Celebrities Teach You European Slang | Slang School | Vanity Fair

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Niall Horan, Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd, Antonio Banderas, Nina Dobrev, Alicia Vikander, Alexander Skarsgård, and Zara Larsson team up to teach you Danish, Irish, Spanish, Bulgarian, and Swedish slang.
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[@m0t0b33]

Antonio Banderas and Alexander Skarsgard would make such great teachers... they explain, they enunciate, they make little jokes about the expressions. Fun and informative.

[@frangalvez6987]

im spanish and antonio banderas is such a dummie, he only knows ho to read lines but nothing else, he didnt even get one spanish slang.

[@LordVictorHalgaard]

That probably about the most american title for a video, I've seen in a while...

[@MsAMP1981]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one thinking that.

[@Luis_Domingos]

The subtitles switch "in Spain" with "in this planet". That's even more American...

[@tzomilucanin8404]

Exactly. What a nightmare would be to learn another language and something about its culture. Whatever...I'm so stupid.

[@chrstiania]

Yes. I actually only watched it to figure out what they mean

[@MasterM333]

Also, Americans forget that they speak a European language too ;)

[@lalala7052]

"youretakingacoffeewithsomebodywhoisanencongíohewill NEVER PAY" God I love the Spanish

[@gabrieldelfronton2584]

Do we really talk that fast?

[@germfreeadolescent2282]

@@gabrieldelfronton2584 yes!! you guys talk quicker than any other group of people i can think of

[@poppy2908]

He is lovable

[@gabrieldelfronton2584]

@@germfreeadolescent2282 really? Sorry tho. We talk a lot so we need to say a lot in very little time

[@germfreeadolescent2282]

@@gabrieldelfronton2584 don't worry, it's not a bad thing!

[@terriberri87]

Antonio banderas is so charming. Brings me back to my teenage years in the 90s and having his posters all over my walls

[@judemelroses9920]

Such a gem of a man.

[@etwist59]

@@judemelroses9920 q

[@izabellakaliszka4804]

That WAS Antonio Banderas? When I'we seen him I thought like o, he looks so simmilar like Banderas, but older

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

That man in Desparado! GOTDAMN!😫

[@ExLibris-Alys]

Antonio Banderas has the most beautiful voice/accent EVER ...sigh 🥰

[@kulik03]

Americans again acting like Europe is a country :facepalm

[@jesseterrell9354]

They want to be. Certainly structured like a singular country with banking and a governing body the EU

[@kulik03]

@@jesseterrell9354 I can tell you that European countries are all very different in terms of language, religion, culture, history, wealth...The EU only allows to have a single currency and helps with trade and travel, that's it.

[@jesseterrell9354]

kulik03 trade and travel you mean open borders ? I can see why somewhere like Britain wanted out of the union.

[@moa4080]

I love the logic in these comments. It could just as well have been: -North America is not a country -They want to. US is certainly structured like one country -North America has different cultures and so on.. 😂 (Not that you can compare the country of US to a country’s membership in the European Union) FYI: The continent of Europe 49 countries. European countries that are members of the EU 26. Countries within the EU that has Euro as their currency 19.

[@ejones8360]

when did they say or acted like Europe was a country?

[@wanderlustqueen13]

I stayed for Alexander Skarsgard. I want more of him singing Swedish drinking songs!

[@AliEtSaMaman]

Truly, he makes me want to learn Swedish for no other reason that he makes it sound so great.

[@gizmothedude5458]

So how is brat and nazdrave slang, they're normal words in like 5-6 slavic countries and have the same meaning as in bulgarian

[@LadyCupcake88]

Yep, 🇵🇱 have almost same pronunciation for nazdrave, just different writing: na zdrowie 🍻 Brat is exactly the same. Also have no idea how it's a slang.

[@Nantana2211]

Nina Dobrev probably didn't know any current Bulgarian slang words so they opted to go the save way and have her explain some important words for tourists?

[@JackHails]

I mean "brat" is kinda used like 'bro" or "dude" a lot too, so it is kinda slang.

[@anabakovic843]

@@JackHails idk we use brate or buraz as slang

[@Hosigie]

I'm Croatian... we have the same word for brother and here it's nazdravlje. But it's the same, yes. And not slang :/

[@unapatton1978]

Bulgarian wasn't slang but vocabulary?!

