Differences In Pronunciation - English / Japanese / Malay / German 🇦🇺 🇯🇵 🇲🇾 🇩🇪

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

This was a fun comparison video! 😂 Which was your favourite word? Also, let us know which words we should include in our next comparison video!

[@HeavenlyCreature.]

Gong gong ... just crazy, but fun

[@kaltask1]

FIN: Japanese = Japanilainen, Chopsticks = syömäpuikot (eating sticks), Convenience store = Lähikauppa (closest store), Spirited away = Henkien kätkemä, Vending machine = Juoma automaatti (drinking machine), Coffee = Kahvi, French fries = ranskalaiset, Cream puff = tuulihatut (wind hats), Cheers = kippis, I Love you = Minä rakastan sinua, Woof woof = Hau hau, Pen = Kynä.

[@Bfritz0815]

Definitely loved the GongGong! :) Makes me think about a little rascal shiba running around making stuff tumble off the shelves as it runs into them. Maybe you can try to compate more animal sounds or animal names. Hint: the german word for butterfly is always good for a laugh. Foods are also interesting. e.g. Baga vs Hanbaga confused me when i first heard about it

[@russellsteele]

I'd love to hear idioms or proverbs in the different languages. That'll be so cool

[@thandura]

Team Gong Gong 🐶 (Mekdi was close to becoming my favourite) Since I'm not familiar with the malaysian language any words would be interesting to me! Maybe words that are similar in the other languages like lion or chocolate? A whole ANIMAL SOUNDS SEGMENT would be fun 😀

[@muhammadiqmal4729]

Most Malaysians now call "vending machine" as "Mesin Gedegang"

[@thisisme7471]

I had this in mind too bro haha

[@Tawanpawatt]

Gedegang tu sebab bunyi dia

[@brightstarlavandula3028]

Letops abg ikmal ni... I like...

[@TheBudakSkema]

Haah mmg gedegang je org panggil

[@imyourbuddy9997]

Wehhh ye do.. aku panggil benda tu mesin gedegang 🤣🤣

[@irgendjemand3499]

Don’t mind me. I’m just a German enjoying a language comparison in which the German doesn’t scream aggressively XD

[@RedDragonfire]

I'm surprised as well I just thought German just yelled when y'all spoke

[@rubeniscool]

Well, she's only half german soo yeah obviously the shouty half didn't make it xD

[@MXknowsHow]

She did tho. With Reis for example.

[@letmesleep6056]

Yesss, nearly noone speaks that aggressively in real life

[@wonderwomen2940]

Ich auch

[@atdynax]

Pen is called Füller oder Stift in German. Kugelschreiber is called Ballpoint Pen or Biro.

[@LilliD3]

We were taught in german class that you can also say Kuli

[@RavioliHeichou-Haru]

​@@LilliD3 Yeah, Kuli is the most common term for ballpoint pen

[@Lilithly]

@@LilliD3 Kuli is the abbreviation for Kugelschreiber (for anyone who doesn't know). Since we like to keep things short, we use the abbreviation more often, yes.

[@MyrYara]

My school where liars then hahaha. I learned only about Kugelschreiber (I live in the Netherlands btw), but we learned also that it ment Pallpoint Pen, so not only a pen. :))

[@alexisfuller1503]

My last name is in pen 😳

[@SQUAD012]

Of all the malaysian guest that i found on every other channel where they compare languages. Alex is easily one of my favorites. She really embodies the malaysian slangs even if it's a bit karat 😂

[@Mister_Ri_MFBMT]

Agreed 100%. Reliability n accuracy n credibility very trustworthy represensation of Malaysia n Malaysian.

[@waniayuni8873]

LOUDER!! i love alex accent in both language

[@brightstarlavandula3028]

Setuju...

[@skydamage7833]

I didn't even know that Malaysian says dog bark is gong gong.. I live here born here.. Also melayu.. Yet I'm dumb 😅😂😂

[@SQUAD012]

@@skydamage7833 the term is correct "anjing mengonggong" but I too don't really use "gong gong" when describing it, but more like "woof woof".

[@henkwilliemadriannusvander1955]

I’ve heard Malaysians called Baskin Robbins Baskin Robbers due to the price.

[@loop5720]

Lmao, and it's a good one

[@nadia5092]

I mena they're not wrong. It's hella expensive

[@aqib8648]

Lol Damn true😂

[@coronagaming5115]

😂😂

[@mira_not_delulu]

I actually don't know about that, but I get it 😅

[@endierulz1292]

me talk to myself: Spirited away: roh pergi Animal crossing: binatang melintas Me: yep. Let's keep it in english.

[@hyrieee7783]

Kalau "roh melayang" 😂😂😂

[@aznurzaini4044]

Macam kelakar je dalam bahasa melayu😂

[@dofinoah]

Y'all bad at translating lah.. Spirited away : perginya roh.. Animal crossing : lintasan haiwan / haiwan hutan (どうぶつの森)

[@babymeow4929]

@@dofinoah spirited away still sounds weird tho and even more weirder after u corrected it :c

[@dofinoah]

@@babymeow4929 that's mean you're not that familiar with malay literature, if you read malay novels you will be more familiar with these styles of language

[@hako_242]

As a Malaysian, I like this😂

[@King91OM]

Too bad there's no Meng-hantu lepas or Haiwan Melintas sneaked in.

