As an Irish man speaking English, any mistakes I make, I claim are rebellion towards the British empire

@mamaclown

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! I LOVE IT 😁😁😁

@ilikevideos4868

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah that's brilliant

@Avokado34

2 жыл бұрын

Well the spelling of many Irish names are, aren't they? :D

@pixiepianoplayer114

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Irish, speaking English, re-learning Irish and maybe thinking about learning sign language. Sign language...where ALL the letters are silent.

@marinagimenezleal

2 жыл бұрын

Wait what? I thought you guys spoke english in Ireland?

Beginning of a Telephone conversation in English: -Hello -Hello. -Who is this? -Watt. -What is your name? -John Watt. -John what? -No, it's John Watt. Are you Jones? -No, I'm Knott. -Will you tell me your name then? -Will Knott. -Why not? -No Watt, it's Knott. -What? ... And so on...

This is why we don't have spelling bees in Finnish, it's absolutely pointless.

@aikuisviihteenarkkipiispa8602

2 жыл бұрын

Siksi meillä ei ole suomenkielisiä oikeinkirjoitusmehiläisiä, se on täysin turhaa.

@ilkkak3065

2 жыл бұрын

Eiku Tämä on miksi meillä ei ole oikeikirjoitusmehiläisiä suomeksi, se on absoluuttisen pisteetöntä.

@lekalla

2 жыл бұрын

Tämä on miksi me älä on lausumis mehiläiset sisällä suomalainen, se on absoluuttinen pisteetön. Edit: Absolutely on ennemminki ehdottomasti mutta muuten aika hyvin suomennettu eikö?

@Siljamaarit

2 жыл бұрын

Meillä ei ole tavaavia mehiläisiä.

@antonjokela2937

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

As an Italian I had exactly the same struggles with english language. Sometimes it feels like it's a language created by pure randomness! In Italy every letter is a sound and it doesn't change 99% of the times. English is the opposite of this.

@369Mikko

2 жыл бұрын

That way is also in the Finnish language - where it is almost 100%. I think that same way is in Finnish, Italian, Latin and Japanese - when it is written in Western terms. So let us rejoice in the logic and consistency of our written languages. Obviously not everyone has that luxury.

@saastohaaste

Жыл бұрын

I think it does change quite often actually. Like how you pronounce "macchiato" or "ciao" differ actually greatly (the letter c).

@NuisanceMan

Жыл бұрын

In English, vowels are almost random, but consonants mostly follow rules, so you have to learn to read with the consonants, like an abjad. Unfortunately, even with consonants there are a large number of exceptions, as with "one" and "two."

@groundzero1198

Жыл бұрын

@@saastohaaste Actually no XD the "H" after a "C" transforms the sound of "CH" in "K", always and consistently

@matteofabbris7877

Жыл бұрын

and for the same reason in italian we got rid of the letters J K W X Y

Ismo one this round.

Make a video about They're , their and there, or your and you're . I notice people who use english as a second language often have a better grasp on those than actual native english speakers!

@Karpalet

2 жыл бұрын

Mostly yanks. And also words "Should have" some people write "Should of" etc 😂

@Thunderhawk51

2 жыл бұрын

So true. And it's extremely annoying. They also don't know when to use "a" and when to use "an" articles. Or rather they only ever use "a" no matter what.

@Thunderhawk51

2 жыл бұрын

@@Karpalet That too! Makes my blood boil. 🙄

@DummyAccount

2 жыл бұрын

other one is ppl confusin then an than

@raafmaat

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyjames7667 it hurts the eyes

My girlfriend made a cake from scratch. Scratch sounds like a disgusting ingredient, but it was good.

@Tapio86

2 жыл бұрын

In Denmark all baking is made by Ingrid Jensen

@ollijun

Жыл бұрын

I like this comment

@inso80

Жыл бұрын

@@Tapio86 At least it's not from or of.

@juha2031

Жыл бұрын

I once started a fire from a scratch

Ismo's timing is impeccable, he can get me laughing so fully

ISMO, you are ONEDEEFUL!! ⭐⭐🌟⭐⭐

Round about the time the spelling of 'two' was established, the 'w' must have been pronounced. The pronunciation shifted, but the spelling remained the same. In Dutch the word for 'two' is 'twee' (w is pronounced) and in German it is 'zwei' (again, 'w' is pronounced). Even in English you hear the 'w' in 'twice' and 'twenty'.

It's so precise what he does. Every sentence, his timing, his material also. Fine mind.

This is where the Finnish language excels, if the letter is in the word, you pronounce it. No "U" in the word? Why would you pronounce it? Logic 101.

@teppopierune5520

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Finnish is the best

@Joe12360

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this must be why all foreigners find it so easy to learn Finnish. Lyijytäytekynä for example means pencil. Since the word has no silent letters anyone can easily read it out and it should be easy to remember.

