Dude this man even included a local Mayan band as background music and credited them. Respect

@raramcgee4982

3 жыл бұрын

Right I loved that. Bumping thier album right now.

@ThatGuyGregHD

3 жыл бұрын

For real!! Hardcore awesomeness!!!

@1060michaelg

3 жыл бұрын

@@sniff......................... Ryder, when you say "lesser cultures" are you letting some air out of ignorant xenophobes or do you really consider them lesser?

@PodtrashRadio

3 жыл бұрын

@@sniff......................... They are simply in love with learning languages and other cultures. To say “lesser” is to continue the stereotype whereas these guys are bridging the gap by respecting and learning their language. English is becoming a global language and soon all languages will disappear. So when someone speaks their native language it’s a sign of respect

@brianburgess5746

3 жыл бұрын

@@sniff......................... Lesser culture? The Maya are a Mesoamerican people. Just an FYI, Mesoamerica is a Cradle of Civilization and considered a Pristine Culture by Archeologists and Anthropologists. A Pristine Culture is one that arose without outside influence, in contradistinction to a place like Europe whose developments in agriculture, technology, art, etc has a lot of it’s origins in other cultures and civilizations. The Maya are not a Lesser Culture.

"I spent about a week and a half" ....proceeds to understand and speak an ancient language efficiently ... what. Is. This. Sorcery.

@anglishbookcraft1516

3 жыл бұрын

In learning other tongues you begin to pick up mannerisms that hint at what somebody means and you can also breakdown the basic everyday chatting topics. So 100% understanding isn’t needed to get the gist of what they’re saying, but merely following the flow and adding in your knowledge becomes to work wonders.

@macknoeth1103

3 жыл бұрын

@@anglishbookcraft1516 that’s a good point and I would agree but still this guy is very good. He must pour over his study materials to be conversational after just a week.

@HelplessGazellle

3 жыл бұрын

If learning a vocal language is like learning a programming language, the more you learn the easier it is to pick up new ones. Eventually you get to the point that you could even predict what the programming language syntax is without ever seeing it before. It just works somehow.

@brandiebiebrick-lundgren2419

3 жыл бұрын

Right!!

@GardenGuy1943

3 жыл бұрын

@@anglishbookcraft1516 liar

This kid should be awarded a prize for being the best American Ambassador. He puts a smile on the face of whoever comes in contact with him wherever he goes

@yourerightimwrong4567

2 жыл бұрын

Arrival.

@teonesterov9141

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And he doesn't shoot, bomb, or rob anyone while he's at it. Very surprising!

@frankjames7272

2 жыл бұрын

@Teo Nesterov yeah? But, where's the fun in that?

@kingkaijugaming2841

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea don’t give him anything until he knows Russian 🇷🇺🇷🇺

@yourerightimwrong4567

2 жыл бұрын

@Luis Alberto Pinto Sanchez Welllll, how many U.S. residents do they meet?

Humanity finds big foot. Xiao : " I speak a little sasquatchian may I talk to him ? "

@vlogcity1111

2 жыл бұрын

Proceeds to make chewbaka noises

@Luv4anais

2 жыл бұрын

🤨😑😐

@budsnaps962

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂👍🏻

@thomas1942

2 жыл бұрын

he learned it on the drive over

@cew9837

2 жыл бұрын

Wow..what a ridiculous patronising comment. Talk about 1st world arrogance.

I’m mexican and i’m just afraid to find him One day in the streets and he starts to speak better than me

@Josh_Idk567

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@user-ee6re3bk7b

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@ComradeHeydi

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, 😭 he knows more than me and I’m Mexican

@samsamcolins7121

3 жыл бұрын

Dude is, even more, embarrassing that he is a "gringo" who makes an effort to learn one of the dialects from the original Mexicans. It so sad sometimes we focus more on learning other foreign languages than our people.

@alexlv4722

3 жыл бұрын

@@samsamcolins7121 Damn man, you are right

Can we appreciate the fact that he is the perfect example of just going out and getting experience speaking? You could hear he was nervous and stuttering trying to remember but he still did it. I studied a language for half a year and I could barely talk to my native speaking tutor cause it scared me so much. And she was paid to help me.

@martfp88

2 жыл бұрын

This is my problem with German, I just feel I annoy people by being slow

@VikingLord2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@martfp88 richtig?! Ich fühle das auch.

@phantomsamurai4400

2 жыл бұрын

It was hard to learn German I was put in a class where everyone was 2 years ahead so they were pissed because they were learning basics again for me I still got a OK grade but I was pissed that the teacher didn't want to help me

@VikingLord2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@phantomsamurai4400 that’s the worse feeling because it just turns into a vicious cycle.

