Can Americans Identify These Asian Languages?

Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hmong are just some of the thousands of Asian languages in the world. How many of these can the average Americans identify?
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[@RiceSquad]

Can you Guess the REAL Filipino? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZanm6KAlLeWd5I

[@Miguelsword7_Mapper]

Im filipino

[@ranimranim8236]

The fact that the Thai woman used Lisa as a hint to help the woman recognize her country is really heart warming

[@Kevin-et8ti]

i honestly knew she was thai cause of lisa

[@byuul6454]

Thats the fucking ultimate achievement tbh

[@ranimranim8236]

@@byuul6454 literally !!! like that's how you know you've made it in life

[@Frd-kd8sk]

Lisa literally represents Thailand around the world

[@williammoon7774]

Who the heck is that Lisa?

[@ChauChannel011]

Alright. Now you should do Asian Americans guessing Asian languages. And then ship me over to do this pls! I got almost all of them. But the pressure would be fun! 😂

[@RiceSquad]

Im planning on doing one with Asians guessing Asian languages

[@ChauChannel011]

Nice. I will wait for the DM! lol

[@greenhornet8170]

how beautiful people only can guess asian because cute people only interest in Europe and America 😅😅😅😅😅 they never think south asia is there because they only think we are terrorist racisam everywhere and they prove it by there nature 😂😂😂

[@yokachen]

Yo count me in haha

[@violettsoria]

WHAT THEY SAID FLY ME OUT

[@BlongTreyLo]

As an asian american, knew every single one without even understanding the words. The dialect pronunciation is the best way to distinguished them if you heard of them before. The reason why hmong is a bit harder for others is because it's a smaller population with less developed of a language than the rest and not many know who they are, but love their poetic tongue dialect! Movies and dramas comes a long way.

[@JustADudeDoingSomething]

​@@i8mju7aq1w2e3sw2o9mj Yeah especially younger generations. I have cousins and friends that can barely speak hmong.

[@guishenStreetB]

Me too

[@fameanims4221]

@@i8mju7aq1w2e3sw2o9mj I cracked tf up when you said the Hmong girl hais lus txhav txhav

[@onceortwice_]

Exactly!!

[@leolor9328]

My Lauj brother

[@anonacc4830]

Asian phoentics are super easy to identify once you learned them lol. Each language has its own sorta signature sound/ quality about it

[@priscilla5412]

That Levi was ON POINT!

[@RiceSquad]

Oi Erwin!

[@shion3948]

YEAH THAT WAS SO GOOD

[@boop9430]

@@RiceSquad I thought it was Eren 😂

[@DD2799]

I just watch this video and it blows my mind! he's on point!

[@hanakuso1999]

Yes He really sounds like Kamiya Hiroshi.

[@jayarchiea.sumampong9556]

Fun Fact: The guy that told the Filipino girl,"This is a very beautiful language, its flown like a river", He's actually right! PHILIPPINES' official languages are English and Tagalog. Tagalog is derived from Taga-ilog or from the river/someone living by the river.

[@gelpineda8056]

Actually it's English and Filipino, Tagalog is one of so many Filipino languages in the Philippines.

[@bulbapologist7096]

​@@jayarchiea.sumampong9556 you just explained how gel pineda is right. The Official languages are Filipino and English, not Filipino and Tagalog. Filipino was an initiative of the Quezon administration, meant to be based off the most spoken languages of the PH, including Bisaya (Cebuano), Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Kapampangan, etc., but predominantly Tagalog after some decision. It started out as 'Pilipino' and would adopt the 'F' much later on. What came to be, however, turned out to be just Tagalog, but officially they're recognised as separate languages, not just one being a 'standardised' version of the other. (There's no basis either to say Filipino is 'standardised' Tagalog; you're not going to find any official body claiming that). That Filipino ended up just being Tagalog doesn't negate how they're still officially different languages but is telling of the failure of the project, links into why regionalism is deep seated in our country and why, especially as you go to Visayas and Mindanao, the reservations against Tagalog run deep. And if we cite laws, we follow the rules of interpretation of the legal field. Verba Legis, then Ratio Legis est Anima, and finally Ut Magis Valeat Quam Pereat. Three different modes of interpretation, where we don't move to the next if the previous suffices. Verba Legis means take the provision and its words as it is. Art. XIV Sec. 6 of the Constitution uses Filipino, not Tagalog. If the framers meant for Tagalog to be the official language, they'd have stated that. You can't really enter an analysis to establish that Filipino is 'Standardised Tagalog' when (1) the provision isn't ambiguous and so there's no warrant to interpret further than its wording and (2) there isn't a basis to say Filipino serves as 'standardised tagalog'. If you want to see how standardising a language works, look toward Italian as an example. Italy and Philippines are both countries where regionalism is rampant, and Italian was standardised following a dialect from Florence. You'll see how Filipino doesn't show many parallels with Standard Italian in use, history, and evolution.

