The 5 Most Fun Languages to Learn

[@storylearning]

What are the 5 easiest languages for English speakers? 👉🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oInJm2h4gMmNeaM

[@zainabbarakat9566]

Español es, para mí la idioma más divertida y fantástica en el mundo. ¿Porque no mencionarla? Me encantan tus historias de criaturas en el bosque,( pero era sola una broma) y piratas que través en tiempo... español es sin duda mi idioma favorita! ❤️🇨🇷🇲🇽🇩🇴🇨🇺🇵🇷

[@HippieVeganJewslim]

@@zainabbarakat9566 el idioma. Idioma is a Greek word, and many Greek words ending in -ma are masculine in Spanish.

[@michelle-nm2jk]

INDONESIA 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩❤❤❤

[@56932982]

An other plus for Hindi: Urdu is basically the same as Hindi but written in the Persian / Arabic alphabet. So with Hindi / Urdu you get two very different, non-Latin writing systems for the effort of learning one language.

[@me.know-it-all]

Sorry, but i don't get it. You mean there is no difference between hindi and urdu except the writing system?, So if i learn one i will understand and can talk with people who talk urdu?

[@pads6367]

@@me.know-it-all there's some differences in vocabulary but they're basically variations of the same language (often called Hindustani) so if you learn Urdu or Hindi you'll be able to understand the other one, at least in it's spoken form

[@56932982]

@@me.know-it-all Basically yes. Hindi and Urdu are two dialects of the same language. There are also some regional variations. Urdu has some more loan words from Arabic where Hindi has some more influence from Sanskrit. But Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible. I had a coworker from Pakistan (Urdu) and one from India (Hindi) and the two ladies where best friends talking in Urdu / Hindi to each other.

[@zabaanshenaas]

I concentrate on learning pure Hindi. All foreign loan words should be avoided.

[@anonymousigggsoo3664]

@@zabaanshenaas Why is being foreign bad?

[@antonboludo8886]

Brazilian Portuguese is fun. It is full of music and imagery.

[@whitneyle5376]

I’m so thrilled that Hawaiian made this list! I grew up in Hawaii and learned a bit of Hawaiian as a kid but I only started to learn it more seriously in the last year. It’s the most beautiful language in my (perhaps biased) opinion! Mahalo Olly!

[@machiavelli8611]

hi! i've been interested in learning hawaiian for a while now, but i haven't had much luck with finding good resources for studying it, which leads me to ask - what do you use to learn it, if you don't mind sharing?

[@ChrisStargazer]

@@machiavelli8611 Aloha e Chloe. When you do find a resource from which to a’o mai i ka ‘ōlelo Hawai’i (learn Hawaiian), make sure it’s one that uses spoken Hawaiian; proper pronunciation is super important (as it is in many other languages) as one misspoken letter or syllable changes the meaning of the entire word. Hawaiian also was a spoken language only until the arrival of the Christian missionaries to Hawai’i in 1819-1820. Spoken (or sung) Hawaiian is indeed beautiful, so I can understand the attraction. Good luck with your studies! 🌺

[@machiavelli8611]

@@ChrisStargazer thank you so much for your advice :) !!! it truly is an entrancing language, especially so when sung 🌺☺️

[@whitneyle5376]

@@machiavelli8611 Hi Chloe! At the moment I’m mostly learning on KZbin. “Speak Hawaiian Now”, which Olly showed in the video is a really good learning channel. They set up their videos like their in person classes and give you a chance to practice what they teach you, which is great. Another one I love is “Ke Aloha No Hawaii”. She did a great job explaining basic Hawaiian grammar and I can speak full sentences now because of her! Two podcasts I like are “Hawaiian at Home” and “Ka Alala”. Hawaiian At Home is hosted by a Hawaiian couple who learned Hawaiian on their own and taught their children so that their home language is Hawaiian. They get into the actual language a little bit, but it is mainly about their journey learning Hawaiian and the resources they used and I find it very motivating. Ka Alala is hosted by the husband of the aforementioned couple and he only speaks Hawaiian on the podcast, so it’s great listening practice! I haven’t gotten any books yet but would like to. Sorry for the long answer but I hope you find it helpful!

[@seid3366]

LET'S GO HAWAIIAN!!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

There's an old Persian saying I like: He who knows not and knows it not is foolish: avoid him. He who knows not and knows it is simple: teach him. He who knows and knows it not is asleep: wake him. He who knows and knows it is wise: follow him.