@martfp88

2 жыл бұрын

@@VikingLord2000 Es ist schwer :(, aber es ist alles in meinem Kopf. Ich weiss die meisten Leute geduldig sind. Hoffentlich werde ich bald besser Deutsch sprechen :)

Props to the Mayan peoples for keeping their languages alive after so much adversity.

@maeton-gaming

2 жыл бұрын

after so much diversity ** fixed that for you

@TheEnabledDisabled

2 жыл бұрын

@@maeton-gaming *Looks at european diseases and supression*, yeah so much diversity, it makes me bal my eyes out

@MyWifesSon69

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEnabledDisabled diversity is our strength bigot

@aruhe6650

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEnabledDisabled Pls do not mistake spanish colonization for english colonization.

@kiriau4672

2 жыл бұрын

@@maeton-gaming the correct term is adversity, not diversity, where is the diversity amongst mayan people? you must be ignorant. Adversity means trials and tribulations / time and age, that is what he meant, he was right with his original comment.

Him: "I've spent the last one and a half weeks learning the language..." - speaks incredibly well. Me after one week in greece: "hola..."

@itspronouncedmyangel

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@gforceforever

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, you made me laugh!

@keyyyla

2 жыл бұрын

@@gforceforever I'm happy about that. :)

@tenzingmurillo

2 жыл бұрын

😅🤣🤣🤣

@gdog7391

2 жыл бұрын

You win the internet my friend

How does this guy not have a Travel Channel show by now. I can see the pitch: Found in Translation

@malinda6860

3 жыл бұрын

I would watch that

@HerbalMoon17

3 жыл бұрын

A+++ for the title!

@nakedrussian

3 жыл бұрын

Dude. Yes.

@kayjeffs3741

3 жыл бұрын

Yooooo!!!!!

@ohmanyourecool1

3 жыл бұрын

Wow yeah that actually sounds really good. Caught my attention

It took me a week to memorize my neighbors name. His name is Will

@h3lblad3

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure?

@Sinnbad21

3 жыл бұрын

@@h3lblad3 actually it took me longer. True story. We used to hang out to play guitar or smoke and it took me several visits to get it down. Now, of course that’s an isolated incident. I’ve remembered harder names in shorter times before. But I see what you’re doing though with your sarcasm. You think I’m just trying to be funny and are trying to call me out on it. 👍

@h3lblad3

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Sinnbad21, I went through high school calling all of my teachers Sir, Miss, and Ma'am, so I wouldn't get in trouble for forgetting their names. Conveniently, they all saw me as very polite for it and also I didn't have to know any of their names. I just had to remember three "names" based on the visual aspects of who I was talking to. Everyone else was doing it the hard way.

@SebHaarfagre

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to write something but I forgot what and who I am replying to.

@KimaAntone

3 жыл бұрын

@@SebHaarfagre literally same-

Someday in the future: American shocks aliens when he speaks their language.

@ReptilianTeaDrinker

2 жыл бұрын

That wouldn't surprise me, honestly. lol He can help us understand the aliens when they come down to Earth. He'll be our translator.

@SolarDeli

2 жыл бұрын

He would be like “yea I learned some of the language last night”

@fernandocamacho1708

2 жыл бұрын

*alien shakes his hand*

@wiscounter

2 жыл бұрын

Anyone can speak with aliens. They are telepathy. They can make whatever language we speak pop into our heads.

@SolarDeli

2 жыл бұрын

@@wiscounter oh did a alien tell you that?

I like seeing how you stutter and that doesn’t stop you, sometimes I get nervous and embarrassed when I stutter speaking Korean & sometimes Spanish. So, seeing you to have confidence and keep speaking while stuttering or not having the perfect accent or pausing for sometimes is definitely inspiring. Keep it up Xiao!👏🏿

@mycommentwilltriggeryou9810

Жыл бұрын

Are you African? Because you are beautiful

@ryanweiskopf888

3 ай бұрын

​@@mycommentwilltriggeryou9810that picture is a painting bro lol

When aliens contact earth we're gonna need your help translating what they say

@Mikessv1

3 жыл бұрын

He will already know their language by the time they come lol.

@Doesntmatter20

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha super answer !

@ibrahim-sj2cr

3 жыл бұрын

and what their food tastes like

@IrwinRodriguez

3 жыл бұрын

good that one dude! lol

@SuperSalvaJor

3 жыл бұрын

him and amy adams hahah

"How long have you been studying our language?" Xiaoma looks at his watch... Lol

@cdpgeorge

3 жыл бұрын

I've mastered the basics, I haven't learned how to bull s*&&) yet.