[@protoalcibiade4432]

That's because Nina Dobrev was basically only born in Bulgaria, so she probably isn't familiar with the everyday language, and is probably not entirely fluent either.

[@tcorbett72]

@@protoalcibiade4432 She is actually fluent and her father still lives there.

[@voilvelev6775]

Oh come one, there are some slang she surely knows.

[@lamaalamr6244]

Niall. That’s it that’s the comment

[@MrNeosantana]

Rose Byrne: "ohhh, Heroin !" Chris O'Dowd thinking: "We're Irish, not Scottish"

[@theblackkittie13]

Yeah, cause everyone in Scotland is an addict 🙄

[@MrNeosantana]

@@theblackkittie13 Of course not! The rest are recovering addicts.

[@gordonng8090]

@@MrNeosantana Stop dude, she's already dead

[@DayWatch]

Antonio is just so likeable

[@michaelzinkham4693]

Its clear that Antonio Banderas is like the coolest dude ever.

[@kisielmalinowy14]

As an eastern european I am personally offended and outraged by them trying to pass off those Bulgarian words as slang

[@annesilverblade]

RIGHT?! as I bulgarian 2/4 words she explained were... not right at all.

[@Bearodon]

Yeah so most of the Swedish words aren't slang either lol.

[@hey.norins]

If it's any consolation, some of te Spanish words are also not slang, or very specific regional terms (some of them I've never heard of xD)

[@LWT1331]

Yeah, that's a real third world problem you have there.

[@ttojiev]

Yess. Especially the word 'brat' )) it's just a brother

[@o0OHermioneO0o]

Subtiles at the beginning: [European Music]. Like, what the heck? Music across Europe is often insanely different. It only sounds the same nowadays bc everyone adopted the American music styles...except maybe for Southeastern Europe. The Ottoman musical features really stuck there.

[@aechtawiena1579]

It's byzantine not ottoman

[@AndromeDa_99]

OMG... Alexander Skarsgård 😍

[@valevale72]

He's incredibly charming

[@mollyjonsson3923]

Hela Skarsgård familjen 😍✨

[@kirstycharlton7870]

Alexander is so dreamy, he could speak Swedish slang to me all day

[@volpe_lightsong]

Antonio Banderas the eternal top class comedian Effortlessly

[@shelbeepollino6025]

He will NEVER PAY! I don’t know why but that part makes me laugh 😂😂😂

[@TheStradivarius93]

The norther u go, expressions get more and more about drinking ahahaha

[@leahfinlay8971]

Yup, everyone in the south of England makes fun of northern England but we’re just drunk and having a good time well before corona

[@elizeholyoake7894]

South England you can say anything and then add ed at the end and then you can use that to say how drunk you were I was absolutely trollied, sequined, eyc

[@andyroodaboss9706]

Americans need to learn Europe isn't one country. Like are you talking about Birmingham or Barcelona

[@alexandramclaughlin8046]

They clearly state the country of origin before they start explaining about the slang terms....

[@310BPM]

europe isn't a country so who cares lmao,,

[@Novarcharesk]

It's a compilation video. The European high horse needs to be put down.

[@andyroodaboss9706]

@@Novarcharesk shhh

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@Novarcharesk Pfffffffff...

[@MyCoolBean]

In the UK we have one similar to the Swedish butter one. "not for all the tea in China"

[@IamGreatsword]

It is American too. We had a party in Boston about it.

[@haileychalupa2988]

Can we just say how good Niall's American accent is on point.

[@nanareichert17]

Here to support my fellow dane Nikolaj Coster-Waldau!!

[@ImSandyRubi]

We need a Mads Mikkelsen episode explaining danish slang!

[@marcferme]

Yeah, i've felt the same way trying to explain Me Cago En La Leche

[@judemelroses9920]

'Drink yourself Gorgeous' Next day you'll be Bakis

[@Bleckman666]

"Nu ska inte du dricka mera, för ditt ansikte suddas ut."

[@zsofiasej]

Please never stop making these slang videos, they are so addicting!

[@ChessDoctorsOrigins]

I love the nordic countries language... the sound of it is just amazing :)

[@tootone]

I really love antonio bandares.

[@shatteredideals]

What have I learned? That Sweden loves butter. I know where I should migrate to...

[@kimberhomolka517]

3:44 is the exact moment I fell in love with Antonio, he's such a cute abuelo ❤️

[@rosiebrockway9333]

niall and nina, two of my favourite people🥺

[@chrisucl]

5:39 this part is SOOO Swedish. It sounds like he's yodelling!