[@annar3068]

Thats actually really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@samuraialfredo]

Learning Persian has been one of the biggest delights in my life. I highly recommend people to check it out. ❤️

[@Wawruto]

What ressources did you use? I find it crazy that none of the main apps offer it.

[@martinkullberg6718]

Persian is beautifull!

[@hvjbkvs3752]

Persian is beautiful

[@yasaminafsharpour4265]

واقعا خیلی خوشحالم تاثیر فرهنگ و زبان ما بر مردمان کشور های دیگه اینفدر زیاده. امیدوارم موفق باشی

[@young_sheldon471]

​@@WawrutoI could help you

[@fmaximo1979]

Brazilian proud of my language here! 🙋‍♂

[@Monsieur-Alex]

7:27 God, I love it! Persian 😍😍 I'm a native French & English speaker, and know quite a bit of Spanish & Italian, been exposed to German too but now learning Persian and I'm head over heels with its beauty and depth!

[@amelieblanche920]

I love Brazilian Portuguese, it sounds beautifully

[@corinna007]

The most challenging and fun language I've encountered so far is Finnish, one of the few non- Indo-European languages in Europe. The grammar is really difficult, yes, but it's also very consistent. It's also very easy to read and pronounce (well, except for the long compound words, but that comes with practice), there is a lot of fantastic music and poetry, and the possibilities for wordplay and puns are endless. My original goal when I started learning was small, and probably kinda stupid, but the more I learned and the more Finns I talked to and became friends with, the more I fell in love with it. I never thought it would bring the people and experiences into my life that it did, but I'm grateful it did.

[@Komatik_]

Can you imagine that back in the day, the Swedish-speaking upper classes claimed that Finnish was a language that was unsuited for poetry?

[@patrick764]

Minäkin oon amerikkalainen joka on opiskellu suomea pari vuotta.

[@easy-russian]

Funny, because when I saw the title, Brazilian Portuguese was the first thing that came to my mind. I started to learn it cause of brazilian music and... soap operas, hahaha. Really enjoyed the process. And surprisingly it's on your list! Gostei, kkk.

[@0505121968]

Why br pt and not pt from portugal?

[@rj-qq5dw]

Gostou?

[@CrisTryingToBeProductive]

@@0505121968 you're not asking me but in my country I have only access to Brazilian Portuguese courses, although for English we learn the American but in the courses they also use British resources.

[@PurpleAmharicCoffee]

Italian and Amharic stole my heart years ago, but Polynesian and other Romance languages are also neat. I also have a soft spot for German and Dutch.

[@hecksagon]

Personally I think every language is fun to learn if you have the mindset

[@coolbrotherf127]

Out of the languages I've tried to study, Japanese has been a very fun challenge. There's lots of great Japanese art and media out there that's worth learning Japanese to experience properly. I just love speaking too, the very soft vowel filled syllabary just rolls off the tongue in such a satisfying way.

[@itsneverallgood]

I wanted to learn it at first But after hearing people claim it to be very hard to keep up I never tried to learn it. Can u please tell me whether or not to learn it as I don't have alot of time ? Just want to be fluent in it.

[@coolbrotherf127]

@@itsneverallgood The quick answer is that Japanese is worth learning if you enjoy a lot of Japanese entertainment, but it's not for people who don't have much time as it is difficult enough that it requires a lot of time and effort to learn. You really have to dedicate yourself to learning it for about 3-4 years to become decently fluent.

[@londongael414]

Scottish Gaelic. Every letter of the alphabet has its own tree, there are no words for yes and no, it has beautiful, beautiful songs and poetry (you may have heard one at the service for the Queen in St Giles's), and your map starts talking to you, when you know what all those weird place names actually mean. How about a Scottish Gaelic storylearning book, Olly?

[@town944folk]

Very few Scottish Gaelic speakers in Inverness

[@TheWishDragon]

Would love a Scots Gaelic storylearning book. The more resources the better. It is really cool how all of the oalces start actually meaning things when you start to learn it. :)

[@Shareenear]

I've tried it and somehow it's the most difficult language I've ever learned; harder than Finnish, Vepsian, Ossetian, Latin and Elfdalian, so I'd say it's not all fun and games. For me personally that was worth it just because Gaelic is one of my favourite languages and I have a friend who speaks it natively + I love Scotland.