[@1saamor897]

@@bulbapologist7096 p sure he's filipino. how yall write an essay on youtube, i dont even know

[@allgood5710]

❤️

[@twinkle3474]

I think it's her voice, she has a really beautiful voice. But not everyone speaks tagalog that way. Also I'm Bisaya and we definitely don't sound that sweet! 🤣

[@MiceAl487]

I think what added to the beauty of the Filipino one was that she used really deep and beautiful Tagalog. You will not hear anyone use words like "aking giliw" anymore so when you hear it it sounds like actual poetry. Thank you keeping our heritage alive and learning the deeper worrds, Aurea.

[@pikarick8354]

it's a lyric from a song that's why it sounds like poetry lol. The song is Kailan by MYMP btw.

[@arbypernito1078]

@@pikarick8354 it was originally sung by Smokey Mountain :)

[@perseph0ne1608]

Holy shit I did not think you guys would involve Hmong, I’m glad that we are getting more well known now. It’s sad because our language is actually dying along with our culture so I’m so happy that you had someone who actually knows how to speak Hmong come in. This is so crazy!

[@fuabsho3062]

- As a Hmong person I don't ever see any representation of my culture or language in many of these Asian theme videos because we're often forgotten. But I'm so pleased and happy to find that we've been represented in here! This is the first time I've ever seen this kind of representation and it makes me very happy

[@gravity-zero2917]

Right, bet 99% of viewers didn't know the last language since we r lost tribes 😆

[@guishenStreetB]

Yeah this is the one I missed

[@Wesleythelin]

Gran Torino!

[@masteroffear5762]

Celebrate this hmong people, you deserve it

[@yearlaw]

i was also surprised since they didnt have our flag in the thumbnail

[@lujuria9920]

the only one i knew right from the bat was Tagalog bc some words are like Spanish, us Latinos and Filipinos are like cousins in language 💜

[@allysaarcangel6233]

True, we're like WE understand each other but its not lol

[@onlygodcanjudgeme.860]

@@allysaarcangel6233 Mga Assuming 😅🤣

[@francois9603]

chismis

[@AJReyes7039]

5:23, made me smile when the guy said, it's a beautiful language. I'm a Filipino so I appreciate things like that❤

[@allysaarcangel6233]

@@onlygodcanjudgeme.860 di wow

[@sl33pyk0kichi]

I am Hmong and I would always watch videos similar to this, and I didn't expect a Hmong person to be in a video like this! This has actually been my first time seeing someone that speaks Hmong in a video. I am loving this video! She looks so pretty too!! 🤩

[@odyssey123odyssey5]

This video is so cool. I love it. I love different cultures but I couldn’t get everyone correct even though I am an East Asian myself. Thank you so much for sharing. This is fun.

[@Tamara-ju3lh]

I got Thailand correct right away because of the greeting - and the sentence endings! Yay I'm proud of myself.

[@sebastiann.a.g.7528]

Yeah, same.

[@Graphite2983]

I didn’t even know, but I just guessed Thai probably because I heard Thai from ShuoShuoChinese.

[@lilbich6576]

Thailand is the easiest to guess language idk why they missed

[@korawitwoonsin7547]

You must be Thai bl series fan.😃😃😃

[@sebastiann.a.g.7528]

@@lilbich6576 yeah. I 100% agree with you. The accent, the tone, the words. It's so freaking unique hahahaha

[@brianlittrell797]

The Cantonese sounded so beautiful. I would have liked to hear them speak a little longer to more hear what each language sounds like.

[@RiceSquad]

Yes! In the next video I will try to have the languages speak in longer portions

[@brianlittrell797]

@@RiceSquad Thank you! I appreciate your videos.

[@thereasonwhy6313]

cantonese sound like corona ... japanese and korean are more beautiful

[@heikestoll1205]

@@RiceSquad I’d skip the background music, it was distracting

[@ft4137]

Agree. Once I was interested learning it. Gave up once I knew there are 8 something tones in Cantonese?? Like 4 tones in Mandarin already hard enough 🤣

[@rubiguzman6810]

i guessed the first 5 languages right and i feel very proud of myself lol but also, this video opened my eyes and made me realized how blessed and fortunate i have been for having had so many amazing cultural experiences throughout my life. i have grown up with friends from so many different countries and cultural backgrounds and i have gotten to experience so many different aspects of their cultures from cuisine to tradition to language. i am very grateful for having had so many opportunities to live amongst many different people from various cultures.

