What an interesting language. I must say that I'm a native Romanian speaker and I noticed many letters sounding identical to it. With a few exceptions that have a quite unique sounding. Thank you for your lessons!

Hello! I've lover that lesson. My heritage is Basque, my great grandparents come from Basque country tô Brazil. Se as Solozabala, Just we in Brazil. Now I want to visit Basque country and speak the language.

I've been doing a little bit of research. I noticed that even though Basque isn't related to any other language, it seems like other languages have taken influence from Basque.

8 hours to study this video with writing and reading ... by 8 days! But I like it so much🌹Thanks🌹

Kaixo! Asko nahi dut Herri hau, Euskal Herria.Hizkuntza Ederra eta Oso Antzinakoa!

eskerrik asko

Very interesting. As a native french speaker, the Basque "x" is just a regular "ch" sound. The hardest thing is how to make the difference between the Basque "s" and "z". I can feel they represent different sounds, but I can't understand how those sounds are different. The Basque "z" is just a French "s" (maybe a bit unvoiced), but the Basque "s" is somewhere between "x" and "z". Even though I've read Wikipedia articles about Basque pronunciation, I'm still not able to clearly make out the way to pronounce those two sounds differently. It's related to the position of the tongue in the mouth, but I couldn't get it any further. Those sounds are very close to each other and I think an untrained french ear would have big troubles perceiving any difference between them. Here is what I found on Wikipedia, it's the clearest explanation I could find and I sumed it up. Even though some difficult linguistic terms are used here, it's not important if you don't understand them: Basically, Basque has 2 different "s" sounds. "Z" represents a laminal alveolar fricative [s̻], "the friction occurs across the blade of the tongue, the tongue tip pointing toward the lower teeth." By contrast, "S" represents a voiceless apicoalveolar fricative [s̺]. "The tip of the tongue points toward the upper teeth and friction occurs at the tip (apex)." So, in Basque, "zu" (meaning "you" (singular, respectful)) is distinguished from "su" (meaning "fire"). Same goes with "tz" and "ts": "etzi" (meaning "the day after tomorrow") is distinguished from "etsi" (meaning "to give up"), and "atzo" ("yesterday") is distinguished from "atso" ("old woman").

@JTomas96

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Basically the most used by far is the Z. So it's not really that hard. But basically I think you fail to realise that the one consonant more... "exagerated" is actually the S. We Spaniards have a harder S than the whole of europe. (Try to say Norse). The Basques maybe exagerate it slightly more to fdifferentiate with Z. You can hear how in 6:39 and 10:59 these sounds are plainly differentiated: The Z sounds more like japanese "Sagashite" while the second is WAY more... "dull". It sounds more like spanish (From Spain) S. Both are unvoized BUT the S sounds definitely more dull and EXAGERATED. Overall Z sounds EXACTLY when we spaniard call cats (lol), we say "tsss tss...!". But without the t. And the S sounds more or less like S in Norse. Try to say Task but harder. LIke Sh but just make "dull" the sound. Again, the one emphazised consonant is actually S. Just a little bit. Because it's actually the less used, let's say a ratio of 8/1. I'm not basque but at least I think I can teach this one xD. Hope it helped.

@raboullesfritas

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@@JTomas96 Since I wrote this comment, I may have (MAY HAVE) understood how to pronounce them differently. I'm not sure a native Basque speaker actually pronounce them like that, but this is currently the only way I found to realize a (slightly) different sound to make the difference between "z" and "s". I pronounce "z" with the tongue raised towards the alveolar bridge (basically, behind the upper teeth) which make a more "dry" (French/English) "s" sound. Regarding "s", I put the very tip of my tongue really right behind the upper teeth with the lower part of the tongue touching the lower teeth, then I "tense" my mouth as I realize the sound to make a "lighter" and more whistling (French/English) "s". I hope any native Basque speakers with knowledge of linguistics would give us a better and more detailed explanation.

Muchas gracias por este vídeo!!❤️

What a beautiful language! Thank you for sharing!

@victorsolozabalfleury4179

2 жыл бұрын

Kaixo.praktika dezagun?

Please, continue I am learning Basque and I need English teacher speaking not Spanish with all my respect.🌹💪🏻👏

thank you so much! i enjoyed it and will keep learning!

Oso ondo! :)

@victorsolozabalfleury4179

2 жыл бұрын

Kaixo

Eskerrik asko!

@victorsolozabalfleury4179

2 жыл бұрын

Kaixo. praktika dezagun?

@longliveavalon

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorsolozabalfleury4179 Bai lagun!! Eskerrik!!!😁

What about Zu nola zaude?

20:42 Could you please explain the use of hi pronoun "hitanoa" in short? thank U

@basquelessons2674

4 жыл бұрын

Kaixo! Traditionally, the pronoun "hi" is the informal version of the second person singular (being "zu" the formal version). However, nowadays the use of "hi" has almost disappeared and is rarely used, being the formal form "zu" used in both formal and informal situations. So, "you are" could be: · Hi haiz (informal form) · Zu zara (formal form) But again, nowdays the formal form is used in all situations, even with close friends or relatives.

@jesusangelsanchez4135

4 жыл бұрын

@@basquelessons2674 Milesker jauna mesede honengatik :)

@victorsolozabalfleury4179

2 жыл бұрын

praktika dezagun?

Primeran!

Sound is very low

@victorsolozabalfleury4179

2 жыл бұрын

Kaixo

The letter TX is exactly like English/Spanish CH, no difference. TZ is exactly like in Russian Ц, but TS is difficult because it sounds like it’s between TX and TZ.

Is Z sound like /s/ and S sound like /sh/?

@atheniansoldier811

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda, s is between x (sh) which is pronounced right before that ridge on the top of the roof of your mouth and z which is pronouced right at the teeth

@fanaticofmetal

2 жыл бұрын

The S is retracted just like Spanish, the Z sound is pronounced like the English TH in Thing. X makes the SH sound

@raboullesfritas

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Here is what I found on Wikipedia, it's the clearest explanation I could find (except the ones with really difficult to understand linguistic terms). Even though some linguistic terms are used here, don't pay attention to them, it's not important if you don't understand them: "Basque has a distinction between laminal and apical articulation for the alveolar fricatives and affricates" (Basically, Basque has 2 different "s" sounds). "With the laminal alveolar fricative [s̻], the friction occurs across the blade of the tongue, the tongue tip pointing toward the lower teeth. (...) It is written with an orthographic ⟨z⟩. By contrast, the voiceless apicoalveolar fricative [s̺] is written ⟨s⟩; the tip of the tongue points toward the upper teeth and friction occurs at the tip (apex). For example, zu "you" (singular, respectful) is distinguished from su "fire". The affricate counterparts are written ⟨tz⟩ and ⟨ts⟩. So, etzi "the day after tomorrow" is distinguished from etsi "to give up"; atzo "yesterday" is distinguished from atso "old woman"." Hope you'll get it.

Ñ really? I see ñ a lot in Euskera! Lol

Ni Sarah naiz. Ver meduz?

@OriginalSuperfreak

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Damn, zer meduz!! 😂

I dont want ti criticise but inoiz is no never. Inoiz is ever and inoiz ez is never. And mila esker bideo hau egiteagatik.