[@hako_242]

@@King91OM lol yeah

[@wawaburungtiong1914]

melayu meet melayu in overseas be like: eh melayu eh? ap kba? hahahah cm sial😂😂😂😂

[@officialphobia7755]

@@wawaburungtiong1914 ?

[@wawaburungtiong1914]

@@officialphobia7755 ya ada apa cik?

[@zhiruo9069]

Eng : Chopsticks Nihongo : Hashi Malay : Penyepit Germany : Stäbchen Me as Malaysian : Chopsticks....😂

[@naimbukannaim]

literally tho me and my friends always say chopsticks instead of penyepit- i mean who say penyepit instead of chopsticks

[@zhiruo9069]

@@naimbukannaim that's why....😂 When I heard penyepit...I just like blank for minute...😂It's just sound weird if I call chopsticks as penyepit..

[@zhiruo9069]

@@justahumanbean_ 😂

[@zhiruo9069]

@@justahumanbean_ I don't know why...but this kind of word already have soul in our routine when we speak..😂

[@m.rafiquemasuod7655]

Chopstick = chopstik Penyepit is more to tongs or tweezers

[@fawwazcoolify]

As a Malay Malaysian, I totally forgot some of the malay words. Kudos for her to nail them all.

[@closeted7363]

true haha if this is a spontaneous video, i couldnt even answer some of those in malay bcs we just say it in english most of the words

[@tamashiiwantsomemilk4198]

Same thing happen here, but my problem is i used to spending my times outside Malaysian community...You know, Toxic and random bullshet and i dont have any friends ._.

[@kayzlina90]

XD I can relate as an malaysian person

[@aiman156]

The moment Alex said "gong gong" an image of Sajat appeared in my malay mind. Also "mesin layan diri" is very formal. Malaysians would just say "mesin" and people would know what you mean by the context of the sentence or "mesin gedegang" which is a slang. "Gedegang" referring to the sound a soda can makes when it falls out of the vending machine.

[@asyrafasri9824]

sama hahahaha

[@afiqazman6615]

I never heard people use mesin gedegang. Only mesin. Is that what the younger generation use now?

[@user-jn9hq6fv8m]

@@afiqazman6615 yuh we often say mesin gedegang

[@fajaranshari8823]

Mesin otomatis

[@GeraltOfTheRivia]

@@afiqazman6615 bruh im 30 and when i was like primary school we use to call it mesin gedegang too

[@akiramen9535]

The best part was Gong Gong! I remember Sajat always used this phrase to fire his haters🤣

[@syedadam7647]

Wkwkwkwk sajat🤣🤣🤣

[@zarid5929]

The power of sajat

[@bakalurx]

Woff woff woff aku malaysian

[@mira_not_delulu]

'His'

[@nasrunakif7859]

Yeahh exactly..

[@captainyorsch307]

Sarah did a good job as a half-german ^^ Kugelschreiber is called Kugelschreiber because real Kugelschreiber writing because there is a Kugel (ball) in the tip, that transfers the ink to the paper

[@m.m.2341]

I guess she forgot that she could say "Kulli", which is a lot easier and used much more in conversation.

[@georgvonrechenberg2217]

@@m.m.2341 Also pen is way more unspecific than "Kugelschreiber". The better german pendant would be "Stift".

[@susannewitt6112]

Pen ist ja auch nur eine Kurzform von Ball Pen.

[@gregsvoice5628]

Ah so that means ballpoint pen

[@hafizbasri3335]

Hearing Shiori speak Malay is something I didn't know I need in my life, until now

[@aiman156]

gonna start saying "beca boleh" to every abang beca from now on

[@Linuxfy]

Hahaha

[@elite03]

Demn 😂

[@Azfrd_]

Jalur Gemilang in the thumbnail Malaysian : Here we go!

[@muhammadsyamim6851]

every malaysian knew where the word "gong gong" came from😂

[@iz_tiger_321]

Gong Gong? Gong, Gong Gong.

[@kagami4279]

dimanakah akal fikiran yang diberikan...

[@axeston5531]

it smh kinda reminds mey how my tuition teacher scolds her students

[@diniarina1240]

TRUEE

[@nurshahira1470]

Sajat😌

[@randomsandwichian]

I'm a Malaysian Chinese teaching some Japanese people English, and seeing a video feature the ever elusive Malaysians is a rare treat 🤣

[@loop5720]

Yeah, I don't even know if the one speaking Malaysian is Malaysian or not, the way she speaks is literally just Malaysian...

[@randomsandwichian]

People like me who literally speak English most of the time rarely if not ever speak their mother tongue are quite plentiful, but not unlike the Singaporeans. I guess that could be considered a boon as I don't get caught up with the typical pronunciation hiccups with foreign languages (although I almost lost my voice learning the French "R").

[@flysrangers9101]

@@randomsandwichian Singaporean do not speak English....They speak Singlish....😁😁😁

[@randomsandwichian]

@@flysrangers9101 Aiyah, mai bad mai bad 🤣🤣🤣

[@Boyzby]

@@loop5720 I don't understand what you're saying. That she speaks Malay like a Malaysian? Why would she not obviously be Malaysian to you?

