This Man Comfortably Speaks 23 Languages in 10 Minutes

[@WouterCorduwener]

Thank you so much that I could join your video project! You are such an amazing guy and it's so cool how you bring a smile on people's face when you speak their language. Never give up and keep inspiring other language learners. I am extra motivated now to learn more Chinese. Cheers.

[@Benobot99]

Really cool to see you and Ari do a video together. Great job!

[@Greg_J]

Amazing polyglot

[@katazaki]

Amazing

[@dalkurd1]

Which country you from if your name is Wouter Corduwener?

[@coldirty]

happy to see this colab big fan of both

[@guidopahlberg9413]

He speaks both German and Russian with a Dutch accent, but he is very fluent and never gets languages mixed up, which is very impressive.

[@Cristofre]

Speaking as an American, he has an almost Mexican Spanish accent in English in my opinion. But then his Spanish was that type of Spanish too.

[@chadmusick560]

I’m in Texas and originally I was going to disagree.. but he does have a lot of similarities, especially where he puts emphasis on certain parts of his words

[@elenan6699]

@@Cristofre As a Dutch person I'd say he has a Dutch accent when speaking English. (But nevertheless, it's still really impressive of what he's capable of doing).

[@jdjphotographynl]

His Swedish and Danish also have quite the thick Dutch accent, but hey... he's speaking a ton of languages better than I do. :D

[@OviGomy]

Bis auf einige wenige Satzbaufehler ist sein deutsch sehr gut.

[@WonderWhatHappened]

My mom is 90 and she's just starting to learn Italian and loving it. So it's never too late.

[@AylaZalfatul]

And how is the progress now?

[@kaboom6157]

Muy bien arigato güеү

[@MontagZoso]

That’s awesome! 👍❤️

[@ali3lia]

Wouter: Speaking 23 languages Xioma: Loading…

[@franchisefred4066]

Solly. Me only sapeek china lol

[@_Shadbolt_]

I think Xioma only really speaks about 4 or 5 to any level really - Mandarin, Cantonese, Fuzhounese, Spanish and maybe another Chinese language? Everything else he's spoken online is more like after a bit of intensive training, which he doesn't speak outside of his vids (like french, wolof, Italian, the american language etc). They're both great polyglots, but approach it in different ways, and Wouter's way is definitely more about quantity.

[@sirsquirrel0]

Overwhelmed 😂

[@Matt-jc2ml]

​@@_Shadbolt_ his mandarin and Cantonese is good. His spanish is basic. His fuzhounese doesn't seem very developed either, it's just shocking to hear someone speak it

[@Cameraman37891]

The most impressive thing is that when he is switching he does it seamlessly. Absolutely incredible!

[@deadbolt9019]

def the most impressive thing. My girlfriend is 100% proffesionally bi-lingual in English and Mandarin but switching for her takes a few moments to "get in the mind space". She told me its like a different personality in a way. And she's been bilingual her entire life.

[@olliemartinelli4034]

Tbh I have been bilingual (English and Italian) my whole life and the switching to me is very natural. Like the moment anyone speaks to me in English or Italian I can basically instantly reply with no issues or mixing up the languages. Ig it’s down to individual experience because I’m my household my dad only spoke to me in Italian and my mum only in english so for example at the dinner table the switch between languages was and is always continuous. Chinese and English are also two very different language compared to English and Italian but who knows it’s interesting

[@franciscocz8384]

he memorized phrases and he repeats the same phrases in almost all his videos with some variations. And whenever there is something he doesnt understand or dont know how to reply, he cuts that part of the video.

[@JanPBtest]

If you can speak more than one language well, the switching between them is _very_ easy. It's learning them that's the hard part.

[@brojoe44]

@@franciscocz8384 still impressive a lot of people in my area in Florida refuse to even learn some basic English phrases.

[@MatthewBluefox]

I enjoyed and giggled to Xiaoma's facial reactions every time Wouter switched languages (laughing in disbelief, astonishment, enjoyment, or just out of fun). :)

[@itsTyrion]

This is the definition of the "visible confusion" meme

[@eo1988]

Great to see him "wowed" like he has caused numerous people to be.

[@MishaElRusito]

I was just rewatching this guy's videos. He's awesome and funny. It's a shame he hasn't blown up yet. Cuz I remember watching him even a few years back. Thank you Xiaoma for giving him exposure 💪🏻😊

[@Factsonmen]

I was recommended this guy befor xioma

[@maxivy]

Very true. He deserves more recognition.

[@TSGarp]

I dont think his levels go very deep, which is why he isn't super big. If you watch his vids (and I like them) it's a lot of the same common sentences repeated and not real conversation.

[@DemonFox369]

He doesn’t do real conversations. And his delivery/execution is somewhat awkward. But I still wish him success, language channels are great.

[@AnotherMetalGuy]

Yeah this was the first multilingual dude that I saw in youtube some years ago, then I found Laoshu (RIP) and lastly Xiao

[@christiankaiser1511]

Iam German and the words that he used and the sentences he build are impressive for somebody who isnt a native german speaker. not totally perfect but still on a High level craazy keep going man. 👍

[@der.dicke.Michi.1312]

Yeah I mean he has to work on the grammar obviously…but I mean… there are also 22 other languages he speaks so fuck that😂

[@Blashyrkh2124]

Hmm, of all the languages, thats probably least impressive for him. He's Dutch, and Dutch and German are rather simmilair. And we all have to learn German in school.

[@RsStom]

@@Blashyrkh2124 but still, german is a difficult language.

[@Supergamer-hu5mp]

Oh oh... Die Deutschen sind aber auch in wirklich jeder Kommentarsektion...

[@Ghumaku]

@@Supergamer-hu5mp Sicher doch

[@SwedishLatino]

For speakting 23 languages, I can say that his spanish is quite good. We can't expect much from his dialect, which still is okay, but his grammar is what is the more impressive. His Catalan is also good. Portugese and italian as well lol His japanese dialect was less good though, but still, crazy skills. Hats off man!

[@030Cappucino]

His German was not bad either ... He made very little mistakes but it was fine.