[@Kitiwake]

It's a dialect of Irish, essentially. All Irish school kids learn Irish, or at least used to. There's a deep hatred for the Irish language in Ireland by a lot of "Irish" people. But some still cling on to it. I admire them.

[@oznertinager7457]

@paharne1 Scottish Gaelic is not a dialect of Irish. It is its own language descend from Old Irish just like modern Irish and Manx.

[@Mnogojazyk]

I often see hardest language and easiest language. This is the first time I heard the funnest language - and I studied for a doctorate in theoretical linguistics. What a great perspective!

[@lisamarydew]

Look out for "Prettiest Language" coming up quite soon. ;)

[@Kaskaderka016]

Hawaiian has been my dream language since I was little!

[@storylearning]

Nice!

[@kitcutting]

I think Zulu and its sister language Xhosa are both badass and very intimidating languages - not just to learn but also to listen to

[@Faranzo14]

I’m a Zulu man, learning Spanish. (That’s how I found this channel)… I often find when listening to Spanish conversations passively that the sounds start off sounding like the Nguni Languages… their rhythms and tones that is… I suppose that it must have something to do with the way these languages pronounce their vowels. Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo.

[@conociendoelislam85]

I am a spanish speakers from Colombia, there is ome thing good about apanish and it is: almost all our letters in our alphabet have One single sound and almost all our words are written as they are pronounced. So, we speak as we read. But spanish have many, many "verbal times" and conjugations...a american madee laugh whe he told me "why spanish have more than 60 conjugations" and I was, what? Then he said "howw did you learn or remember those conjugations?...And I said...we dont do that...on a daily life we are not thinking about those 60 tipes of verbal conjugations and all our "verbal times" because many of those are not used by us...In a normal life we do not speak as our language says...😂

[@peabody1976]

A lot of people have been saying "if you learn X, it makes learning Y easier", and that is very true. If you learn Brazilian Portuguese, it makes learning the European variant easier (in speech and certain vocab, the difference is very noticeable). If you learn Farsi/Persian, you then have access to Dari and Tajik. Learning Hindi makes learning Urdu (again, a different standard of a umbrella language) easier. Learning isiZulu makes learning isiXhosa easier. And learning Hawaiian makes learning Samoan, Tongan, and Maori much easier. It really opens up a lot of new avenues!

[@vizzyb8400]

Learning English still doesn't make German easy for me

[@MicahjHunter]

learning spanish makes brazilian easier but also more confusing because you begin to mix the words and often revert back to spanish words

[@olgad5928]

I've spent some time with Zulu, because I was charmed by the sound of it. Really fun to try and pronounce the clicks.

[@519djw6]

*I don't speak a word of Hindi---but I think the Indian accent in English is the most beautiful-sounding one around.*

[@-eu3xx]

अच्छा जी फिर तो शुक्रिया जनाब। 😅

[@liamvanderlinde1331]

I'm south african and I absolutely love afrikaans, it is my first language so Im a little biased, but I think afrikaans is just such a nice language because: 1. It's so fun to make jokes in it and to mix in a little english to get the best of both words. 2. You talked about diminutives, afrikaans has them and they really add flavour to the language and change the impact of your words. 3. Afrikaans also has really beautiful words and meanings with them, but also really silly words like a hose in Afrikaans is a "tuinslang" which literally means garden snake I can definitely recommend afrikaans, it's also pretty easy to learn, it has lots of influence of other languages and it's pretty close to English. Keep it up!

[@lisamarydew]

Ek ook! Hy't eintlik die 'tuinslang' ding in n ander video genoem. 'K sal dit vind...

[@lisamarydew]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oInJm2h4gMmNeaM

[@frigginjerk]

I just started learning Dutch, and I thought the word for rhinoceros was hilarious: Neushoorn, said basically like someone saying "nose horn" in English with a slightly silly accent. I love that. Is it the same word in Afrikaans?

[@liamvanderlinde1331]

@@frigginjerk no its "renoster"

[@frigginjerk]

@@liamvanderlinde1331 Ah, well that's not as fun.

[@giftenjoyer3664]

Recently having a lot of fun learning biblical hebrew. That's my idea of fun at least when teachers are so helpful and nice.

