu7517]

He’s cute , talented , handsome , smart and funny ❤❤❤❤❤

[@silverkitty2503]

he lived in lebannon he must know quite a bit although i know they speak a lot of french there too

[@SlaveOfLunacy]

​@silverkitty2503 He lived in Lebanon until he was a year old. He only knows a little bit of Arabic.

[@silverkitty2503]

@@SlaveOfLunacy ah ok ty

[@notyourkindofpeople4679]

He speaks spanish with an iberian/italian accent. He said "PERRQUE" instead of "PORQUE" like the italians

[@jayadams6497]

a true modern European

[@ranaelandalousi1665]

Et arabe

[@MorganLucas944]

@@ranaelandalousi1665 🤣🤣🤣

[@lailyalfiah9059]

wooow, really proud of him... smart man.

[@Robby334]

Mika is a great singer and entertainer I like him and he speaks so many languages - Bravo

[@constelaciondeseleno6022]

No sólo los habla, trata incluso los acentos en cierto modo Es un hombre extraordinario

[@sacotafiruta2348]

Legend! ❤️ World needs Mika!

[@mini_jkooki_minkookieeeee]

Love this man

[@susancouderc359]

That’s Amazing he can speak so many langages but i know that if you speak French Italien is very similar and Spanish too so it is easier. But I speak French and English and it’s enough to get me tongue tied!

[@Lavulite]

French and italian are not similar and it’s hard to learn them

[@flomusic25]

@@Lavulite That's right I'm a native french speaker and it's really not that easy to learn italian even if you put some effort in it ! So happy I can stand a bassic conversation in italian after learning it for one year !

[@susancouderc359]

@@flomusic25 i just meant certain words are similar but sorry if i was wrong!

[@susancouderc359]

@@Lavulite i thought it was similar as French people have told me so

[@flomusic25]

@@susancouderc359 you right ! there are many latin and greek commun roots in these languages ! but there are also many words that look like the same, but don't mean the same thing !

[@KmiiVC]

he's amazing

[@anaperezc3051]

Ahora cuando lo veo solo me acuerdo del Mmmm Mikaa de Space Kelly de Subwoolfer 😂😂

[@blackbirdflyyx]

I mean, I wouldn’t say he can speak Chinese. Chinese aside he clearly has an amazing ear for languages. Not just the vocabulary and pronunciation but intonation too.

[@lavienrosewon8811]

Mike is everything

[@aslanov2001]

He nailed British accent 🙌

[@TheButterMinecart1]

He lived in the UK for a while you know...

[@aslanov2001]

@@TheButterMinecart1 that's amazing though

[@victoria7t]

Of course he did because he has a British accent.

[@mariajorba5117]

He's actually British hahaha

[@gainal9080]

He's British.

[@proserpine8857]

Now, this is fluency.

[@mmacedo1747]

Faltou português, seu lindo!

[@speechless455]

Genius boy

[@silvinainiguez2415]

Que hermosura de hombre

[@raniaalhalaseh642]

J'adore Mikaaaa ❤❤❤

[@Caelizon72]

Me to

[@rogelioaraujogomez8939]

What was the melody playing in the last clip? It was like a bass

[@papucsorranpamutbojt]

;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4K5eGxunqeZhrs

[@elmartino99]

volaré

[@e2my682]

I'm not sure but i think it's Blue Eyes

[@datsmeyall]

I guessed all but Chinese

[@YuliaGrushevskaya-bi6he]

😊espagnol et Italien se resemblent😅 pour apprendre c'est plus facile

[@slyasleep]

holy wow.

[@dominiquelebosquain2292]

MIKA ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🤣🌞🌞😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@jesuschristislord2111]

Peace/Paz/Paix/Pace/Shalom! JesuChristo te ama/Jesu ti amo/GesuChristo je't aime/Jesus Christ I love you amen🙏✝️John 3:16 and 14:6 amen

[@rangorique511]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@diamanteblu7789]

Arabo too

[@Mellomads]

He’s my hall pass

[@emmahealy4863]

1000th like!