[@TokidokiTraveller]

My fav part is when Sarah says “gimme the D” and then clarified that she means “the Donald’s” 😂

[@YuitixD]

Please, do it more! (if it's possible, of course!) It's so informative, and fun, to watch! ❤

[@eccentricdrea]

OMG!! It was all funny! Love u girls. Thanks for the laugh. 😂😜

[@kakitembak23]

I like it

[@hasbullahabdullatiff]

shiori didnt get what happening...hahahahahahaha XD

[@nabilluqman6381]

alex : mesin layan diri me: mesin gedegang

[@ibnuyaacob8854]

Kudos to Alex 👏👏👏 she’s really represents Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@semsem4035]

So happy and proud to see a Malaysian Chinese speaking Bahasa Melayu fluently in front of the World. We are all Malaysians 🇲🇾♥️

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

im not :P

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

@@darkerthanblack95 Makes sense

[@peachypie6805]

Bruh every videos that is about malaysia there is always these comments like I am proud

[@Kalani_Saiko]

Benar

[@Harry05383]

I don’t think that’s how it works bud

[@friedfari]

dog sound’s no one: malay: GONG GONG (sajat enter the chat)

[@friedfari]

@@kookies1430 idk maybe it’s true they sounds like gong gong? AHAHAH😭

[@jerrystaana3891]

In filipino gong gong means fool

[@amadakun5659]

true lol malay not say Gong Gong only sajat was say that🤣. the truth is Auwk Auwk

[@kivarshan5011]

@@kookies1430 gong-gong only dog sound. Barking in Malay is "Menyalak".

[@strawberrykurosaki6614]

@@jerrystaana3891 like gogo?

[@greentea1637]

English:"Cheers!!!..." Japanese:"Kanpai!!!..." German:"Prost!!!..." Malays be like: "HARAM!!!!...."

[@kayzlina90]

HARAM I SAY HARAM XD as an malaysian I relate-

[@muhammadhafiz5195]

Hahahaha

[@frosty_wolfz]

kinda true cause im malay HARAM!

[@tonyvercetti8056]

Cringe

[@greentea1637]

@@tonyvercetti8056 just comment ceinge bluntly is cringe

[@the_listamin]

To clear up the mystery of the coffee at the café in German: "Ich trinke einen Kaffee im Café", where the only difference is that "Kaffee" is stressed at the first syllable, and "Café" at the last one (; Edit: There are regional variants in which "Kaffee" is also stressed at the last syllable. But there they call cafés other things like "Kaffeehaus".

[@_MacGuffin_]

mehr oder weniger...ist ja auch regional verschieden :-P Kaffee wird so in einem durch gesagt mit scharfen FF und Café wird gemäß des franzischen Akzents auf das letzte E betont. Während anderorts auch der Kaffee wie das Café betont wird.

[@mastaw]

In Austria we pronounce Kaffee and Café the same lol

[@_MacGuffin_]

@@mastaw sag ich ja

[@Miyavi010]

main question: why should you EVER say you are drinking a "Kaffee in a Cafè"? you would just say: ich bin\war im Cafè and people would be okay with it XD

[@ThreadBomb]

When I think Germany, I think coffee house, not cafe.

[@AL-Arif]

Tahniah alex. Awak buat kami smua rakyat malaysia berbangsa melayu bangga.. Sebab mengunakan bahasa melayu iaitu bahasa yang diiktiraf sebagai bahasa kebangsaan malaysia. Jadi kami.bangsa melayu malaysia sngt bangga dgn kamu . tahniah 👏👏👏

[@leyrywilson3849]

Proud malaysia lagi ni video untuk compare je la bukan nya puisi tahap antarabangsa proud malaysia lagi

[@azmanazim8596]

@@leyrywilson3849 biar lah dia mahu berbangga pon,dia tidak menyusahkan kamu😁

[@Khairi-fz4gt]

Mesin gedenga..

[@SonGoku-hi2ie]

@@leyrywilson3849 Bingai

[@AL-Arif]

@@leyrywilson3849 yaa saya tahu. Tp pndapat sy kira oke latu. Sbb dia takda bwk bahasa cine kesna. Wlaupon dia berbangsa cina malaysia. Sbb ada jer org cine mlaysia pergi luar negara.. Lpstu dorang bikin vid compare cm ginik jgk. Tp dia pkai bhsa chine doh. Pstu kwn dia tnya. Eh bhsa utama malaysia.. Bukan malay langguage ke? Pstu dia ckp. Yee tapi sy berbangsa cine. Dkat malaysia kite berbilang kaum. Jd sy gunakan bhsa ibunda sya. Kau rasa?? Sdgkan bhsa cina tu bkn bhsa kebanggsaan malaysia. Tp hnya dsbbkan dia kaum cine. Soo dia bak bhsa cine ke luar. N then kalo ada yg binggai psal bhsa nie. Mreka pon anggap. Owwww National languages of Malaysia rupanye Chinese.. Jadi sy puji dia sbb dia btul ii gunakan bahsa kebangsaan malaysia iatu bahasa melayu. Wlaupon dia brbngsa chine. Oke itu sja. Btw thanks for your info dude ✌️👍

[@Rhymers]

The Japanese Girl has such a positive, cheerful aura. I got really happy seeing and hearing her here

[@lostdomi42]

Yep, Shiori always seems to be in good mood! :-)

[@King91OM]

Alex making Malaysians proud!! It's great to see Malaysian language getting more known throughout the world :) But why is Spirited Away not called Meng-hantu pergi or Animal Crossing called Haiwan Melintas? XD

[@lylelaney8270]

If they were they would be Dighaibkan pergi and Lintasan Haiwan 😂 but based on my observation, they don't translate official titles and names. It would sound so weird like Frozen to Beku or Avengers Infinity War to Pembalas Perang Ketakterhinggaan.