[@1999Torii]

Glad i was able to recognize the languages that i’ve heard in my area (aka Tagalog and Mandarin) and the ones that i hear on tv (Korean, Japanese, Thai). I hope to one day learn all of these as well as many others.

[@emilyvalentine4565]

I was expecting Indonesian, Vietnamese or Khmai there near the end, but Hmong was a very pleasant surprise! My understanding is there are less native speakers than many other languages in SE Asia, and I imagine most Americans haven't heard of it before so showcasing it even for a little bit was really cool.

[@desakputurakaparamita954]

I think Indonesian should sound more clearer than other South East Asian counterparts.

[@alitasdepollo1]

khmer is spelled like this

[@stacie1595]

Same! Very present surprise. I'm aware of hmong culture and where it's from but I think this is the first time ever actually hearing it.

[@emilyvalentine4565]

@@alitasdepollo1 oh my bad

[@emilyvalentine4565]

@@desakputurakaparamita954 I mean I expected they would include one of those, not that it was one of those I recognized it.

[@naomigray4944]

Not Korean, but I'm currently learning the language and I also know some idioms. The girl asking the guy if he "wants to eat ramyeon together" is her asking him if he'd like to do the horizontal tango with her (if I'm not mistaken).

[@lumin4079]

Yeah...

[@someoneyoumightknow2795]

Yyyyyeaaah...

[@diegoalcantaras5580]

u coulda just said its the korean version of netflix and chill...... horizontal tango...

[@naomigray4944]

@@diegoalcantaras5580 shhhh.... Let people enjoy things. 🤗✨

[@alistairt7544]

😮

[@Melovesims3too]

I just missed two! I didn’t know Hmong or Tagalog. I’m surprised Vietnamese wasn’t done. Loved how educational this was!

[@hwasesewooki]

"do you wanna eat ramyeon?" LMAOOO NOT THE FLIRTING this was fun to watch :) i only got the korean, mandarin, cantonese, tagalog, thai, and japanese correct since i watch a lot of asian series/movies and have been around ppl who speak tagalog. i really love learning about different languages and the way they flow so lovely. and the way she mentioned lisa from bp was endearing, like lisa is their icon

[@marko3572]

isn't that a way to invite someone to go to your house to do the deed? lmao

[@jihadijohn9408]

@@marko3572yeah it’s the korean version of ‘netflix and chill’

[@dondog3123]

Asia is completely diverse and huge, as an asian myself from the southeast, i wish to visit some of the countries

[@lubomirradev9801]

After you become doctaaaa , until then you studyyy

[@marcusianaviation9372]

Malaysian?

[@powerpuff4ever]

The only one I wouldn’t have gotten would be Hmong. I grew up within a large mixed Vietnamese and Pilipino community so Tagalog would at least be familiar. I’m definitely used to hearing the “popular” (I mean popular for language learners) East Asian languages because of kpop and c-dramas and anime and, as the Thai woman at the start said, Lisa from Blackpink (and other Thai kpop idols). Cantonese would have probably tripped me up but you can recognize her saying Hong Kong so that would have been the give away. Hmong was definitely a different sound than I’m used to so I’m happy they shared that with us

[@XxxXxx-yh5gz]

Yup, that’s the only one i didn’t get, probably due to me not exposed to that language

[@reylopez1803]

R u American?

[@perseph0ne1608]

I’m Hmong and it was so crazy seeing a Hmong person in this. It makes sense that people didn’t get it because Hmong is not a very well known language or culture. We are barely represented in the media. But it’s so cool seeing us being represented here!

[@robinlinh]

@@perseph0ne1608 I know right. Hmong is one of a sub tribe in Vietnam, and even Vietnamese people having a hard time regconize. I was surprised they could find a Hmong person.

[@hakanstorsater5090]

@@robinlinh Maybe it was just by accident, and then they figured they could have use for her...

[@hieveryone406]

Happy to see cantonese in the video :) Im from Hong Kong too, and its fun watching the people guess

[@Airblade101]

Having lived in Japan for the last 2 years, I definitely became familiar with the other Asian languages and because I have so many Chinese friends, I can even tell what part of China someone is from just based on the way that they speak

[@SocratesCrime]

The guy was so American, he gave up and was happy about it 🤣

[@clarachan4406]

So glad to see Cantonese represented in this video!! I'm also from Hong Kong🙌🏻

[@KimoKimochii]

diu

[@elonwong]

@@KimoKimochii ding

[@jlau04]

Hong Kong represent 💪

[@xeelor3420]

As a Hmong women, I am so happy that a Hmong person is in here! I have always watched these videos and had always wished there was a Hmong person!!