[@J-W_Grimbeek]

South Africa mentioned Zulu is the most spoken language in SA, and Duolingo added it recently

[@heisferdy]

Virginia is awesome at teaching Brazilian Portuguese!

[@lisamarydew]

Yes :)

[@annettg1202]

I can recommend, go to Brazil during the carneval for learning Portuguese. Wherever you are - you must speak with the people. Before I bought a shirt, I had to tell the stuff my hole life. Before I get a caipirinha I had pronounce it well. All people are friendly and will help You there language.

[@Elori0]

native Persian speaker here, from Iran. I feel very proud to see my language included! it is indeed very poetic and beautiful even to the ears of a native. actually, this summer, I'm planning to dive more deeply into Persian poetry(both contemporary and classic) to learn more about it outside of academic environment. also, I wish everyone who's learning/planning to learn Farsi a fun and rewarding journey. I'm sure it will be:] برای همه‌تون آرزوی موفقیت می‌کنم و امیدوارم تجربه‌ی لذت‌بخشی از یادگیری زبان فارسی داشته باشید.❤

[@patrick9150]

No way I have literally been thinking about learning Farsi lately 😂 The timing

[@Gille954]

Your Portuguese is awesome! Great!

[@recycledminis]

Wow, you’ve sparked my interest in Farsi. I think that will be added to my list.

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

Loved this selection of languages! I'd definitely add Swedish to this list. I've been focused on becoming fluent in Swedish and it's just such a joy to learn. I have so much fun speaking and listening to it and I always look forward to my daily practice. 🥰🇸🇪 I've also dabbled in Hindi and I definitely recommend it. The alphabet is also very easy to learn. Can't wait to focus on it one day!

[@Taggez1]

Yay! Vad kul att du lär dig svenska :D❤

[@martinkullberg6718]

I try to learn swedish to, but I focus the moast on spanish,but when im tired of practicing it, i like to do some swedish , I like the singy sound of swedish ,

[@Kanguruo]

Esperanto is fun to learn as there are no annoying exceptions.

[@elnoruego6854]

It's not fun when you realise how pointless it is though.

[@Kanguruo]

@@elnoruego6854 Pointless??? It is fun to use it every single day with so many interesting people.

[@BobSmith-z3p]

It's a made up language, like Klingon and Pig Latin. They can be fun, but they dont have practical use except one of the few people that have learned it.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Never confuse Iranians with Arabs: similar writing systems notwithstanding, the Persian language is actually closer to ENGLISH than to Arabic! Is maitai Hawaiian for "good"? (I think that's its meaning in some Polynesian languages anyway.) Is "wiki" (quick) the origin of Wikipedia? The Portuguese -nha ending is equivalent to Spanish -n~a (imagine the tilde under the n instead of to its right), French -gne, Italian -gna and Latin -nia. I've learned some Japanese, and here's a coincidence: both Japanese and Brazilians put the word "ne" at the end of a sentence to mean "Isn't it so?" (Like the French "N'est-ce pas?") And Hawaii rhymes with "kawaii," the Japanese word for cute--it's a cute place indeed! The only Portuguese words you really need to know in Brazil are "Ola, bonatinha!" (Hi, cutie!) I actually DIDN'T know the meaning of "namaste"...

[@lisamarydew]

So... did you enjoy the video?

[@manfredneilmann4305]

Little correction of your Portuguese: Ola, *bonitinha!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

@@manfredneilmann4305 D'OH!

[@ChrisStargazer]

Hi James. The andwer to your two questions about Hawaiian are “yes.” Maika’i is the much more common pronunciation of the Hawaiian word for “good” or “well,” but since Hawaiian shares many commonalities with its sister Polynesian languages (that use a “T”), you’ll sometimes hear Ts, Rs, and Ss in Hawaiian currently. 🌺

[@shelleyneveling2214]

Olly this is such a fun video, I loved it!

[@learnurduwithsara1068]

I am learning Persian and Portugese. Languages with entirely different vibes.

[@AyushKumarSharma-np5cb]

I kinda expected a scandanavian language on this list, but still the video is pretty great and I just love how he puts emphasis on languages that are "useless" to learn

[@daysandwords]

If he'd put a Scandi language on there he'd probably have been called ra*ist for picking something "white".