[@IRuinEvrything]

this is the best. after watching Xiaoma shock everyone by speaking their languages, to see his brain slowly fry while Wouter code switches like an amphibian was what we really needed.

[@WilmaWestenberg]

So cool to see you collab with a Dutchie!

[@eliotsalgado9908]

With that name you must be Swedish

[@PetraStaal]

@@eliotsalgado9908 my guess is Wilma is Dutch.

[@eliotsalgado9908]

@@PetraStaal ive never met a dutch with that name, but in Sweden I met so many wilmas

[@UberHummus]

I collab with a dutchie whenever I can't find any backwoods. .. sorry to have made a silly stoner joke on your KZbin comment xD

[@SamTheManFromAmsterdam]

@@eliotsalgado9908 She’s probably a Dutchie. The name Wilma is also an old Dutch name.

[@drewbooker]

Inspirational is a very accurate description of Woulter. I have a terminal illness and on two different immuno-supressive chemo treatments; one that directly targets my lungs. COVID has been extra hard. His channel pulled me out of deep depression by reminding me of my childhood passion for languages. Thank you Woulter and thank you Xiaoma for using your well earned fame to help him. Danke, Merci, Gratzi, Gracias, XieXie and hopefully many for thanks to come.

[@liamzeyle4283]

I'm so sorry for your situation... I can't imagine what you must be going through. I hope you'll make it out somehow, and sending you much love and strength!

[@patrickskehill5589]

So sorry to hear your news brother. God bless you 🙏

[@drewbooker]

@@liamzeyle4283 Strength in love, even a stranger on the internet. Thanks.

[@drewbooker]

@@patrickskehill5589 everybody has trouble. I just wanted Wouter to know how our shared love inspired me not to quit. Thank you for your thoughts.

[@MJ-um8pv]

You got this man! Stay strong.

[@ThiHills]

0:13 English 1:25 Chinese (Mandarin) 2:10 Italian 3:00 Portuguese 3:12 French 3:33 Thai 4:05 German 4:52 Korean 5:12 Tagalog 6:01 Hiligaynon 6:29 Dutch 6:39 Afrikaans 7:00 Spanish 8:16 Catalan 8:37 Vietnamese 8:51 Russian 10:02 Swedish 10:33 Danish 11:11 Jamaican Creole 11:46 Buryat 12:04 Japanese 12:23 Greek

[@thafreaknl]

He forgot to speak Indonesian, which I know he can.

[@johnraina4828]

His swedish is very good but with a thick accent

[@sintaxera]

Pretty sure he speaks arabic and turkish

[@thafreaknl]

You are right. Also those two languages.. This man is amazing.

[@buddy1155]

You know you speak a lot of languages if you forget a few :)

[@jimr8907]

I's a 68 year old person that only speaks english. This is so inspirational and I hope others ac find that inspirational feeling in this video. Great job guys

[@lawtraf8008]

Love you Jim, where are you from ?

[@TheRealSlimShady509]

Never too late to start

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

@@TheRealSlimShady509 He can become fluent just in time to die.

[@LLsunflower]

@@LesserMoffHootkins it's about the journey, not the destination

[@LesserMoffHootkins]

@@LLsunflower And the friends we make along the way.

[@kamiyaichirou5323]

As a Filipino, I really appreciate his expertise on our language.

[@Von199X]

He has basic Tagalog level.

[@TeluguSuperhumans]

Very happy to see Wouter here. 😊

[@ladylibrum7145]

I love his humble attitude! He is open to correction, and wants to use language to make connections with people, not brag about his ability. The fear of making mistakes and being laughed at stops people from learning new things.

[@gotivanmomak]

100% agree!

[@kovir2555]

Very cool to finally hear some german on this channel. Because with the other languages i couldn‘t assess the skills. His german was very good, native expressions. You guys are truly amazing

[@bogdanstamenic2836]

Yeah, his German's good but he's got a heavy dutch accent😂 Perfectly understandable, but it's obviously not his native language 😂

[@865style]

I like how he said he's not trying to brag by speaking so many languages, but that he wants to be an inspiration. What he's doing is showing what the human brain is capable of IF you're willing to do the work. Its insanely impressive that he can speak 26 or 29 languages fluently. But in my opinion what's more impressive is how much work and time he put into learning all of this.

[@mpforeverunlimited]

He can speak 6 fluently, not 29. That's what he said in the video

[@tallll70]

if you willing to do the work is the key... i have nothing but admiration for these people and thanks for publishing these things we can all have inspiration

[@guytansbariva2295]

Come on humans, get your numbers right. He can speak in 23, 6 fluently. He's a modern Polymath. Xiaonyc, man I know it's like you met your idol. Life is Good Sim?

[@RainyArsenic]

Bruh that Tagalog and Hiligaynon is simply unique and precise, i'm really shookt.

[@silveriosierra6405]

His French and Spanish are pretty good, his fluency is impressive even if the pronunciation is a bit rough around the ages. Yet he is eons ahead of any non-native speaker of those languages. Truly inspiring individual.

[@laurengriffin7826]

Much better than my Spanish! (Kind note about this English saying: rough around the *edges)

[@sakkiekibido1665]

His Afrikaans accent was classic. But he spoke it nicely. i love how you never got mixed up with dutch, German and Afrikaans as they are so similar. I can speak them too. welldone. love your chinese too

[@jonathancsoy]

Moses would be so proud of you guys. R.I.P Moses.

[@jonathancsoy]

@@koenw heart attack

[@frankie-nm5gm]

Rip Moses 🙏🏼

[@Jonases_20]

@@koenw hi im gay and i love men

[@josholiveros3713]

He's looking down on this and smiling for sure

[@josholiveros3713]

@@koenw check out his brother's channel Deception Stoppers. He believes Moses' death was murder. In one of his videos he shows a picture of Moses on the hospital bed and it looks like he was attacked. He constantly gives updates about legal action he's taking against who he believes is behind it.

[@cozyscentshaven]

He really loves to connect with people. What an inspirational driving force to learn languages.

