Xhosa Lesson 2. How to say "click" sounds.

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XhosaKhaya

XhosaKhaya

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@tylerbalstad2784
@tylerbalstad2784 10 жыл бұрын
This guys happiness is contagious!
@zglg123
@zglg123 11 жыл бұрын
I'm fluent in German, English, French, and Arabic. I've been watching this video, no shit, everyday for 3 weeks as of now, and still can't even fathom clicking while speaking. I won't stop until I can get it. The amount of respect and awe I have for Xhosa is immense. Please keep this language alive.
@alexisfy
@alexisfy 4 жыл бұрын
So? did you do it?
@zhbader
@zhbader 4 жыл бұрын
did you do it?
@malekachour8583
@malekachour8583 4 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering too, did u achieve it
@danipivatelli
@danipivatelli 4 жыл бұрын
Are you ok?
@triumphant5345
@triumphant5345 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t think his account still exists
9 жыл бұрын
Some people might feel it's awkward, and it might be, but showing how to place the tongue, lips, and teeth is REALLY helpful. I don't think I would've understood by only listening. Nice job!!
@Vickeluringen
@Vickeluringen 9 жыл бұрын
+Yerutí Vázquez so you can speak this language now or what?
@eduardo-gomes
@eduardo-gomes 9 жыл бұрын
+Yerutí Vázquez Not awkward at all! This is extremely helpful on the first stages of learning Chinese (for instance)!
9 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Gomes Yes, it is very important when learning any language with new sounds!
@gurdis
@gurdis 4 жыл бұрын
It might be awkward but the way this guy did is not at all
@nelsonsantacruz6938
@nelsonsantacruz6938 4 жыл бұрын
Iporatereī nde réra
@PlacidDirge
@PlacidDirge 11 жыл бұрын
Yet another thing on youtube that I learned by accident that I don't want to unlearn ever. Pleasant educational videos are awesome!
@peneleapai
@peneleapai 3 жыл бұрын
Awww. Your opening statement full of love!
@subrmaan
@subrmaan 9 жыл бұрын
His teeth are beyond perfect wtf
@roserasaa4149
@roserasaa4149 9 жыл бұрын
subrmaan Lol I know right!!
@James-zq7md
@James-zq7md 9 жыл бұрын
+subrmaan Can you not hear? His English is British. So obviously he is not a Bushman freshly pulled from the tribe.
@subrmaan
@subrmaan 9 жыл бұрын
James Warden 'the fuck are you talkin ?
@roserasaa4149
@roserasaa4149 9 жыл бұрын
+James Warden I don't think that subrmaan meant it to be an insult to him. The way I saw it it was a compliment! People compliment people all the time on KZbin because of their teeth.
@HebrewGyalJo
@HebrewGyalJo 9 жыл бұрын
right!!!
@amatul7ayy
@amatul7ayy 9 жыл бұрын
Hi Kaya, wanted to let you know that today your video was part of our phonetics class at university. :) Thanks for the great work. Take care!
@micahdyer3282
@micahdyer3282 11 жыл бұрын
You have a very likeable personality
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@angelinamarie4902
@angelinamarie4902 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos! I have 7 month old twin boys and their father is from South Africa but not with us. I very much want them to learn Xhosa and this is so helpful! I play the videos for them everyday and they are starting to do the movements with their mouths...and their faces light up whenever you come on! Thank you:)
@ainsleyshearer9708
@ainsleyshearer9708 7 жыл бұрын
I'm playing Rafiki in Lion King and I have a lot of this I need to learn. This was so, so helpful! Thank you! Can't wait to show this video to the rest of my cast!
@lardinhoredbeard5089
@lardinhoredbeard5089 8 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice you have, mate. Could listen to it all day.
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
Thank you, even if it's six years later. I promise to make more videos from now on.