[@AyushKumarSharma-np5cb]

@@daysandwords OMG no way! I got a reply from you!? Been watching your channel for so long and been a huge fan of your content

[@andrewcollins5388]

Olly, I absolutely adore your channel, the level of effort you put in and the range of topics you address, you are the best mate. This is now my favourite YT channel :) And the short stories books are amazing. Thanks!!

[@paochang1981]

Loving it!! Now I want to learn Farsi & Zulu 😂

[@EddyWoon]

I used to live at a city and had joined a Latin dance school that was run by Brazilians. From there I had only learnt the basic greetings, yes , no and thanks. Having moved to a smaller town, I called the local Brasilian restaurant to ask if they know of any local dance parties. I greeted him in his language and he started speaking to me like I am a Brazilian. As my depth of vocabulary has no depth, I kindly asked in English. It was interesting that my greeting sounded good enough for him to begin conversing to me like I knew the language. I had the opportunity to use some Portuguese very recently when a co-worker from Portugal called to ask for some help.

[@rj-qq5dw]

Gostou?

[@Realmariah510]

I’m learning Hindi and it is very fun. And I learned to read devengari within a month!

[@shyuw6473]

Your portuguese is so good!

[@thegreatsalad]

This video was so heartwarming. Yes, language learning can be FUNNNN. Let's say it louder for the people in the back row 🤣🤣🤣.

[@lisamarydew]

" 🎙LANGUAGE LEARNING CAN BE FUN! "

[@ayami235611]

As an Indian, that Bollywood number in the first 10 seconds gave me a whiplash. Haha. But I'm glad my national language made it in the list. For people like me, who aren't the biggest bollywood fans, don't worry, there are more ways of learning the language than with bollywood.

[@jmwild22]

😅

[@imhemish]

Hindi is not national language, it's an official language

[@संस्कृति-ठ8ङ]

@@imhemish logo ke liye national language hai per officially union of india or northern,western, central,eastern states or union territories ki official language hai jo quite similar kaam karta hai as national language on different purpose.or sabhi Indo-Aryan groups ke bich lingua franca ka kaam karta hai jo 82% hai india mei & some Dravidians too who live in metro cities.isliye mostly ham indians hindi ko national language maante hai

[@Itziar_hay_yan]

El toki pona es divertido; al tener solo 126 palabras hay que combinarlas para llegar al concepto que quieres expresar y quedan cosas graciosas. Dicen que se puede aprender en un día de lluvia (o en una semana si no tienes todo el día); a ver si llueve y me pongo a ello.

[@watmainibaadman]

honestly didn't expect these languages on this list, they seem so fun indeed :D gotta try to learn all of them in the future as a personal challenge now lol. thanks Olly!

[@meta14mil72]

portugês brasileiro is funny and easy beacause i am native speaker of spanish

[@victorcb6795]

El neerlandés es otro idioma a aprender. Me encanta cómo suenan la g y la ch en ciertos dialectos, y también la u. En fin, considero que es una mezcla entre lo precioso y lo rudo, y por eso me fascina. Bien video, muchachón.

[@frigginjerk]

Aprendo neerlandés ahora. Mi primero idioma es Inglés, pero puedo hablar Alemán, también. Neerlandés es similar, pero la grammática es más fácil. Y sí, la "G" en neerlandés es extraña. Pero me gusta.

[@jimmg4585]

Eu também gosto do holandês, mas agora estou mais focado em alemão,

[@Nikita35485]

I just wanna say that click sounds in Zulu are still sounding very unexpected for an unpracticed ear like mine. And they attract people by that, I hope. Thanks for the video!

[@jamesm.9285]

YES! 🤩 THIS is the video that we needed in the space YEARS ago. 🙌 (Now I can ease off on reading reddit opinions on the matter. Hehe).

[@caraboska]

I am a native speaker of English. My idea of a "fun" language is... the more difficult, the better. My ideal vacation would be to travel to some country where they speak a ferociously difficult langauge and take an intensive course in that language. Or even a staycation would do. For example, I once did such a staycation that consisted of taking an intensive summer course in... Hungarian. And let's say that that staycation ended up lasting an entire year :P I have a few dozen languages I want to learn or polish up during this lifetime, and many of them are difficult. For example, Basque... Georgian... I also have every intention of learning to speak a few "old" languages as well, e.g. Latin, Attic Greek, Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Old English, Middle English, Old Norse...

[@juandiegovalverde1982]

I already speak Brazilian Portuguese and a little of Hindi.