[@kurakurapelangi2147]

@@lylelaney8270 what a big Malay word tho ,😂

[@azrulazwan6101]

Maybe we just lazy to translate the title to malay so we just use the original english title

[@artnissfar6747]

usually we didnt translate the Name/brand. So spirited away is spirited away. But only for some situation we shorten the name as for Mekdi for Mcdonalds and 7-11 as Seven-E etc

[@ariscosollover73]

lol.. kalau brand, mana2 yg official mcm tu.. english tuka g malay memang pecah perut.

[@Dread_2137]

No one: Absolutly no one: Malayan water: AIR

[@IcefPr.]

@@InevitableKiller4 yes but that spelling is still used in some name of places lol

[@aolineXD]

R a

[@poliyrew]

@@IcefPr. Ayer Tawar, Perak.

[@poliyrew]

@@IcefPr. Ayer Hitam, Johor.

[@poliyrew]

@@IcefPr. Ayer Keroh, Melaka

[@azarimy]

In Bahasa Melayu there are two words for love: Sayang and Cinta. Sayang is used in a broader sense, and used for family members, friends, pets, material possessions etc. Cinta is often regarded as more intense and specific. Usually reserved for lovers/spouses. However, the concept of Cinta is also applied for higher love, particularly for your parents (as a unit), country or god. Unusually, we don't say Cinta to our parents, no matter how much you love them. Maybe they did, in the old days, but not today.

[@josephinejane481]

The Malaysian native speaker really did a great jobb!🙆‍♀️ btw I am Malaysian♥️

[@eskaylarezzy8530]

@Hairizal Dahrin Just because she’s Chinese doesn’t mean she can’t have the Malaysian language as her first language. The official language in Malaysia is Malaysian and the definition of native language is the language of the country in which someone is born in or native to. So who are you to judge her even without knowing who she is as a person?

[@eskaylarezzy8530]

@Hairizal Dahrin How about you REREAD your own comment? You said it yourself that ALMOST ALL which means it's not ALL right ? That's the fact blablabla and no It's not a fact. That's just your own biased opinion. Based on the comments from other Malaysians I came to a conclusion that she speaks good Malay just like a native speaker. Be proud of your own fellow Malaysian and stop being so judgy.

[@discovergeophysics6862]

@Hairizal Dahrin chill, that was very sensitive. I know some malays that don’t even know how to speaks their native language..that even worth..I am a Malay btw but i have many chinese friends that speaks malay fluently or at least they give a try. And sounds cute sometimes. Dont be too judgemental.

[@SolCrown80]

This was so great! Although I've never really listened to the language before, after hearing Alex speak I feel like Malaysians pronounce a lot of vowels and consonant sounds the same way we do in American English. When she first spoke, it sounded to me like she was speaking English and just using a lot of words I didn't know. Also, I love the word "penyepit"! It sounds so cute :-}

[@ayieebukhari3907]

Last time I heard , Malaysian called vending machine as mesin gedegang....😂

[@yuukiasuna4186]

Samalaa, sini pun panggil mesin gedegang

[@officialphobia7755]

@@yuukiasuna4186 Negeri mana bang?

[@yuukiasuna4186]

@@officialphobia7755 penang

[@syedadam7647]

Tapi dekat kampung aku orang panggil mesin gegendang

[@yuukiasuna4186]

@@syedadam7647 aikk😂😂😂 gegendang pun boleh🤭🤭

[@wonyu]

The way alex speaks in malay sounds so satisfying. Sedap dengar

[@Ephiize]

The sound of each language is closer than I think. I am Malaysian btw.

[@craftguy1154]

Same

[@anni4194]

This video brought me so much joy, please make a part 2!! As someone who is learning 3 of the 4 languages in this video, I was also struggling like Sarah😂

[@nurazzrinna2507]

Im glad that Alex said “mi segera” instead of “maggi” 😁

[@clementj]

I'm fairly certain she said that in her mind, but went with the 'formal' phrase instead haha...

[@nurazzrinna2507]

@@clementj hahaha ikr bcs the first thing that come in my mind is maggi and i was like oh no that’s a brand 😂

[@bakalurx]

X meggi jugak

[@CoAi4Ever]

TBH every instant noodle here is called maggi, even when it isn't. I learnt that the hard way, when my roommate asked if they could have one of my maggi. I don't buy Maggi, only Mi Sedaap (a different brand)... I was confused for so long.

[@nurazzrinna2507]

@@CoAi4Ever yeah bcs Malaysian sometimes get used to use some brand name as a daily word not only maggi tho. You can find some of them use ‘Colgate’ that refer to a toothpaste or ‘Pampers’ that refer to a diaper and the list goes on 😂 i used to call like that sometimes 😬

[@Staychanlixxie]

Some of Malaysian call vending machine 'mesin gedegang' 😂

[@Zeemas]

Japanese girl's English is totally a Malaysian accent yo

[@GTChow]

Haha yeah noticed that as well. She mentioned that her husband is Malaysian at the beginning of the video when she corrected Bahasa Melayu to Bahasa Jepun

[@ranija]

In German you usually say Kulli or just Stift if you're asking for a pen :D We have long words but we're often a bit lazy and use short versions of them

[@rokerius94]

The word Kulli means something totally different in Finnish :D

[@ranija]

@@rokerius94 What does it mean in finnish? :D

[@rokerius94]

​@@ranija It's a slang word for *ahem*.. male genitalia :D

[@Paul-hq7gf]

Kuli not Kulli

[@jholotanbest2688]

Nyt kyllä kulli kelpaisi.