@hanimanawaz2829
@hanimanawaz2829 8 жыл бұрын
So I became interested in Xhosa language when I saw Trevor Noah's standups... and I am loving learning it actually... Its so much fun and people around me are looking at me like "WHAT IS SHE DOING??" 😂😂 From India btw...😊
@titanmancrazy4402
@titanmancrazy4402 8 жыл бұрын
I'm having fun learning it too,
@andilezizimagida6290
@andilezizimagida6290 8 жыл бұрын
lol how far are you..?? i also speak xhosa ..mother language :)
@gibronnaqeelandries3406
@gibronnaqeelandries3406 8 жыл бұрын
AciGidas Gidas i tried but its so hard
@pierrecireus7639
@pierrecireus7639 8 жыл бұрын
I would like to learn xhosa. Can you help me practice? Answer me on facebook//danii.poze
@loyisoduna2617
@loyisoduna2617 7 жыл бұрын
hello I can help u for free please reply
@boa1793
@boa1793 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting to try these sounds for decades after I got to know some South Africans at the University of Iowa.
@guitarlawyer75
@guitarlawyer75 9 жыл бұрын
This is very, very difficult.
@blackbarbie202
@blackbarbie202 9 жыл бұрын
i k r! wait until your learn more words. ull be like weehh
@Anonymous-ve1ok
@Anonymous-ve1ok 6 жыл бұрын
Ana Luiza Brown No... it isn't...
@garrettmarshall706
@garrettmarshall706 6 жыл бұрын
@@Anonymous-ve1ok fuck outta here you have to be a native african to not think its hard its been voted one of the hardest languages to learn for english speakers.
@Angette22
@Angette22 5 жыл бұрын
Garrett Marshall nooo bitch you just don’t got the juice 🥤 like that. Don’t be madd cause ya dumb ass can’t follow along🤷🏽‍♂️
@lekholokoelekotsoanamoloi9593
@lekholokoelekotsoanamoloi9593 3 жыл бұрын
Nama enters the house
@francisd2386
@francisd2386 11 жыл бұрын
And I thought for all these years this language was an urban legend! You sir proved me wrong in a brilliant way!
@AlexvanRensburg
@AlexvanRensburg 11 жыл бұрын
There are over 5 million xhosa speakers. This is also only one of a number of languages that use clicks.
@Maxa1577
@Maxa1577 11 жыл бұрын
Alex van Rensburg Heyyyyy, You're Oolex right?
@SAOnPoint
@SAOnPoint 10 жыл бұрын
We have other languages that have click sound such as Zulu,sotho,ndebele,swati,xhosa,sekgalagadi, and san(bushmen) language which are about 5
@AlexvanRensburg
@AlexvanRensburg 10 жыл бұрын
Maxa1577 yup
@MultiCren
@MultiCren 10 жыл бұрын
really there are clicks in so many african languages I know its not widely broadcast but to not even know of its existence is a bit bad.
@RwwNov48
@RwwNov48 4 жыл бұрын
I am 11 years late. But, thank you for this post. I had Khosa friends from S. Africa who were here in the USA when the Apartheid government fell. They sat in my living room and were overwhelmed with joy, watching on television. I loved listening to them speak the beautiful Khosa language.
@Butchsiek
@Butchsiek 8 жыл бұрын
thanks learn something new everyday and I just turned 65!
@roserasaa4149
@roserasaa4149 9 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm not the only one sitting here trying to make these click sounds and failing miserable, then just laughing at myself :D
@anthonylecesne704
@anthonylecesne704 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm with you. Notice how he alluded to these clicks being "hard", in a humorous way. No, it's not hard for him; it's very hard for us who have never made those sounds and definitely not in conjunction with letters and/or words.
@uchok3051
@uchok3051 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha...same here...its only the the "C" click i can pronounce without biting my tongue cos that is how we pronounce "T" in my dialect....as for the Q and X i just do basically same thing..looll
@paridhi_d9167
@paridhi_d9167 5 жыл бұрын
Samee I thought I was alone too 😆
@ThorneinSide
@ThorneinSide 4 жыл бұрын
Rose Rasaa I’m also failing in it makes you feel better.