@metalzonemt-2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joe12360 Lyijytäytekynä means mechanical pencil

@Mr_Skipper

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessenic You can just say Kynä. :)

@vilautaskaluas6254

2 жыл бұрын

And this is not true. For example, try to pronounce word kengät tai tangot, so that you pronounce every letter in the word. Word sydämen is often said sydämmen and ruoan spoken form is ruuan. I think the last one might be acceptable form today.

🎵 One two three, silmät kii, Elvis näyttää kikkelii 🎶

@capamericasur5612

2 жыл бұрын

i translated it but that didn't help much. ;)

@Tapio86

2 жыл бұрын

@@capamericasur5612 the "kii" is shortened from "kiinni", and the last word could have an "ä" instead of the last "i". Now do the translation ;)

@capamericasur5612

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tapio86 haha thanks

@Tapio86

2 жыл бұрын

@@capamericasur5612 google does not really translate the most important word... The last one... Should be willy, wiener, or pee-pee.

@capamericasur5612

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tapio86 hahahaha. i think i get the words but don't understand the meaning. i want to because it sounds pretty funny.

Oh, well, Ismo has a point here. ^^

@lyndabonner1149

2 жыл бұрын

He always does, LOL

@OlleStahlberg

2 жыл бұрын

I think so to … two … too. 👍🏼

I will be looking for mor English lessons. Thank u I think Ismo is the only one who can actually make me remember how to spell❤

Finnish should be one of the most difficult languages and english kind of easy but when it comes to spelling finnish makes much more sense. Letters always sound same and no silent letters etc. I remember when i was a kid watching tv shows where they had spelling contests with like 12 years old kids and was wondering they still can´t spell?? Now i know why...

@Xurre90

2 жыл бұрын

with a handful of exceptions like in magnet we actually add one letter n to the pronunciation, otherwise it would be spelled "mangneetti" (written magneetti)

@pasiojala3227

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xurre90 No we don't. You have just not learnt to pronounce magneetti correctly. :p Edit: Maybe you've confused it with "mangaatti" as a child...

@Xurre90

2 жыл бұрын

@@pasiojala3227 i dont know if its correct but everyone and their mother pronounces it like that. But thats just one of the dozen exceptions

@l2QSrrfhEOdEnu48u0Tl..........

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xurre90 I thought it was mostly just children who pronounce "magneetti" with the "ng" sound. At least I don't do that anymore.

@Songfugel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xurre90 "Magneetti" is obviously the correct way to pronounce it, but ylu are right that a lot of people say it as mangneetti But our dialects do way more crazier stuff to the words, yet they still mostly write tgem in the correct dictionary form

Jose Mourinho has new names: Special Wun, Only Wun, Happy Wun and Fun Wun.

I love this guys stuff. I wish he had more english content; always funny!

@SaWpeR

2 жыл бұрын

I think most of his clips and videos have English subtitles:)

@jordanc8499

2 жыл бұрын

@@SaWpeR really? I've just seen one without and assumed all didnt have them. I'll have to check them out. Thanks!

@gordonfreeman2634

2 жыл бұрын

All videos dont have because they are really hard to translate and some Even imbossible so If you want to understand those you literally have to learn finnish

@ssc00p

Жыл бұрын

@@gordonfreeman2634 ez

I love his innocent take on the complexities of the English language! He should partner with another KZreadr Rob Words!

"This one" excellent pun

I was born into speaking English and I am still trying to figure it out!!! One must have a special brain to learn it as a second language! 😅🤣💜

@pse2020

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact it is used globaly you guys should at least try to make it eazier to use :) for me english is my third language.

@maryleblanc4961

2 жыл бұрын

@@pse2020 What other language do you speak besides Finnish and English? I think we languish in our language because we are a melting pot of many cultures and nationalities. It can and has gotten very convoluted over the many hundreds of years. 😅😁💜

@pse2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@maryleblanc4961 i am accully from sweden. So, swedish, english and arabic. But i wish more people would be like the finish people in many ways.

@maryleblanc4961

2 жыл бұрын

@@pse2020 So do I wish 🥰 I grew up with Finnish people as neighbors in a mining town in Northern Minnesota. I have very fond memories of taking saunas with them and eating their wonderful baked goods 😋 One couple were like grandparents to me so kind and good people. I so miss them. I even learned some Finnish 😁 Love the language and how it sounds! 💚💯💥

@mazzyzi7178

2 жыл бұрын

Technicly my third language is English, first is Finnish but second is Swedish... myea, you dont wana hear Finn talk Swe, its absolute shiet show. I just recognise some single words n numbers in Swe.