@nadiaishimwe3663

3 жыл бұрын

@@cdpgeorge haha wtf😂

@Youlube87

3 жыл бұрын

loll

@ncarrigan71

3 жыл бұрын

He learned to speak fluent Mayan in 2 hours

@oohmahgahgames2870

3 жыл бұрын

@@ncarrigan71 lol

It sucks that a lot of people in those parts look down on a lot of indigenous as less than. It's a real shame, but I am so grateful to you for going there and trying and speaking to people, and in addition, representing the culture. Thank you ❤

@zimriel

8 ай бұрын

I like that the local Maya are flattered and think it is cool that this man is trying so hard. It's like my experience in Wales when I was trying to speak Cymraeg. The French were a mix; small towns would be happy if a tourist was trying, Paris were extremely rude

@schoolinJOO

8 ай бұрын

it’s an issue from european colonization-

As a mexican this makes me so happy and at the same time embarrassed for me😅 People always think that in mexico we can only speak spanish but we have 69 official languages. And i can only speak 1🥲 i wish i knew more

@anticorncob6

Жыл бұрын

69? That's a lot!

@marian.german

Жыл бұрын

@Michelle yo iguaaaal! Ya te contesto en español porque ahuevo nos entendemos jajajaj, quisiera muchísimo aprender náhuatl o maya pero si esta complicado😩🥲

@Cassxowary

Жыл бұрын

@@marian.german sii en serio pero es una buena idea tambien, y puedes!(:

@felixb6

Жыл бұрын

Which one of them did your ancestors speak?

@honeyswann

Жыл бұрын

Yo he estado aprendiendo Nahuatl y Huichol para poder entender el lenguaje de mi raza nativa 🥲

He’s made friends all over the world and been able to talk to them in their native language by studying it for a brief period of time, fluently. This guy is amazing

@gacker209

3 жыл бұрын

He’s not fluent in Mayan, but he is damn sure close. Towards the end, he said something romantic on accident lol

@jimboonie9885

3 жыл бұрын

@@gacker209 thats my biggest fear lol

@gacker209

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimboonie9885 I’ve actually said along the lines of “I’m good in bed” to my German teacher once lol

@92svensk

2 жыл бұрын

I like ur name

@CuttySobz

Жыл бұрын

He's just lying to us. He doesn't actually speak the languages he claims to he only learns just enough to say the most basic stuff and even butchers that but his fans are too stupid to know any better. How many of his fans know Chinese? Or mayan Dialects?? Not many... The high majority of his viewers are really dumb and don't question what they see on the internet even though they probably think they do. This charlatan makes big money off of peoples ignorance and naivette. Or do you actually someone can learn to speak a Mayan dialect in just one week? If you honestly believe that then I beg you to never reproduce for the sake of humanity.

Xioma: takes 1 1/2 weeks to learn an ancient dialect Me: spends two years on duo lingo for Spanish

@Pilzsporen

3 жыл бұрын

@jorge Ramos Hallo😏

@Camothor10

3 жыл бұрын

@jorge Ramos wasser und brot

@Pilzsporen

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camothor10 *Wasser *Brot

@anthonylangston23

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilzsporen chill dawg

@waps5946

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilzsporen noo man de fucking hoofdletters die zijn irritant

I have never seen him struggle so much. And its still so impressive.

He speaks every language with a Chinese accent. He keeps repeating the same words, which is something many Asian languages do but most of the rest of the languages don’t. It is still super impressive though

@juangallego9121

2 жыл бұрын

Intenta tu hacer lo mismo jorge

@jorgesobrino_y

2 жыл бұрын

@@juangallego9121 precisamente he dicho que es muy impresionante lo que hace, simplemente he señalado que repite mucho las palabras el todos los idiomas. No le quito mérito ninguno

It's intoxicating to see people warm up when they find out you are trying to know them and learn their culture and language.

@schlossburg985

3 жыл бұрын

It feels so wholesome in a way, that's why I started watching his channel (alongside motivation)

@Pao234_

3 жыл бұрын

Why intoxicating?

@2beJT

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pao234_ Check the 2nd use for the word. www.thefreedictionary.com/intoxicating Also. Here's the thesaurus. www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intoxicating I am assuming you are working on your English. I used the word 'intoxicating' because I got addicted to watching these videos and was excited to see more reactions of people to this guy that took some time to learn their language to use it with them.

@nico-niixd7612

3 жыл бұрын

@@2beJT nice I even learned something about English, thank you :)

@PaxtonNoble

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao wtf , that’s just how it is when you realize someone’s from your culture

Our neighbors and my son’s best friend are refugees of Guatemala. They speak fluent Mayan. I find it so intriguing.

@Huidos001

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy lamp lady you are hot, I would whisper Mayan love songs in your ear girl any day!

@Huidos001

3 жыл бұрын

@Multorum Unum I wanna talk to sleazy lamp lady not to you. You go outside.

@Huidos001

3 жыл бұрын

@Multorum Unum shit my bad its crazy lamp lady.

@gillmonsta

3 жыл бұрын

@Multorum Unum bro he is way on some mayanic drugs mate

@justsomemonkeymanwithlongh3188

3 жыл бұрын

@@Huidos001 you good bro?