[@mariachionni272]

EN chino tambien ? No lo puedo creer!

[@JavierHinojosa1980]

His spanish is pretty good, he put a lot of "ZZZ" like any guy from Spain will speak, but he also mix some words with Italian like when he said: "No entiendo per que"...well he is from USA, so he can speak English, the french side come frome the Lebanese side (he born in Beirut, his mother is American/Lebanese, his dad is USA/Israel)....on the other side, once you speak french, is pretty easy to speak spanish, since you understand the mess of diferrent verbs tenses....Since you understand 1 latin language, Italian comes natural too, is the same root. Chine is pretty hard, but he knows french, and thats a plus for chinese since they share some pronuntiatons, in the French Grammar you have "Le acent chinois". Pretty sure the guy can speak Romanian....but does he speak Hebrew??

[@joesoy9185]

He isn't from the USA. He probably learned his English from his parents, but he speaks with an English accent having spent a lot of his youth in London.

[@JavierHinojosa1980]

@@joesoy9185 his mother is American Born, so first "Jus Soli" for his mom, and the "Jus Sanguinnis" for him, he is an american citizen.

[@adolfobewillir1991]

😃😍🤩❤️👏👏👏👏❤️🎉

[@ChipiChipiChapaChapo]

Боже ... он крутой реал

[@patrickrochard389]

Well. His Spanish is quite correct. But not great

[@BathoryFilth1334]

No habla bien español, pero lo entiende

[@oolinooli6513]

He should improve his Chinese 🥰

[@ProximaCentauri88]

Me, a self-proclaimed polyglot: Tagalog: Kumusta? Spanish: Como estas? Mandarin: Ni hao? Indonesian: Selamat pagi. Wafer ini ada susu dan coklat. French: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? Italian: Oh mio babbino carro! Brazilian Portuguese: Uhmmm bebe...que deliciaaa...mais por favooor...deliiiiciaaaa Japanese: Ughmmmm kimchi? ugghhhh kimchi kimchi... ayk ayk ayk ayk!!!

[@unioneitaliana7107]

Italian = caro, not carro. Carro = carriage Caro = dear.

[@user-cq5yn8kn4f]

And arabic

[@goupildubocage2018]

Il a dit 3 mots en français pendant sa présentation de l'eurovision alors que c'est la deuxième langue officielle du concours... Tres Déçue!

[@laho4831]

Après y'a pas des masses de francophones qui regardent l'Eurovision alors parler dans une langue que peu de téléspectateurs parlent, ça n'aurait eu pas grand intérêt

[@Qandeel]

Im surprised he doesn't speak arabic, he was born in Lebanon Correction : he speaks that too lolzz saw in another video later

[@SlaveOfLunacy]

I mean I think he only speaks a little? I think he said he's not fluent.

[@e2my682]

He studied Arabic

[@kenzayoussi2555]

don't mentioned that he speakes arabic

[@anukatal7260]

Although he is Arabic, he does not speak Arabic

[@victoria7t]

He is half Lebanese and he can speak Lebanese

[@granadina48]

@@victoria7t Lebanese is not a language. They speak Arabic in Lebanon. Mika does not speak Arabic. He said so himself on multiple occasions.

[@casaloman6286]

@@granadina48 are you sure? because I knew he talked both Arabic and a Lebanese dialect

[@Ricky0815]

English is his mother language…🤷🏻

[@kourii]

So? It's still a language he speaks. Also, he lived in France until he was 9; French is probably his mother language

[@dominiquelebosquain4231]

MIKA quel charme quel charisme J'aime beaucoup 💝💝💝

[@1811tito]

I thought he would know arabic since he was born in lebanon

[@anabelaferreira9926]

He left Lebanon when he was 1 y. o.

[@e2my682]

He studied Arabic but he is not very good

[@realnoahsimpson]

no Arabic?

