White Guy Learns Hindi in 24 Hours, Shocks Indian Locals

Thanks to Vessi for the sponsorship! Their shoes are genuinely amazing. Make sure you head to vessifootwear.com/xiaoma for $40 off your first pair!!! In this video I attempt to learn to speak as much Hindi as possible in 24 hours, and then go talk with total strangers in New York’s Indian / Pakistani / South Asian neighborhood of Jackson Heights. Obviously it’s not possible to learn a language to fluency in 24 hours, but I did learn how to have a basic conversation in 24 hours! As of the start of this video I knew absolutely nothing in Hindi - not the script, not how to say hello or goodbye, nothing. I also did not know any languages related to Hindi so it was a completely new language family for me.
I learned exclusively through tutors on Italki, a website that lets you book language tutors from around the globe. They’re not sponsoring the video or anything, I just like the platform ;-)
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which given my time constraints I did not learn for this challenge - instead, I’ll be working through my tutors with romanized transliterations of Hindi. In the future I hope to learn Devanagari!!!
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[@coraliecadet90]

this guy is a robot...how is he learning these languages so fast ? kudos to him im still struggling to learn spanish lol

[@John-gm5mf]

He's not really learning the language, he's just memorizing key phrases.

[@Kat-qb1uj]

John in 24 hours

[@aprilvillada1707]

Once you learn 3 it’s very easy to link then and learn others bc most are built from others.

[@wendylynch1443]

Kudos that’s not even a word 😂

[@Kat-qb1uj]

Wendy Combe yes it is wat

[@informant4003]

Xiaoma can't shock anyone with Mandarin and Spanish anymore in NY. He's too popular. So now he switched to Hindi lol

[@KrishnaSoftMatterLab]

And yet he couldn't find an Indian who is shocked because of his Hindi. I guess, COVID brings this

[@rahulr1305]

Unfortunately for his channel, Indian people tend to hide shock towards strangers very well.

[@hehe6527]

@@rahulr1305 it could also have something to do with how diverse india is .. i mean it's not uncommon to meet indians who don't speak hindi

[@KrishnaSoftMatterLab]

@dave16332 I am an Indian. And I appreciate the effort that others put to learn Hindi.

[@moose1305]

Try Arabic 😌🤓

[@bellbell8472]

He learn so fast cause he's not afraid to speak in public

[@EmeraldSky33]

He's not afraid to make mistakes, either, he just uses what he knows and gratefully accepts corrections!

[@kateandemersonscrazyworld6929]

I’m the opposite

[@zinebboujrada9328]

Yes spot on! I do the same, not afraid to jump right into it works like a charm all the time!

[@Kavita_826]

Oh my gosh you're SO AMAZING my mum is Sikh and spoke so many different Indian languages I spoke Hindi fluently as a child then lost it 😢 I found myself getting really emotional watching this, I would have loved to show this to my mum but I lost her to Cancer😢. She'd probably tell me off anyway for not learning her native tongue as an adult. 😁

[@youreright3802]

Damn that's Sikh

[@justadey_]

@@youreright3802 her mother dies,hows that "sick"..stop spitting 12 yer old sarcasm on unusual place

[@youreright3802]

@@justadey_ you must be fun at parties

[@vishweshmanerkar4302]

@@youreright3802 😂

[@oksowhat]

@@justadey_ oooooooooooooofff

[@chudchukahoon]

This guy used to open his books a day before exam and still top.

[@mediazzent3485]

He is GOAT Imagine it's true thoo lmao

[@harmeetsingh1810]

seriously yrr

[@_andaimeant_]

@ARGHA BHATTACHARYA ok then I will spam reply

[@_andaimeant_]

Q

[@_andaimeant_]

W

[@ankmlord]

Man has tapped into the biggest audience of the platform. Pure genius

[@megh1058]

This comment is gold😂

[@mateusgabriel3013]

Exactly!

[@basubaskey8324]

Got to lure them all

[@jamegumb7298]

@@basubaskey8324 Got to lure them using bitch lasagna.

[@aisx]

giving violinist kohei a run for his money

[@jglumi]

If someone deserves a Nobel Price of Peace is this guy. He's actually connecting a lot of people around the globe, and making us feel we are all the same human beings regardles cultures and languages.

[@CurtisIsacc]

I second that!

[@mizofan]

yes he is performing a valuable function.

[@b__c7538]

He makes me feel inferior

[@brittherself]

This guy and loushu are reasons I'm going to learn a language. Probably Spanish because I can use it.

[@MarkusPappa]

I like your comment! =)

[@DeanFiend]

Chinese people when you speak their language: Oh shit, you speak Mandarin?! Indian people when you speak their language: huh okay, yeah I like the pistachios.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

LOL... .what?

[@DeanFiend]

@@_Wai_Wai_ In his other videos there's a huge reaction when he speaks mandarin to native speakers in China town and this video where he speaks Hindi is rather underwhelming. Native speakers seemingly don't care that he speaks their language.