[@hannal5746]

For those of you watching with English subtitles: Alicia Wikander is actually saying “cow on the ice”, not “cow in the eyes”. Pretty funny mistranslation though.

[@lydiabirretta]

whoever said "me cago en la leche" first really screwed the pooch huh

[@brettlarch8050]

Why are all these European men and women stunningly beautiful? Must come with the free health care and free college.

[@mrgatsinzi]

1:03 her body language is speaking volumes

[@dianeodoherty1720]

I'm Irish and the Irish slang is so spot on 🤣

[@carolharmon4638]

I loved it. They were all wonderful. Seeing Alexander Skarsgard speak Swedish sent me over the top. I swear he is the sexiest man I have ever seen. I'm 67 and he makes me breathe heavy. It's nice to know I'm still alive. Thanks Alexander.

[@marilynseptember21]

Love this. Happy you included non English. Even though I don't speak other languages, I love hearing people speak their own language.

[@toulouse5855]

European slang? How didn‘t I know that we share a language and slang. Someone please teach me!

[@panicattheblackparade91]

Niall is just the cutest ❤️

[@Rokudaimedono]

We've had lots of Swedes, and some Danes. Wish we could have some Norwegians too some day...

[@ivanasol8925]

I'd love it if there could be a slavic language edition :D These are super fun

[@TheDanishPartyGirl]

I love how we have alot of the same saying in Denmark and Sweden ❤😄

[@Tatjana-_-]

Same in Norway, lots of overlap

[@Peneck]

Me cago en la leche!, que chulo os quedó el vídeo! xD

[@delphinedelmar3853]

"European slang''...oh god here we go :D

[@paulal5410]

I want to marry Antonio Banderas’ voice

[@crystalion3378]

When Americans forget that the UK is actually part of Europe and the EU is something else....

[@owenhopkins9192]

ikr

[@mira55ou]

I wouldn't do it for tons and tons of butter! Like, yeah... That guys serious about it! Swedish expressions are the best 🙈

[@cristianlicea6350]

Great, l'll be sure to use these words when I go on my European trip to PARIS 🤗

[@fballay1797]

🤣 wow those swedish words and expressions. A real discovery 😄 and the funniest i found 😀 loved those videos!

[@Therika7]

Reminds me of some Dutch slang, like “don’t drag dead cows out of the ditch” (don’t do something pointless, don’t keep bringing up stuff we already discussed ad nauseam” something like that

[@lumenardens]

So when going to IKEA and leaving the kids in Smaland, we're leaving them in a small state of their own. Neat

[@karikiiiks6880]

It`s also a play on words because smaland literally translates to `little land`

[@Cogmud]

It also happens to be the region where Ikea was founded. It's known for agriculture, uprisings (historically) and people being very cheap.

[@bernsdums6243]

Tried to think of an analogy for butter but could only come up with "tons and TONS of butter"

[@Aenwyrm]

Me: *Sees 'Nazdrave" "Oh it probably means cheers cause it sounds like "za zdorov'ye" in russian Nina Dobrev: "It means cheers in Bulgarian" Me: Oh...well then.

[@poppy2908]

Que chulo!

[@SophieWoode]

A lot of the swedish sayings are the same in danish. ☺️

[@Siilahsilas]

A lot of the danish sayings are the same in swiss german.😂

[@HAKay529]

I suspect that there are owls in the woods😂

[@marianms.]

That one made me die laughing 😂

[@nicolinerom9064]

"Mossen" means "Bog" so it directly translates to owls in the bog and not woods

[@LilReevesy9]

I lost it at the Owls!

[@jacqf3583]

The Swedish ones are still my favourite

[@PrismaticMouse]

She's saying "there's no cow on the ice" you translated it to "there's no cow in the eyes"

[@byron4545]

Thank you, that one really boggled my mind.

[@Psyche_Bly]

Señor Antonio Banderas's Spanish Slang is always an absolute favourite of mine... Mucho me gusta! 😄

[@Psyche_Bly]

@jorge vecino castro ¡Hola y muchas gracias!