@marialoja2074
@marialoja2074 3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣
@Nianderson1127
@Nianderson1127 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this easy. I’ve been listening to African Gospel for the last month and I’ve myself learning what different words mean even if I can’t spell them yet, however I’ve been trying to learn the clicking sounds. You’ve made it so easy. Plus my folks live in Accra now. I don’t think it’s there but still I want to know more. I have to say learning Xhosa is so much easier than Spanish and I’m Hispanic ethnically (both parents are Pañamánian. We weren’t allowed to speak Spanish at home since the states were our home, so all I learned was Jamaican patois (grandmother and great-grandfather). I was supposed to be brushing up on my Spanish this year but instead found myself learning Xhosa and Zulu instead. And to think it started with listening to Bishop Dube’s music. Thank you for the lesson.
@StrzelbaStian
@StrzelbaStian 9 жыл бұрын
Turns out I could do all of them, just did not know they were the ones used in Xhosa. I used them for fun, when I was bored :D
@dwanyetom
@dwanyetom 5 ай бұрын
This is the best I feel like I'm coming home...😂 😊 too much emphasis is put on learning European languages... while African in diaspora...it's time to return ...you have given the best gift and it is free. I give you my Love brother✊🏿
@lcjeffery
@lcjeffery 14 жыл бұрын
I love your Xhosa Lessons! I teach Accent Reduction, and I love you explain the sounds. You make it so easy to say those difficult sounds. I'm a big fan of yours.
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
I feel so guilty for seeing this comment so may years later and responding. I have neglected this channel and am planning on posting again.
@Kproph9x
@Kproph9x 10 жыл бұрын
omg.. im spitting everywhere lol so hard.
@zolanidotwana6560
@zolanidotwana6560 10 жыл бұрын
Snooks Tooks KEEP ON PRACTICING lol
@dabidfilps1401
@dabidfilps1401 10 жыл бұрын
ROFLXOPTER is a fun word to try?
@ronaldosamaniego5074
@ronaldosamaniego5074 7 жыл бұрын
Zolani Dotwana xxcvxxxxxc xxfxo
@mystic_vessel_intuitive
@mystic_vessel_intuitive 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@ToxicAfricanKing
@ToxicAfricanKing 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@patiencekalua5650
@patiencekalua5650 9 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm so excited to have found this lesson. My mother was Xhosa unfortunately she passed away years ago she married my Father a Malawian so she never spoke it only with her siblings. I'm determined to learn cuz I'm planning to go to Eastern cape and find my roots. I'm in the state's now. So Khayo thanx you're a great teacher it won't be that difficult for me cuz I know the basics plus the vowels are exactly like my language.
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
Sorry to only get back 7 years later. Lost my password again for this channel.
@wadedowdell6774
@wadedowdell6774 10 жыл бұрын
I had lessons from a native-speaker in 1984-'85. She taught me well, I don't find the sounds difficult, and your teaching technique is great!
@justin-deanbrown3437
@justin-deanbrown3437 6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!! I've been learning IsiXhosa no IsiZulu for a while, slowly. But having videos like this makes it so much easier! I've also just moved to the Eastern Cape so this comes in handy on a daily basis. Please keep the videos coming!! Anditheti kahle, kodwa, ndiyafunda IsiXhosa (my spelling sucks but you get the idea)
@Beespank
@Beespank 6 жыл бұрын
I have always been fascinated by languages such as Xhosa that have the clicks and I've always ALWAYS wanted to know how it was done. It always seemed so hard to do but you broke it down really well! Thanks!
@PianoChallenges
@PianoChallenges 11 жыл бұрын
I must admit I was very judgemental of this language bcz its so incredibly dif, but just watching you and seeing how proud you are of it has opened my eyes and completely changed my opinion :) and iv found myself attempting it :D keep up the good work
@queenapril0009
@queenapril0009 9 жыл бұрын
We started learning about languages in Human Geography class and we were briefly introduced to "clicking" languages. With my fascination of languages, I looked some up and came across you. :) You are always so smiling and bright and cheery; I just absolutely love your videos.
