Clueless American Speaks Arabic and THIS HAPPENS 😱 In Singapore?

I searched for Arabs in Singapore in order to build relationships and shock them with my mediocre Arabic.
I speak the Levantine Dialect of Arabic specifically the Jordanian dialect and in this video I spoke with Egyptians, a Moroccan and a Jordanian. Each of these groups speak a different Arabic dialect. Enjoy as you watch their reactions to my Arabic!
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[@SunnahTaqwa]

The Egyptian's YO YO YOOWWW 😂😂😂

[@abuasher]

😂

[@mlrd2687]

I don't know Arabic, but I find your videos interesting. You are natural and you don't put your interlocutors in an uncomfortable situation, unlike most of your colleagues. My math teacher in Serbia is Jordanian.

[@abuasher]

Haha I’m glad it appears natural 😁 That’s awesome that your math teacher is from Jordan!

[@cencia]

only 410 subscribers?? you should hit 1 mil by now!! i work in Qatar and i dont speak any arabic at all. im originally from Philippines but you inspire me to study well in Arab. I self-teach. Inshallah I'll be fluent like you! bless you!

[@abuasher]

I’m sure you can do it!

[@MikeSmith-qs2nr]

Happy birthday from the 🇬🇧 love this video...❤❤❤❤❤

[@abuasher]

❤️

[@bryanortiz8421]

Language youtube is always so wholesome

[@abuasher]

Yes it is!

[@user-pq194]

When i saw you for the first time i thought that you were a big KZbinr and it hurts my heart that you have only 170subs while deserving 1m subs.You have one of the best content of all the creators in youtube. if you keep uploading such a great content for your fans im sure you will have 1m subscribers in no time,keep making our day!❤❤

[@abuasher]

Thanks so much for these kind words! 😁

[@deepalisawant1044]

Happiest Happiest birthday Khalil,I hope you had a beautiful one 🥳🥳❤️❤️ And thank you Dylan and everyone on this video for putting a smile on my face and many others 🫂🫂

[@abuasher]

😁😊

[@AvarageJoe-gn2wn]

Whatt!???? You only have 180 subs? I actually thought you had 1m+ you actually dont get what you deserve but we believe in you. Keep it up!

[@abuasher]

Thanks for these kind words 😁

[@stevealkire7626]

*That just means we can get in at the ground level and later say "I was a subscriber before 1k subs". Subbed...* 😃

[@1jarvin1]

Ya habibi, love it! Brought back some great memories!

[@abuasher]

Inta ilward! Ya Habibi! Yes so many great memories!

[@moonchild848]

Time and time again, I have seen people completely forget themselves once their own language is spoken. It's like a beautiful music piece playing in their heart and it connects people. Abu, you're an inspiration to all of us. I am Canadian and personally don't know Arabic but I also speak several languages from the far east. I read that you were from Jordan but now I see that you lived there for a year and your Arabic language abilities are beautiful. It's nice that you're connecting and making other ppl happy in this world. !! I look forward to more videos from you. Peace

[@abuasher]

Thanks for this! That means a lot!

[@YourEveryPicture7]

Which languages? I speak French, Korean & Japanese but v few Natural English Speakers spk more than 1 East Asian Language🙏🇬🇧

[@morphy1701]

Happy birthday! Loved this,Colin! God bless you!

[@abuasher]

Thanks Jimmy!! 😁

[@fatenazmi3621]

Happy birthday from all Jordanian people 🎉🎉 Keep going 👏🏻👏🏻

[@abuasher]

Thanks Faten! And thanks for all of your help!!

[@Deedeevenice]

Happy Birthday Khalil! May you always be blessed with as much happiness as you gave to all of us🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@abuasher]

😁

[@localreviewking134]

@@abuasher Google translated reads; عيد ميلاد سعيد خليل! بارك الله فيك دائمًا بالسعادة التي منحتها لنا جميعًا.

[@fasileyayu]

This channel is going to blow up for sure.

[@abuasher]

Inshallah 😁

[@MrHuddo]

Happy birthday Khalil! love from Sydney, Australia!

[@abuasher]

😁🎉🎊

[@lerakrasimirova2245]

What an amazing channel!!! Keep it going!!!!!❤

[@abuasher]

Thank you! 😁

[@DutchwithTomasito]

Interesting content and a great video, good vibes! I actually tried to learn the Levantine Dialect of Arabic for a little while, but a lack of discipline stopped the process. I guess your videos inspire me to continue the journey. Subscribed and will watch your other videos as well!