[@reptileclub8681]

I would love to learn hindi... there are 3 Indian restaurants by my house, and I know the bosses in each restaurant, and it would be fun to speak to each of them in their native language

[@storylearning]

It would be awesome!

[@rudrawords]

Tum ne sahi baat bola hai ❣️

[@spanishforkidswithmissjuanita]

Wow! There are so many cool languages to learn, and such little time!

[@jamesconn]

What about Ukrainian. I don't know about others, but I personally think it is the most beautiful language I have ever heard. I feel like it would be good in a story learning book.

[@josearellano203]

I am interested in Portuguese to learn, and I am thinking about Brazilian Portuguese. You should be positive about a language to learn, and then you will have fun in learning any language.

[@mysteriousDSF]

you seriously piqued my curiosity in terms of Hindi. I've never really felt engaged with Indian culture but I think now you changed me forever :D

[@lisamarydew]

Awesome

[@Shareenear]

My list would be Turkish, Swahili, Maltese, Evenki and Rotokas; the first three and the last one have interesting vocabularies, the last one sounds interesting(and there are even less letters and phonemes than in Hawai'ian), Evenki is a nice introduction to Tungusic languages and the languages of North Asia in general, and all of these five languages have very fun grammar. Although I still appreciate the fact that Zulu is here.

[@AxelMattias]

I cant believe you didnt mention Japanese in there! Despite struggling to understand the grammar and fully grasp that Japanese has 3 different writing system and one of them being learning Kanji, which there are over 6000 of, It was still a very fun language to learn because obviously watching anime and Japan has tons of great music to listen to.

[@daysandwords]

He picked 5 languages out of 7000. Even if there were some kind of objective measure of this (which there obviously isn't), the chances that your personally favourite is on the list are 0.07%.

[@Giraffinator]

Japanese would've been a very boring answer imo, not because the language itself is boring, but because it seems to get talked about a lot. Lots of weebs with too much time on their hands (guilty as charged lol) want to learn these days.

[@AxelMattias]

Japanese is not Just a fun language from my perspective, I was for the most part speaking from an objective standpoint, like, Weeb is a word that means you are obsessed with japanese culture and language, and that's sayin something.. And, How did you come to 0,07%? Also, thank you for commenting! I watch your videos from time to time!

[@anires1195]

Because the weebs ruined it for everyone. Online Japanese sites are just filled with American weebs.

[@maria5382]

What he said about persian is ture. We quote poetry in everyday conversation all the time

[@lisamarydew]

😍

[@Mochichuuu]

I’m from South Africa and can confirm that you’ll see a smile 10 times bigger then that, also Xhosa has a lot more clicks, Zulu is quite easy, please do learn it!!!❤️

[@christopherellis2663]

Well, learning Dev. before going to India helped immensely. Note that the street signs in Delhi are in seven different scripts.

[@hywodena]

I've been learning Hindi for 2 years. I'm taking my time but I've learned quite a bit I think I just need to practice more. It's a very fun language, I love the writing system even if it is more complicated than the English alphabet it's pretty fun. And it's my boyfriend's first language so I hear it all the time. The sentence structure is very different from English but I still find it intuitive most of the time

[@davode76166]

It was Dari (Afghanistani Persian), a little different dialect of Farsi

[@yasaminafsharpour4265]

دقیقا هر چقدر هم به انگلیسی براشون مینوسی متوجه نمیشن که فارسی میتونه مدل های دیگه ای هم حرف زده بشه

[@ancientromewithamy]

These do seem pretty cool. Learning with music is fun in any language though! I got into a lot of modern and not-so-modern German music while learning German! I love diminutives.

[@razan9915]

Thank you for your podcast I really love it and I came here to watch your KZbin channel also and also to ask do you have an English course like the other courses that on your website?

[@Kachilita]

I've been unknowingly singing about that Hawaiian fish since High School Musical came out in 2007 lmao

[@rebecca072498]

I was hoping somebody else caught that! I really thought Sharpay was just saying nonsense 😂

[@ccaywatson6105]

Me too! And I was like where have I heard that before 😀. Thanks now I know

[@francegamble1]

These are beautiful, but my next language I am going to start learning next year is going to be my local native American tribe language. My brother in law (adopted) is from the tribe, and he is teaching my children to keep the language going to the next generation.