The history of the english language is interesting. I heard a couple interesting stories like the great vowel shift, when our vowels sounded like the spanish vowels but later changed sbifted to where they are today. That presented challenges because the printing press already contributed to cementing the spelling of how we spell words, and based on where the person was from, influenced how that words spelling was cemented. For example, if a german person was the first person who printed a book on things we use in a kitchen, and one of the tools we use is called a "knife" that word has a german influence, you can tell because of the silent k. So thats why we have so many crqzy spellings because so many people from other countries has their influence stamped on it and cemented in our language. Then came the vowel shift also, after we started to have a bit of organization of spelling, the great vowel shift happened and thats why many of our words the vowels dont quite add up, vowels can sound like other vowels and so on and so forth. Interesting fact, William Shakespeare spelled his name like 20 different ways, because back then you just spelled things how they sounded, and the printing press influence came later.

Two the point.

Ismo is Obi 1 Kenobi of English!!

This was a onederful video Ismo!

Reminds me a bit of Victor Borge's bit (he was Danish!) about inflationary language: "You look two-derful three-night."

@tenders

Жыл бұрын

"Anythree five elevenis?" (Anyone for tennis?)

Just discovered him now ! I'm in stitches !

@tapsavaan1671

2 жыл бұрын

Ismo win funniest person of 2014.. Somehow.. that isin't his own channel but you found it in youtube : Ismo Leikola laugh factory 2014. Ismo is super funny. Sorry my english i'm Finnish.

You don't do any videos anymore? I still watch your old stuff, always as fun to watch! But really missing new stuff from you!

@marinagimenezleal

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

I love these, please continue to sponsor Ismo M-W!

You know those bands that have only one good song those are ”won hit oneders”

@gordonfreeman2634

2 жыл бұрын

You here hi

Aww this is going to be amazing at a live show, of course with the cards as props!

When I was little and was learning English, I wondered about the same questions as Ismo. I remember asking myself why they name and pronounce their vocals with different letters instead? In Spanish we have a, e, i, o and u and they are always pronounced the same way, in every context. Instead, those in English sound to the Spanish mind like ei, i, ai, ou, and iu. So the first vocal in English becomes a combination of second and third vocals, the second is the third, the third is the first and the third, the fouth is the forth and the fifth and the fifht is the third and the fifth. It's all very confusing.

One can oneder how they pronounce “cone”, “zone”, “drone” and “alone”...

If you forget a W from the first number, no problem. You can always add it to the next number!

Good won! I like the second one two! Como va two?

British logic👌 Like driving on the left side. Or creating USA😅

Ismo olet onederful Ylpeä että olet Suomalainen. We love u Ismo You made us think .

It feels like an episode of sesame Street. For kids but also a wink at the grownups

@CRyan71

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts too. Or is that two.

@MobiusBandwidth

Жыл бұрын

they could straight up run this.

@MikkoRantalainen

Жыл бұрын

This is the episode for adults: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZmayNtvcsWrmLg.html

I oneder how far you could take this.

Wonderful Ismo!!

I wish i could take this back to my teachers.

But why is W a double-u instead of double-v?

@metawarp7446

2 жыл бұрын

The reason is actually kinda crazy

@tubehepa

2 жыл бұрын

Originally, it was actually double-u, even in writing, like two u's written together?

@metawarp7446

2 жыл бұрын

@@tubehepa Yeah, who the heck came up with the idea to represent "v"-like sounds with the writing "u u"? That just doesn't seem to follow any sense at all!

@elderscrollsswimmer4833

2 жыл бұрын

English is weird. Finnish name is literally double V. Not that it's used much. If it's not someone's name, it's likely there as an old-fashioned V because you want an old look for some reason.

@SergioMabres

2 жыл бұрын

qvod vadis (Latin)

No niin

@mikanyyssis

2 жыл бұрын

Nonni!

@Ilionej

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikanyyssis Nani?

Haha what an excellent observation! Love it!

Just great observations which we normally skip.... and btw your voice is so nice, rustic and squeaky, you could make for a great cartoon voiceover!! Am reminded of Hiccup from How to Train your Dragon..

@allkindsofthings1497

8 ай бұрын

True, he would be great as a voice actor

English was the 4th language I learned, and I had exactly the same questions 😂

More videos like this please 😂😂😂

Two Two was a race horse, so was One One too. Two Two won a race and so did One One too.

Thank you! I've been wanting to fix this for decades! No more silent letters (except the "e" to indicate a long vowel), no more homonyms, the "y" has no point, so let's use it for "th" like it used to be, and "c" has no reason to exist except to replace "ch" (think "cello"). So: wun to yree for fiev six seven aet nien ten

@MikkoRantalainen

2 жыл бұрын

Or you could indicate long vowels like in Finnish where long vowel is indicated by doubling the vowel in text. For example uni (dream) vs uuni (oven) - both are pronounced otherwise identical except "uuni" has long vowel.