[@dodiibow1534]

Senang bisa Kembali mendengarkan orang Malaysia menggunakan bahasa melayu. Itu Akan membuat kalian tidak Hilang Jati diri🙏 Salam Nusantara From Indonesian 🇮🇩🇲🇾

[@fermion890]

She speaks in a default malaysian accent and it's just soothing to the ears ... Hahaha ... Another way to say vending machine is mesin gedegang because it makes the ge-de-gang! sound when a can drops >

[@kingkong-gm6pp]

i never heard of "mesin gendengang"

[@fermion890]

@@kingkong-gm6pp haha well now you know about gedegang 😂

[@kingkong-gm6pp]

@@fermion890 i feel like that word is a dialect for some state. Where i lived never heard ppl use that word.

[@fermion890]

@@kingkong-gm6pp Oh? Where do you live then? Well, yes, it differs regionally. Like tikam (to stab) and tikam (to throw).

[@zenleviera]

@@kingkong-gm6pp omg really? Many of friends use mesin gedegang for vending machine. I live in selangor and studied in n9 before. Maybe it is the slang word for people of my age

[@totobekteshi9306]

Alex is very clever, i guess she s truly malaysian. Proud of you Alex ! !

[@girindraarya5449]

As an indonesian i always love to hear malay language, because basically our language is the same with a different kind of twist😂😂

[@krisjolt]

Bisa Malaysia: Poisonous Indonesian: Boleh (can do)

[@tinu_singham]

Sapi Malaysian : Ghee (" Minyak Sapi") Indonesian : Beef Goes on....

[@ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786]

@Tinu Singham not at all though. My grandma said cow as ‘sapi’. When we live in Peninsula said Telur Mata Lembu, she said Telur Mata Sapi. She’s from Sabah with Cocos ancestry btw

[@pakyurzifnkka7548]

Di Indonesia, bisa memiliki dua arti Bisa=dapat/bisa melakukan Bisa/berbisa=racun ular

[@girindraarya5449]

@@krisjolt bisa can also literally mean “can” in indonesia

[@brianlovesart]

Don’t mind me, I’m just here cracking up that water is "air" in Malay.

[@petraleong]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4GmiZyufr5lodk There's a parody for that =)

[@faristont4561]

The pronunciation is far differ tho. it actually make sense unlike english word pronunciation

[@dan182v]

@@faristont4561 kinda like eye year

[@mohdhafiz9955]

They do share same character thought, water and air

[@4714-i9q]

It's pronounced as EYE YEA but say it fast

[@MiTsuRiN09]

You know Alex is a true Malaysian when she uses the word "karat" 😂

[@ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786]

Totally😂. Even when it comes to knowledge at school, when you forgot what you are learning, we called it as ‘otak dah berkarat’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@cxffce8107]

@@ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786 🤣🤣🤣

[@aru2279]

Alex is Malaysian but not Malay.Malay is race while Malaysian is nationality.

[@DamnAwesome]

Damn, this was such a chill and fun video! A part 2 would be awesome!

[@andipopp1984]

The story about the German word "Pommes" is actually quite funny. French Fries originated in France (or what is the French speaking part of Belgium today to be precise). They called them "pommes frites" with literally means "fried apples", because the French word for potatoes is "pommes de terre" which literally means "ground apples"*. The we Germans took the French "pommes frites" and loaned it to "Pommes Frites", which sounds very similar to the French word, just with a little bit of a German accent. Then the Germans shortened the word to "Pommes", which is pronounced in a very German way as Sarah demonstrated. So in the end, the German word for "french fries" is just the French word for "apple" pronounced with a thick German accent. *Sidenote: The German word "Erdäpfel" (also literally "ground apple") is an archaic German word for "potato", so the French are not really alone here.

[@Mister_Ri_MFBMT]

English, German, French basically came from old Germanic language.

[@StAngerNo1]

@@Mister_Ri_MFBMT No, french is a romance language which means it originated from latin. But because the large influence of latin both german and anglo-saxon were influenced by latin and then later after the normans conquered the british isles, anglo-saxon and french molded into english. That is why english often has close ties to french although one beeing a germanic and the other beeing a romance language.

[@argosime]

@@StAngerNo1 Also, of all the Romance languages French has the most Germanic influences due to the Franks and just proximity. It's still a romance language while English and German are germanic, but close contact in Europe has led to a lot of weird quirks.

[@HyperGamer14]

Another two funfacts, one that's obvious for german speakers and the other one is regional: 1. There is another German word for French Fries which is "Fritten". I don't know the origin without googling but my guess would just be that it has its origin from the german word "frittieren" which literally means "to fry". 2. In Cologne and the area around it we still use a form of "Erdapfel" (which means, like you said, "ground apple") in "Kölsch", which is the name of the cologne dialect, since we call potatoes "Ädappel" (singular) or "Ädeppel" (plural).

[@OperaticEnigmatic]

Dont they still say Erdäpfel instead of Kartoffel in Austria?

[@littlegiantshiori1410]

That was fuuuun! I know I need to brush up my English first but I would love to learn Malay and German too! Kakkoiii!