[@ericpurcell2523]

It’s awesome that you included Hmong! You should do another video with more Asian languages that aren’t from East or Southeast Asia! Kazakh, Mongolian, Tamil, Nepali, etc

[@ellismailoglu1174]

I was thinking the same, like Turkic languages or indeed Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, Farsi or Arabic would be nice as well.

[@m1r4b3ll]

I’m so surprised that there was Hmong on here! I’m Hmong and I don’t see a lot of representation on social media. When she started speaking I knew right away that it was my language and I got really excited about that!

[@kindplanet1]

As a Hmong child who doesn’t speak Hmong but has the ears I could immediately recognize the accent Mostly because Hmong is a tonal language

[@patrikbaso3797]

Hmong us

[@DJHFL]

@@kindplanet1same, grew up hearing it all the time so i can easily recognize it. i wish i could learn it but i have no idea where to start 😭

[@InternetsNathan]

This some good quality content right here! *chefs kiss*

[@RiceSquad]

Thanks brotha! Glad it got the InternetNathan’s seal of approval

[@yervue4982]

I’m glad you included Hmong. ❤️

[@sadako578]

i got thai, chinese, korean, and japanese right :D im american, but because of my grandpa who along time ago, went to many asian countries for business , he knows alot about them and as a kid he would tell me stories about the first time he saw a beautiful park of cherry blossoms in japan, and so many beautiful stories, he would always speak to me in many different asian languages he learned and would teach me them, and ive just been surrounded by asian foods, language, and culture all my life, so this was very fun for me try to guess them at home as a viewer :) sorry for the ramble but hearing some of the languages was just alot of nostalgia

[@Lauramv1]

That is very cool!

[@Uchiha.Itachii]

Yo that Japanese dude doing Levi’s voice was perfect hahahah😫👏🏻

[@jagatdeuri3261]

Meanwhile me who watch anime, c drama, k drama, thai drama , phillipino drama. I know this languages. Love from Northeast india.

[@bread6482]

Wait... People outside Philippines watch Filipino drama?? Is that a thing?

[@jagatdeuri3261]

@@bread6482 not a popular thing. I am just the odd one😋..

[@bread6482]

@@jagatdeuri3261 I hope you don't come across the cringey ones because there are a ton

[@jagatdeuri3261]

@@bread6482 can't be cringey than indian tv series( tv series)😁.

[@jeisytudu3477]

@@jagatdeuri3261 Gopi nahi😂

[@mcvue9133]

Thank you for including Hmong!!

[@amyboloron]

I had to rewatch the Japanese and Korean parts OPPA! *hard punch* 😭🤣 As a Southeast Asian myself, I loved hearing the differences. I've never been exposed to the Hmong language, so it was interesting hearing someone speak it. Also, I'm suprised noone caught the spanish words in Filipino.

[@foxylady8828]

Tagalog is a beautiful language especially if you speak gently! ❤️🇵🇭 Not the curse words cuz it hits different. Lol!!

[@foxylady8828]

@Angela wag tanga. Manood ka ng video. Kung di ka nagagandahan sa tagalog paki ko sayo? As a foreigner, listening to mandarin, Thai or Vietnamese IN THIS VIDEO, I can say that tagalog is beautiful. bias bias ka pang nalalaman, competition teh? Patawa ampoota

[@sleepdeprived_kpopstan]

Pure facts

[@juliussamelo1008]

yeah

[@unknownhumanbeing4853]

Isa kanaman ata na proud filipino noh?

[@foxylady8828]

@@unknownhumanbeing4853 and YES I AM PROUD FILIPINO. hahahaha! Loud and clear. Gets mo na? 😂😂😂

[@JaiYaj1228]

I didn’t expect there to be a hmong person being featured in these kind of videos since we aren’t really well known, but this took me by surprise😭 thank you so much for including the Hmong community in this video💜

[@MEplusEVERYTHING]

Woah! I was so surprised to hear Hmong and was hoping for it. I'm so happy!

[@SKZStay1995]

I got them all correct except for the last one. I recognized the languages from all the various Asian shows I watch on Rakuten. I watch a lot of Thai dramas so as soon as the first one started to talk I knew instantly. The hardest for me was figuring between Mandarin and Cantonese.