[@deutschmitpurple2918]

❤❤👍👍

[@aportexaporte]

I'm Argentine and his level of Spanish is really so good. While he's not fluent and had a little mistake, it's really impressive that he can speak so many languages ​​so well. Congratulate you

[@garanteicierto706]

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[@CorvusLeukos]

Mal, tuvo un par de errores pero aún así estuvo re bien

[@masiosareiii4915]

Habló español de España pero aún le falta el español chileno, es tan difícil que ni los chilenos se entienden 😂

[@lucianolima2609]

Igual con ese nivel de español yo le entendí todo, más allá de los errores no creo que tenga ningún tipo de problema para comunicarse

[@holoholopainen1627]

Does People at South America speak English ?

[@VikingTerror]

Dane here. I could understand the danish bit perfectly, although there were a few hiccups with the grammar. And he's absolutely right. The hardest part about danish is by far the pronunciation. Prince Henrik of Denmark was french but was Prince of Denmark for over 50 years. He never learned the pronounciation without a thick accent, which danes always made fun of. It IS HARD! So kudos to you Wouter!

[@sixtenbignerafklintberg7662]

His Swedish was basically perfect, of course he has an accent but I honestly couldn't hear more than 1-2 grammatical errors. Extremely impressive.

[@randomnumbers710]

your comment made me smile

[@jeppepuus]

Men han blander mange ord mellom dansk og svensk. Er selv nordmann, men ville ikke sagt at jeg snakker svensk og dansk, selv om jeg er mye bedre enn han i begge språkene. Snakker spansk på et nivå mye høyere enn dansken hans, men ville selv om ikke sagt at jeg snakker det. Skal selvsagt ikke ta noe i fra han, det er mektig imponerende det han kan, men ser ikke helt appellen ved å lære så mange språk, men ikke mestre dem. Ville heller snakket 5 språk perfekt enn å kunne litt av 23.

[@eggbeater55]

Enig, jeg er så imponeret over hvor godt hans dansk er, særligt taget i betragtning af hvor lille vores land er, og hvor svært sproget er, sgu' ik' bare lige til at fyre danske vendinger af medmindre man har nærstuderet lortet i længere tid

[@holoholopainen1627]

Prince Henrik was French ?

[@Mathias.Soderlund]

Wow, I immediately started smiling when you spoke Swedish, that was very good man. The pronunciation is good and you even developed some grammar which is quite tricky in our language. I am truly fascinated by your skills in different languages, aim for the sky!

[@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS]

I very recently started Swedish and my main issue is being able to remember en vs ett (I've gotten so many questions wrong cus I couldn't remember if apelsin and citron are both en or just apelsin...not helped by the fact that I cannot see myself talking about lemons regularly) and how nouns inflect. Example from earlier today: Tjej, well MT is no good here because it likes to default to Flicka, and I didn't know any site that listed how to say: the plural, the "the" form and the "the" form's plural. I'm sure there is some logic but I've not picked it up by doing the bare minimum of 2 daily lessons on Duolingo. Will say though, VERY cool language (And I adore the word for spider, Jag tycker om spindeln.)

[@Allexz]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS Don't worry too much about en/ett, for kids born in sweden it comes naturally with years of training. Most people who didnt grow up here will be mistaking en/ett every now and then and with time they learn. In fact, as a swede, i had to google when to use en/ett as i don't know any logic behind it. It's just natural.... About the plural form(s) we dont use another word prior to the actual word such as (the) girl. We bend the actual word instead. one/En flick(a), two/två flick(or), the/they/them = flick(orna) the girls (thing) flick(ornas)..... man/män/männen,männens, apelsin,apelsinen,apelsinerna,apelsinernas, fisk,fisken,fiskarna,fiskens,fiskarnas etc :D you can find me at discord with the same nickname as here if you want to

[@TheGrindelwald]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS what is most common for sure is “en”. This is your default. Then I hand out a list of plurals including some “en”-words and a lot of “ett”-words. We have so many ways of plural. Some are more common than others. And a lot of ett-words use the same word for plural as singular, such as: hus, glas, ben, får, öl

[@whatsilviadid3993]

As a Catalan living in China, I highly appreciate that he spent his time learning Catalan. It is true that speaking many languages makes people become closer and understand each other much better. He should be proud of himself!

[@MackenzieKuenz]

i would love to learn catalan

[@ruilanguage]

i speak a little bit catalan, i made a video in Catalan, if you check it on my youtube channel, can you let me know my pronouciation problem in any words of catalan, thank you!

[@jotasdomingo2123]

@@MackenzieKuenz start by listening to txarango and blaumut to see how it sounds, you'll love it! :)

[@hannofranz7973]

Com alemá vivint a València pense que parlar llengues com el xino mandarin o cantonés, thai, japonés es de altra categoría ya. Les llengues europeos parteixen dels mateixos arrels indoeuropeos. Ho fa molt mes fácil.

[@compashinpei]

Jo tambe estic aprent catala (soc japones)

[@Silv1a]

Outstanding, what a gift. All languages and cultures are beautiful. It is truly a blessing to speak in another tongue.

[@simonavecchiotti6039]

When you learned so many languages you realise that many word are similar and MAYBE can be easily, I speak four languages and I get mad just to hear this guy. All my big respect. Chapeau !

[@АлександрАнтипов-ю1м]

Its not just u, everybody was shocked! Dude’s strong!

[@berlyjohnvargas7706]

I can't believe that he can also speak Bisaya (Hiligaynon), my mother tongue, and also tagalog, our national language. That is extraordinary!!!! ♥ Love it! What a genius!

[@karltorento3358]

He really can’t. He just know 2-3 sentences.

[@grahamduff7383]

@@karltorento3358 wow we got a hater in the chat

[@S_Huncho]

@@karltorento3358 Well what do you expect? He has to remember so many accents, words, pronunciation... do you expect him to know every language fluently?

[@cedricleeakadominic]

@@karltorento3358 Kaya nga sinabing may "levels" daw siya ng pagsasalita ng iba-ibang mga wika eh.