[@AlexLeeFilms]

Your Malay is waaaay better watchu talking about

[@tydalm.9665]

Shiori, Japanese people have a much easier time pronouncing German corretly than native English speakers. Only l/r is sometmies a problem, though the German r is different to the English one. (source: I had a guy from Yokohama for two years as a class mate in Berlin)

[@uwahhhama]

Woahhh :3

[@officialphobia7755]

SEMANGAT!(FIGHTING)🌻✨

[@annanas.arts1404]

As a German who learned English in school and now learns Japanese on my own I really enjoyed this video and I finally wanna master japanese!! Its such a beautiful language, I especially love Kanji although its a pain to learn them haha 😂

[@hikariyumi9441]

this was so much fun and i feel the struggle of pronouncing "english" words in german while speaking english? this is so wholesome i love it

[@kimkardashi-un2004]

Nobody: Sajat: Gong Gong Alex: Gong Gong too!

[@elykiamei_]

Your name tho😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@strawberrykurosaki6614]

I can't stop laughing looking at your profile picture 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ariesyasofea878]

eh aku rasa aku pernah kau kat live fluffy 👀😂

[@Guilherme-jd9kn]

@@strawberrykurosaki6614 kim wants to know your location

[@trash3289]

Actually about the Malaysian "Kicap" if I'm not wrong a British traveller goes to southeast Asia to trade sauces and all sort of stuff... So one traveller taste the local Soy sauce or we call them "Kicap" then the British traveller took the sauces at the southeast asia and bring them back home. But the traveller got the name messed up, and that's why British call Tomato Ketchup and Soy sauce, well soy sauce.

[@ashtriana1]

Yeaj for soy sauce its either just kicap or sos soya....

[@dreamcatcheritsme4712]

@@ashtriana1 tok nenek kita panggil toyu ja hahahaha

[@snowmoon8050]

In the northern states, we called kicap as tokyu.

[@newname3718]

You are wrong unfortunately. Ketchup comes from Cantonese word for tomato sauce (juice). Tomato in Cantonese is pronounced as "fun keh"(番茄) fun as in foreign so the "keh" part is the fruit in this phrase. Juice 汁 sound like "chup". Hence you have kehchup. Ketchup honestly don't fit in English it sounded very random for a sauce but it's very catchy and very suitable to make a product marketable. You can see the standardized naming system they have for soy sauce, chilli sauce and others. Why such a random change for tomato sauce? 😂 Soysauce is an oriental condiment, it's most likely that they traded this with China through hongkong harbour. Dont forget hongkong used to be under British colonization. Naming tomato sauce as ketchup means immediate click with the locals. Even the locals who don't study English will know what they are buying.

[@tgnm9615]

Yeah British traveller then kinda rensponsibble for some of the words in Malay language such as we say biscuit (biskut) than cookie

[@uncool2182]

3:40 Alex: sos barbecue (Ba-Bi-Cue).. Alex after realising the way she pronounce it: *Something wrong I can feel it* Alex few seconds later: Sos BBQ (Bi-Bi-Cue) Lol😂

[@kamalafiq9787]

Malaysian: Gong Gong! Sajat: Hold my teh ais!

[@bloodmoonwolf1239]

LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@syuhaida.lxkira.1240]

Hahahhaha as Malaysian, i feel easy to learn Malay, English, Japanese and Chinese.. But i always adore German language since I'm kid..😊

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

You must be Chinese lol.

[@syuhaida.lxkira.1240]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 deng! Actually I'm Malay 😂

[@jackjackyphantom8854]

@@syuhaida.lxkira.1240 Half Chinese half Malay?

[@syuhaida.lxkira.1240]

@@jackjackyphantom8854 😁😗

[@ikaafiqah2000]

As a malay, i can speak write in english and chinese but rn im learning japanese and its hard for me :(

[@teruphoto]

The algorithm keeps suggesting this vid in my feed, which is fine because I watch it every single time and always crack up 😂

[@boostednd5908]

Ayy the malaysian girl's malay pronounciation is pretty good.

[@mb7241]

As someone who's recreationally studied linguistics for the past several years (and has studied precisely zero Malay to this point, heh :P ), this was fun to watch. Would definitely enjoy more of this.

[@zainanuar6958]

Awww.... Though Alex is not Malay but she really represents them perfectly... So proud of her.. 👍👍👍Terima kaseh Alex.

[@LeSophi]

I'm from Germany but we aren't that aggressive 😂 and the pronunciation of McDonald's (from Sarah) wasn't that bad but nobody says McD😂

[@shinizuko]

It's just a stereotype. We never sound that agressive.

[@najeebabdullah4947]

I love how all of them knew a little bit about the other friends culture & language (and slang). And as Malaysian, kudos to Alex! She isn't so 'karat' lah. 😄 Oh ya, some Malaysian, esp in schools/local colleges student's community, we called the vending machine as = Mesin Gedegang 😂 Gedegang means the sound that we heard when the drinks falling down to the drawer 😂😂😂

[@orangminyak8214]

Thank Alex walaupon awak org cina tpi mewakili Malaysia ITU tetap bahasa Malaysia.. SBB Negara malaysia ITU rumah kita bersama edintity khas kita .. Saya bangga Dan menghargai awak alex

[@damienreaper1639]

Such a fun video! So happy to see Alex representing Malaysia xD Malay usually keeps proper nouns as is so brand names and the like are usually the same as in the source language Ow O

[@newname3718]

I think it's very polite to do so actually.

[@aslam5044]

True

[@johngo3715]

Loving this new type of episode. And I must say, Sarah is a great addition to the TC team.