[@luispl8781]

Spain😍😍

[@PS-jh3in]

Nikolaj ❤️

[@lorenavp8802]

Niall JAJAJAJJAAJJAJA ❤

[@lobehold2263]

The spanish one was pretty cooll for me as a Mexican. Instead of "Eres un encogio" we say "Eres bien agarrado" "que chulo" we use the same phrase "me cago en la leche" we just say "la cage" or "la cageste" lmao

[@misskeisha4820]

the fact that europe isn’t one country so there is no “european slang”

[@misskeisha4820]

@R. Schowiada71 lol thanks i didn’t see it

[@misskeisha4820]

@Andrea Cremeans no, european slang just simply doesn’t exist, same if someone would have said “asian slang”, again, does not exist

[@fabian-mihaistefan5369]

the title meant european (languages) slang I love it when americans do stuff like this and we offend instantly, it's entertainment to me

[@alexschumachertheredhotcp4446]

Interessant 🧐

[@sophiaberndanner3485]

Nial is wearing his shirt the wrong way and I just noticed it 😂

[@miakatherine9028]

Alicia Vikander is so amazing.

[@syriana9575]

hearing nina speak bulgarian is a mood

[@Petrobella]

Anyone else remembering the Conan O'Brien interview with Skarsgård describing how us Swedes celebrate midsummer when he started singing?

[@LeBeautiful]

Oh Niall 🥺

[@a.j.carter8975]

❤️🇬🇧😁fascinating ,funny and educational.

[@Maddie1402_]

Fun fact: We do have that "cow on the ice" thing in Germany, too. Except we don't use it exactly like that...

[@fayehendrix]

I love that there are three Swedes representing in this video 😄

[@stephanieshapiro6673]

Niall’s shirt was on backwards, the shape of the tag was showing the whole time.

[@hayleydockrell7318]

No one uses bogger, everyone uses culchie in Ireland. I have never heard the flute term, other things, not that. I'm surprised they don't mention craic, which is like fun, or fit, which is like hot or someone you find attractive.

[@kasiazdrojewska3616]

“Nazdrave” xD Goooood, this is plain translation and not much slangy, on top of it all you’ll find like 10 or 20 countries that have a variation of this xD But hey, na zdrowie! XD

[@lillyfraser6587]

You should add Icelandic to this and get some really strange sentences.

[@onerva0001]

Or Finns!... not many finns in hollywood i guess.

[@zaynes5094]

@@onerva0001 True, lots more of Swedes, Dutch, Germans, and Danish involved in films.

[@sofialima3445]

I'm swedish and i never realised How weird sayings we have until i watched this😂

[@sanbilge]

00:19 Some of us think that swallowing your consonants is a compromise, Nikolaj. I can't put my head around pronunciation in Danish...

[@doshooodoshoo9498]

i will listening every explanation that Antonio say

[@chanelhenderson8460]

I can listen to Antonio Banderas talk forever

[@catsquad9830]

Snygg in sweden looks like the word “stygg” in norwegian which means “ugly”😂 I understood all the swedish, danish and spanish because spanish is my first language but I grew up in norway😂

[@prinzezze]

And stygg means bad/naughty in Swedish haha :)

[@mvvalley]

please, someone, what's the name of that song Alexander Skarsgard sings. Its so hilarious

[@Niki91-HR]

Brat means in CROATIAN also brother... but well slavic languages tend to sound similar and to have same words ;)

[@josiebarrymore]

nikolaj coster-waldau teach me more please

[@juliankirrin7035]

"All the butter in Smaland" is basically the Swedish version of "all the tea in China".

[@Hedriks]

a Rugger Bugger sounds like a footy fan (fan of football) mainly rugby or rugby league.

[@jjgandthatsenough]

We need a Dutch slang one

[@mariacarolinacotovio1770]

I'm just waiting to see some celebrity teaching Portuguese Slang, (European portuguese) to see if they say it right or wrong 😂

[@-KMA-]

Sugar Pig 😂 that one had me. I wouldn’t do it for butter

[@carlyk8560]

“Ohhh... heroin.” She gets me.

[@j_keedy2762]

oh my Niall 😍😍😍😍

[@veronicaevans7723]

Owl in the woods? 🤣

[@ThatOneGuyFromIdaho]

Antonio Banderas is the best one by far, OMG< LOL!!!

[@tankshot3256]

Wow nina dobrev and emmanuelle chriqui really do looked like sisters, a deadringer. One is bulgarian, the other is moroccan descent but both are canadians.

[@scabo33]

Irish person here. Flute means an idiot in some parts. “That guy is an awful flute”