[@Rose-xm4og]

@@karltorento3358 that's so negative

[@MINECAT3]

Him adding Catalan, there... fills my hearth really. We're just 8M speakers, it's incredible he decided to learn Catalan, and he truly speaks it very well! Awesome video

[@twinceptionproductions6083]

This is one collab that I was not expecting, but I’m so happy to see it! Two of my favorite polyglots on KZbin, I’m gonna watch the whole thing!

[@thafreaknl]

Word

[@dalekwatcher]

💯 👌🏽

[@virusbebola]

So impressive! I can speak Italian, English and Russian: he speaks well, you can hear an accent, but of course… we are talking about 23 languages… amazing !

[@amsar3819]

I have a giant smile because I’m watching someone I admire watch and listen to someone they admire. This is incredible!! Thank you both.

[@nikoah-ix]

His tagalog was spot on. His accent is not native speaker level but amazing nonetheless. I'm sure he can already carry a conversation in our language.

[@WesleyAPEX]

I can speak, read and write 3 languages, Italian, Spanish and English. My Italian is by far my weakest though.

[@yuremm21]

parli italiano?

[@davejohnson3822]

Can you speak these languages while explaining computer engineering, business or any other expertise? or only simpleton conversation like ni hao?

[@stonerawks9882]

@@davejohnson3822 Dumb comparison. Most native speakers of a language probably can't hold an extremely technical, business conversation in their own language, that doesn't imply they possess poor vocabulary or that their proficiency is dependant on a specific job or skill. I'm pretty sure you can't explain in your native language the technical subtleties of say, how bricks are stacked efficiently, what a surgeon does when they cut you open and perform a heart transplant. Very dumb comparison. Most people are ignorant regardless of the languages they speak.

[@davejohnson3822]

@@stonerawks9882 - idiot- They will at least make an attempt that will miss the target but come somewhere in the vicinity. loser.

[@davejohnson3822]

@@Liyya_gray - I think you need to take your pill

[@daniellealessi1838]

You guys have a gift…thank you for sharing this with the world and by doing so uniting the world

[@troels1979]

This makes me think of Laushu. RIP Moses. Great to see people carrying on the torch.

[@rkk1199]

The only one who nailed Finnish language in 2 months

[@kaylanschlosser3694]

Absolutely rip, he was such an awesome dude loved his videos, very sad when I heard he had passed. Far too young.

[@gmaulpker4765]

His death was suspicious as the biggest language entertainer. I don't believe he died from heart attack.

[@yusufnoname1949]

Yeah....i'm indonesian and big fan of moses too.....too bad he was passed away I'm not gonna watch another channel if moses still alive and active

[@GamesRealmTV]

What do you mean by RIP? C'mon ...

[@karambaw]

my biggest question here is, and I am wondering why you never ask your guests: how their parents supported their learning process? where they born in multi language families? did they learn at school, private classes, how it's happening they have such an ease to learn, to absorb those languages?

[@RT-qd8yl]

I've been personally attacked by family, friends, and strangers just for learning Russian... I hope the situation was better for him.

[@triple7marc]

He seems like a middle-aged guy. He probably doesn't live with his parents or care what they think.

[@linasithlady7377]

To be fair, Dutch education includes four languages up until high school and seven in the higher tiers. So we have a bit of a head start. 😉

[@twrbo6691]

started learning 9 years ago he said, with that being said he was an adult, no need for his parents opinion even if they disliked it.

[@ColorJoyLynnH]

So wonderful for you two to connect. There is nothing like finding someone who loves the same thing you do, and goes deep enough to really understand.

[@musicismoreimportantthanyo9246]

4:19 German His reaction 😑

[@christophercolumbus8944]

so he can go to any country and marry someone he can have 23 wives essentially

[@samcyam]

I'm English speaking and I can say he speaks the English language perfectly. 😁

[@heartsthekitteh6239]

@@Leo23XR Yeah he definitely sounds foreign, but his fluency and intelligibility is very high

[@christophercolumbus8944]

no he doesn't pay attention

[@christophercolumbus8944]

you don't even speak english properly by your writing

[@gordonliu3972]

Thanks for clearing that up. 🤣

[@FC-BS]

😂

[@markela18]

First of all that is crazy. His Greek is good enough to be understood and that is awesome. Great job!

[@CodeNameAlison]

Wouter is a legend in the language learning community on KZbin and so is LaoShu Rest In Peace

[@CassieeeJordan]

When did LaoShu die?

[@PetraStaal]

@@CassieeeJordan March 4 2021

[@arturohull14161]

LaoShu was brilliant at languages.

[@Mr4CS]

@@PetraStaal bro it's been 2 years already, damnnn. RIP mouse

[@PetraStaal]

@@Mr4CS yeah two years. But I am not a bro.

[@J-FLaw]

I was focused when watching him switch languages...1000% talented!!

[@gregburns9534]

I'm so inspired by the both of you to learn Tagalog/Cebuano, my girlfriend's native language. Thank you.

[@manofculture6803]

I'm a Filipino Cebuano, what are the odds? Ayo ayo mong duha sa inyong pag hinigugmaay.

[@grparkourgr]

His Greek was right on point, almost no mistakes which is very impressive.

[@absolutedomination5254]

it really wasnt bro dont reach

[@grparkourgr]

@@absolutedomination5254 What are you saying? He had a few pronunciation mistakes but the grammar was spot on. I've heard "natives" make more mistakes than this. This dude speaks over 23 languages give him a break maybe?

[@absolutedomination5254]

@@grparkourgr few pronunciation mistakes? mate try to be serious , he almost didint pronounce anything corecly u could tell from the first second.

[@grparkourgr]

@@absolutedomination5254 Mate, i am not sure what language level you expected when he clearly said "i speak a little Greek". He tried and did a good job with speaking the language. If you don't think so that's your opinion and that's fine. I am not seeing the reason of why we should argue about it anymore.

[@ronaldmcdonald8005]

HE SOUNDED LIKE A MALAKA ..DONT LIE

[@melanchorly7618]

When he spoke Afrikaans he sounded like people from the south-west of South Africa. Really good stuff!