[@k10may82]

This video was very fun to listen to and guess along! Thanks for the suprise Hmong representation as it often gets left out

[@bubbletea7371]

Thanks for making this video! I had a lot of fun guessing the languages as the video progressed! As someone who has grown up with Cantonese spoken around themselves, I'm really happy to be able to hear my family's native language be spoken and recognized. While I don't speak the language myself, I really appreciate knowing that people are able to recognize it. Awesome content, definitely earned a sub! :D

[@ellismailoglu1174]

I would love some South, Central and West Asian languages in the mix as well. Its always the same languages which is sometimes annoying considering Asia is huge and extremely diverse.

[@honusblanco1259]

Funny how that guy described Tagalog. “It’s like a river flowing.” Tagalog is a contraction of the two words “taga ilog” literally meaning from the RIVER actually pertaining to people from the river banks.

[@Angie-Magi-ATIN-Army]

Hear, hear.

[@Carlxz.]

Lol the Filipino is so easy to guess because their pronunciation is so smooth and elegant and also it has a mix of Spanish.

[@dhelmarlampitoc6960]

true...

[@dondog3123]

Mix between spanish and austronesian language

[@jaminwaite3867]

Right I heard telefono

[@uhhuhlistenboy5693]

But naturally we don't speak like that... Because its way more formal and usually use by old people or in poems that's why i also like it... I'm pure Filipino 🇵🇭😊

[@AJReyes7039]

everybody be calling the Filipino languange soft and flows like a river 5:23, but a certain accent like Batangueño accent will make you think otherwise.

[@1953lili]

I’ve watched over 260 dramas and films and culturally exchanged in Japan so bring it on.

[@RiceSquad]

How much did you get??

[@1953lili]

I missed Hmong, but got the others. Thai, Mandarin, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese.

[@1953lili]

BTW, I’m up to over 350 Asian dramas and films watched since I’m retired......lol!

[@Alina07061]

Omggg I got them all correct! Even the Hmong! I was like Cambodian..? Vietnamese..? Then I remembered a video I watched in my literature class in high school about a Hmong girl and her struggle with depression after immigrating to America and leaving her people behind while no one seemed to care what was happening to them.

[@jeremywhistler2850]

*Japanese and Chinese were the most obvious to me, though those are the only ones I think I've ever previously heard out loud. Though at first I did think Thai was Mandarin which is weird because when you see them written down (In English characters that is) you can see the dichotomy clearly, but I think it's probably just like key sounds that make you think mandarin like "bang" or "Ni"*

[@yuLikeRice]

I know the video is a few days old, but Thank You for showcasing Hmong!!! Watching the video, I wasn't expecting Hmong, so when I heard Kim speaking in Hmong, I was like "wait, I know this!". I got very excited, so thank you!

[@RiceSquad]

Yes you definitely need some more representation!

[@nuleethealien]

So wonderful to hear hmong too!

[@perseph0ne1608]

@@RiceSquad Yes we do! Say it louder!😂😂🤣🤣

[@Naly7]

6:20 Omg, Levi's voice!!! that was so cool

[@anotherplottwist]

Loved this 🤍❤

[@MidnightRose77]

Her canto sounds so nice and elegant XD Im so not used to that with my loud ass family. Much more used to aunties shouting in Canto and have never heard it so calm hahaha

[@fantasty9311]

I am so happy to hear Hmong being featured in videos like this. The Hmong speaker did a fantastic job. Her voice was very gentle and nice. 😊❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank You so much!

[@anyoneelsekitten]

This was so exciting to test myself as well! I only didn't know the last one : ] I would like to thank music and watching dramas to open my ears to new languages

[@soul_fiddler.cosplay20]

OMG!!! Their wearing a Konohagakure/Hidden Leaf Village missing nin head band. Haha loving the AoT hint.

[@Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass]

Seeing people react to my language is so interesting, you just never know what it sounds like to someone to isn't fluent, "flows like a river" is an interesting way to describe it, she did speak very softly though and I'm just used to people swearing in it all the time lol

[@preciousiz]

This was an awesome video, I'd love to see more content like this!😆

[@RiceSquad]

We can definitely do that

[@PutingPinoy]

Seconded! More of these!

[@rorybear100]

I love that you included hmong! My baby is half hmong and half pacific islander 😊

[@BleakDeath]

Mandarin was easy to tell by. They have a distinct sound at least to me. Lol I had Chinese and Korean exchange students when I was in HS a few years ago.

[@GodXbacon]

Who tf asked

[@a-ramenartist9734]

Am I the only one who can't get enough of just listening to mandarin speakers, it's like listening to a song it's so beautiful. I'm studying japanese rn mainly because I encounter it a lot in my day to day life but if I wasn't learning that I'd probably be learning mandarin

[@kkurasflower]

thank you for doing cantonese. cantonese is often categorized as "chinese" in the putonghua/ mandarin category. it feels so nice to see and hear cantonese here.