I am so jealous how fast you can learn languages. It’s absolutely incredible!

Tbh it’s very impressive that he has the guts to go out there and practice the language. If I am learning a language I would be way too embarrassed about speaking badly to try and practice it in public

@LewisBowels

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, people love it when foreigners attempt their native language. When I was in Japan, I knew a little Japanese and had a card for things to say and ask. I tried asking for the check in a restaurant and some words were a bit tough to pronounce but they appreciated and loved that a foreigner was trying to pronounce their language, even if it was jacked up.

@lama99654

2 жыл бұрын

@@LewisBowels yes! I am Dutch and happy when foreigners try to learn my language!

@Cassxowary

Жыл бұрын

@@lama99654 I want to learn dutch but I gotta work on my afrikaans more first (my family is from south africa) and don't want to do both at the same time even if they're almost the same anyway haha

@panadocoughsyrup

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@Cassxowary Ouch, ek was heir gebore and ek kan fokall verstaan 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I felt the struggle but for a week that is mind blowing!

@JesusChrist-cj9xt

3 жыл бұрын

Only a small stutter

@MrTalklikeapirate

3 жыл бұрын

He struggled a hell of a lot less than I would. At least he is trying

@Riowestextra

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTalklikeapirate Yah true

@Riowestextra

3 жыл бұрын

@@prestonhong4850 ik bro all good :)

It’s the most comforting thing to meet someone who has no reason to be invested or interested in your culture but still takes the time to learn and help spread it. Thank you Xiaoma, you really are an inspiration to me

@DWilliam1

3 жыл бұрын

What? This kid(who is brilliant) of course has a vested interest in learning various languages and cultures...that’s how he makes his living, which is probably over 1 million a year. It’s also the reason the posts these videos.

I think that it's a good thing that Native American languages are starting to be taught again.

The more I watch this channel the more I appreciate how cool it would be to be able to speak the languages of the places you travel to. I've noticed consistently in these videos how the dynamic instantly changes between our young hero and the people he meets once they realize he speaks their language. Even in some cases if he doesn't speak it well - the amount of respect he gets for the effort is amazing. Makes me wonder as I've travelled as a simple english speaking westerner how many interesting people I could get to know with a little more effort on my part to bridge the language barrier.

As a mexican living in a mayan region and don’t speak the language... felt the pressure

@popyui7497

3 жыл бұрын

Si, siento horrible que nunca aprendí maya a pesar de ser de la península, pero también mis abuelos lo usaban para hablar entre ellos para que los niños no entendieran...

@zulestrange3074

3 жыл бұрын

X2 🤣🤣🤣 Me identifico también 🙋🤦 *sudando intensamente* 😅😅

@sergiosarmiento4233

3 жыл бұрын

Ami me gustaria aprender náhuatl

its beautiful that you took the time and effort to learn Mayan language..and Spanish too. Thank you for honoring the people by attempting to converse in their native language.

@wandcamilo3989

2 жыл бұрын

funny how i know exactly where hes at in the beginning of the vid. he had to walk a few miles from a nonfamous archaeological site off of a random highway. props to him

Your channel literally makes me smile. Shows the true beauty of this world and it’s inhabitants

My family roots is from Mexico, and it makes me proud, that the ancient languages still exist. there are many, and this dude is kickin butt learning.

This is really showing, how learning the local language changes the atmosphere.

@AJayAnswersYou

2 жыл бұрын

@UCN13jXWWxGK3dAV3SI_z3rQ What a racist thing to say. Shameful.

@Jeff-mv2vm

2 жыл бұрын

It shows respect. I'd hate to visit a foreign country and know absolutely none of it.

he always sounds like he's speaking some kind of chinese dialect tho

@jacksonp2397

3 жыл бұрын

Maaya T'áan is a tonal language so it would make sense

@Ferbook3000

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonp2397 True

@jacksonp2397

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gevixel Maya does not have close relations with Siberian Languages. The Athabaskan languages have been found to have parallels with one Siberian Language. Even then, those languages do not share similarities with "Northern Chines Dialects". Please refrain from spreading Pseudo-Science.

@jacksonp2397

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gevixel Did you read the source you sent me? Nowhere does Vajda argue that "Maya is closely related to languages in Siberia." Vajda only argues that Ket in Central Siberia seems to be related to the Na-Dene. We know that Algonquian, Uto-Aztecan, etc. originally are from Northern Asia, but that could not tell you that Maya is related to any modern Siberian Language. Even if it was, you would still have to demonstrate how a Chinese Dialect----which only evolved tone in Middle Chinese, long after the ancestors of the maya crossed into the americas----had enough influence to give tone to a Siberian Language. You have to actually comprehend for reading to be useful. We all make mistakes.