[@shuhenchowdhury1353]

@@DeanFiend it’s because he only practiced for a day so it’s not very fluent and impressive as his Chinese, which he spent years practicing

[@shubhamsaini4638]

Not true..we also got suprised when they speak Hindi

[@DeanFiend]

@@shubhamsaini4638 in the video there is like no reaction. They don't even comment on him speaking the language.

[@theshadow9238]

Him: I speak Chinese and Hindi Chinese People: WHAAAT??!?! Indians: Understandable have a nice day

[@leedee22z8]

almost all indians speak more than 1 or 2 languages

[@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884]

@@leedee22z8 2? I speak 5 and where I live in India it's normal lmaoo

[@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884]

@@leedee22z8 2? I speak 5 and where I live in India it's normal lmaoo

[@leedee22z8]

@@ivlivsvalerivsmaiorianvs3884 'more than'

[@jeany5826]

Also his Hindi is probably very broken so it's not as impressive as speaking Mandarin, Cantonese, and Fujianese fluently

[@bbgm808]

Bro this guy needs to chill out he’s making me feel like a tomato

[@bl4841]

*potato

[@oddone1325]

i feel like a cabbage

[@bbgm808]

Brian L no, I specifically feel like a tomato

[@stevenlayne6454]

@Weeb Memeist64 Pickle Rick?

[@sa1ntrow311]

Xioama plays basketball 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXeoeqd5drOUbNU Te amo

[@leahm3203]

“Did you take a class with another teacher” 12 hours later yes

[@sirsquirrel0]

Underrated 🤣🤣🤣❤️

[@paarassirsarmy2767]

Alternate title: Indians shock white man by perfect English😂

[@aria5666]

huh-

[@anishringe4590]

😂

[@Rittika19]

English is the official language in India xD Unless you're from rural places, almost every Indian knows English since childhood

[@justadey_]

@@Rittika19 india don't have any official language at all..its diverse..but since we are adopting more of a western culture now so literally 60% indians learn to speak hindi from early age, for education and conmection purposes

[@Rittika19]

@@justadey_ no. India has 23 national/official languages. Out of which English is the most commonly known nation wide. Other languages usage depends on the state & they are mostly originated from that state - eng is an exception to that. Either way, most Indians have perfect English. The accent varies state wise which makes Americans think that it's "not perfect " - but grammatically it is .

[@Dinglebarriez]

The Indians were so much more chill than the Chinese lol! The Chinese are like, "WHAT!!!???!?? YOU SPEAK CHINESE?" and the Indians were like, "Chips are over there..."

[@jaydee2847]

I think it's because Chinese people are surprised to hear him speak fluently and have an accent like a native speaker. With Hindi they can tell he's still learning.

[@Comments_From_All_Channels]

He looks West Indian. I didn't see culture shock

[@HaywirePhoenix]

Some parts of india and China are both very busy but I found Indian shopping to be more rush rush

[@Rajat000111]

That's because he is speaking very broken Hindi so they all must be thinking that he has an Indian friend who is teaching him Hindi. Besides he learnt all that in just 2 days. That is just insane. Give him 2 months he can be near perfect.

[@Guavaniteplayz]

Lol

[@rosamelcacho9391]

The way the Hindi teacher acted like he was leaving so Xiaoma could say "where are you going?" Lol!

[@eagletmars]

That Hindi teacher deserves a raise🤕😅👏🤗

[@roshanaiyer5888]

If u think that THIS Indian language is hard, you will have a nightmare learning tamil

[@Psi_195]

Agreed.

[@bobbytrap283]

THIS indian language is more common thats why

[@kech267]

Tamil isn’t t universal right?

[@whatyouthinkyoubecome7]

Well, he’s learning Mandarin which is by far the most difficult language in the world.

[@alfia6690]

@@whatyouthinkyoubecome7 Mandarin grammar is much easier than Hindi.

[@adamgregory9198]

Good god that tutoring schedule is insane. Xiaoma’s discipline is legendary. Sad that not one Hindi speaker is impressed he speaks Hindi 😂

[@arshjaved3759]

Getting hold of both Chinese and Indian audience? Damn bro.

[@amytashadumas1992]

Id love to see him learn Tagalog or Thai

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

As well as the Spanish audience. Our man is speaking direct to the world.

[@williamhogge5549]

English, Mandarin, and Spanish are the big 3. Hindi/ Urdu is top 10 though.

[@arshjaved3759]

Absolutely, this guy is a beast.

[@amytashadumas1992]

T Doran not sure, I don’t speak it myself but think it’s a stunning language and would love to see how he would be able to pick it up :)

[@Levi-yf8lw]

He speaks Hindi with a Chinese accent 😂❤️

[@pppalande20]

Yes I agree with you

[@JSRoman-nx1uw]

It is soooo hard to kick your first accent. My first foreign language was Spanish. I started learning Portuguese and Arabic, but I keep falling into a Spanish accent 🤣🤣🤣

[@12367kevin]

@@JSRoman-nx1uw Where did you learn from?