[@shi_no_kurai_kage]

Imo: Properly learning 日本語 Norwegian (they just sound so lively) One you made yourself (you're having fun)

[@tomislavnagy8715]

This was a Fun Video! Thank You Olly! Also, Thank You for putting Hindi! Could You make a Video about Quechuan. Some say its One Language, and others how it's a Language Family. It was the Official Language of the Inca Empire. I would Love to See Your Video about it! Thank You in advance. Hope to get a Reply!

[@randomstuff3413]

With Hindi I can say an additional plus is that it’s getting easier for English speakers day by day, since Colloquial Hindi is borrowing A LOT from English.

[@justusroloff8209]

Any chance you have a Croatian course/book in the horizon?

[@MarijaDjordjevic8]

What about Georgian?

[@mysteriousDSF]

your best video I've seen so far

[@WhyX11]

Olly! A great selection of languages :)

[@storylearning]

Thanks!

[@guyeshel9316]

Wow, Hawaiian is some what similar to the other Native American languages by expressing an action rather then naming it. So cool and super hard

[@thogarrathikarthik2006]

First Comment: Excellent, Thank you so much for making these videos Olly

[@gedharrison47]

Ah ... but there are times when some languages definitely are a grind to learn and even the most linguistically-inclined of us throw up our hands! I studied French, Spanish and Latin at school, with some German, and then spent 4 years at University learning Urdu and Persian (sadly mostly now forgotten ...) Spanish helped me with Brazilian Portuguese when I lived in Brasilia, so I think I can safely say I'm reasonably adept at language learning .... But the one language that made me grind my teeth in frustration was another European language ... Polish! It is fiendishly difficult, mostly because of the noun case endings ... though you will understand these better if you ever learnt Latin at school. So the endings of the word jajka (egg) which would be different if you were talking about one egg, two eggs, more than two eggs or no eggs! And don't get me started on the locative or instrumental cases ... so, if you think you're an expert linguist and looking for a real challenge - try Polish (at least it's written in the Roman script!)

[@marikothecheetah9342]

I find delight in Asian languages: the big three: Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Learn two of them and maybe next year I'll add Korean. Even if I never learn an other language these three are a must. But kswahili is adorable, too :D

[@OrangeBarnacle]

Currently learning Korean, and can highly highly recommend! Very enjoyable and simply amazing language.

[@marikothecheetah9342]

@@OrangeBarnacle I knoooow! It's just that I also learn French and Italian for business purposes and I also love to draw - I cannot fit all those languages and drawing into my schedule XD

[@OrangeBarnacle]

@@marikothecheetah9342 don't worry - Korean will always be there waiting, ready for you to start learning it! There's no rush. It can come back as a hobby when there's less pressure to learn other languages for work!

[@marikothecheetah9342]

@@OrangeBarnacle indeed!

[@kmjawahar9959]

Learn tamizh..its script is so nice...💥

[@williamchamberlain1266]

Any chance of any Olly Richards video just on Hindi?

[@amj.composer]

Fun fact, the first line of the song at 0:07 isn't even Hindi, it's Persian. "Aql o hosh ne midanam", "we don't know sense or consciousness".

[@jimgreen5788]

Olly, I never knew until now that you spell them pyjamas, but we spell it pajamas. We're truly separated by a common language. Shaka is a borrowed word, since Hawaiian has no 's', and thus, no 'sh'. Hawai'i isn't a country, but state #50 of the USA, a few months after Alaska. Some of the sounds in Brazilian Portuguese are also in Spanish, but spelled differently, such as niño in Spanish becomes ninho in Portuguese, and viejo becomes velho.

[@kiragillett8338]

¡Me alegre que hindi está en la lista! Estoy aprendiendo hindi/urdu porque me encanta bollywood y devanagari y la familia de mi novio habla urdu!!!!! Un idioma bien útil y bien divertido मुझे हिंदी सीखना पसंद है लेकिन मेरी हिंदी बहुत बहुत बुरी है।मेरा बॉफ़्रेंड के पेरिवार पाकिस्तान से हैं इसलिए मैं भी उर्दू सीखना चाहती हूँ। भाषा बहुत सुंदर/खूबसूरत है।

[@user2-lx1xl]

Did you learn it yet ? 😅 All the best.