@matthewrivas5043

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gevixel dude he utterly destroyed you. Go back to school

Its like travelling the world with a special weapon that in the most charming way breaks down barriers and brings wonderful moments of connection.

You are an inspiration! I'm so shy about trying to speak a new language and you just do it without worrying about anything. I love it!

This dude's like the Gordon Ramsay of languages.

@Slimothy

3 жыл бұрын

WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCEEE?!

@chrisponce1374

3 жыл бұрын

DONDE ESTA LA SALSA DE CORDERO?!

@potatoeyboi

3 жыл бұрын

WHERES THE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS

@FireBallZ24Gaming

3 жыл бұрын

Apt

@711jastin

3 жыл бұрын

所以我说那个酱汁呢！？ MANA SOS TU!?

I feel like he speaks Maya with a Chinese accent

@edgarmarin-duartr9761

3 жыл бұрын

Yeeeaaa

@Wqube

3 жыл бұрын

Do you speak Mayan, or is this just guessing? I think I hear it too... But it might be his stammering, since he can't find the words as fast as he want

@Mike-kr5dn

3 жыл бұрын

Well he is repeating himself, just like when you speak Chinese.

@zeldagoblin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike-kr5dn No, it's more like a certain inflection that the Chinese language uses. Maybe it's habitual. I could be wrong though.

@jackryan444

3 жыл бұрын

To his credit the dudes got like 15 languages in his head. I’d guess he learned (outside of English) Chinese first and applies lessons from that on other languages he picks up. Accent or no, it’s super impressive.

Thank you for respecting my people and our culture. You made me cry peaceful and honored tears.

so much Love is created by the presence of these videos ..... it really helps the world , literally. 💜

-“You should keep speaking Maya“ -“Well... I need to practice more” -“Yeah, you do!” 🤣

Can't wait til he travels to Mars and talks to the locals there, lol.

@aingestirera

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@carlroquia1271

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao Pin This

@dreamqueen5

3 жыл бұрын

Yaaaaaaaaaasssssssss

@ghostskel7463

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Sir-Bane

3 жыл бұрын

Xiaomanyc to Alien - ⊑⟒⌰⌰⍜ ⏃⌰⟟⟒⋏⌇! Aliens - (⊙◇⊙)

By the way, the Yucatec Maya word for blue is CHOOJ (rhymes somewhat with chalk), but 90% of the people say ÁZUL, with the accent (about half the time) on the 1st syllable of the Spanish word AZÚL (accent on last syllable). The Mayas have borrowed many, many Spanish words and often then apply their own sound system of pronunciation to these borrowed words. We of course to the same in English. The word Llama, which is Spanish sounds like Yama is usually (mis-)pronounced with an L sound by us English speakers. There is no judgement here as to "right or wrong," it is just a matter of people assimilating things into their own language.

@zimriel

8 ай бұрын

Colour is the sort of thing that does get borrowed a lot, because besides some basic concepts (white, black, 'dark', red, 'green-yellow') most cultures just let the artists deal with the technicalities. All the Greeks could paint walls in a variety of colours but what did Homer sing about - "red", "wine dark sea", and not much else. Even Gladstone had to notice that Homer's vocabulary for colour was terrible. Probably why the Greeks themselves suspected that Homer was blind. I mean, even the post-Roman West dropped the old Latin word for "white" and picked up the German word "blank" / "blanco" / "blanche".

all of these videos are absolutely amazing. dude is inspiring.

It's so wholesome that you're helping Native speakers have their language recognized and preserved via the internet.

I didn't know he was married! It's so cute the way he stutters when he is trying to say something in their language! Lol He is living his best life traveling and learning different languages and cultures! So awesome!! 👏👏👏👏👏🤗

@prestonp.7094

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah spending only a week learning a language then going right into trying it will do that

@pmccservices

2 жыл бұрын

Is his wife the never seen videographer?

@youngnurse9994

2 жыл бұрын

@@pmccservices Yes she is. I've seen her once.

@diet.mountain.dew.

2 жыл бұрын

i thought he was gay

@abdulllllahhh

2 жыл бұрын

@@pmccservices no he does have a photographer in the US, if it’s not him. But his wife is here because im guessing they were on vacation or something

I love content like this. Languages are really important to understand more about their cultures and make different friends from all other places

I would never think that you would try learning Maya. Thanks for taking your time to travel to Yucatán and sharing your experience. 🙏🏽

Amazing, as a french doctor living in this peninsula, i had to learn mayan in order to attend many mayan speaking patients and in order to treat them, such an amazing and difficult language to learn. My teacher is quite famous, he was hired by mel gibson to coach the language to the actors, his name is Hilario Chi Canul, amazing person trying to reinstate the language in the state by writing many books.

@grammy965

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that's amazing.