[@aellyn2764]

Me, a French girl, learning English, German and Japanese, clicking in this video and going straight into the comment 😂

[@wanadzhar3031]

Malaysia (well Malay mostly lol) represent! This was pretty fun!

[@decimat_ixn]

i swear to god Sarah is looking hella pretty in this. 😳 and her german is so nice!! 💕

[@emaaaa-9690]

that japan one was so cute 🥺

[@ayol1011]

I wholeheartedly support Alex as a member as a Malaysian! Also vending menchine is also known as Mesin gedegang

[@adisyafiq2033]

When alex give the dog sound "gong gong" its remember me to someone in malaysia,SAJAT,only malaysian know him jajaja😅😅😅

[@damiesapphire2643]

respect sajat's pronoun she/her she's transwoman she's a woman

[@hikkikomoe]

Two clarifications for the german cause one wasn't answered and one I felt would be nice to explain 1. I drink a coffee at a café would be "Ich trinke einen Kaffee in einem Café" 2. "I love you" is "ich liebe dich" but if you want to say it to your friends you usually say "Ich hab dich lieb" which is closer to "I like you" but the literal translation for "I like you" would be "ich mag dich"

[@susowellington5447]

German sounds a lot "softer" when a native speaker (who uses the language a lot) pronounces it, especially when common speech is used. But then again, when I hear the dialect of my state in the media, it also doesn't sound a bit like it does in my everyday life, because the pronounciation changes extremely when travling just a bit.

[@Mero90]

yes, they roll the r way to hard

[@HarlekinEO]

@@Mero90 then you never heard people from the Lausitz. They really rrrroll. The rest doesnt differs from english.

[@melodyofthecursed]

In Malaysia we almost never do Malay translation of any movies. We always keep the original language & title and just put subtitles. Translation maybe for some TV japanese anime.

[@hope.s_dreams]

8:15 As a Russian I almost started crying XD In Russian, the word “просто” or in Latin letters “prosto” (like they pronounced it) means “easy” or “just” (depending on context)... so I literally just witnessed a bunch of people yelling “easy”.

[@stuartrockin]

Always fascinating seeing the differences in languages and culture. You girls are so lucky to compare like this!

[@loonaticzack3447]

Ayyyyyy a malaysian 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@nazirulnaim5418]

"Jom pegi McD" love when she say that, the true Malaysian accent 😌.

[@dmmwh]

English: Cheers! Japanese: Kanpai! Chinese: Yamseng! Germany: Prost! Sabahan: Aramaitiiiii/lundusss

[@joneshenry1981]

1...2...3....

[@kasajampi3815]

Sarawakian: Ohhh haa...✌️😄

[@HOPE-i6e]

Sarawak: Oooooooohaaaaaaaaa

[@kasajampi3815]

@@HOPE-i6e Ngam...👍👍😆😆

[@lanslay9527]

Tagaii 🤭

[@Nynke_K]

I loved this! Fun, interesting, and with the lovely bit of almost-home that is German (I'm from the next country over, the Netherlands). Kinderwagen for the win!

[@marieked]

Nynke K hello, from a 1/2 Dutch 1/2 Canadian!

[@rceunez]

Kebanyakan aku tengok kat tempat komen , majoriti malay people😂aku tak tengok orang jepun , german komen pon😂 btw we proud for you Alex👏👏👏

[@jalurgemilangchannel4869]

Sama la.. Lebih fokus yg Malaysia punya komen.. Berbangga dengan Alex, 🔥inila bru rakyat Malaysia dimana bumi Di pijak disitu langit dijunjung.. ❤️

[@halbmetallmensch]

You can go way less complicated for "Pen" in German and simply say "Stift" :) A "Kugelschreiber" is specifically a ball pen. And the "correct" name for french fries in German would be "Pommes Frites" and that usually is shortened to "Pommes" or "Fritten" :) It comes from the french "Pommes [de terre] frites". And I guess that's enough of being a Klugscheisser for the moment :D

[@yeroun1974]

So Dais(u)ki is a casual “I love you/this/ something” and Aishiteru is the deep soulmate love of your life the one you marry / family member at the deathbed parting words version of I love you?

[@dhemong]

hi, Malaysian here. love the video. first time subscriber here. stay safe you all. 👍👍❤️❤️

[@atreyudevil88]

I really enjoyed the video. love from Malaysia!

[@aafifi27]

me, a malay person that lives in australia and has been trying to learn japanese for years, watching this like 👁👄👁

[@monster2167]

Wau you must be so rich

[@azriffazli4670]

@@monster2167 my thoughts exactly

[@noodles6901]

@@monster2167 maybe they got a job there?

[@monster2167]

@@noodles6901 i think so

[@aafifi27]

@@monster2167 ahaha nah im not, my parents moved from singapore to australia so i grew up here

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Fascinating of how four ladies from different continents learning how to pronounced in English, Malay, German, and Japanese. Folks who are learning new languages can learn from these four ladies who upload this video on KZbin.

[@siniojala5523]

Just for fun. Here is the words in Finnish (フィンランド語) Japanese = japaninkieli Japan = Japani Instant noodles = pika nuudelit Cherry blossom = kirsikan kukka Chopsticks = syömäpuikot Conveniece store = 24h kauppa Bulbasaur is same but pronauciation different Pokeboll = poke pallo Rickshaw = riksa Soy sauce = soija kastike Spirited away = Henkien kätkemä Vending machine = myyntiautomaatti or automaatti Animal crossing = Animal crossing Rice = riisi Bread = leipä Coffee = kahvi French fries = ranskalaiset perunat or ranskalaiset or ranskikset Water = vesi Cream puff = tuulihatut Cheers = kippis I love you = minä rakastan sinua Woof woof = hau hau Apartment = asunto Babystroller = lastenvaunut Pen = kynä McDonald's = mäkkäri Baskin robbins = Baskin robbins (I guess since we don't have that brand here) Porsche = porsche Thank you for reading this comment.