[@whiterose150]

But it is not, it is another dialect of Chinese.

[@OC-CPA]

​@@whiterose150It is a Chinese language, or technically a dialect of the Yue language. For political reasons, it will be called a dialect of Chinese, but no other language has "dialects" which are completely mutually unintelligible.

[@dexterousli]

@@whiterose150 I would not ever classify Cantonese as a dialect. Somewhat subjective definition, but dialects are mutually intelligible. Tons of Chinese languages are mutually unintelligible, meaning that if 2 people spoke their own language, they would not understand each other. As someone who speaks Mandarin with a Beijing dialect, I would be able to hold a conversation with a typical person from Hangzhou. However, I have been completely lost every time I've been spoken to in Cantonese, and Cantonese speakers don't understand my Mandarin. While many people say "Chinese" to refer to putonghua, there are plenty of other variants of Chinese that are not at all the same language as the Mandarin spoken in northern China. For example, a couple of Taiwanese people I know (including a professor of mine), speak Mandarin, but not Hokkien. In fact, some Hokkien speakers in Taiwan view Taiwanese people who speak Mandarin and not Hokkien as not being true Taiwanese. If it helps, the dialects and languages of Chinese may be better viewed as having the linguistic variation of romance languages, as opposed to accents and dialects of English across the world. Think of how Catalan and Spanish are classified as 2 different languages because they're mutually unintelligible. Chinese languages are similar. Just because 2 languages have the same writing system and are primarily in the same country does not mean they can be spoken seamlessly between 2 people, which is what makes them languages rather than dialects or accents.

[@leparraindufromage366]

I think it's very arbitrary how some languages are classified as dialects and some are not. I'm a speaker of Shanghai dialect and I learned Mandarin too, I had some contact with Cantonese people in my childhood. I would say there is a certain level of mutual intelligibility between the three, and you can kind of learn how to substitute certain sounds to transform from one dialect to another, but there are for sure some dialects which I don't understand at all, they are just completely different languages for me. The same goes for German and German dialects in my view, there are some people who stubbornly make the point that Swiss German is its own language, yet there is a high degree of mutual intelligibility with some German dialects, while some German 'dialects' are so different from each other they might as well be foreign languages, yet they aren't considered as such

[@OC-CPA]

@@leparraindufromage366 It's worth noting that German dialects have converged over time due to more standardized schooling and the advent of mass media. The German dialects you hear today are not as "eccentric" as they would've been a hundred years ago, let alone before German unification. And the same is true of pretty much every other language-the dialects are gravitating toward the officially recognized standard variant that's used in schools and media.

[@juliexiong373]

Oh my gosh, I'm so shocked to see Hmong here! I knew from looking at the thumbnail that it was one of the Hmong symbols and was honestly shocked yet excited to see a Hmong speaker. Thanks for sharing this with many people because not many get a chance to be exposed to the Hmong language! I honestly just clicked on it to see if she spoked Hmong Dawb or Hmong Leeg. It was interesting that Kim started with asking why he fell from heaven. I got a good laugh from that opening! 😂

[@brixfabs]

It makes me so happy that Hmong was included. It's often that we get recognized. Much appreciation!

[@jstaytiny502]

I’m impressed that I only missed two (Tagalog & Hmong)… I loved hearing all the different languages though!

[@seiluu1790]

Thank you for representing hmong ! I didn't expecting that i'm so happy

[@mattdarren3736]

This was so interesting to watch!

[@hanimallover1]

living in socal, i was able to guess all of these… except for hmong! i said Vietnamese bc i know a viet person who speaks like that but never learned the language name!!! the diversity here really exposes you to all kinds of languages. i love these! i wanna hear more languages you dont come by often in the west.

[@fonzworthbentley7455]

I'm from Minnesota and there are people here from all over Asia! I got them all right! And I'm fluent in Spanish... Tagalog has so much Spanish in it

[@denasaki]

The Philippines was colonized / under Spain's rule for three centuries and Spanish became one of the official languages in the country until the 70s :D

[@DaveChuaa]

I wish the people guessing it has some idea about different Asian languages. It’s still a great video though, I enjoy it 😽

[@maddiej2165]

As a non Asian, I’m surprised that I got everyone right but the last girl. I thought she was speaking Vietnamese or something but her language is so cool

[@perseph0ne1608]

Thank you so much, I’m Hmong and it’s actually so crazy to find a Hmong person in this video! We are not well-known people because we don’t have our own country so it’s really cool that we are being represented.