@antoinebrg6299

2 жыл бұрын

Is this mel gibson's movie called Apocalypto ? This was such an interesting movie and actors were really good

@HeartNDagger18

2 жыл бұрын

@Ant, that is a very good movie. Apocalypto, The people who lived out in nature were cool, the ones who lived in the city were filled with greed and more evil.

@jonmakelasaga2266

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome information, there’s never enough languages. Mother tongue is so beautiful and brings many together

@jpaugh64

2 жыл бұрын

Merci! Thank you for taking your job so seriously! I appreciate that you are willing to learn another's language in order to care for them.

How did you learn this. I am guatemalan with a deep mayan heritage. My grandfather was the last person to speak it but he has since passed so it was not passed on. I would love to continue it in my family.

@e.r.r.a.0000

3 жыл бұрын

@Черный ангел oh well hello im Perez from Venezuela lol hi

@DemonFox369

3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t there a website with pretty much every language in the world? Or he learned it from a friend/fan

@Emixonq

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on which dialect you wanna learn. There’s multiple tribes under Mayan ancestory.

@Emixonq

3 жыл бұрын

@@DemonFox369 Most languages are learned by hearing + verbally and hardly ever written down. Depending on which dialect it may or may not be there?

@chilesuicmez

3 жыл бұрын

gio! yo no tengo ascendencia maya, pero spy mexa con raices aztecas, y masco tres pesos de nahuatl, pero el maya es otro nivel, deberias/deberiamos aunque sea mascarlos como xiaoma!

You continue to amaze me with each new language you learn.

i get so much serotonin from your videos. humans connecting is my favorite thing

Random guy: how many languages you can speak ? This guy: yes

@genericusername4206

3 жыл бұрын

that guy:no

@theobsidianreaper7474

3 жыл бұрын

The better question is what languages he can’t speak

It never gets old to see people open up when a foreigner speaks their language ☺️

@ruan1889

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you

@brookecruz3629

3 жыл бұрын

Never EVER....LOL😆

@michaelkey9197

3 жыл бұрын

Just proves we are all the same. Hard working trying to get bye people.

You're also helping repair the face of our people in doing this. These interactions will have long lasting effects on peoples first judgement of others. You're a good dood and we need more of you.

I have a great respect for you my friend, you actually take time and learn, very respectful and you can see the joy in people’s faces when you communicate with them. I can tell you really appreciate different cultures

A white guy, called Xiaoma, speaking Mayan and Spanish, from New York... everyone: wtf

@enriquemoreno9100

3 жыл бұрын

sometimes i speak mayan in vr chat with russians and americans lol

@susaneberhardt6301

3 жыл бұрын

NYers get it...

@sneakyjaguar5982

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy world!

@magdalenacoghlan5766

3 жыл бұрын

NYC is Soo diverse my dude

@magdalenacoghlan5766

3 жыл бұрын

@A A NYPD is one of the toughest police forces in America. Good Luck

"We have coke" While pointing at a white bag really threw me off.

@livableincome

3 жыл бұрын

Please stop with the racist profiling.

@mpforeverunlimited

3 жыл бұрын

@@livableincome snowflake

@livableincome

3 жыл бұрын

@@mpforeverunlimited Yeah, funny how when your kid is killed and people call him a drug runner just because he has Mayan ancestry and no other reason, that you might be called over sensitive if sandwich sellers are suspected of being drug dealers. Such a snowflake. Unlike you, a dull rock.

@SoupyCup

3 жыл бұрын

@@livableincome Bruh m8 chill. He did not mean it in a racist way. The guy could have been white or black and you wouldn't react the same. So calm down. Sorry for you if you had a bad day but don't be an asshole and take it out on others

@kutsudaw2651

3 жыл бұрын

@@livableincome it's not racist Mexico is well known for their drugs/cartel etc it's just common knowledge and I do agree it was humorous to see him pointing at white bags while saying that.

I just love seeing how stoked these people are that he’s trying to learn their language and culture. Thanks for spreading the good vibes

You know I find it amazing that even with him struggling really hard to get it out talking to the locals he just goes for it. Xiaoma is so inspirational I just started to really want to learn other tongues. Its amazing to me that you be able to connect with so many other cultures and the pride on the faces of the locals when they here you speak their language is so priceless. I want to have that kind of reaction someday hehe.

I've notice he talks in a chinese accent with his stutter.

@jayhoodii3943

3 жыл бұрын

Stutters are cute😔

@eidoran5653

3 жыл бұрын

JAYHOODII 😐

@slop599

3 жыл бұрын

@@jayhoodii3943 yikes g

@timothywest1183

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could stutter that well in 20 different languages. I try to speak that many languages and my would just pop off of my body!

I like to watch these cause you don’t pretend to be proficient when you are not, and you are so humble. You make language feel like something more important when you honor it with humility. Because it is the vibration of a people’s existence. Not merely a means for cold communication

People appreciate when you take the time to understand their culture, great job

I am so happy I found your channel. You are a great person. Love you learning all these languages

It's so cool seeing people's faces light up when they hear you speaking their language!