@Marky_MarZ
@Marky_MarZ 10 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos always make me smile :)
@xanderprangler8621
@xanderprangler8621 9 ай бұрын
Wow, this is crazy. I'm Caribbean (dominican) and we use this clicks as means non-verbal communication (as well as whistleing).While we don't use clicks as consonants as the Xhosa people do, I find them very easy to replicate separatedly. Using them in a sentence is a whole different beast, but I thought this would be harder. I guess we kinda have those tongue and cheek muscles better developed than speakers from other languages. I find guttural sounds in French or Arabic, or nasal vowels in Russian or Portuguese way more difficult han these clicks.
@arcsys
@arcsys 9 жыл бұрын
Waiting for how to whisper the clicks
@quijybojanklebits8750
@quijybojanklebits8750 8 жыл бұрын
you cover your mouth. anton.
@siyabulelaheshula6655
@siyabulelaheshula6655 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting one,infact,using clicks while whispering causes problems because if you are whispering someone's name,the clique is as good as shouting their name.
@anonymousanonymously5941
@anonymousanonymously5941 3 жыл бұрын
😭😂😭😂😭😂😂😭
@libidopter
@libidopter 14 жыл бұрын
Hey, you're such a nice guy, I really like your style! we once had a young teacher for our Latin classes who had the knack of embarking on trips for private studies to the Xhosa tribe in order to record and study your language with its click sounds. Each time during the yearly vacation he did that.
@pauloflores3829
@pauloflores3829 8 жыл бұрын
What if you're old, and don't have the teeth to make the tounge placements right?
@enzodellasala357
@enzodellasala357 7 жыл бұрын
Paulo Flores you also couldn't pronounce t, d, th, n, s, v (etc...) in English
@kwj_nekko_6320
@kwj_nekko_6320 7 жыл бұрын
You don't need teeth except x sounds (x needs your sides of tongue to be near to the teeth). c and q are still available like t, d or sh.
@williamwells434
@williamwells434 Жыл бұрын
It's so hard to teach people how to pronounce these sounds, because the vast majority of people have no experience using them in language. This guy somehow makes it look easy.
@DorianParpari
@DorianParpari 9 жыл бұрын
This is so cool. Amazing language :)
@thembinkosikula7696
@thembinkosikula7696 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Khaya for such an explanation of our beautiful language. If you know how to drink using a straw this could be easy for those who wanna learn the language. Its all about the formation and positioning of the tongue on the upper inner part of the mouth (Hard Palate) and different teeth (incisors and premolars). For a "C" - Put an imaginary small straw between tip of your tongue & gums of the top-front teeth. The click will come the "QUICK-SHARP" suck of the air. For a "Q" - Withdraw and flatten the tongue until the tip touches the area where the hard palate start to curve up . Put an imaginary small straw between the tip of the the tongue and the hard palate and slightly press it. The click with from "QUICK-SHARP" sucking the air by bending tip of the tongue. For a "X" - Put an imaginary small straw on the slide of the mouth (between premolars). The click will come the "QUICK-SHARP" suck of the air.
@hooaoisisi
@hooaoisisi 11 жыл бұрын
This is so badass!! Encyclopedia Galactica , saving languages for the future.
@peneleapai
@peneleapai 3 жыл бұрын
Not quite sure your context But love your words
@nowisgood4me
@nowisgood4me 12 жыл бұрын
after one year in South Africa, where no one was able to teach me the clicks, I find this video at home..THXXX so much!!
@donnydanko2718
@donnydanko2718 8 жыл бұрын
What a cool language!
@susakreitai
@susakreitai Ай бұрын
I’m a Japanese university student ! Linguistics is one of my major subjects and I learned about pronunciations of clicks with this video!! In addition, clicks are used in Lion King which is my favorite musical, so I was interested in clicks!! This video is very beneficial for me!! I want to master how to pronounce clicks!! Thx:))
@mhmoeller
@mhmoeller 10 жыл бұрын
I would really want to hear a Xhosa speaking drill sergeant :)
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
🤣
@slipkorn420
@slipkorn420 4 жыл бұрын
His personality just made me so happy. Please post more!!
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
Ok. I am coming back.