[@abuasher]

Thanks man! That’s really touching to me! 😁

[@clooperman3745]

@@abuasher Some people can and some people can't, you can and l can't. WELL DONE.

[@abuasher]

I’m sure you can!

[@plum_loco]

Happy Birthday Khalil! Hope you celebrated in style!

[@abuasher]

😁

[@mboss91]

BRO keep at this u will have millions of subs i'm dead serious

[@abuasher]

Thanks! That means a lot!

[@bursahgviajes2570]

I´m your new subscriber ... I´m Studying arabic on line and I found your channel , I loved it ... Greetings and Blessings from Monterrey México !!!

[@abuasher]

Awesome! Thanks for subscribing!

[@furmbrian]

Nice video. Shukran bro

[@abuasher]

Afwan ya Brian!

[@Fifi-vs2yp]

You exude kindness bro ! (I don't know if that's the correct translation but you got me ;) ) God bless you 😊

[@abuasher]

Thanks! God bless you! 😁

[@laurensdecauwer3250]

Wow man that is really impressive! I want to learn Arabic as well, tomorrow I have my first lesson on Italki, can't wait for it. My spanish is going pretty good also. Wich I am happy for, the effort is starting to pay off. Many greetings from Belgium!

[@abuasher]

That’s awesome that you’re planning to study some Arabic! I hope you enjoy your first lesson!

[@mckaughnbrown5969]

Happy Birthday Halib🙌🏼

[@abuasher]

😊

[@mboss91]

THIS IS SICKKKK!!!

[@abuasher]

😅

[@elizabeth5985]

Happy Birthday Jalil!

[@abuasher]

👍🏻😁

[@yorunya438]

Bro. you are adding happiness in the world.. keep on the same way. God bless you. and ofcourse, happy birthday to chalil.. !!

[@abuasher]

Thank you very much! God bless you!

[@hootybooty]

This guy deserves more subscribers.

[@abuasher]

Thank you! 😁

[@nisagomez4366]

Hi Khalil. Belated happy birthday to you!

[@abuasher]

🥳🎊🎉

[@mishy_mix]

Happy birthday, Khalil!

[@abuasher]

😁🎉

[@M.saeed247]

MashAllah brother has a dream he wants to go Makkah. May Allah accept him. I have just came across your channnel and its very entertaining. You are talented!

[@abuasher]

Thanks man! 😁

[@WanderwithJon]

Happy birthday, Khalil! 🎉

[@abuasher]

😁

[@user-hj2fz2iz4i]

What a great video 🤩👍

[@abuasher]

Thanks! 😁😬

[@stilltrolling.7560]

this channel is going to EXPLODE!

[@abuasher]

Inshallah 😁

[@ZsoltMMehes]

I was subscribed here when you had only under 1000 subscribers! I bet you'll explode dude, you're awesome!

[@abuasher]

Thanks man! And thanks for subscribing 😁

[@lyniquecox3588]

Happy birthday!!!❤️

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@misamisorientaljournal]

I am now following. Keep it up.

[@abuasher]

Thank you so much!

[@misamisorientaljournal]

@@abuasher Your Arabic speaking skill is outstanding. Keep up the good work. If you want to visit the Philippines especially in the South (Cagayan de Oro), I can give you a tour.

[@abuasher]

@@misamisorientaljournal I will keep that in mind! 😁

[@theaveragejones4799]

Happy birthday khalil 🎉

[@abuasher]

🎉🎊

[@bobo28denmark]

Happy birthday Khaled from Jordan

[@abuasher]

🎉🎊

[@tbenitz2356]

Happy Birthday to the guy from Jordan!

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@Rashokri]

فيديو تحفة. كل عام و انت بخير يا خليل

[@abuasher]

😊

[@partycitypimpsuit775]

happy late birthday khalil!! 🎉🎉😊

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉🎉

[@CynthiaVagi-co6bu]

Cool stuff, Brother.

[@abuasher]

Thanks!

[@pianothatilove]

God bless you 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻!!!!

[@abuasher]

And you as well!