@edgarmarin-duartr9761

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad Mayan is becoming obsolete, even though 800,000 in that area know it, they don’t speak it in their everyday and it’s fading away

@Estercoronel2345

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏽💯

@crieverytim

3 жыл бұрын

this guy is addicted to it. i swear its the only reason he learns them

@cerseilannister2983

3 жыл бұрын

True. Most Americans think that we are entitled for everyone to learn our language and we shouldn’t have to make any effort to understand their language.

@alanbright4823

3 жыл бұрын

@@cerseilannister2983 And many tourists - from all sorts of countries - assume people around them should speak English. Watch (say) a German in Indonesia. It's not Americans or other native English speakers.

It took me a while to realise that “ha” means yes and wasn’t just Xiaoma sarcastically laughing 😆

@MoistYoghurt

3 жыл бұрын

I knew it was yes just because the subtitle just said yes lol

@pasarkeramat550

3 жыл бұрын

but in Thai ha is 5.So if it written 555 means a ha ha ha laugh.

@Dante20321

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@morbidsstudio

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I was saying that too lol, I was like what's with that fake ass laugh

@lmostayoutuber

3 жыл бұрын

@@MoistYoghurt and ma is no, see ive learnt it as well

I've watched a lot of your videos bro. Your ability to learn languages is incredible. Keep it up

Your ability to pick up on different languages is amazing!

Next video: earther goes to Mars and surprises Jupiter immigrants by speaking one of the jovian moons' dialect

@tuttipianoproductions

3 жыл бұрын

Can we have that, please?

@jessicajames1599

3 жыл бұрын

He has a friend from Outer Space to teach him

@ramsesfarias6167

3 жыл бұрын

I love this comment so much

@mitchell7621

3 жыл бұрын

Innalowda aint no beltalowda sa-sa ke

@TheMothernerd

3 жыл бұрын

Somebody been watching The Expanse.

In two months : "Genuine american shocks a virus by speaking in ancient protein signals with him"

I can appreciate this man. Many do not have the confidence to actually attempt a new language and start a conversation.

It's cool how much you seem to enjoy languages. Your content is enjoyable for that reason. Merci pour votre enthousuasme.

Guy : "you have coca?" Man : *pulls a bag full of a white powder*

@relativexistence505

3 жыл бұрын

“Oh ham sandwich??”

@Squid-Game

3 жыл бұрын

@@relativexistence505 ah, yes, white cheese

@SebHaarfagre

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@jaketamayao5110

3 жыл бұрын

FBI: Ahemmmmm

@Richard61200

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely thought

After just a week and a half, and he's just only roughly struggling. The fact he can become this adept to the language after 10-11 days of learning is amazing-I wouldn't be surprised if in the future, he's the one to learn, document, and translate some of the obscure indigenous islander languages or when contact with aliens is made.

@McKack

2 жыл бұрын

There's definitely some savant-type stuff going on here, people just don't go around learning this much in little over a week no matter what techniques you use. It's super amazing and I gotta say I'm a little jelly.

@champnotchicken4318

2 жыл бұрын

@@McKack the more languages you learn the easier the process becomes

@CheesyMez

2 жыл бұрын

@@champnotchicken4318 yeah the guys been learning for a decade now so hes probably got his learning strategy for languages down to an art, but hes still very gifted that he can become conversational in just a week or two

@3ch0_17

Жыл бұрын

I learnt about 400 words of ukrainian over about 20 combined hours of duolingo. I lacked people to talk to tho and my personal life got in the way so I haven't been able to continue

@thebois32

Жыл бұрын

@Carson Baker you have an ego.

LOVE IT XIAOMA! I love the Yucatan! I'm an English Teacher, and am currently in Valladolid, trying to convince a friend to start teaching Maya online. I showed him your videos, in the hope of inspiring him!

Dam this makes me embarrassed my grandfather always tells me to learn zapotec and I only know a few words but this guy is awsome I think I'm going to try and learn before it's too late and I have no one to teach me

@laurabarber6697

2 жыл бұрын

Do it! You will never regret it💝💝

@valerierdh9329

2 жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful, Abraham! Do it!

I speak Spanish, so it is great to hear you switching back and forth. I am fascinated with the Maya writing and tenacity of the people to keep their culture in the face of so much adversity. I will go to the Yucatan some day too!

Smart, polite, appreciative of other cultures and their languages. You Sr. Are one of a kind.

Dude, your ability to retain all these languages is mind blowing. 💙

A great gift you are sharing. Thank you for your work.

Soon we’re gonna see “Clueless White Guy SHOCKS Extra-Terrestrials In Perfect Klingon” I can’t speak Maya, but if you want to see where my Spanish level is checkout my most recent video!