[@sophiagrace2888]

She was speaking Hmong! (Im Hmong too c: )

[@pizza4213]

sammeeeee....I got all of them and guessed vietnamese for the last one 💀

[@Ganychan]

Exactly same!

[@DrRyan82994]

@@pizza4213 vietnamese would just be a good guess by elimination

[@LazyboyZZZyobyzaL]

wow I havent heard Hmong all my life. thats interesting~ the language does sound beautiful

[@angelina.0628]

I got all the first 6 right, but then i didn’t know the name of the language at the end. 😅 I did guess that it was spoken in Laos and Vietnam, though, but I didn’t know it was also in Thailand too! Very cool. :)

[@herbertn.oafallas3565]

As a Filipino,I found Thai language interesting and cute to hear.

[@panyasingh]

When the lady from Thailand mentioned Lisa it just lit me up ...it's good to see that Thai people are so proud of Lisa and we are too she's an inspiration to millions a living legend really the amount of power that Lisa and Blackpink hold is crazy

[@churchgirlrose9103]

I love how Thai people are very supportive of Lisa and other Thai idols.

[@drake8905]

Yes ikr bro 🥹 I was even shocked to hear it huhu

[@delrider]

Lisa's story even appeared in Thai national exams for high school senior student this year.

[@panyasingh]

@@delrider wow that's just unbelievable but amazing too i am so proud of her and i am sure other blinks are too . what can we say she's Lalisa manobal

[@delrider]

@@panyasingh The whole passage was about how Lisa just mentioned her hometown then the tourism business in Thailand went boom baam. I took the exam as well, and I couldn't help but smile. We thais are very proud of her.

[@CeceliaMock-Quai]

Thank you for including Cantonese in this !!

[@Sugarcane20]

Im so happy and proud to see Hmong being represented!!!

[@adaleenwashere]

EXACTLY

[@desiraevang]

As someone who is Hmong I’m very surprised you had someone on here who is also Hmong! Was not expecting that since I feel not a lot of people know about Hmong people. Loved it!

[@robbinmizushima5907]

If I was in this I would probably get all but the Tagalog and the Lao language correct. For Tagalog I probably would’ve been debating and choosing it giving it 50 50 with that or Ilocano. For Lao I heard something like that however I wouldn’t have known the name.

[@RiceSquad]

Thats pretty good!

[@timdella92]

Ilocano sounds more aggressive sounding than Tagalog.

[@cabogaming384]

it's Filipino not tagalog

[@sureindubitably3771]

@@cabogaming384 it could also be Tagalog, friend

[@xaxisca]

I would only get Tagalog because I grew up learning Spanish and a lot of the words are similar. I didn’t get the hmong one but it’s a lovely language! I got 6/7 because I listen to kpop and there are idols from all over Asia that speak lots of languages including the ones today + there’s a few Cantonese speaking people in my school now. It’s all so interesting to learn about!

[@MrBenHaynes]

The only one that stumped me was Hmong. That was hard. I hadn't heard it before. Interesting video for an Aussie living in AU but married 20yrs to a Singaporean Goddess!

[@keahibaby808]

I am literally so proud that I guessed them ALL except Cantonese that one I assumed was stumped lmdao. Shows that watching KZbin in different languages help a little 😂 Plus as a Japanese Filipino I guessed those two IMMEDIATELY 😅

[@gregorypetty6887]

Me 2. As a half Filipino half European American, I was able to recongize the Japanese language and the Tagalog language instantly. To me, and I'm not being biased, I think both Japanese and Tagalog sound very beautiful and poetic. 😇

[@way9883]

this is very good, i wish you add more Southeast Asian languages (like other language other than Tagalog from The Philippines, also Malay language, and Indonesian language), and other Asian languages from South Asia to enrich this serie 😄

[@roselein9145]

ชอบนี้มากเลยค่ะ I love any chance I get to hear Thai! I’ve gotten incredibly rusty but thankfully she was speaking very clear so I understood everything! Thank you! I’m comfortable guessing Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin but the rest are still pretty hard for me to guess but I love hearing them!

[@louisesugar]

Omg thank you for including Cantonese 😭😭😭😭😘😘😘

[@ANobodysHerstory]

I’m Filipino but can’t speak it but instantly recognised the Tagalog. She made it sound so beautiful and soft. I’m used to it being shouted 😂😂

[@GarryFPV]

Dude so real. I understand Chinese best when I’m being scolded

[@twotwolow2343]

It was deep Tagalog i mean numero is like Spanish 😂😂

[@mitchellerrin9287]

We need more videos like this!