[@JSRoman-nx1uw]

@@12367kevin I picked up Spanish in the Marine Corps because I worked with soooo many Mexicans...so I speak with a strong Mexican accent (I've been told it's actually quite good, lol). I learned Arabic and Pashto overseas. I started Portuguese after being around Brazilians for the past few years.... so the short answer is: I learned it all from being around all these people 🤷‍♂️

[@JoTheAnomaly]

Thank you for this insight. I can't hear the difference, but I love knowing it's there.

[@danman7903]

I am a white guy immersed in a South Asian society (Brampton Ontario) and many other non South Asians fled the city when an influx of Punjabis moved into the area, I took it upon myself to learn Punjabi to communicate with the newcomers

[@timeforme1708]

That’s awesome- Punjabi

[@RedQNZ]

That's a real shame, very sad. When I lived in the area near where this video was made the only people who were nice to me there were mainly Sikhs and Hindus. I what really appreciated about Sikhs and Hindus was that they weren't haters. Well at least that was my experience.

[@Jb-zw8ro]

Damn ur so nice, once I moved outta Brampton I realized how much ppl hated it. Lived there 15 years loved every second it's such a nice city I don't get why ppl hate it and the diversity only makes it better.

[@a-animations8163]

Thats awesome bro! I am actually from Hamilton!

[@deefed7973]

I'm from Hamilton too I have friends from Brampton.

[@darkvip3r]

As an Indian I can confirm that even after 6 years of hindi lessons you speak better than me lol

[@taiyo4599]

😂

[@camillagomes1010]

"even" 6 years...lol

[@bogdanstamenic2836]

To be fair, he's at least somewhat talented and also very experienced in language learning, so Xiaoma's got a lot going for him

[@markbench8721]

When you learn Hindi and they speak Punjabi :)

[@aks9350]

Most punjabi people can speak hindi

[@vasudhasharma5532]

They’ll still reply don’t worry..! The script is different but spoken language has a lot of commonality

[@nonameg1166]

@@aks9350 most not everyone expect some old uncles bcz punjabi is too much simillar to hindi i m punjabi too.

[@markhenley3097]

If you speak Hindi you'll be able to understand Punjabi fine after a little bit of listening.

[@ksifatneek6332]

When you know hindi you will know 4 dialects cause they sound similar

[@ozzitor8]

The Indians in NY don’t seem to be as impressed as the Chinese.

[@ansh4218]

That's just because not all the Indians you find are Hindi speakers. So, it's quite justified if people don't get impressed by hearing a language that's not their native tongue.

[@donacatanguma]

There is a huge Bengali speaking population in Jackson Heights. The first restaurant he passed on the corner is the Kabab King, e.g. The owner is Pakistani and the majority of the wait staff are from Bangladesh. Not all are Hindi speakers.

[@keshav9548]

Yeah india has languages in every region and in those regions there are even different dialects. It's crazy we don't have a *true* national language but Hindi is the most common as most indian languages are connected so you can understand it to some extent

[@whitedog510]

Reaction could be cultural too. Chinese in general don’t give a f*ck and will say anything on their mind. Lol

[@RitiksVideos]

You guys say this but even for most Chinese in the US, they are Cantonese or Fuzhuan (idk how to spell it) so their mother tongue isn't even Mandarin it's their local dialect. The reality is just that Indians take less shit lmao

[@els1f]

I love Hindi so much! All the vowels and consonants are intimidating and the sentence structure is hard to get used to when you're coming from Germanic SVO languages, but it's really powerful once you learn it! ❤️

[@georgepig5827]

"For really lazy people like me!" Me: You're not lazy, you literally learned a whole new language in a day lol

[@TannerJarring]

I just realized, if Xiaoma is able to learn more Hindi, he'll be able to speak in 4 of the most widely used languages in the world. Honestly, props to him for his amazing level of tenacity.

[@bradley8034]

@@samiah1544 English lol

[@bored8990]

@@samiah1544 bruhhhh

[@JK8]

Samiah Chinese, ENGLISH

[@ShrubScotland]

Next up french, or arabic

[@hc7719]

not that it wasnt cool before but now that you put it that way its so fucking cool baha

[@rohitmaity777]

Indians love it when a foreigners speak in Hindi. Hats off to your dedication bro. Keep up the good work

[@rohitmaity777]

@@offbeatsofficial congratulations

[@electroskates2434]

@@offbeatsofficial Goodbye!

[@kotathetragic9738]

@@offbeatsofficial What they mean is they don't care what you say and neither do I sir 😉

[@offbeatsofficial]

@@kotathetragic9738 abhe saley when I said "I dont care" I don't mean mein ek foreigner huun. Mein Indian huin. Koi English log care bhi karta hai Jab ham English boltey hai?yeh sab humko hi jo itni problem hai. Also don't forget about the British samana

[@dangerjatts151]

good think

[@Waywer319]

Xiaoma: learns languages like Chinese, Mandarin, and Hindi in 3 minutes Me who lives with a completely Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican family but can only say “gracias”: 👁👄👁

[@totinospizzarolls9502]

¡de verdad debes aprenderlo, español es el idioma más hermoso del mundo entero! lo he aprendido por los últimos años

[@Waywer319]

si

[@jazzomar]

Maybe u have no interest to learn it 😒

[@tubbysza]

I just started immersion into learning spanish. Before I was same, only “gracias” for my whole life growing up in a latino household.