[@zulawoo]

Also in English you instantly hear he's Dutch haha

[@KANIME]

Yeah tbf he's Dutch so that one's kinda cheating

[@melanchorly7618]

@@KANIME I suppose he has an advantage, but as a native Afrikaans speaker I can confirm that they're really quite different (Dutch and Afrikaans). Lexically they're 95% similar, but grammatically they're different and Afrikaans is a mixture of Dutch, Portuguese, Khoisan languages, even Indonesian and English and other languages to a lesser extent, so it's mostly not mutually intelligible. There are also A LOT of words that are spelt and pronounced the same but have completely different meanings in the respective languages.

[@melanchorly7618]

@@zulawoo Where I'm from in South Africa (South-West), most people speak with an accent similar to his here. The northerners speak with a "round" pronunciation of vowel sounds whereas us southerners pronounce them sharply. In the south we also tend to leave out letter in pronounciation (e.g. The way he pronounced "Ons" as "Os" or "Nooit' as "Nooi"). The northerners enunciate the "R" sound a lot as well, they really roll it out. We don't do that in the south.

[@PetraStaal]

He repeats the same short simple phrases when he speaks Afrikaans. And I wonder why Wouter said "ons verstaan mekaar" when Xiaoma doesn't speak Afrikaans.

[@bigredaaron1979]

This video deserves more views in all languages... I'm happy you two finally met. I'm a fan of both channels.Thanks for posting. ~God Bless~

[@psalmeighty2six410]

I'm blown away. Its good to see young guys do what you 2 do. I'm 61 and learning Chinese and relearning German. it's not as easy for an older person like me, but it's not stopping me from learning. I grew up with Spanish and English. But that Chinese is a real challenge. ;It guys like you 2 that push me....

[@alinadiachyna9018]

Wow, you are cool!

[@letswalkaroundstockholm]

This guy is amazing, he connects with everyone.

[@claytonetue274]

The coolest thing ever, like I study religions, cultures and histories, but the languages is the last thing, like I know some French and I'm almost fluent in Spanish, know a little bit of Italian. You guys though are just amazing and inspiring

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

Learn koine greek

[@tiffaniecross2209]

I also enjoy learning about other religions and philosophies. Because I’m a person who believes it’s possible to agree to disagree. I love being able to have an interesting conversation with people of different faiths. I want to understand the paths through which others find peace.

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

@@tiffaniecross2209 learn they are all false except Jesus

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

@@tiffaniecross2209 thats all thats important, they are ALL satanism

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

Finnochio thats italian for you

[@tedli4523]

I also speak more than ten languages.this guy is my hero, every time I watch his video I learn something new.amazing guy.thanyou.

[@TacoStacks]

Xiaoman just standing there like I speak 9000 languages

[@teeduck]

Ahh no, wouter blows xiaoman away

[@Robin-hv5tv]

The languages Xiaoma speaks, hes fluent in them. Wouter only know the basic shit in the languages he know. ive seen him slip up a million times when people ask unexpected questions

[@slayer_starswirl]

Wouter definitely speaks more languages at a higher level than Xiaoma. Xiaoma only spends a few days to a couple months for a language, then makes a video on it and moves on. He can get by, and definitely knows some languages, but it seems to me that Wouter could have a deeper level of conversation in each language than Xiaoma could

[@teeduck]

@@Robin-hv5tv fluent in how many? Four? I'd rather speak 23 semi- fluently

[@advaitpai1615]

@@teeduck I personally disagree. No disrespect to Wouter but I would rather master one language than just speak a few phrases of 20.

[@anfosjordasala2411]

Wow, he even speaks Catalan, my native language. That is not really common to find! Congratulations on your language learning ability and for this video!

[@airanleon8538]

a mi també, magradarie poder parla Catala! i Ballar unes Sardanes!!

[@holoholopainen1627]

Catalan - howmany People knows catalan ? IS IT a written Language or just spoken ?

[@sen4744]

@@holoholopainen1627 written and spoken by about 9 million people in catalonia, valencia and andorra mostly

[@tonogc2758]

@@sen4744 En Valencia se habla Valenciano colega

[@gerardrius7065]

@@tonogc2758 🤣Que sí, Que sí... no seré yo quien te diga lo contrario. Qué pena que solo defendáis el valenciano cuando os dicen que en valencia se habla catalán pero luego para escuchar valenciano tengas que salir de la ciudad porque debe ser poco cool que te oigan hablándolo pudiendo hablar español, claro.

[@incocnicto]

This is so wholesome. You both clearly have a lot of respect for each other

[@morningcoffeesubs9008]

I'm native german and I must say that his german was already very good. He made a few small mistakes here and there but generally he sounds like he lived in germany for a while already. Super impressive!

[@WilmaWestenberg]

He's Dutch and here in the Netherlands we learn German in high school :D

[@Salsaholic1978]

@@WilmaWestenberg I was just about to make the same remark as a fellow Dutchie 😂

[@sooo_7434]

Ja so was habe ich noch gesehen das jemand so viele Sprachen spricht … mega krass

[@Thematic2177]

He's Dutch which is already a language very similar to German

[@gmaulpker4765]

@@Thematic2177 beg to differ

[@meaganreilly7142]

An artist and polyglot! A true Renaissance man! I've learned tiny amounts of several languages (Polish, Dutch, Greek, Irish, Japanese, Hawaiian) and a slightly higher level in a few other languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian). It is such a beautiful challenge, and I've been inspired by this conversation to dig deeper, with more consistency, in a couple of those languages to really be able to identify as multilingual! I tried speaking Dutch in Amsterdam and was sorely disappointed when the person didnt understand me at all and just replied in English 😔😬😆

[@Dennis-ed4ye]

I don't think they didn't understand you. It's more of a cultural thing to immediately switch to English if someone doesn't comfortably speak Dutch (to the level of native language). For example in the Netherlands I would start my conversation in English if somebody looked like they aren't born here/lived here for many years.