[@patchy642]

Isle of Tenerife, Spain, Africa. Good fun, indeed! Hey, Olly, what about learning Old English? Well, not very easy, as it's extinct, right? That's part of why I've now decided to learn Western Frisian, its closest living cousin. Do you have any tips or story courses on it? Best wishes, Patchy. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Ace_Of_Bace]

I love your channel and hope to follow it regularly. But I have to say, I was very surprised to see that you limited Farsi to only one country, where in reality it is spoken on an intire region. Dari in Afghanistan (where Rumi is from, born in the province of Balkh - north east of Afghanistan [nowhere near the MiddleEast countries]). This version is having the least Turkish, French etc...influence there for retaining more of the original words and sounds. In Tajikistan they speak Tajiki and in Uzbekistan it is the second most spoken language after Russian.

[@lisamarydew]

I suppose he's just giving a taste... ? :)

[@andraslibal]

The nice thing about almost any other language on Earth besides English is that what they write down is how it is pronounced.

[@daseinstudioua2609]

Learning Turkish now. Very unique tongue. Türkçe öğrenelim!

[@mertserozan7268]

Kolay gelsin

[@daseinstudioua2609]

@@mertserozan7268 çok teşekkür.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Korean is fun for me but I definitely would like to learn Bengali and Hindi

[@brokenman4668]

German is also quite fun to learn, I’m finding it very challenging though

[@Behdad47]

If you're trying to learn Persian and you're looking for someone to help you with speaking, you can count on me.

[@blakeferris7797]

What about Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese? Aren't they fun?

[@speakrussian6779]

Russian is really fun to learn! 😀

[@SelwynClydeAlojipan]

I've been wondering when you would post a video about Filipino aka Tagalog, or any other Philippine languages. Any reason why you haven't so far?

[@mysteriousDSF]

learning Swahili and getting the noun classes and the sentence structure right is an extremely demanding and grinding experience. but you basically introduce yourself to the languages half of Africa speaks because all other Bantu languages are really similar to Swahili. it's a really substantial long-term investment.

[@kakonthebed]

Ehhhh, as a South African, I wouldn’t say “really” similar. Swahili is about as similar to Zulu and Xhosa as English is to Spanish. They have similar grammar and share some words though.

[@kakonthebed]

Ehhhh, as a South African, I wouldn’t say “really” similar. Swahili is about as similar to Zulu and Xhosa as English is to Spanish. They have similar grammar and share some words though.

[@letusplay2296]

You said Farsi doesnt have noun inflections which is true for the most part but some nouns can have plurals that might be a bit tricky to get the hang of for English speakers. They're mostly arabic nouns borrowed with their arabic plurals like وقت and اوقات. Theyre not the most complicated thing in the world tho by far since they're fairly regular One advantage of the arabic influence is that once you know one word yiu can often just understand all of the other words related to that come from arabic if you've been studying for long enough, for example قتل (murder) > قاتل (murderer)

[@tarathetortoise]

yeah, the arabic nouns with "mokassar" plurals are used in persian; but to be fair, you can ALWAYS make them plural by adding the persian suffix "ha" to them instead of using the arabic plural versions and no one will bat an eye. But you will end up learning them eventually, because native persian speakers will sometimes use the mokassar plurals, and will have to learn the meaning of the words.... all in all, persian is very easy-going imo. arabic is very intuitive when it comes to nouns, but makes me wanna scream when it comes to verbs lol

[@alcubierrevj]

I would add Spanish to the list, because of the telenovelas, the music, and televised soccer sounds way better in Spanish

[@WineSippingCowboy]

I disagree on excluding Tagalog from this list. 1 This language permits code switching. When I was in The Philippines 🇵🇭, many Filipinos often code switch between a Philippine language and English. 2 A great number of Filipinos get hired as singers while they sing in Tagalog, English and other languages. Morissette Amon, and Marcelito Pomoy are natives with worldwide 🌎 appeal. Olivia Rodrigo, HER, Bruno Mars are Filipino Americans who are hitting Billboard charts with their songs.

[@hamidrezahadian5492]

What you gave as the starting sample of Persian, was from Afghanistan, and actually, hardly intelligible! I am native Persian speaker, but at first, I didn't realize it is Persian, and I had to listen several times.

[@coryjorgensen622]

Add Icelandic to the list!

[@user-mrfrog]

Góðan daginn! Ég er að læra íslensku. Íslenska er mjög góð! Takk fyrir og bless!