[@geetatripathi6218]

I think the only problem is that he is repeating words and craccking between words thats very normal in chinese and korean but not in hindi......

[@feedstacker]

Very true, its probably a habit he learned from those languages but Hindi and a lot of other Indian languages are way more drawn out and less stuttery (not meant in a disrespectful way to those langauges, just what I've observed)

[@dr3dnaut38]

He learned it in 24 hrs......I mean give the guy a break.

[@ayushx1]

The first teacher was quite amazing with the way he taught.

[@HindustaniTongue]

I am here THANK YOU 😊

[@ledmaco]

i think the same ❤️

[@ayushx1]

@@HindustaniTongue damnnnn, I wasn't expecting you hahaha. Great work sir👌

[@HindustaniTongue]

@@ayushx1 Thank you Ayush

[@mr3razer]

Hindi Learning TV do you have a website where one can sign up to be a student? Thank you

[@LIVEINPEACE2023]

Him: take a 10 min break & get back to studying Me: 10 min break turns into 2 hours of watching YT

[@bumblebee_bunnyy7270]

Get back to work lol!

[@motabetareviews2626]

Ashly Chalupnik 😂

[@motabetareviews2626]

So true dude Haha

[@somerandomdude409]

Relatable af

[@ravidu621]

Doing that rn

[@ericbouler7758]

His dedication to learning languages is impressive. Also, spending all day with tutors had to be pretty expensive. Private instruction when learning anything isn't cheap.

[@shernicerichardson8276]

Don't forget when we're liking, commenting and subscribing were paying for it lool

[@isthatyoumax8397]

If we ever get a visit from Aliens, can we all just agree and make sure this guy is front and centre so we know what the hell they be talking about...

[@robinlowney9171]

👍 pure brilliance

[@normalperson8066]

Him: learning languages too fast Duolingo has left the chat

[@dmpunk]

Bro his Hindi after a day sounds like mine after 25 years LOL

[@ihjasaslam98]

From which part of india are you from?

[@NM-vw6xq]

Same, lol. My parents are native Indians but I grew up in the states and this guy already speaks better than me in 24 hours vs. 24 years. I really respect him trying to speak it to complete strangers, I get so nervous for sounding stupid.

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

I'm just starting to learn Hindi. The alphabet is kinda easy to understand to be honest. I just wish there were better resources for me to learn. Most language learning apps don't even have Hindi as an option. I want to learn because my boss is from Mumbai and he speaks it, so I want to surprise him by casually speaking in his native tongue

[@vedantchoudhary5823]

@@ChristopherTradeshow @choudharyvedant my insta id hit me up if you want to learn 👌

[@SunfireGTX25]

Lol

[@SuperFurry68A]

Young man, you have such a gift when it comes to languages. I only know English, and learning new languages just doesn't come naturally to me. You're amazing, and I love watching your videos. It shows so much respect when you speak to someone in their own language.

[@dvictorious]

How you connect us through languages in these hard times is inspiring! Keep going teaching us how to be one! Great life journey.

[@lagumlemoni331]

Imagine someone walks up and says "hi there, how are you?" And you have a mental breakdown because someone else speaks your language

[@livinthreat3100]

Your profile picture makes this more funny

[@angelagwen1818]

I mean if I moved to Indonesia and a random Indonesian came up to me and could speak English I’d be pretty happy

[@lagumlemoni331]

@@angelagwen1818 yeah but I wouldnt have a stroke

[@ActNormalKid]

Why can’t I have 2% of the dedication he has...?

[@gigiw.7650]

Start with 15 one day, do 15 minutes the next, and so on.... in six months how much will you have learned? 😊 If you miss a day, don't give up!

[@hanyuu8672]

Because he earns lots of money for doing this

[@Khaymanssbm]

Don’t be too hard on yourself. You also don’t have 2.5 mil subscribers to do it for! (On second thought, not sure if that will make you feel better or worse lol...)

[@trigger8221]

Because you're not focused or dedicated. Even in the mediums you consume like anime, marvel etc those fictional characters put in hours, blood sweat and tears to achieve what was written for them to get so if you want dedication and now in the other way you're going to have to work for it as gigi said above. You can't sit there and say "I wish I was him" and then move on the next minute and not make changes. As Sun tzu said: If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things. Its just mental games dude. Keep strong

[@KrishnaSoftMatterLab]

@@Khaymanssbm That's what I wanted to say, you did it before me. Thanks! :)

[@TheACLP]

I love how you said learning languages and being able to use them help open other people up to you.

[@raj-mp7rp]

I speak punjabi and hindi and it's actually insane that you learned hindi that fast. Like it's honestly good and the fact that you did it in 2 days is unbelievable. Great job

[@Seapatico]

Anyone else with ADD find this level of attention unbelievable?!