@IslamBenfifi
@IslamBenfifi 9 жыл бұрын
We use the X (North East Algeria) as an interjection meaning "yes". we double the C sound (CC) to mean "no" and the Q one as a filler for one you try to finish a sentence but you are kind of lazy to say the last word. We never use them as letters and it never occurred to me to count them as such. This is really interesting :)
@HANSMKAMP
@HANSMKAMP 9 жыл бұрын
+Islam Benfifi In Dutch: - C is written "tsk" and used to express irritatedness non-verbally. It is either just "tsk" or "tsk tsk tsk" (strong disapproval); - Q has not a clear meaning. It reminds me of the song: "If you happy and you know it, clack your tongue!"; - X is used to make the horse running if it stands still, or run faster if it is already running. I notice that there isn't much difference between English and Dutch.
@elefantevoador365
@elefantevoador365 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video! I am not studying Xhosa right now, but once I start studying an African language i'll be sure to dedicate some of my time to it, I find it a rather beautiful language. :)
@johnwethekylow
@johnwethekylow 8 жыл бұрын
I hope it's ok if i steal "what is occuring" from you.
@anthonylecesne704
@anthonylecesne704 6 жыл бұрын
XhoxaKhaya, you simplify otherwise very difficult pronunciations very well. Please make more videos. Learning Xhosa is beyond my scope -- but -- I do want to learn how to click, without embarrassing myself. Please make more videos like this one: short; simple; well-paced for an amateur like me. Thank you very much! Keep up the great work, sir!
@matsukoinoue411
@matsukoinoue411 11 жыл бұрын
This makes my tongue so confused lol
@mzi7
@mzi7 13 жыл бұрын
He KHAYA i'm a South African Xhosa living in Korea,South and I was asked to talk about my country and our cultures, so i used your video for the Xhosa stuff and got them to say some of the letters :) thnks Bra!
@matthewsteenburghen
@matthewsteenburghen 10 жыл бұрын
Xhosa's clicks seem real easy, it's that they're strange that throws people off. At least strange to those not familiar with clicks. Most of us learn to make them as kids though, we just forget them.
@jm-mi7kl
@jm-mi7kl 9 жыл бұрын
it's not that it's difficult to make the sounds, the hard part is being able to use them in a natural speaking manner. if you're not used to speaking a certain way it can be hard to learn. I only speak (american) English so I have problems with anything using "alveolar" Rs like, well, most other languages.
@matthewsteenburghen
@matthewsteenburghen 9 жыл бұрын
Jim Zaremski This is very true. Had the same problems with all the pharyngeals in arabic, remembering when to pronounce them as single consonants and not to blur the lines between consonant clusters and vowel lengths being done correctly.
@lisac9830
@lisac9830 7 жыл бұрын
jz78817 not sure why you think you have prob speaking languages with alveolars considering the English language has plenty....it's likely you don't notice this though b/c you do know English and many native English speaking ppl talk quite fast. Try to be very mindful when talking and you'll feel your tounge along your teethridge, exactly how Xhosa does for one or two of his clicks....
@rotnmold7861
@rotnmold7861 5 жыл бұрын
I do click sounds with my cat al the time before i learned abt this i think clicking was part of our first language in the begining of humankind
@wayneyare1158
@wayneyare1158 12 жыл бұрын
I love your video, I use it to demonstrate some of the unvoiced English sounds with my English language learners, they enjoy this very much. Thank You
@kekesanchez1703
@kekesanchez1703 10 жыл бұрын
Waow! that was an easy to follow explanation of how to produce the clicks!!!! And it even seems to work for me! lol^^ Enkosi, mfondini !
@zolanidotwana6560
@zolanidotwana6560 10 жыл бұрын
Nice one Keke Sanchez keep it up!
@kekesanchez1703
@kekesanchez1703 10 жыл бұрын
Zolani Dotwana Molo mhlobo wam! Uphila njani? Enkosi! Usithetha isiXhosa? I am just starting to learn it.... Ndiyafunda kuphela.... :) Sala kakhule bhuti!
@Yamnkelaniyonela
@Yamnkelaniyonela 10 жыл бұрын
Hahaha "enkosi mfondini"
@NeuroPOP1
@NeuroPOP1 12 жыл бұрын
this helped me understand what a click is and how it is articulated in the mouth and larynx more than my Phonology class in Grad school of Linguistics. Thank you! :) You're also super-cute, I loved how you explained it :)
@Seegalgalguntijak
@Seegalgalguntijak 10 жыл бұрын
Oh man, this language is so different from anything we Western Europeans are used to, I am totally amazed! I mean, getting the clicking sounds alone may take a little practice, but is still doable. But then combining it with noise from the vocal cords seems almost impossible! Especially since the vocal cords are being vibrated by air going towards the outside of your body, while the clicking sounds are produced by creating a vacuum that basically sucks air inside the body, so how do you do that? Towards where do I have to make the excess colliding air flow? ;-)
@GoodAvatar
@GoodAvatar 14 жыл бұрын
You are awesome! Thank you very much for helping with this! Vocal languages are very difficult to English speakers. I appreciate your enunciation. Thank you.
@jairoambrosio3454
@jairoambrosio3454 9 жыл бұрын
The echo makes it sound even harder...
@thesquishyfaceassassin
@thesquishyfaceassassin Жыл бұрын
Amanda Black's song, "Thandwa Ndim" song is what brought me to your video! I was trying to learn how to properly learn how to pronounce the words because I sing the first half of the song in Xhosa & the second half in English.
@attack125
@attack125 8 жыл бұрын
sooo, with tounge skills like this you must be popular with the lady's
@loua5269
@loua5269 7 жыл бұрын
i am in love with the language and i wish i could speak this - but you are a great teacher - i can make the sounds but putting it all together - you made it look so so easy - not hard - challenging - i love challenges. thank you for being a great teacher - i hope that you are a teacher wherever you are - i think it is your destiny.
@xzanth2722
@xzanth2722 8 жыл бұрын
lol. beatboxing video next please
@aeriumsoft
@aeriumsoft 8 жыл бұрын
pqpqpqpqpqpqxxblblrra There, my newest hit.
@themax37
@themax37 8 жыл бұрын
That's genius, building beatboxing into the language.
@karlmarx1818
@karlmarx1818 8 жыл бұрын
rapping with clicks would be like beatboxing and rapping in one
@themax37
@themax37 8 жыл бұрын
That'd be sweet
@courtneylynscholtz1983
@courtneylynscholtz1983 7 жыл бұрын
you should listen to south african hiphop
@thecomeaufamily
@thecomeaufamily 11 жыл бұрын
Your face lights up when you talk and smile. Like we've all met a fabulous new friend.
@iantaylor8018
@iantaylor8018 5 жыл бұрын
I've been trying on-and-off for years to get the Q sound, but I just can't get it as "musical" as a native speaker. Beautiful, melodic language.
@mnajar8a
@mnajar8a 14 жыл бұрын
WOW thank you soo much for posting this. I am so interested in knowing how click languages sound. I am a linguistics major student and we are just learning about clicks. they are so hard to make. thank you for posting this again.
@TunaBagels
@TunaBagels 11 жыл бұрын
Your clicks are so sharp! I have a hard time with the volume.
@EliottCD
@EliottCD 11 жыл бұрын
I watched this so long ago, really hope this guy sees how many views he has now because he deserves them all.
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
I am coming back
@crazyjim1986
@crazyjim1986 10 жыл бұрын
How do you shout or whisper when speaking using click consonants?
@nishmati
@nishmati 9 жыл бұрын
Well, I don't know ANYTHING about these languages, and I definitely can't click while talking, but I can a bunch of clicks in isolation. I don't know if my clicks are the same as the ones they do, but basically: The harder I flick my tongue against my teeth/roof of mouth, the louder the click is. So I can make soft clicks or loud clicks :3
@vfabach2874
@vfabach2874 4 жыл бұрын
You can't hence I used to get in trouble back at school during Homework time.
@asabifatosin1150
@asabifatosin1150 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I'm very grateful and excited to have a chance to learn this beautiful language.You're instruction is very clear.
@Stalicone
@Stalicone 11 жыл бұрын
Damn! You have NICE teeth!
@gigi4713
@gigi4713 6 жыл бұрын
I realize it’s been a minute since this video posted but thank you ! I love languages and try to regularly study average of 15. I.adore the extremely diverse languages of African countries, tribes and regions. I love Xhosa and thank you for these amazing lessons which are at a perfect pace!
@ladydede88
@ladydede88 6 жыл бұрын
Black panther movie brought me here. Beautiful language. And wow I can’t talk and click at the same time lol
@Silvia1826
@Silvia1826 14 жыл бұрын
I don't know how my anthropology professor can't do this. :) When you see the clicks being pronounced slowly, it's not that hard to learn them. And your explanation is easier to mimic because you relate it to clicks we use in English. Like clicking for a horse to move forward. And you seem like a really nice person too! :) I enjoyed watching your video because of your willingness to teach and because of your personality.
@SoffyLoves
@SoffyLoves 9 жыл бұрын
I tried for a minutes but gave up because I just can't seem to get it. Lol! Xhosa is rather intriguing.
@SoffyLoves
@SoffyLoves 9 жыл бұрын
*a few
@comradeconnolly4538
@comradeconnolly4538 9 жыл бұрын
+soffy2002 Don't give up, though. Xhosa may be difficult, but it is an extremely interesting language, and it is incredibly helpful when going to South Africa.
@stardust-reverie
@stardust-reverie 5 жыл бұрын
its like theres sound effects happening while he’s talking, but theres not, it’s just his mouth, it’s really cool
@english_albanian_translator
@english_albanian_translator 10 жыл бұрын
It's a pity you are not making more videos. :(
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
I'm starting again.
@matthewjensen8681
@matthewjensen8681 4 жыл бұрын
In the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), these clicks are classified as Dental, Alveolar Lateral, and Post Alveolar respectively. As a native english speaker and not a linguist I feel woefully under-qualified to speak about other languages but my god are these intriguing and down right beautiful to listen to.
@VulcanOnWheels
@VulcanOnWheels 11 жыл бұрын
I can only come even close to that first sound by sucking air in, rather than blowing. As clear as your instructions appear to be for at least 3 of the people below, I can't get it working.
@michaelregis1015
@michaelregis1015 4 жыл бұрын
I love how smiles every word he says.
@SimoneSimone
@SimoneSimone 11 жыл бұрын
Khaya...are you still making videos? I think your explanations are the simplest and most effective. By the way...you have amazing teeth...just saying :)
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
I wasn't making them anymore but I am going to start again.
@SeattleRaindrop206
@SeattleRaindrop206 4 жыл бұрын
This is a great lesson. You should be a language teacher, or speech therapist. Really! Thank you!
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
Thank you but it would be a challenge.
@bobostefanixx
@bobostefanixx 11 жыл бұрын
looks like a beatboxer!!!
@australischenberline
@australischenberline 13 жыл бұрын
as someone studying phonetics it was really interesting to learn how to make these sounds, thanks!
@James-zq7md
@James-zq7md 9 жыл бұрын
I have several students with Ticks and speech impediments that are naturals at the this language. Go Figure. I should let them learn this language.
@swagmundfreud666
@swagmundfreud666 7 жыл бұрын
Very helpful and informative. Xhosa is a very interesting and unique language.
@isharaadem631
@isharaadem631 6 жыл бұрын
Black panther brought me here
@cotrellwright8697
@cotrellwright8697 Жыл бұрын
Best explanation I've seen. And it's 14 yrs old jeezs
@bumblelover322
@bumblelover322 9 жыл бұрын
Whos here from GMM?
@Y.CNeviah-Kogut
@Y.CNeviah-Kogut 5 ай бұрын
This is so cool and an amazing solid resource. Thank you for your teaching! I find i can better vocalize the letters and sort of humming to train my throat to make both sounds at the same time. I think that’s where a lot of English speakers get tripped up, and also why it’s such a marvel. We don’t have any glottal stops like Arabic or tonal distinctions like Vietnamese, let alone two sounds at once. So it’s challenging to push my brain and throat to start making the words that are one with these letters. I can picture people struggling to retrain their brain with these small bites and then listening to a native Xhosa speaker carry a conversation or sing and getting so lost in the beauty and novel experience of it and feeling incapable. But really should just push on and be ok with the complexity and investment of time that will likely be far less than imagined. And trying matters! Too often English speakers expect to be talked to in just English, for others to adapt to them. I think one of the highest forms of respect is to try and learn at least some of the languages most commonly spoken around them or to wherever they may visit. You can only truly get to know someone if you can understand them by the words in which they understand themselves
@olisa633
@olisa633 10 жыл бұрын
Did anybody else hear him say; "it's quite easy?" is he kidding?
@XhosaKhaya
@XhosaKhaya Жыл бұрын
I should have said, "Don't be intimidated." lol!
@mivano328
@mivano328 13 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks for teaching us the sounds of your wonderful language. It took me back to my African roots there for a moment! :) Such and adorable teacher too!
@danyn3092
@danyn3092 8 жыл бұрын
vim do Fatos Desconhecidos
@higorgeorge
@higorgeorge 8 жыл бұрын
é nóis
@gerfison
@gerfison 8 жыл бұрын
tbm'
@RebecaAguirrer
@RebecaAguirrer 8 жыл бұрын
ninguém te perguntou.
@danyn3092
@danyn3092 8 жыл бұрын
Rebeca Aguirrer wow educação milgrau
@ligiasabrina2152
@ligiasabrina2152 8 жыл бұрын
eu tbm kkkkkkk
@Imhotep397
@Imhotep397 6 жыл бұрын
With the Global popularity of Black Panther you gotta bring this channel back to life man!!!
@NovemberBegin
@NovemberBegin 8 жыл бұрын
"what is occurring?" lol
@lisah6799
@lisah6799 5 жыл бұрын
🤣😂
@BosisofSweden
@BosisofSweden 7 жыл бұрын
I think the khoikhoi people and the xhosa language is the coolest on earth. Go on keeping it alive!
@xccaae
@xccaae 9 жыл бұрын
I must learn this language for when the Aliens come to Earth!
@IslamBenfifi
@IslamBenfifi 9 жыл бұрын
Yuri Nate But alians speak Inuit languages :/
@jamesbelcher1471
@jamesbelcher1471 9 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this post. My daughter and I wanted to learn the different clicking sounds and this was a wonderful demonstration.
@idajestem
@idajestem 11 жыл бұрын
It's like a beatbox lesson haha
@crystalsoulslayer
@crystalsoulslayer 11 жыл бұрын
This is cool. It's interesting to see these sounds used in a different way--English speakers do use them, but we don't use them as parts of words, so we aren't used to integrating them into other sounds. We also don't necessarily realize we're even doing it. Q is totally my favorite one. It's fun to make.
@zervinhoa-z8904
@zervinhoa-z8904 10 жыл бұрын
iqaqa laziqikaqika eqawukeni laqhawuka uqhoqhoqho, uQaqamba waqiqa waququzela elileqisa kwagqirha... :) teach them that bhuti..lol
@cepson
@cepson 13 жыл бұрын
*Liked* Thanks for explaining in a simple way what used to be an imponderable mystery to me.
@douchebag7125
@douchebag7125 9 жыл бұрын
Anyone come from gmm? No okay :/
@blackpink-agentdaniel236
@blackpink-agentdaniel236 9 жыл бұрын
I do! :-D I love gmm! :-D I also love languages and wanna be a polyglot/multilingual! I wanna learn as many languages as possible! :-D For now I speak Swedish and english fluently and on the way with korean! ^^
@titanmancrazy4402
@titanmancrazy4402 7 жыл бұрын
Ay you my new best friend lol
@longkevin11
@longkevin11 2 жыл бұрын
Miriam makeba brought me here, your smile kept me here!!
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