[@Borrelaas]

The thing about Polyglots like Wouter is that he speaks most of these languages at such a basic level that he has pretty much just remembered phrases that he can use to impress tourists, but is at a level where it is impossible to have a basic conversation or talk about anything more then "I love to talk this language, i think the language is so beautiful." Its impressive, but i wouldnt say he speaks Swedish, Danish or Thai. Those are languages i speak and he is just saying gibberish that impress a tourist that doesnt expect you to speak a single word, or someone who doesnt understand the language is ofcourse impressed

[@senorwookie6178]

I think a big thing he isn't very good at is phonetics. The six languages where he said he's fluent in, he does sound good. I understand Porugese, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. And the first ones he showed off were good, you could definetly tell that he could make a conversation with them, but japanese for example is very basic and could be learned in a weeks worth of training. I think overall he's definetly very intelligent, but sounds a bit like he's learning the languages as a show off rather than getting into the culture and with the people like Xiaoma does.

[@leslie7922]

If someone said can you speak 20 languages for fun just go, it's understandable the sentences are basic because he's literally talking to himself. I'm sure if he moved to Japan or wherever he will hit the ground running and turn into god tier

[@NapoleonBonaparte96]

@@senorwookie6178 I am not so sure about Spanish. It is my mother tongue and it sounded like he could parrot quite a few words but I doubt he can maintain a conversation. ( too many basic mistakes) and he used incorrect words many times and even English.

[@NapoleonBonaparte96]

A Jack of all trades but master of none. Everyone who speaks several languages and is truthful with themselves will accept that even having the time and dedicating your life to it you can not learn so many languages properly. You need years of focusing in an specific language if you want to truly master it and be able to have deep conversations and understanding.

[@iljastekelenburg5478]

Fr

[@fromreinalyn]

I can speak 5 languages, which are Filipino, Spanish, French, English and Italian. I’d like to learn many more languages and be just like you guys. You are inspiring!! ☺️

[@chrisl3193]

That's amazing!

[@UnknownSociopath]

You mean Tagalog? Filipino isn’t a language lol

[@Itsugo]

@@UnknownSociopath Filipino is most definitely a language. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the 2 official languages of the Philippines.

[@christiank7837]

@@UnknownSociopath 🤡

[@Tosiekable]

How do you learn them

[@neksyt7756]

I’m Swedish and his Swedish was decent! I understood everything, of course it’s a bit off with many words but it’s so extremely impressive that he can speak so many languages

[@Csgo-beast]

What's a bit off? I speak Swedish and his grammar was perfect. The only thing off is that he pronounced "mycket" wrong other than that it was almost perfect.

[@marhen4283]

@@Csgo-beast Not perfect, mixed the order of some words, but still impressive.

[@Csgo-beast]

@@marhen4283 He didn't miss the order of any words. Om han gjorde det säg till vilka isåfall...

[@ryanturner8577]

I'm Swedish but don't really speak it (american) but am trying to learn it. Pronunciation and inflection is the hardest part.

[@92svensk]

Hans svenska var ju bra

[@GainDamage]

He has a great german vocabulary, don't see that very often, but then again Netherlands are next door. Most Dutch people near the german border can speak german pretty well.

[@kimmychan7725]

OMG I am from south africa, and his afrikaans is so on point I am impressed, this dude is awesome!!

[@MickJaggerr1]

ja bru

[@thom9455]

That’s because he is Dutch

[@MickJaggerr1]

@@thom9455 nooit bru

[@gmaulpker4765]

Afrikaans isn't based in Africa. Africans were outsourced from Northern America despite the fake history taught in schools

[@PetraStaal]

@@gmaulpker4765 what?! 😲😲

[@felixgebers3038]

Ok guys… to all the people who don’t speak german: I can tell you, he speaks very good German!

[@JanxakaJX]

Auf jeden Fall sehr gutes Deutsch aber er sagte vielliecht "interessant" da ein bisschen zu oft. Naja er spricht noch besser als ich und erhlich gesagt das tut mir weh haha! und auch noch schneller als viele Deutche

[@felixgebers3038]

@@JanxakaJX also ich finde das er sehr gut deutsch spricht .. und was dich angeht: so gut wie du deutsch schreibst musst du gutes deutsch sprechen!

[@shaq0012]

Any good tips or good books to get? I am an American and trying to learn german

[@felixgebers3038]

@Aprillia Kasih findest du? Also ich spreche kein dutch… verstehen tue ich dennoch viel..

[@KlarkeKen]

Wow, I am a Filipino but I am not aware of the name "hiligaynon" until now. 🤤 Though I understood it. It's a mix languages around Visayas. This is not just a talent but an extraordinary gift. 👍

[@johndgt]

being a russian native speaker i would say his russian is pretty well. it's far from perfect but i could get a conversation with him in russian with no problem at all.

[@orzuodinaev3067]

Хуета у него русский, что ты пиздишь

[@churrosforsuros2565]

Wouter is so under rated, i hope wouter gets more views wich he deserves. Its an happy funny helpfull guy, As my neighbour i hope the best for him✌🇳🇱

[@Pana1992-d8q]

Agree 100%

[@gmaulpker4765]

If he was say an avid drinker and a wild personality his channel would insanely blow up

[@RicAbapo]

His Tagalog and Hiligaynon feels like he learned it through google translate. Nevertheless, he’s amazing for considering to learn these two. Not many foreigners would want to learn a Philippine language let alone two! Kudos!

[@blinkrieg7464]

Same as Spanish.

[@absentbagel]

I can only for speak to his Spanish but it was totally understandable so, like he said, he is at a conversational level. Who cares if pronunciation is off? The point of language is to be able to share and understand ideas and emotion

[@RicAbapo]

@@absentbagel Did I ever say something about his pronunciation? Did I ever say he wasn't able to share his ideas and emotion? Did I ever say I didn't understand him?

[@apachekafka773]

​. You are too bitter about this guy... you Don't even know him in person but jealousy is about to kill you.

[@jvboys2625]

What this guy did is crazy, I hope he gets the exposure on YT that he deserves. I'm also really glad Xiaoman created a video with him

[@Cxp34]

The guy has 50M views on YT so not exactly unknown!