[@awakenedservant]

More!!! 🤲🏻

[@abuasher]

More to come! 😁

[@user-rk1uz4ur4m]

Happy Birtday Khalil

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@gamingculture2390]

My bro rocking it!! - Dylan

[@abuasher]

Haha! 😅😁

[@lisas.522]

Happy Birthday!!

[@abuasher]

😁

[@SunnahTaqwa]

Subscribing right away. Way too cool! Please take us on more adventures with your Arabic :D

[@abuasher]

Thanks! And will do! 😁

[@rizahanifardhi7112]

Happy birthday Khalil.

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@willemina6195]

Happy birtday Khalid🥳🎉🥳🎉

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@michaelrahman4553]

Belated Happy Birthday Khaleel!

[@abuasher]

🎉🎊

[@aaronbagley2201]

Happiest Happiest birthday Khalil!

[@abuasher]

😁

[@pokerface7840]

You are doing good with your Arabic dialects, congrats. I feel you will get there. If you master even one dialect plus literary Arabic (with all its syntax and grammar that even Arabs, 90% of them can't use properly) you would be a genius-level scholar in my opinion. There's just the minor issue of using "ya habibi" outside of any context. Just use it (in dialects where it is used, in other dialects habibi is used in its literal sense only) just use it like you would use the word "buddy." You would not be exchanging pleasantries in an English language conversation and then stop, and then say "Buddy, buddy."

[@abuasher]

Haha yeah 😁 I’ve noticed my use of Habib has gotten some strange looks at times 😂

[@catamish9338]

Happy birthday!

[@abuasher]

🎉🎊

[@sophianaqvi3697]

Just came across this channel randomly mashallah are u muslim btw? This is so genuine and sweet. Just had a holiday in marrakech couple months ago miss it already. 😢. I think im on a unhealthy road of binging ur videos brother 😂

[@abuasher]

Well thanks for binging my videos! I hope to put more out soon 😁 I am not Muslim, but I love Arabs and Arab culture 😁

[@gurigacabsida1694]

Happy birthday Khalil

[@abuasher]

😁

[@ula619]

so suprised you havent blown up already, if you need any help with music for videos or anything let me know i would love to help

[@abuasher]

Thanks for the encouragement and the offer! 😁

[@user-zq5le6ey9k]

my first visit to saudi i was impressed by arabic language.. they speak beautifully🥰🥰

[@abuasher]

Yes they do!

[@tiann4855]

❤❤❤❤ Salam,Ana estokel henne Kuwait,love your video

[@abuasher]

Thanks! 😁

[@Johny40Se7en]

Arabic's such a gorgeous language, spoken and the lovely writing 😊 You're blessed to be able to speak it.

[@abuasher]

Indeed it is!

[@Wazkaty]

​@@abuasherBut it needs a lot of work to be able to speak it 😂

[@cesarreyes4845]

Amazing :)

[@abuasher]

Thanks bro! 😁

[@leilameow9582]

your arabic is really really good. You pronounce like a native.

[@abuasher]

Thanks for the kind words! 😁

[@syed_ahmad_aljoofri]

And you can have the chance to meet a local Singaporean (born & bred) who is of an Arab descent too, & I'm proudly to say that I'm one of them 😉 And for your information, to be precise, I'm a Hadhrami Arab & also a descendant of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) through Imam Ali (RA) & Imam Hussein (RA), although I'm culturally (or should I say, practically) Malay in the sense that I'm unable to speak my ancestor's language & instead, my mother tongue (1st language) is Malay & hence, I identify myself as a Malay if an average person on the streets of Singapore & Malaysia interacts with me. This is kinda similar to how a Thai person of Chinese descent identify themselves as a Thai & they speak Thai instead of Chinese. This is because my ancestors, whom they originally hailed from Hadhramaut, Yemen, had migrated to Semarang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) some 4 centuries ago & subsequently, their offsprings (which includes my great-grandfather), further migrated to Singapore, where it was once a British Colony & since then, they made Singapore as their home & intermingled with the community here.

[@abuasher]

Awesome! Yes, I was able to meet some others that are from Arab decent many who’s ancestors were from Yemen during my time in Singapore. Quite cool to hear the history!

[@mboss91]

Algorithm needs to find this.