[@kalenakelner2775]

Yeah I take a ten minute break that turns into an hour and a half of KZbin

[@Jackson-mi3dr]

Yeah there’s no way lol

[@viplovedev]

Yea bro, 1 hour work 20 min break

[@turpinkendra]

There's not enough Adderall in the world for me to be able to do that

[@carlosandlena]

Dude for real

[@AliDaredia96]

Xiaoma said too many of the locals know him in the Asian neighborhoods so he gotta change it up 😂😂😂😂

[@sa1ntrow311]

Xioama plays basketball 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXeoeqd5drOUbNU Te amo

[@mzm4245]

This fellow is amazing! Luv seeing how happy the people are when he begins speaking their language.

[@daco8160]

Him: “it’s the same way you would say it in spanish= me gusta hindi” Me, a native spanish speaker: “¿Qué?”

[@jsophiamm]

Same here LOL.

[@user6122]

learn hindi to talk to someone then find out they only speak tamil

[@nishapandey5955]

😃😃

[@gowthamseenivasan]

-_-

[@vadkeshwari4762]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scl7634]

😂

[@alfia6690]

Bengali might have been more useful. :D

[@dnadventures1386]

You definitely in the future have to go to new Delhi, India and see all the reactions you will get by speaking to the locals 😂

[@fru1tz643]

@Richi RIch He still sounds like a foreigner but Learning this much in 24Hrs is pretty impressive. It'll take years to master Proper Indian Hindi Accent exactly like he spent years on mastering Taiwanese, Cantonese And Fouzhounese In their regional accent. Love this guy :)

[@vanessachagas6719]

Up!

[@tinamcgill4572]

Dude....I’m so impressed with you. You’re right...I see in you videos how people open up when you speak their language. Amazing and keep it up!

[@shaileesworld]

WOW! You have done great. I'm impressed with how quickly you picked it up, especially with the pronunciation. You learnt it and put it into practice.

[@shinu658]

What it’s taken me all my 18 years to learn, my man will prolly learn in 48 hours. Now my entire life has come into question...

[@tdzbacon3640]

Remember, his job is to learn languages, and he’s putting himself under immense pressure to learn just the basic and simple rules, so don’t feel too bad that a professional language learner can do something better, it’s his job.

[@bitterbloodeddemon]

He's also learning simple phrases and common responses. He only knows key phrases where you have a more solid grasp of structure, grammar, and a more robust vocabulary. Don't feel bad.

[@glittergirl8792]

I have some Indian relatives and i cant speak Hindi. I can only speak English. And he knows a lot of languages.

[@SevenMilliFrog]

Well that's pathetic lol

[@depressedteadepressoespres186]

Language learning is actually a skill you can master and get better at and he knows I’d say abt 3-4 so he’s pretty much mastered this skill, so don’t take it too hard my dude 🤣 😅 Edit ≈ 4:51 is another reason as well, when you learn another language that differs from your own ofc at first it will be hard to grasp but at some point you’ll be able to understand how it works, so when you learn another language that uses the same if not similar type of rules will be easier 😊

[@Spoofaged]

This guy: learning all the languages of the world Me (born and raised American): failed my way through English class

[@udaman100]

To be fair, English class is more so the grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure rather than actual speaking. A lot of people struggle with that side of the language but can have a very wide vocabulary when it comes to speaking.

[@XentriaNova]

Atleast you'll get an A in School shooting

[@glowinthedark9082]

I can't believe I have all this free time but can't put myself to learn a new language

[@ChuckFickens1972]

Well to be fair, you (born and raised American) do put far too many Z's in words and miss out U's where they are meant to be ;) to qualify as speaking English /s

[@Spoofaged]

@@ChuckFickens1972 look man. I can't help that most words are so much cooler when you add z's. Tell me that "Chuck Fickenz" isn't an order of magnitude cooler than Chuck Fickens! 🤣 I was gonna use z in my name but I couldn't pronounce it 😭💤

[@acrog4483]

I freaking love this! I love learning languages and you’re an inspiration! No joke

[@chdmk07]

You're a beautiful human being! You touch, connect and build trust with a multitude of different people and its inspiring and heart warming. God bless!

[@ajinkyakotasthane8689]

It took me 10 years to learn hindi, and I am indian. Damn dude 😂😂

[@hj2479]

Hindi is hard if you don't start when your kids are born. I learned Hindi before English even in America and that made it much easier because my brain was then wired to think in Hindi but learning English was easy because I could learn from the hundreds of natural English speakers around me in America. That is why I taught my kids Hindi and French before they turned 6 and started teaching them English at age 5 so they were wired in both Hindi and French while they learned English from their teachers and friends.