@SalamanderMagic

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@coolslayer4503

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA

@kevartje1295

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@nonzka6957

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@razorsharpgurl2

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!!

Truely impressive with what a passion he learns languages. Only his "nervous" repeating of words reminds me asian languages

@mr.bouncealot9047

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same... Some of the "asian influence"

@uggggggghhhhh

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he had a stutter lol

@jimfriedman6923

2 жыл бұрын

I’d like to see him speak Tuvan or Hebrew

I appreciate seeing videos like this where you are struggling with the language because you make it look so easy in all your videos (at least to my ears). It reminds me that even you have to start somewhere, so it isn't out of the grasp of reality for me to try to learn another language.

WHAT A DELIGHT SEEING YOU BRIDGE THE LANGUAGE BARRIER & THE WELCOME YOU RECEIVE. GRACIAS

He sounds like he’s speaking Mayan with a Chinese accent lol

@TheMagnificentLordArceus

3 жыл бұрын

I felt that

@gakidomo9561

3 жыл бұрын

According to internet apparently Chineese people can speak Mayan because of its Toung twisting similarities.

@mollytaylor8122

3 жыл бұрын

@@gakidomo9561 Woah, that's so cool!! Where did you learn that?

@gakidomo9561

3 жыл бұрын

@@mollytaylor8122 Myself an as Asian xD

@mollytaylor8122

3 жыл бұрын

@@gakidomo9561 Oh lmfao nice 😂

Him: How do you say blue in Mayan? Vendor: chicken sandwich?

@edgarmarin-duartr9761

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yeah loved how he kept trying but he was speaking to everyone In Mayan like everyone knew it

@melissamacias3715

3 жыл бұрын

@@edgarmarin-duartr9761 Yes I noticed that. The thing is, that the Mayan language is disappearing. Spanish is taking over. It's mostly the old people that live there still speaking it.

@edgarmarin-duartr9761

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissamacias3715 yeah sad that the world is losing an amazing ancient language

@wickedhouston5538

3 жыл бұрын

no mames wey

@Kochelocher

3 жыл бұрын

"God damn goobags!"

Thank you for finding a genuine interest in my people and there culture

This is absolutely amazing bro.

It must feel amazing to be married to a partner who can support you everywhere like his wife does. Always behind the camera or behind the scenes somewhere doing an amazing job. Lots of respect to supportive people.

I made my dad watch this and his words where" pretty good for a week and a half, but he still makes me wanna have a stroke." 😂😂

@notachance3444

3 жыл бұрын

I had a tough time watching it. Good on him for learning so fast and putting himself out there for others to judge but oof

@angelagwen1818

3 жыл бұрын

The stuttering is a lot

@gitsurfer27

3 жыл бұрын

"pretty good"? Lets see you guys try to speak fluently in a foreign language in a week and a half, i bet you would struggle with "hello" let alone a full conversation. Seriously he doesn't deserve any criticism for what he's done here, its amazing he can do that when most people take years to get to a conversational level, stuttering or not.

@notachance3444

3 жыл бұрын

gitsurfer27 lol k

@huntertippetts3670

3 жыл бұрын

@@gitsurfer27 my dad's from Chihuahua Mexico.... And it's not any criticism he literally said he speaks good spanish for a week and a half. Soooooo go bother someone in your HOA karen.

God I love language. It connects us all. Always makes me smile seeing people get excited your speaking there native language. Amazing work man!

So jealous you did this. Mega proud of you too. You are an inspiration bud.

Introduce your wife didn’t realise you’re married. ✨

@chrisbelyasmin6150

3 жыл бұрын

He has shown her in older videos in like vlog style vids.

@padretienesseis

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbelyasmin6150 do u remember which ones?

@shaneprince6572

3 жыл бұрын

@Expat214 same here dude

@funlanguages7922

3 жыл бұрын

@Expat214 what how.come.u say that

@ezgreviews6775

3 жыл бұрын

@Expat214 well turns out he’s married so

You can’t help but feel happy for him for knowing so many languages and seeing everyone reaction

"I hope you mean you like how I teach?" That had me laughing out loud.... Dude, one week...you are a walking/talking computer. What an amazing brain you have, and such a wonderful gift as well.

Hey I been watching you and your friends travel to areas in US speaking the communities languages. Love their surprise expressions. You generate respect that way. Then you came to the Four Corners area and interacted with the Navajo people. You ended in Farmington NM where I live and had burritos and tortillas. You are really gifted. Don’t stop learning and take me with you via KZread.

How many languages you speak? Xiaoma: yes

@pmccservices

2 жыл бұрын

You name it, he se habla o parle

In a week and a half I’d be lucky to remember “hello”.... “help”....”English only”

You are truly gifted keep up the great work 💪

The way they love that you’re trying, that’s awesome!