[@abuasher]

Inshallah 😁

[@johnbettertonx1]

Happy birthday from Los Angeles

[@abuasher]

😁

[@productivefr]

Amazing! Howd u learn arabic? Pls make a video about it

[@abuasher]

Maybe I'll have to 😁

[@lerakrasimirova2245]

Happy Birthday ❤

[@abuasher]

😁

[@gas221272]

wow man!!!

[@abuasher]

☺️

[@ZiyanAlii]

Keep Hustling ❤

[@abuasher]

😁

[@mrtransmogrify]

5:56 owhhhh... mabruk eid milaadek 👍 ... and i know the restaurant where u were eating the shawarmaa lol

[@abuasher]

It's a great restaurant!

[@emrys.svp-averyy7340]

Leaving a comment so everyone knows I was here before he became a famous Arabic version of Xiaomanyc ✌️

[@abuasher]

😅😂

[@ferocious_r]

أول مرة استمعت شخص أمريكي يحكي العربية مثلك :) ... تحيات من واحد ألماني تعلمها كمان

[@abuasher]

😁😊

[@rustic9136]

Amazing! How were you speaking with people from different countries? Did you speak in the Jordanian dialect or MSA?

[@abuasher]

I speak with them in the Jordanian dialect. Thankfully most people understand that dialect!

[@be-jib]

uncle Khaleeeeeeel happy bdaaaaaaay.

[@abuasher]

😂

[@JoeChok]

I thought that was Tony Ferguson in the thumbnail hhahaha

[@abuasher]

😂

[@doggy5]

There are actually about 8000 Singaporean Arabs. Most of them trace their ancestry to Hadhramaut in Yemen. But unfortunately, most of them don't speak Arabic anymore, and they've assimilated with the Malays to a certain degree. How you can tell that they are Arabs and not Malays is usually from their surnames, or if their names have an Arabic honorific like "Syed".

[@abuasher]

Yeah, it’s quite an interesting history and heritage 😁

[@amerahalkafaji7061]

Come to Dearborn Michigan

[@abuasher]

I would love to! I actually grew up in Michigan 😁

[@jeffreyinoklahoma4849]

It really opens doors to speak another man's home language. Heart warming. If there were more people like Abu the war mongers on US Soil would have a hard time starting wars.

[@abuasher]

Yep, our heart languages are powerful things 😁

[@stevem2733]

Can you provide a roadmap for learning,speaking arabic. Thanks in advance.

[@abuasher]

I'm not sure if I have a great answer to this, but I would say immerse yourself as much as possible. If that's visiting an arab country or doing online classes, try your best to spend time speaking and listening to the language.

[@stevem2733]

@@abuasher Thanks!

[@tikiritok2810]

عيد ميلاد سعيد خليل

[@abuasher]

🎊🎉

[@tewrites]

How did you learn? I’m slowly learning Quranic Arabic. Really want to learn conversational

[@abuasher]

I learned in Jordan. I think for conversational Arabic you’ve gotta be around locals 😁

[@joedkat]

3:38 Love this moment

[@abuasher]

😁

[@JacknVictor]

I've gotten reactions like this with Urdu. I don't claim to be fluent in it, in fact I understand it more than I can speak it, as I find some of the pronunciations hard, but I can speak enough to get me through a basic convo. I'm a white English guy (although my great grandma's side of the family are Indian, but she moved to England with her Scottish husband around 1900 so that's as far as the Indian connection goes, do speaking Urdu or anything else India related hasn't really been a thing. I was unaware that I was part Indian until doing a family tree and DNA history) I've just been around people a lot who speak Urdu and it's amazing what you can pick up. It's also an eye opener. You can pick up on people commenting about you when they think you don't know what they are saying. Sometimes good things. Sometimes bad. Sometimes downright racist.ive had people who don't know that I know Urdu, and who assume I'm 100% white English because I look it (there's only one or two of the people in my massive family of people who look like they have inherited any Indian genes such as dark skin, facial features etc) and I've picked up on them saying very hurtful racist comments directed at me, or sometimes talking about English people in general. I've also witnessed those same people to bright red, and on one occasion, run off, as I start to converse with them in Urdu, and ask why they felt the red to say these things about me when I had been nothing but nice towards them. Still makes me chuckle now.

[@abuasher]

Nice work with the Urdu! And I’m sorry that you’ve had some bad experiences.