[@sibasishdutta9009]

Very true agreed

[@sibasishdutta9009]

In metric year I took Hindi tution but no English ,still ended up getting more marks in English(Hindi se jaan chutti hai class 11mai)

[@sibasishdutta9009]

I learned Hindi just watching cartoons 😂😅😅 (btw Hindi isn't my mother tongue)

[@akashsrikanth6781]

Lmao I've been learning Hindi for 12 years and I just pass my way through in all my exams😂😭

[@LeonardBlyx]

I like how in every language his first instinctive step is to learn the equivalent of "yes" and then use it multiple times as a filler between sentences like "yesyesyesyesyes"

[@atherisGAY]

that shit would not work in German LOL just imagining someone interrupting a sentence with Ja Ja Ja .... LOL

[@Yellowsnow69420]

Why is it the Indians don’t blink an eye when you speak Hindi? The Chinese are always amazed when you speak other languages.

[@happythoughts700]

Many expats there etc

[@Yellowsnow69420]

@Seymour Dix neither of these comments really explain my question. The answer you give makes China and India seem very similar in language demographics. Like in China almost everyone speaks Mandarin, a lot speak Cantonese, and they probably speak their regional language. So, why are Chinese impressed and Indians are not?

[@Yellowsnow69420]

@Seymour Dix there are approximately 300 different languages in China. They have seven main languages with 1.1 billion speaking Mandarin. Approximately 100 million speak one of the other 300 languages.

[@victorp6466]

“It’s great when you can speak to people in their language” *puts Bengali dude 😂

[@HvyMetal4Ever]

"If you're lazy like me" ~Hyper polyglot learning a new language in 24 hours.

[@Maj_hul]

came here to say this too lmao

[@LaurNRichards]

HvyMetal4Ever he must mean physically lazy 😂.

[@Thehanger96]

This guy learning Hindi in 24 hrs. I am unable to learn English at 24.

[@dilan_2074]

if you tried you could learn just as mush english as he did hindi in 24hours + hindi is much harder

[@sumitjoshi3027]

English is very easy

[@sumitjoshi3027]

@RithiKRockZ hindi is hard bro and I'm pretty sure Tamil is hard too

[@dilan_2074]

@RithiKRockZ you don't have to know hindi,, tamil is a national language, its good to learn though same goes to hindi speakers; learn dravidian languages

[@beholddaempathyangel]

@RithiKRockZ English ain't hard it's just we are not that interested in perfecting it, must be cuz they are widely spoken and lost their uniqueness

[@ceciliataipari-matthews6009]

Awesome videos, great connections with people through speaking their languages. You're amazing. Truly love how you're genuinely connecting through engaging with diverse cultures:) cheers!!!

[@michelleflorentine8036]

I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this to you, but I really appreciate having had an inside look as to how you go about learning a new language. Thank you!

[@AGiLiTY-1]

If google translate was a guy:

[@clearestseb]

Underrated comment

[@evakeeslar1766]

I wish, google translate just translates everything literally and doesn’t rearrange the words to make sense in the other language’s grammar structure. It just makes it total gibberish.

[@soccergoal818]

@@evakeeslar1766 technically they’re helping you, if you had the literal translation, it would be total gibberish to the language you’re translating to. I’ve never heard of someone not wanting the grammar to be correct.

[@evakeeslar1766]

@@soccergoal818 you’re not making any sense. I’m saying I wish google translate would translate it SO THAT THE GRAMMAR IS CORRECT in the language being translated to. Instead it only translates literally, word after word, from the original language to the translated language, which is gibberish and makes no sense in the end language. Why would you want English sentence structure in a language that doesn’t follow English sentence structure?

[@soccergoal818]

@@evakeeslar1766 Wow you need to re read your comment because you literally commented the opposite.

[@hendry4894]

Plot twist : It actually took him 12 hours to learn hindi, He just made it 24 Hours because he is so humble.

[@kalenakelner2775]

0-0

[@Abuhamim113]

Often come here to get some motivation whenever I feel down in my language learning..... Good work bro...

[@maestrodemuerto]

Dope bid! Thts funny you added tht bit near the end. Learning yet another complex language and act like you didn't know there was a time difference. Awesome vids man

[@pencilbender]

So how long have you been fluent in hindi? Yesterday.

[@advaitpai1615]

@शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ no need to be rude man. Atleast he's trying and that's what matters.

[@advaitpai1615]

@शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ Alright then. Sorry for misunderstanding.

[@nikibronson133]

@शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ thank you for pointing this out because sm1 that is not a Hindi speaker to me this seems incredibly impressive and I'm sure it still is but it does come across as if he's somewhat proficient but now that you've pointed it out it does seem like he's memorizing key phrases in kind of filling it in from there

[@MrBazzos]

शिरीष ರಾಮಾಯ you're completely missing the point...

[@asimoz6600]

It is still hard task like to see you learn Chinese in 1 day do half as good as him

[@tinytina333]

Anyone that can learn languages this fast has to be super intelligent. Truly very impressive!

[@tinabryant3051]

You sir, are amazing!! You ever thought about doind languages as a Major? You are a beast at learning. My hats off to you. Makes me wanna learn a new language and connect with the ppl!! Kudos!!

[@s.p.h.9117]

Xiaomanyc, you show the people you relate to such respect I'm in awe of your desire for self education & progression is truly astounding to say the very least, thank you for sharing your gift!!! 🙏 ✌

[@whitedog510]

Hindi speaking peeps, how is his accent? The way he picks up on accents so quick is really impressive.