@XaadeTheBlade

Жыл бұрын

Or, we could do like other languages and get rid of the ending e and use accents.

Brilliant!😂

Very concise and well explained, have you ever thought of teaching English as a second language ?

@Paltse

2 жыл бұрын

Or if he doesn't teach any languages yet, as a first language.

@c.a.g.3130

2 жыл бұрын

To most of us, even in America, English IS a second language.

@lekalla

2 жыл бұрын

All the students would die of laughing.

I will say every single letter out loud when speaking english untill unnassassary ones are removed

It's amazing how many English speakers don't know the difference or when to use "to" and "too" 😂😂

❤You are the #1 Comedian!

You haven't posted in 5 months, hope all is good. Came across you on a random youtube. Love your comedy! Post more video's!

you just passed the 50M-view mark bro

"Who came up with this?" lol

As an Italian man once said, "This acrazy English! If a he can be a him, why cannot a she be a shim?"

As a non native speaker of English, I feel sooo represented 😅😅😅

Is my name Tatu or Tatwo? No one knows.

@ghost_sniper8070

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@nordicgunpowder

2 жыл бұрын

Nouwan nous.

@ilkkak3065

2 жыл бұрын

If you're Finnish then it's Tatu. It's Finnish name.

hey ISMO big fan here. A feedback: Your voice and delivery is great. You dont need props. Oee wunderstand.

Ismo, we need to talk about this Wun on Wun!

A guy from Finland teaching us theories on the English language.

Harks back to the Tom Hanks film, That Thing You Do ... the Wonders were initially the Oneders ... aka ... the O-nee-ders.

That's why when I first learned it at school I was confused, like there's no rules in the pronunciations

Just subscribed yesterday and watch a lots of videos especiallythe ass and shit video, I'm your greatest fan now

Hello Ismo,You are so funny😂👍🏻 Manoochehr from Stockholm

Where's ismo?! It's been months.. I miss him.

You have the spirit of Victor Borge in you.

Ismo you are wone smart and super funny comedian.

The reason there's a silent "W" in the words "two" and "sword" is because the "w" used to be pronounced in old English and the spelling has not adapted to modern pronunciation

@njits789

5 ай бұрын

In Dutch, the word for 'two' is 'twee' and the one for 'sword' is 'zwaard'. In both words the 'w' is (still) pronounced. So that is exactly what happened. Another hint to the fact that 'w' was once pronounced is that you still write and hear the 'w' in 'twenty' and 'twice'.

@clavichord

5 ай бұрын

@@njits789 That's right. Same in German

When I was 4 I was totally baffled by ‘One’. I would say ‘Own’.

I first came to know you because I was watching a Rachel's English youtube channel

I think he's missing the fact that the pronunciations and the spellings were devised by different committees who never met and simply submitted their work.

@MikkoRantalainen

2 жыл бұрын

In reality the spelling was decided in late 1700s and they never got the memo that the pronunciation and language usage has been changed more recently.

Brilliant. Ismo would be great on BBC2's 'QI'. Hosted by a Dane.

YES,Sir!!!

Brilliant

How did I not know of you before today. This is brilliant! When I started learning modern standard Arabic, I also learned how fucked up our English language is, hahahaha

Dear Ismo, Croatia awaits you!

In old English one was "aan"

Awesome

Jedi master and Anakin Skywalker fought. Obi won

don't forget the best day of the week! That's right, it's Twosday!

I never knew the word "awkward" had two w's until recently

The _Magic onend_ does make a lot of sense though.

Twoday not 2 days, but it's this day, it's right now.

I hope you know the word for two in suomi means crap in german 😬👍🏻 Love your work tho 👍🏻😄 ya always make me laugh 😀😀

@linsessa8906

2 жыл бұрын

What? I’ve never heard of that, I only know Shaiße for crap in German. Really ”kaksi” means crap? (Not that I would collect any swearwords in other languages... 🙄😇)

The irony of wearing a T shirt with Webster on it…

“Why do we have doubleU’s if we don’t use them?” 😂

The French language: "Hold my beer!"

Watch some Gallagher videos, he's got a similar to the same bit 40-50 years ago. Just onder if he was an inspiration?

The Greatest Philosppher ✅💫🏴

Have a onederful day 😂

One Juan won, wonderful!

😍

For a next show, please make fun about the word "Airship" instead of "Helicopter". I always laugh my ass off when they say that in a show from a helicopter.

"like, 'I wonder what happened to The Oneders'"

@ninjavanishh

2 жыл бұрын

They're out there doin that thing you do

I love ISMO!

Finally. ....thank you thank you thank you ENGLISHHHHHH 😄

I told myself I was only going to watch wun more of his videos