[@X.Q.Jonah-]

I recognized all of them except Hmong. I thought maybe Vietnamese but something seemed off.

[@AlanaeImontae]

Samee😭

[@aznmochibunny]

I'm sure the Hmong language gathered some influence from the other southeast Asian languages where they're located at. Unfortunately, the Hmong people don't have a permanent country of residency, which is why they're kind of all over the place - like Kim said, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand specifically. The language is beautiful though.

[@naravit_lertratkosum]

fr

[@sasham6960]

I thought Vietnamese too but I needed to hear more. I know that there’s a Hmong population in Vietnam, however!

[@Butterfly-lv2kj]

Same

[@kenyaamador4716]

I got all correct except Hmong! It’s sounds super pretty though I love it !

[@Bam07676]

Cool video. There should be some south asian and central asian languages too to spice it up

[@mokumboi19]

I got 4 of 7, and two that I missed were a one out of two guess. The last one totally stumped me, I knew it sounded close to Vietnamese but also that it wasn't Vietnamese. Fun vid.

[@BouPreUWere]

The Thai girl is so cool! I like her already! She’s so easy going and fun!

[@22s22a]

It's part of the culture, Enjoyed my trip there

[@heysoph-9]

I played along and listened to the video without looking. Got all of them right except for the last one, I said Vietnamese, hadn't heard of Hmong

[@syedanaqvixx2805]

I am learning korean and i've heard ppl speaking japanese before many times so it was easy to identify them and im happy that i was able to understand that korean since it was very basic

[@infinitrixtv5847]

This is really challenging, really perfect in this moment in history. 🔥💯

[@sabaok4090]

Bilang isang Filipino, alam ko na karamihan sa mga Filipino dito na nakapanood ay alam ang pagkakaiba ng mga asian languages. Mahilig tayong mag explore eh ng pinapanood like sa Japan gustong gusto natin yung anime, Korea (K-drama), China (C-drama, movie), Thailand (lakorn), India (Bollywood) and marami pang iba.

[@enrico9130]

medyo maayos yung translation ni pareng google ah HAHAHA

[@sabaok4090]

@@enrico9130 gagu trinatry ko lang maging makata HAHAHA

[@lynabc3826]

I almost guest them all except Hmong and cantonese. And yes Korean Japanese Thai and mandarin are easy to guess especially if you watch their dramas and movies. lol

[@user-vv1cr2ey5o]

Yes po.. like nahulaan ko LAHAT eh..

[@raffisandoval9103]

UNITEAM2022❤️💚

[@k9roppi]

I knew the first girl was thai, because I watched the thriller series girl from nowhere and its a thailand drama. So, I knew she thai right away, but I also really like her accent :)

[@ericwinter4513]

I got all of them except the last one! I don’t speak any Asian languages, nor have I been to Asia, but I guess I’ve seen enough movies from various Asian countries, and I also went to a boarding school where there were lots of kids from China, South Korea, and Japan.

[@dickidsrip5262]

After spending the last 2 years getting into K-dramas, c-dramas, J-dramas and thai Bl/ Lakorns i feel like I have a general sense of east Asia and South east Asia, add to that me having a Bollywood phase a few years back. As a European I can honestly say that the average western Europeans would probably do as bad as these Americans.

[@kworld9716]

💯

[@greenmachine5600]

True.

[@sasham6960]

Same. Unless you consume Asian media or do your own research (I like to watch travel videos and polyglots) you won’t be able to guess. But that’s common sense, isn’t it? You won’t know unless you educate yourself. Not many people consume media outside of their own country which is a shame.

[@dickidsrip5262]

@@sasham6960 yeah, during covid it feels like Netflix managed to push alot of international shows to alot of people who would never have watched them before. its just about getting used to subtitles for alot of folks. I´d say its good that there is dubbing as well but there is a lot nuance lost then off course. I would never watch anything dubbed except for anime or cartoons since that was the only thing i grew up with being dubbed.

[@sasham6960]

@@dickidsrip5262 The only time I’ll watch dubbed is when I want to watch english movies in my native language. But I prefer subtitles with everything, it’s just easier that way… they’re not even hard to get used to. Music has no barrier, either.

[@sophalanier9329]

I love this video about different Asian countries from Americans point of views. The people are so polite to each other. Visiting an Asian country is less expensive than Europe or the Americas. Thank you for sharing!

[@britneytalbot142]

They all speak so beautifully. I’ve heard tourists speaking the same languages and some I thought sounded loud and harsh but the volunteers in this video are so nice to listen to no matter which language.