[@mads8522]

I'm trilingual and 06:38 is just me on a daily basis trying to have a conversation in one language

[@Nauxman]

This video was so uplifting!! Thank you for all the positivity, keep it up!

[@timmyZert]

Indonesian here, and it's very interesting to see some differences with Malay! (Indonesian is mostly based on a variant of Malay) Like when a dog is barking, in Indonesian it's also "menggonggong", but a dog sound is "guk guk" (with the "u" sounded more similar to English's "oo").

[@Kalani_Saiko]

So there is a difference! I learn Indonesian and always get confused between the two languages (bahasa)

[@patrickdungo9556]

Love the way Sarah speaks in German. It has this strong presence. Also I kinda wish there was a Filipino as well in the mix that would be fun as well. Also “Mekdi” took the spot XD

[@patrickdungo9556]

@@DarioB_ I tried to check after reading your comment and yeah it sounds more tougher.

[@karma-bomb]

@@DarioB_ i feel like she spoke rougher then normal german people. at least where i live ...

[@chrisjoebekham]

WOW I LOVE THIS LANGUAGES COMPARISON..PROUD OF ALEX...SHE'S GOOD

[@sixnainai4679]

Love from malaysia ❤🇲🇾🇦🇺🇯🇵🇩🇪

[@たゆと弛と]

ありがとうございましたMALAYSIA。。Love for Japan ☺

[@jackieeebett]

I loved this!! So cool to see all the difference across the languages :D

[@Someone-dv7hw]

If I was asked to translate pen I would probably say Stift... Kugelschreiber is a ballpoint pen so way more specific, also that as well as Buntstift = crayon, Bleistift = pencil, Füller = fountain pen are all Stifte (and oddly enough we use the word Fineliner)

[@razudinhamzah5789]

The Japanese girl and Malaysian girl looks like sisters....

[@newname3718]

East Asian

[@bolmuroturo189]

@@newname3718 Malaysia is South East Asian

[@anonymousadmiral2638]

@@bolmuroturo189 There are many chinese in malaysia

[@bolmuroturo189]

@@anonymousadmiral2638 yes but malaysia located in southeast Asia

[@anonymousadmiral2638]

@@bolmuroturo189 ik but the comment you replied to.....

[@whitewizard5041]

For Malay Language Chopsticks: Kayu Penyepit/Penyepit Spirited Away: Semangat yang Hilang/Hilang Semangat Cheers: Sorak Baby Stroller: Kereta Sorong Bayi "Sorong" and "Dorong" are different. Its hv different meaning. Sometimes, For general term such as movie/drama title, place name, specific term for things etc are remain the same to avoid confusion for people. For example: Bulbasaur = Bulbasaur Animal Crossing (Cartoon title) = Animal Crossing. In Malay: Haiwan Melintas.

[@brightstarlavandula3028]

Cheers dalam konteks perbualan mereka bukan Sorak. Betul apa yang Alex maklum itu, walaupun ianya adalah bahasa Cina,yam-seng...

[@whitewizard5041]

@@brightstarlavandula3028 Tumpuan utama di sini adalah; "Bahasa Melayu" , "بهاس ملايو" , "บาหาหาเม๊ลายู่" .

[@brightstarlavandula3028]

@@whitewizard5041 tibeh kelas bahasa melayu formal ya... Nak jugak katanya ye... A ah, ye lah...

[@whitewizard5041]

@@brightstarlavandula3028 มชมอรงทักบทุลกอนีมมขักมชมออะยม💁‍♂️5555

[@adif4.5]

@@whitewizard5041 pahal ada thai ni

[@patrickpatrick3935]

She looks like a Chinese Malaysia and most of us kinda suck at Malay so props to her for being so fluent

[@Laurannah101]

Im learning more about languages here than i ever did in high school, just because you guys break down the parts of the words that make sense.

[@shinstealla9460]

Imagine Alex said Vending Machine in malay is Mesin Gedegang and she would have to explain Gedegang = the sound of the drinks falling

[@khairulnaim8913]

Zaman student dok keqap minum gedegang

[@Kalani_Saiko]

It's actually a really clever name for it

[@DragonSamurai182]

I literally just stumbled across these and I think they are super fun. I’m trying to learn Japanese and I feel that videos like these would help me associate the new Japanese to the old English.

[@lauracicul]

I‘m fluent in English, Japanese and German and I just love how everyone‘s always like ‚whaaat‘ when the German word pops up 😂 certainly reminded me of my time in Japan hahah

[@jakepark7555]

Im not good at japanese, but its very different. We say in german 'Die welt' And in Japanese 'Z A W A R U D O'

[@lauracicul]

@@jakepark7555 world is actually 世界 (sekai) in Japanese 😬 warudo is English Japanese

[@jakepark7555]

@@lauracicul they say it so in a anime

[@jakepark7555]

@@lauracicul its called jojos bizarre adventure

[@lauracicul]

@@jakepark7555 I know that anime and I‘m not saying that you can‘t say warudo, just that it isn‘t the Japanese word for world