[@guillaumel656]

Et encore, il parle d’autres langues, comme l’arabe

[@e2my682]

Non. Il l'a étudié, mais il ne le parle pas. Il connaît les bases, mais vraiment pas assez pour le parler. Un peu comme le chinois. Il l'a étudié, mais il se décrit comme terriblement mauvais.

[@BuckleyDiaz]

You forgot Arabic

[@e2my682]

He does not speak arabic

[@philwang2052]

He can't speak Chinese haha

[@axllbill1123]

Il parle pas arabe ??

[@e2my682]

Non.. Il l'a étudié, mais il ne le parle pas vraiment. Il connaît les bases, mais c'est pas assez pour dire qu'il parle arabe

[@roberto-qy2ys]

The one hit wonder Mika is so talented in languages

[@S_J_banana]

He isn't a 1 hit wonder

[@Hugo-gc8jm]

what's THE hit ? :')

[@andresmora1518]

He is not a one hit wonder

[@funfairs__uk]

@@Hugo-gc8jm grace Kelly probably although he is much more famous In France and Europe in general

[@anielad8721]

He’s not a one hit wonder

[@robinsalario4372]

he should learn Dutch.

[@anielad8721]

He shouldn’t. Why? He did learn a few words for a concert i remember haha

[@BathoryFilth1334]

¿Para qué?

[@robinsalario4372]

@@BathoryFilth1334 it is fun. het is leuk.

[@Simsrockslol]

does he speak arabic? his mother is arab

[@silverkitty2503]

he must speak arabic too

[@meili9991]

No 😅 sorry he didn't really speak Chinese so well,not a fluent speaker!I knew that cause am a HongKonger who can understand Chinese including Cantonese and Mandarin lol 😂

[@JadedError]

He does admit his pronunciation is bad, but he understands it well

[@alexeigoukov1109]

But his French, Spanish and Italian are really good.

[@meili9991]

@@JadedError He didn't understand Chinese,that language lol 😂 but not a big problem since nowadays so many Chinese can speak English😏😁

[@meili9991]

@@alexeigoukov1109 I agree with what I said that he can speak other languages so well but just unfortunately not Chinese at all🤣🤣🤣

[@alexeigoukov1109]

@@meili9991 I wish I were better qualified to judge his Chinese. I studied it for years, but never achieved true linguistic autonomy, and personal circumstances made me give up the study of the language. I can hear pronunciation errors if they are strong (the pronunciation of Chinese vowels or consonants, much less so wrong tones because my ability to distinguish them was relatively good, but not exceptionally so, and I've forgotten almost all the words I knew). Also, "many Chinese can speak English"... are you sure? Younger Chinese with college or university-level education, maybe, but try speaking English e. g. outside the more expensive shops in Shanghai's city centre with people who are not young adults wearing spectacles: in most of the cases, you will fail miserably. When I was in China nine years ago, I felt fortunate to still remember a little bit of what I had learned. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to communicate e. g. with taxi drivers or the sellers of bathing costume on a beach in Qingdao.

[@zainabaldeen1703]

Arabic is his mother tongue and he doesn't speak it .

[@anabelaferreira9926]

If he doesn't speak it, it's not his mother tongue...

[@matapoze2059]

I speak 6 laguages, so what?

[@fadliaditya6892]

But you are not a mega star singer, so what

[@BathoryFilth1334]

¿En serio? ¿Y hablas español? Porque casi nadie del mundo del entretenimiento lo habla. No sé por qué. Supongo que se les hace muy difícil.

[@TheShislon]

Too bad he cannot sing. Or present an ESC.

[@anielad8721]

Lmao stay mad, he can sing and presenting esc isn’t a skill you need to have

[@TheShislon]

@@anielad8721 if they choose you to host - you do. He can't. Sing nor host.

[@anielad8721]

@@TheShislon i dont think that there have ever been good eurovision hosts, and argue with the wall about that singing part. Mika has 4 octaves while a normal person has 2.

[@TheShislon]

@@anielad8721 oh, but there were, especially during the 80's and 90's. Even Mans and Petra were decent.

[@liuzhou]

Nothing very special about that. His Chinese is terrible!