[@5BIRDOG5]

Omg. His transitions are so smooth! I felt like I was listening to a song. Very pleasing.

[@driftlessskater5475]

It’s so true what he said about judgment. I’ve been practicing Spanish for a small amount of time now and people are not only encouraging, but are very much happy to hear you trying. This last weekend I went to Des Moines Iowa to skateboard with friends. I got tacos at a truck and ordered in Spanish and the people were happy and surprised. Then, I went to a skateboard contest and there was an Olympian from Peru there. Peru is the only country I’ve traveled to. We had a brief conversation in Spanish and he was excited and told me so because most people don’t speak Spanish with him, let alone talk about the things they love from his country. It was an amazing experience.

[@Seb_1439]

Hi, a Filipino here! We really really appreciated it that you learned and speak Tagalog, however, there's just a bit of correction on the "nice to meet you" phrase. From what I heard, you said "ikinagago ko na makilala ka" (no offense) which means, "it's a stupid of me that I have known you". But I knew, or we knew that you want to say "ikinagagalak kong makilala ka" ( nice to meet you ). I just wanted to clarify that mistake or mispronunciation and as a person who learn other languages, I or we understand that. Have a great day!

[@BreakofDawn]

@shah yeah, while I think it’s really cool that he can converse as much as he can in all these languages, almost all the languages he speaks is with poor grammar and pronunciation. I think it would much more worth while if he worked on those things in the languages he already knows, rather than adding more languages under his belt

[@njordschoemaker5823]

@@BreakofDawn so you speak all these languages so fluently that you can detect all the “grammar mistakes” he makes? Because most of the comments I’ve seen are from people saying he’s only making a few grammar mistakes which is super impressive

[@njordschoemaker5823]

@shah jealous 🤣

[@ibuyfriends4467]

@shah How does that mean he isn't a polyglot? He claims that he speaks only 6 fluently, and was extremely clear that the others were conversational at best.

[@drblueness3546]

This guy eats the Duolingo Bird for breakfast

[@randomshit1804]

For every other language except Spanish his is very bad

[@Jojobeanz3]

😁😂

[@randomshit1804]

@kiddish ssy he’s been studying it for a while now…

[@pjm6496]

@@randomshit1804 you’re such a troll…. Like a legit Collin Robertson energy vampire. Take the fun out of everything. Booo yuck

[@randomshit1804]

@@pjm6496 fun? Bruh what homie says he knows Spanish and can’t even pronounce words tf you mean troll

[@spulwasser]

I tried to learn Danish for fun once on Duolingo... since they're our neighbours (I'm German). But gosh, was that complicated😂 they just "swallow" some parts of the words and I never knew wich ones! I changed to Swedish then🤣

[@Jake-he1si]

You should try Norwegian, alot of similar words

[@factsaroundtheworld123]

Don’t try Finnish!!! As a Finn I don’t recommend

[@sunnyallegra]

😂🤣🤣

[@nevillec5252]

I believe the Danes are like the French of Scandinavia - they elide a lot of consonants. A Danish friend once told me that Norwegian is probably the best Nordic language to learn, as it is sort of halfway between Danish and Swedish. Swedish may be the hardest one to learn (Icelandic is off the chart - quite similar to old Norse, I believe).

[@TheMatps]

Danish is really hard to start. Better Norwegian or Swedish.

[@MysteriousMM]

Omg! Imagine putting all the subtitles on for this video! XiaoMa is an expert at translating and putting these videos together!

[@luisgonzalez3304]

Wouter is right: Languages are an important key to meet and make friends with people from different cultures and travels are a great way to throw down prejudices. In my case, besides Spanish (my native languages), I also speak Portuguese, French, English, Russian; I know some German and Arabic (Egyptian dialect) and I'm currently learning Chinese. Through languages I have met a lot of people and it's incredibly beneficial for mind to learn another ways to think and express oneself.

[@whengrapespop5728]

It impressive, although I think it would be difficult for him to keep up a casual conversation in a few languages, which is why I think he tends to keep saying “I love the country, I want to learn the language”. However, he does seem to know enough to ask and learn through conversations in each language.

[@TedeTVs]

I am impressed. You even said "Hollandsk" in Danish. Fandeme flot 🥳

[@tacoballack]

luda

[@AlmaLibreStudios]

You are both my language heroes! I only speak a few but this is absolutely inspiring. Wouter's point about losing the fear of being judged is instrumental in learning any language, specially English. My dad never lost the fear of being mocked and because of it he never got to really learn English the way he would have wanted to. Keep creating these videos and thank you!

[@Sarah-gm9tq]

Xiaoma is definitely better with accents. The languages he leans into he sounds authentic in. Xiaoma definitely has auditory/language skills

[@robertklose2140]

Just as with math or music, some people have a gift for languages. Good for him.

[@sabouma]

I think it is more of a passion, with a lot of work put into it. Just like with maths or music. If you want to do any of those you can also do it man😉

[@robertklose2140]

@@sabouma There are certain gifted people for whom these fields are self-evident. They learn at amazing speeds and with little effort.

[@Chad-qk1ig]

@@robertklose2140 kinda sounds like you're undermining the amount of effort people put into that shit but ok buddy

[@ramennoodles4335]

Yeah I've learned 3 languages and I have learned that hard work is better than talent

[@haivhmoob9644]

This guy will make alot of people losing their jobs at the airport

[@underratedgod6899]

It sucks he wasn't able to invite laoshu this would have a legendary video

[@unicodeq]

I thought the same I miss him a lot

[@underratedgod6899]

@@unicodeq we all do hes death was unexpected

[@mehdibouzid4392]

@@underratedgod6899 he was actually murdered.

[@chenemuller3907]

Shocked to hear him switch over to Afrikaans so fluently! Truly amazing Wouter!

[@draco3970]

Its because the South African language is based on the Dutch language (what he was speaking before South African) :)

[@nevillec5252]

Afrikaans separated from Dutch about 400 years ago, and then both languages continued to evolve. So even though they have the same immediate roots, they are not completely mutually intelligible, as far as I know. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Wouter has added even more languages since this video was made. He now speaks several Indian languages too, which is not easy. I am fluent in Hindi, so I can say his Hindi isn't bad (pronunciation needs work), but he want ahead and learned Telegu and Gujarati and a couple of others too. The guy's a machine!