[@JacknVictor]

@@abuasher it's ok,I'm thick skinned lol and I found it more amusing to see the person's reaction when thy realise that they maybe should think before they speak. It gave me a good chuckle lol. I'm enjoying your videos by the way, I appreciate people such as yourself that put in the hard work and time to make the videos for us. On behalf of myself and others. Thank you. Or perhaps I should say "Buhat buhat shukriya!" (I think I spelled that correctly, like I say I can understand Urdu more than I can say it, and I don't read Urdu, and if I have to write Urdu words down I have to do it using an English alphabet, which again I mainly write it phonetically using an English alphabet!)

[@hamzaaden9561]

yes yes yes

[@abuasher]

😁

[@OutNaBoutYallahBiNa]

better to go to Soi Arab (Little Arabia) in Bangkok or ain arabia in central kuala lumpur right in bukit bintang

[@abuasher]

Ooo thanks for the advice! I will be in KL early next year, so maybe I’ll have to stop in Ain Arabia 😁

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

عيد ميلاد سعيد خليل. قد يكون لديك أكثر من ذلك بكثير. In case anyone is wondering, that's pronounced "eid milad saeid khalil. qad ya-kun ladayk 'akthar min dhalik bikathir.

[@abuasher]

😁 🎉🎊

[@ShahYT.Official]

Im not sure how busy you are right now but maybe you could other arabic speaker if you;re interested like zena arabia / american qahwa / brian wiles / obayd fox / batatabelarusia بطاطا بيلاروسية and her friend too named JULIYA good for you to learn & speak arabic fluently and ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ

[@abuasher]

I’d love to meet with any of them 😁

[@ShahYT.Official]

and also these three,i forgot Annette Mullaney Emily's Life falafel kimchi

[@cheromory0724]

Your video are quit short.. make it longer pls...

[@abuasher]

Yeah, maybe I can try making one a bit longer coming up 😁

[@maoelanaronny]

Wow, Subhanallah kamu bisa bahasa Arab sangat menakjubkan bagus sekali saya muslim tapi tak bisa bahasa Arab 👍

[@abuasher]

Terima Kasih!

[@omransaeed1988]

WHAT!? 195 SUBSCRIBERS? BRO THIS IS SOOOO CRIMINAL

[@abuasher]

😂

[@TonyTheTruthWhisperer]

It's sensible you have learnt Arabic since, soon America will be an Arabic speaking nation.

[@abuasher]

Hmm… interesting though 🤔

[@sansdents7559]

Imagine a title 'White guy suddenly speaks Swedish...'. Would look stupid, wouldn't it? I am white as snow and my mother tongue is Arabic (I am from Northern Morocco)

[@abuasher]

😁

[@jedibrigade1321]

😎

[@abuasher]

😎

[@lifearebennetitwant1007]

I went to America speaking English. Nobody cared.

[@abuasher]

😢

[@goldencinder7650]

I AM an AMERICAN : cuts to white male waving idk why but that was so fucking funny to me

[@abuasher]

😅

[@aboarabe7056]

يلي ما عندو كرش ما بيسوى قرش ( باللبناني ) 😂

[@abuasher]

Hahaha!

[@spiritzen]

However if you're a brown south-Asian guy who speaks Arabic, it's not as impressive to the Arabs. They almost never react like that with me lol. More like the Moroccan guy that had no reaction. It's more of a surprise if your'e white or look far eastern. His Arabic isn't bad, especially that he knows Egyptian and Jordanian dialects to a good degree.

[@abuasher]

Yeah… that’s the sad reality. I guess at the end of the day it’s that they expect less from me since my ethnicity hasn’t often taken the time to learn other languages 🥲

[@jimbopaw]

Whats an Arab?

[@abuasher]

Good question 😁 the problem is there are many different opinions in this, so… I don’t know 😁

[@xalima8101]

Bueno, me parece un poco una chorrada de vídeo. Intentar impresionar a alguien hablando su lengua y hacer un vídeo... No sé, un poco absurdo. Tal vez el más emocionado es el americano, que se pone a dar saltitos y a reír compulsivamente cada vez se dice sus frases en árabe. Los americanos son así, piensan que todo el mundo es como ellos. Lo gracioso es que algunos sigan hablando inglés con él.

[@abuasher]

😅 Gracias… *Laughs Compulsively*