[@vishalmuralidharan4515]

Really impressive. I’m a South Indian, and it took me 3 years to reach fluent pronounciation. Thanks a lot to my mom watching Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hein more than Hindi taught from my school lmao.

[@kushhhuuu2000]

@Houston Rockets nah. His name is in Tamil. So he definitely is from Tamil Nadu.

[@vishalmuralidharan4515]

Nah. Malayali.

[@AnshumanMor]

I mean for 24 hours sure it's amazing... My pet peeve is the hard 'D' sound he uses, but I guess for Americans it takes a long time to get rid of that. I hope he keeps it up though... Its way more interesting to me than his Chinese videos, for obvious reasons 😄

[@amaansyed3217]

hes pretty good for someone who’s only learned tor 24 hours. however, it isnt perfect by any means. still really really REALLLY impressive. he resembles the typical “foreigner who learned hindi” accent. you’ll be able to distinguish from a native speaker. still its awesome. i wish i’d be able to learn languages that fast.

[@dulari3068]

we Indians appreciate the effort :) thanks for the representation! 🇮🇳❤️

[@TheMightyFaye]

@@zahinvishnu678 I bet you’re fun at parties.

[@zahinvishnu678]

@@TheMightyFaye what an original comment, IQ must be through the roof!

[@TheMightyFaye]

@@zahinvishnu678 you’re on the internet bashing a guy who’s inspiring millions of people to learn language. Get a day job.

[@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286]

@@TheMightyFaye don't worry about the haters, I'm super impressed by his effort!

[@skasnow9133]

@@zahinvishnu678 do you are have stupid

[@todizzle666]

I love the way you put it that your able to connect with people you maybe never done before and I definitely can see that and that is awesome love it

[@carolynfeldman9643]

What a gift!!!! You have a photographic memory that can also translate to communicating with other cultures. AMAZING!!!

[@kray9438]

Plot twist: Xiaoma only learns languages so he can order the off menu specials at the local foreign restaurants. It’s not languages he’s interested in, it’s the food.

[@catw]

Honestly that's why I learn languages too 🤣 food #1 priority

[@tily5939]

I mean, it's not the worst reason to learn a language. XD

[@XD152awesomeness]

He orders food in every video!

[@hel117]

That is a completely valid reason everyone hides the good stuff

[@faisalsalam4161]

Honestly thats not a bad approach. I mean for these Indian places, everyone understands English pretty well so it wouldn't make much of a difference but if you went to Flushing or China Town, knowing the language can make a big difference where it feels sometimes like no one speaks English. Especially for someone like me or even Arieh/Xiaoma who can't eat everything because of religious diet restrictions.

[@user-pg8li8pf7s]

Me: I want to learn English in 6 months XIAOMA: White Guy Learns Hindi in 24 Hours.

[@KrishnaSoftMatterLab]

He didn't learn Hindi. He just knows a handful of sentences because he has put 24 hours into learning it by repetition. I appreciate he did it within 24 hours though!

[@willrope5839]

Your username is grammatically wrong

[@user-pg8li8pf7s]

A D N A N Ø why?

[@rohin369]

i love that he’s immersing himself in the culture and trying the food but i laughed so hard when he just full on scooped that saag (or whatever it was) with a spoon

[@VNDROID]

I love that this video explores in depth the process of you learning a new language!

[@annmarie8073]

He's learning a language in 24 hours. I can't even muster the energy to get up and make a grilled cheese sandwich.

[@arsackshorty]

🤣🤣

[@yassidambita2385]

Can’t remember the last time I made a grilled cheese. 😓 I just know I’m in the same boat as you and I’m too lazy to get up and fix it !

[@jenzhere99]

Grilled cheese sounds great right now but the thought of getting up and making it tired me out

[@zatozatoichi7920]

I feel you.

[@blissbhojan]

I can muster to reach out to eat that grilled cheese sandwich if you finally accomplish to reach the kitchen 😂

[@VolpeWhereAreYou]

NICE bro!! You must try some biryani when you get a chance please

[@_KBHUVAN]

Hai

[@carrymeenaaunty4452]

Ohh here comes the official ambassador of biryani 😂😂😂

[@satvikkeshtwal7662]

Man!! You had to continue your NE Indian vlogs.! F**k corona

[@bhavyasaini2654]

@@carrymeenaaunty4452 So True bro😂😂

[@Zeroneii3]

there are better shit than briyani

[@xotheories8516]

There's actually a lot of white ppl in india that's why the reactions weren't that crazy

[@Ak-tf7vi]

And not all Indians speak Hindi 😂I’m indian and when people speak Hindi to me I just act like I understand and move on quick 🤣🤣

[@supriyabarsode8039]

Superb you do have such a gift for languages! Aap bahut acchi hindi bol lete ho.

[@hi-vt2wt]

Mfw when someone comes up to and starts speaking to me in Hindi randomly at school Me: bro I'm Tamil

[@-Tony-Gunk-]

Same lol

[@damnitsmelol]

Same but Malayalam

[@hi-vt2wt]

What's even worse is when they think "Indian" is the language lol

[@dilan_2074]

same but gujarati, ill still understand tho bc of bollywood

[@11_sohamvaidya53]

& most of foreigners think India's national language is Hindi & all knows Hindi, I feel very angry...

[@sexymuthafunka8240]

You can keep your 'flying', your 'super strength' and your 'invisibility' *THIS* is an actual genuine super-power. I am SO envious.

[@sibasishdutta9009]

I like your mustache dadu

[@mrfookayu]

@@sibasishdutta9009 He probably can't speak hindi so won't understand. Now I bet he thinks you have a dad fetish lmao 😂😂

[@Gambit4u2]

Agreed! A super power I would love to have!

[@vanu2180]

Weldone for learning hindi quickly. But he's being taught slightly casual way of speaking not respectfully saying 'Suneye!" (Oi!! LISTEN!! LISTEN!!) repeatedly to strangers instead of Suneyeji or bhaisab or bhenji. He also speaks hindi with a chinese accent lool too funny. He needs to watch hindi films he'll learn in 3 hours.😄👍🏾

[@user-uc5it1ue1q]

do you have any suggestions ? I’m American and I want to learn Hindi, but I literally have no clue where to start haha

[@jontynadiad5298]

I've never seen someone who is that much curious about Hindi!!! 😍😍😍😍 You're awesome bro!!

[@Taggez1]

Hmmm... maybe all this language learning is an excuse to eat lots of delicious food from that culture. 😋

[@mitchdenner9743]

Thats the main reason he is learning, to be able to order food.😄

[@araw993]

Yes! Exactly!

[@hawks3109]

and indian food is amazing haha

[@LilMissTravelPants]

Life HACKS

[@papa_golf]

Or say to get lot's of subscribers and views

[@MrUkielover]

Pro tip: Indians don’t typically say “thank you” to each other. It’s used in formal situations

[@MK-11111]

Is there a more common thing said? Or just assumed that you're thankful?

[@megandhingra3449]

M K we just say namaste which means hi and bye

[@shravani5286]

Yeah the 'dhanyawaad' sounded out of place. it's shukriya

[@amankale4692]

No we say thanks bro Because we indians does not speak hindi we speak hinglish thats hindi + english. Only in formal scenarios either we speak hindi or mostly english. I bet 10 yrs from future our indian accent will be more like British or American. I hope so.

[@MrUkielover]

@Aman Kale, brah seriously? Honestly, how many times have you said “dhanyavad” like this guy in the video does to someone in the last year? “Thank you” or “Shukriya” I can believe. But ain’t no way you running around saying “dhanyavad”

[@-KMA-]

Love it so much!! ❤️❤️ You’re so smart

[@TheLiquidCanvas]

We haven't seen the last of this gent... His ability to connect with people is unlike anything we've seen for sometime. This bloke will for sure be in the books 100 years from now. Film/Teaching/Social work, possibilities are endless. Amazing.

[@avishkasharma514]

I am so happy you learnt Hindi...I also realised that Hindi can be difficult for foreigners...but Indians can speak Hindi fluently beacuse it's their language...thankyou for trying...lots of love from India

[@travelwell6049]

Indians can speak Hindi fluently because it’s their language. 🤦‍♀️ So glad you pointed that out. But actually you mean SOME Indians can speak Hindi fluently, because there are parts of India such as Tamil Nadu, Hindi isnt widely spoken.

[@SatKS98]

Xioma being shocked by the amount of things that can be found in an Indian supermarket 😂😂

[@RoxanneLavender]

I wonder if my local Indian supermarket has loads of toothpastes, because i'm looking for some different kinds of toothpastes, like liquorice and cranberry or something.

[@jadeemperor1616]

@@RoxanneLavender not sure about the liquorice and cranberry but you'll definitely find clove, salt and mint flavoured toothpastes.

[@robbieknovak9432]

I love your videos! Very entertaining! Thank you!!!

[@chin5707]

He spoke to them in Hindi and they just looked at them straight faced and responded in English lmao I love this so much

[@Natefirethemagnets]

"Hindi speakers give EPIC meh to guy speaking Hindi!" 🙂

[@shaddowx75]

This is so inspiring. I’ve been learning Portuguese for the past 7 months, your vids inspire me to keep going!

[@andrevasques9075]

Interesting, but why Portuguese? É uma língua que não é muito útil, eu acho ahaha

[@tobevincent7147]

Just superb fella, a lesson to us all. How to connect, love and enjoy existence. Please keep up your work.

[@learnurduwithsara1068]

The tutor seemed so cool. Just impressive how you learned so fast.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

So many languages within NYC's borders, one of the many things I love about the city

[@UCS_BibaswanChakma]

4:27 an american eating indian food in a chinese bowl .

[@UCS_BibaswanChakma]

@QuestionMan I am from India bruh. where was that by the way. which city

[@cee_el]

Looks more Japanese to me but I get chu 😂

[@minka_thork2892]

Awww those aunties were so helpful and sooo cuteeee