[@DreHill1]

​@@nevillec5252I am Dutch and I can understand Afrikaans, except for the words in Afrikaanse that don't come from Dutch. But I can still figure out what he means

[@nevillec5252]

@@DreHill1 It's pretty cool that the Dutch can still understand Afrikaans after so much time. Thanks for letting me know.

[@nevillec5252]

@@DreHill1 It's pretty cool that the Dutch can still understand Afrikaans after so much time. Thanks for letting me know.

[@ryang54712]

Wouter is literally the closest dude we got to C-3PO

[@chrisklitou7573]

Go look up Laoshu on KZbin

[@Sombralhom]

@@chrisklitou7573 RIP

[@ryang54712]

@@chrisklitou7573 I know laoshu. I’m still sad he’s gone

[@pedroxyo]

he even gesticulates like him

[@ryang54712]

@@Sombralhom still too soon man

[@Rose-pe4cg]

Fascinating. I’m over here fluent in English and have been trying to learn Spanish for over a decade. I just do not practice enough or have the immersion.

[@daikikaminari6360]

His french is not perfect but he can easily make him understand and he speaks it so fluently that we can agree to say he speaks french, this guy is awesome, he probably speaks better french than I speak english (even thought it's my 2nd language)

[@ericlind6581]

Well it was a bit short and probably something he’s repeated many many times. I wonder if he can really converse in French though, and not the usual hello how are you, how’s the weather stuff. His pronunciation needs work though. For example he said « plus de temps » and « plus de choses » incorrectly. It’s plusss not plu.

[@ivanmolero7829]

@@ericlind6581 Furthermore he said "manifique" instead of "magnifique" and "person" instead of "personnes".

[@Benobot99]

The collab we've all wanted! :)

[@chetan3144]

2 living legends in my opinion coming together. This is amazing , if only we could have a third person to join , RIP, Moses McCormack, Laushu. If you know you know.

[@kimokkimok]

Many people in comments are impressed by this dude speaking their languages but not as impressed as me (Buryat). It caught me by surprise. What a random language to learn by Dutch. It's not as good as his Russian but it's understandable. Very impressive.

[@Muneei]

нээрээ, би ямар ехээр гайхаад лэ байгаа гэжэ ши мэдэхэгүй байна

[@LearnSicilian]

Xiaoma had the "calculation meme" face the whole time lmao

[@BunniBuu]

I am so happy to see a collab with Wouter! His content is definitely underrated :) You two are a couple of the best polyglots on KZbin in actually trying to learn the languages rather than just a specific set of sentences in each :)

[@PetraStaal]

"Rather than just a specific set of sentenses in each" This is exactly what Wouter does in the majority of languages that he knows.

[@tacoballack]

@@PetraStaal That's what every person learning a new language does.

[@kireiliev7553]

I speak German, English, Spanish, many balkan languages (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian) and Russian. I would like to learn French and Italian as next. You are such an inspiration!

[@Kroncong11]

Hands up for the both of you ! Xiaoma love your work especially when your buying food. And the will of learning more languages. And Wouter. That Dutch dude is so funny. Still can hear his Dutch accent, but that makes him so genuine. Keep surprising people and put a smile on our faces 🙏🏽

[@rush2sk8]

Man I wish you could have done this with Laoshu

[@honiahakaa]

rip

[@leilameow9582]

Yes laoshu was the goat

[@yeeehawwdy2638]

@@leilameow9582 chill lol his best was chinese but even chinese speakers said he was intermediate level. No disrespect rip but calling him the goat is lol

[@yeeehawwdy2638]

@Max Mustermann true i enjoyed his videos

[@Moodisdoom]

"Dein Chinesisch ist ganz gut" is the best compliment you'll ever get form a German I swear. This guy figured it out

[@tanyaholly3307]

🇯🇲💯 I'm impressed but when he breaks out the Jamaican accent I have the biggest smile on my face!! Biggup yourself!!!💛🇯🇲💯

[@itsallgoodman4339]

Italian is quite good, not fluent but you can understand every thing, nothing so deep just basic things but he didn’t do many errors 7/10

[@fanaticofmetal]

I would give him 8/10, his only mistakes were the articles some words and the accent, on the other hand it was perfectly understandble

[@tuopadre3739]

Parla meglio di molti italiani :)

[@fedefili9699]

@@fanaticofmetal he missed some conjugation of verbs but still impressive

[@nomadicperceptions]

Well... Actually his Italian is really good!

[@bobon123]

He is not fluent, in the sense that he stops for a second before some words, even when he speaks Dutch (his native language): it is a bit his way of speaking. But the Italian was pretty good, easily a B1. If he was fully improvising, higher than B1, but I guess that he prepared a bit this kind of short introductions. He is surely skilled enough to work or have a non-trivial conversation in Italian. Other than a "è difficile per parlare", I do not remember clear grammar mistakes (there was a "due settimani", but it is not clear if it was a grammar mistake or a pronunciation mistake, I would go for the second). While speaking it happens even to natives to mix up a sentence (you start saying "è difficile..." but then you shift to a different structure), especially if you are switching between 23 languages. When I am speaking Spanish or English (for work) and I switch back to Italian (my native language) I often make this kind of mistakes.

[@piemiller4433]

Wouter Corduwener…. Mabuhay ! Ang Hiligaynon kag Tagalog mo , manami gid! I can understand 7 Pilipino dialects because we lived in so many places all over the Philippines growing up but my family is from Panay Island.

[@andrewdunbar828]

I can hear his strong accent in Mandarin and very strong in Thai, but there's not many "internet polyglots" who have both breadth of many languages, and include multiple tonal languages. His Mandarin sounded fluent to me but his Thai sounded more rudimentary. Both are way beyond my level. I'd like to see him in conversation with another Thai speaker such as Paddy or Stu Jay Raj or some Thai youtuber (-: