Hey dude. I find you absolutely amazing, and your videos are so cool. I am a private tutor in the UK. Many of my private students speak either Tamil or Urdu. Have you considered offering these language courses, and/or would you recommend the best place to learn these languages? I would so love to visit India and/or Pakistan in the future and speak with natives.
The reason why Xiaoma gets so far in his conversations is cause he’s respectful and not afraid to embarrass himself. If you don’t have the shame of being wrong in front of strangers then you can totally do this. Definitely a necessary quality for a second-language learner.
You are %1000 correct! My fluent language is English but I know Spanish also but I'm to nervous most of the time to speak it in front of my bfs family ect due to being embarrassed then corrected... I've got to defeat that fear and break that comfort zone !
@@bigoof929 omg yesss. Once we do it a couple times I think it will be way more easier. My bf has corrected me when I start to speak it then I get low key embarrassed and won't do it again.but I'm also super happy on the inside that he did correct me now I know how to say certain things properly
@@Indica.Enthusiast most of them are common Indian .Telugu food are much more but these can get rid of your home sick feeling and most of India accepts it.
Speaking the locals’ native dialect/language speaks volumes about how you truly respect their cultures and traditions. Kudos to this man for doing his best effort in continuing to make huge differences in other peoples’ lives.
@@youtubeuser206 wow such an awful person. He decided to make money off of something that he spends hours upon hours upon, every day, not only studying but also filming and editing. Unbelievable to try that in a country where capitalism is king.
I think it’s such a great sign of respect when you speak in the native language of the restaurant you go to. Of course most people will have a positive reaction to your patronage. Wonderful channel!
I've known of his channel for a while and he is excellent at learning languages, however, he is at a massive advantage living in NYC where MANY of the residents are 1st-2nd-3rd generation immigrants who still speak their native language regularly at home and in friend groups. Id personally love to learn some French, but I live in a rural area where nobody speaks anything but English unless you go to the local Chinese restaurant or see the migrant farm workers who are living here on visa. Being able to regularly immerse yourself in the language with others allows you to practice genuinely instead of just repeating it on a language course.
@@kylelyons1939 I don't think he has practiced Telegu with any native speakers before this video though. You can learn a lot online and join online discussion training groups for many languages
Hearing my dad's native tongue was awesome. Lost him in 2009. He came here to the U.S. when he was 18, and lost the ability to speak it. Thanks for making me smile. Rest in peace dad...
The restaurant owner at the end was so delighted to have you in his restaurant. Learning new languages really do allow for nuances of specific languages...and also it shows Xioma is respectful of cultures
dude could've just stopped at speaking chinese and getting their reactions but took it upon himself to expand his dialect. Much respect and you deserve every bit of recognition you earned.
He needs to expand his videos though. If he keeps on doing the same content people will get bored. Learning different languages helps his channel grow and getting new subscribers.
@@ryuno2097 Wrong. Just wrong. Doing what people are expecting is the best way to stay relevant in todays youtube economy. Especially when your one trick is incredibly impressive, like learning to speak languages and having good interactions.
Crazy that these folks will lose money and make u feel like family just for learning their language but we tell people to “learn english” or speak better. And then when they do, they are just another person. I love this channel. New subscriber
Such a good point! "Learn English! You're in OUR country!" Yet you think of all the countries Americans go as tourists, and expect everyone to speak their language. And mostly, these people they disdain DO.
@@Janeoncameraif it makes you feel any better at all i for one really appreciate when any non native knows english, and i love other languages and im born in america
I really wish I didn't have such limited energy. I can barely function with my 36 hr a week job. If I want to learn something new that is complex, I have to take time off from work.
I love that even someone as smart as him, able to speak so many different languages and appreciate cultures, can still get stumped by pulling on a push handle
@@LucasVenda Yes and no. The trait is called general intelligence for a reason - it plays a part in being good at just about every kind of mental task (and some less purely mental ones like pitch discrimination and reaction time, though the latter correlation is small). The thing is, intelligence is a lot like having a computer built from high end parts. Fast processor, lots of RAM etc, but still the same hardware architecture as anyone else, so subject to all the bugs and shoddy construction human brains are built with. Where the Einstein stuff comes from is that you can't do anything with raw hardware - you need a program. Photoshop to edit images, code editors for programming, etc. And you can't just install things into a human brain, every human has to build their own software, which takes a lot of work. Smarter people can do the construction work faster, sometimes a lot faster, and can run more complicated programs, but at some point in building any skill the quick wins just dry up and all you're left with is work and practice. And what we invest that work and practice into depends a lot on our circumstances and our personality, what we'e naturally interested in. Einstein and Shakespeare were both smart, but one was obsessed with math and physics, the other in writing stories and acting, so that's what they ended up being truly amazing at. Einstein wasn't intelligent at physics, he was *skilled* in it. His intelligence was what let him learn it at all, most people just can't even if they use much more time than he did.
I got a little emotional when you showed the chili uttapam and mango lassi. It was my beautiful kind mothers favorite every time we went to a South Indian restaurant. We lost her six months ago. I love you and miss you Mom ❤️
I don't know a thing about you, but I can feel your pain almost as my own. Moms are our reference for the moral and Love north in our life. A big hug, pal.
bless you did you see the smile in that guy's eyes when Xiaoma told him how good the food from Hyderabad was? I was thinking, deep down, we feel the food from our parts, is our own mother's milk. So somehow, it's as if Xiaoma said, "I admire and respect your mom, and this makes us brothers my friend."
@@brownie3454 I didn’t even say that he was pronouncing it badly. I said that many sounds in Telugu are very hard for white people to pronounce, which is a fact. Just like how many sounds in African languages are hard for Telugu people to pronounce. Don’t jump to conclusions.
Learning a language takes a lot of effort. I think that's why it's so endearing to hear someone speaking your tongue. It's like they've dedicated a huge amount of their time, trying to be closer to something that is dear to you. It's the ultimate way to respect a culture
As a Brazilian who has visited and lived in many different countries across the globe and was blessed enough to spend 5 years in India, all I can say is that Indians are the best --Jai Hind!
Honestly after being on tiktok and seeing so much politics and fighting and bullshit its so refreshing to just watch people connect and share so much love. Never thought I'd feel this way its genuinely so heart warming
Agreed but you can watch tik tok without all the bs too....just ignore the bs and find some nice content....its there just buried lol ....Love the youtube algorithm keeps feeding me these as i watch more....keeps the channel recommends more positive than negative :)
As a North Indian (Punjabi), living in America, I got big respect for you Xiaoma. You have shown the whole world how diverse of a country India really is. We are much more than just Hindi or Gujarati speakers, actually over 400 languages are spoken in India's 29 states. We are much more than just the Doctors and 7-11 owners and cab drivers America thinks we are. With your language knowledge now, you are good to travel anywhere throughout the country. I speak Hindi, some Punjabi and Spanish, in addition to English, and you have even shown me more about South India and Gujarat and Bengali than I had ever seen. And I hope everybody sees how just making a small effort to learn a few words in someone else's language gets them to open their heart to you and connect on a level that wouldn't have been possible otherwise. Keep showcasing the languages of the world ! There is no substitute for face to face communication in this world. And I hope you remember the languages still even after you're done making the videos for them!!
Can I ask you a question. When you say 400 languages. Are they dialects like English, Scottish and Irish or actual languages like english, Spanish and German and share just some similarities. Do you understand people from different parts of the India, or are they just similar. I hope it‘s not impolite to ask.
@@Ydgrasil No, they're actual different languages. Some things may be similar, but they are all different. A person from the North speaking his regional language won't understand at all a person from the South of India unless he has studied that language.
@@Ydgrasil They are complete different languages, so your example of English, German and Spanish is accurate. It would be like the different ethnic groups of Europe such as , Germans, Spanish, Italians, Albanians, Bosnians, Croatians, Serbians, Hungarians etc all living together in a single country who speak their own respective languages.
@@ksmooth2671 thanks for the answer. Very interesting. How does it work as a nation, you you have one as we in Germany call it „high language“ wich is a Version anyone understands or do you use English or some other shared language?
That chef's special plate, THEY HOOKED YOU UP! That looked amazing & the presentation was outstanding. What a nice gesture of appreciation for learning their language, I love it! If you ever come to Alaska, it would be cool to see you learn Yupik Eskimo! I'm Siberian Yupik but the two languages are similar in sharing words. Yupik is the most spoken language here for Alaskan natives. Come eat some Eskimo food! 😃
@@user-lt5no1xt1z My family is from St Lawrence Island Alaska & is about 50 miles across the Bering Sea to Russia.. and of course we know the United States bought Alaska from Russia.. They look very similar to us but I'm sure the languages are different just like all Native languages in Alaska are different and there are many...
This channel makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. This approach of learning other people's language is phenomenal. People just feel a different level of respect and IMO is quite an honor. Keep up speading such a lovely message.
I dont speak Telugu but it's clear how xiaoma struggles speaking the language and i respect him so much for that! Usually when I try to speak chinese, I get laughed at and it makes me self conscious. Xiaoma just doesnt care and tries hard
@@josejoseph8725 no telugu is the 4th most spoken language in india and why are you stopping others to learn a new indian language other then hindi? by the way its Telugu not telgu
Learning basic conversational skills in a language is actually much easier than you'd think. Becoming fluent is very hard but learning stuff like "what do you do, where are you from, blah blah" is pretty simple. Most of the time that's like the first thing you learn in any language. I study Japanese at college and the first things I ever learned were how to talk about myself and how to hold rudimentary conversation.
@@DracoFire3000 I'm a bilingual with Japanese and English (with Japanese roots on my mother's side), so good to know that you are learning Japanese! Good luck with the studies! I could speak German from high school and from my dad's German background, and somewhat could hold a rudimentary conversation, and picked up Korean while living and working in Japan a few years back since the sentence structure is same as Japanese. I don't know all languages in the world, but I do know Japanese and English sentence structures are different, and I'd probably expect some middle Eastern and African languages have different sentence structures. I think once we get a hang of most common language spoken in the region, I'd think anybody could learn various languages around them. But also, we need to have love of learning languages like Xiaoma 🙂
When they give you free food it's because they are showing there appreciation for respecting & learning there culture. You didn't have to learn it you wanted to learn it. So it's admired and makes them feel good to see a place where they moved to and had to learn to get by in life here, but a person who was born and raised in the U.S showed interest and took the time to learn about there's. It's about respect and just giving a little love back by giving food. It's comfort. It's very sweet ♥️
In HS / early College I realized I had an affinity for language and always took to it quickly. Never majored in it or kept going with it (regrettably) but been obsessing over your videos over the past couple months. I felt a 'higher calling' and I'm now registering for Arabic classes. THANK YOU, you are inspiring and you inspire me.
DUDE!! It is so cool to see how language brings people closer in your videos! You're bringing out the best in people and setting a great example for all of us. 🎩off
I'm turkish and live in NYC and whenever I feel homesick and can't find turkish food I go to this telugu restaurant, their cuisine is so similar and also top notch 🇹🇷💖🇮🇳
@@gulserensmsk Oh that's so cool! I've always wanted to visit Turkey. I saw Kara Sevda and fell in love with the country haha. What brought you to NYC? Was it for your career?
Türkiye güzel bir ülke! Gerçekten gitmek istiyorum :) I learned Turkish in the first lockdown, I've forgotten most of it by now... Need to find Turkish friends to speak to again!
@@ca6248 girl what's stopping you! you're always welcome to visit haha, also damn that show is a heavy love story even for a turkish soap opera lol glad you love it, the older women back in Turkey are obsessed with these shows oh and btw yes I did move to NYC for my career I work as a hand model :)
the man clearly has a gift, but watch enough videos and you start to see the trick. he learns very common phrases, repeats a lot of words (not sure if that's intentional), then tries it out at a handful of restaurants. one of the most common phrases is "I've never been to _____ but I'd love to go." this is easy to memorize and delights anyone who hears it. I can't stop watching. bravo
I mean of course. Theres no way he could be super fluent in as many languages as he has tried. The reason it's so fascinating is because so few ppl actually have the balls to do it. We are all afraid of looking stupid.
The wholesome reactions and joy in people's face when you speak their language makes me smile so much! You are such a great guy and an absolute blessing!
As a Telugu speaker it is absolutely fascinating to see the thought process that goes into this brilliant guys mind! Keep up the great work man! Huge fan 😁
I generally follow Xiaoma for his Chinese videos as someone who loves to surprise others when I speak their language too (I can speak about 5 languages, 3 fluently) but I didn't expect to see my native language here. In the interest of improving your pronunciation - a general rule of thumb for Telugu is that we have very few hard T and D sounds, most of them are th and dh respectively. So Telugu is actually pronounced Thelugu (don't stress the h too much though). And Telugu is generally a relaxed language without many vocal tricks, so you should be able to learn it quickly. Good going and I look forward to you busting this language out whenever you need another hyderabadi biryani.
Never ceases to amaze me, how you are able to speak Telugu and many other languages and dialects. You respect their customs and culture. You also speak fluently in their language and can understand a person who is native to their country or location. I studied French all the way from middle school to college. Today, I can't speak a lick of French. It is super cool to see you pick up languages so quickly. I love your content and your videos. Thank you for sharing with us.
School language classes are outdated and notoriously inefficient for actual learning. Go find some French/ Quebecois/ West African people to hang out and do fun stuff with and your French will come right back to you! :D
So beautiful to see the Indian culture of generosity and appreciation for an American learning their language. You must have gone in when they just Opened as the restaurant was empty. Glad you could meet them when the restaurant was not busy.
Living out of your home country must make one feel so vulnerable, especially when your native language is completely different. I can't imagine how legitimizing it must feel to have a native speak to you in your language. So pure to watch
@@malfaroangel3896 white is native to European countries. Native doesn’t mean any race or ethnicity, it means someone who was born in the land they live in. I’m native to Canada. That does not mean the same thing as being a Native in the ethnic sense, which is why we now refer to those people as indigenous. It might do you some good to think about what someone means instead of being rude and belittling them when YOU in fact are wrong.
@@malfaroangel3896 you know, the modern Japanese aren’t native to there land or other words, Modern day Japanese most of their ancestors aren’t native to Japan, there was already an indigenous group on the islands. Well we still acknowledge modern day Japanese as native to the land as they where born there, so why you think white people can’t be native to America if they were born there? (This an assumption, but maybe bc you thought modern day Japanese people and most of there ancestors where indigenous to islands)
as person who regularly speaks telugu, i am amazed how well you can speak it. i have friends who’s parents are telugu, yet they can’t speak as well as you do!!
You speaking so many languages is breaking so many illusionary walls between us people. It's a form of respect, a form of showing we're all the same, one and just being here together to enjoy the ride. We're all in this together. You're a inspiring person and I appreciate the dedication you have in putting out this quality content. Still interested in what gear you're using, haha! No worries, I know you receive a lot of comment. New subscriber here. much love.
Xiaoma I just have to say that in this day and age of complete NON-SENSE on youtube and people who make videos either half naked or doing stupid pranks, your videos are WHOLESOME AND REFRESHING. To see how people treat you and respect you for going out of your way to learn their languages is truly inspiring. Keep up the amazing work.
Although I’m not Telugu or even close to being Indian I’ve been introduced to Hinduism from my school in which we learned all about the deities, Diwali, seven tenets, and vedas. This was very educational for me so thank you! Loved seeing that statue of Ganesha
@@Lucky-zo8is I’ve learned so much about Hinduism and how amazing it is. One of our projects was to even make our own mandir in which my I thought was the best in the class! But so much to learn about and I wish I could be involved in a festival because it all looked so fun.
The barriers that are broken with language is wild. I live in and around a Hasidic neighborhood all my life (not Brooklyn.... Monroe NY) and I communicate with them and picked up their language, learned customs, their history, their traditions. With this they have been so generous, polite, kind with me its crazy. We all are so much alike its insane. We sing similar songs, teach children the same way, follow similar behaviors but a lot is different which is really cool and interesting. We are all human in all cultures is what its taught me. The human condition.
The perks of learning new languages lol. But seriously, this man bridging gaps by learning languages always brings the best. It's nice to know a little more about Telugu and the culture surrounding it (food looking good for real).
Welcome to Hyderabad...the city of very friendly people and amazing food variety. It doesn't really matter if you speak Telugu in Hyderabad, people are soo chilled, they'd try their best to help you get where you want and what you want, you are accepted no matter where you come from, Living in Germany, i miss Hyderabad soo much.
Hey I speak only a tiny bit of this language, I live in America but I’m Indian (Telugu). This video helped me converse with people more in Telugu because I’m not very fluent at all, but your confidence to be able to talk at a very beginner level to others really surprises me. I would be too embarrassed to even try. So I just want to congratulate you on attempting to learn this language, and to thank you on making me at least a bit more confident and willing to talk to people In Telugu
Being a person who is from Andhra Pradesh who speaks Telugu . This brings joy to me I shall show this to my mom too , she will be shocked and I know she will be watching this with biggest smile along with me
I’ve never found an Indian dish that I haven’t liked (though I don’t eat lamb or goat) and these look amazing! I have memories going back to maybe aged 4 or 5 and going to my mum’s friends’ Indian restaurant to eat, back when we lived in Hamburg, Germany. Unfortunately I have to limit things now because my lactose intolerance has gotten worse as I’ve gotten older😢.
Like the other commenter said. You can always ask for a neutral oil instead of Ghee and any milk will likely be coconut milk or can at least be substituted.
As someone from Andhra Pradesh, I would give this a 8/10 simply because he Pronounces the language as TEL- ugu when it’s closer to sounding like thel - ugu. for a foreigner he understands the language but his pronunciation of a lot of the words could use some work and his accent could use some work too. But language teaching aside I definitely think it does a good job of representing India, good work.
My favorite thing about this channel is just seeing how happy everyone is when they realize someone took the time to learn their language. The people are always so proud and excited in a way
I've been watching your channel for years. One thing I'd really like to point out is how supportive your wife is. It must be amazing to be able to have the freedom to go out and make these videos while she holds down the fort (I'm assuming). Hats off to her and thanks for bringing such good content to the world.
As a telugu speaker im very impressed with his ability to form sentences especially went the subject and adjective are sometimes filled in Telugu for example in English people will say "What is your name?" in Telugu (direct translation word for word) it "your name is what?"
Dude u are so impressive. You make the world a small friendly place and you singlehandedly show that we the human race are good. So much negatively out there for nothing. You deserve all the good in your life. Sorry for telling u to man up over the plane thing. I sincerely apologise to you.
I don't like to talk about my time in the military only because alot of vets use it for sympathy, but what he's doing is such a massive sign of respect for these cultures. When I was in the U.S Army, I leaned quite a bit of Arabic and pashtu prior to my deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and the civilians from those places took it as a massive compliment when a U.S citizen took time out of his/her day to learn their culture. Well done man!
My neighbors speak Telugu and they want me to see if I can pick it up. Also in regards to the free food people from India tend to be extremely hospitable to guests. I walked into my daughter's friends house and they fed me till I wasn't hungry anymore 🤣. I would say I'm full "Oh are you sure because we have more for you." I left heavier than when I arrived and they were very pleasant to be around.
You should start telling them that you learned multiple languages because of head trauma. A city bus hit you and when you woke up you were able to speak dozens of languages.
Having seen you speak other languages, I can't tell you how surprised I was to see my own language spoken by you! Like those in the video, I think I would be amazed and impressed if I saw someone outside my own ethnic group speaking my language! Listening to you in the video and reading the translations, I will say that some of it is off - a few pronunciations, grammer strucure, and the meaning of a few words/sentences you used - BUT, it is definitely understandable and to achieve even that level of mastery is incredible! I love that you're doing this. It brought a big smile to my face. I hope to see more!!
Man, I love the bond that occurs when people find out that you're interested in learning how to communicate with them in their native language. I've worked alongside some great people that have even taught me a few things when they found out I was interested in learning more.
It's a big show of respect when you learn a cultures language. Man I've always wanted to learn languages other then American English. But had a hard time learning Spanish let alone some of the other dialects can be so hard to learn and understand.. Love the videos keep it up man.. Much respect
As an aspiring polyglot I always come to this channel to remind myself that I need to go out and just try to speak the language. Gotta throw my self-consciousness and perfectionism out the window and just try. The patient and joyful responses and connections always remind me that people are less critical than I think they'll be.
Pretty irresistible combo, Food (foodies like me!) + Language learning (love it!). i can see why these are so popular. so positive and fun even tho you get a lot of attention thru it, these vids are such a blessing for our day when we get them in the feed. thanx man
We sadly live in a time where instead culture being appreciated, there's mostly appropriation. So when someone comes along and tries to do something like learn their language it's such an amazing thing for so many. Like for my mom when she sees someone who is of another culture and speaks Spanish, it warms her heart. I love your videos! You really bring joy to so many people around from different cultures. Keep up the amazing work man!
@@apebass2215 unfortunately, they have succumbed to television and gubmint worship. Cultural appropriation doesn’t exist. It’s a love of a particular culture, cultural practice, nuance, etc. that someone loves and wants to adopt. But, of course, many people have fetishized being offended. If someone wanted to adopt something inherent to myself or culture then I’d truly be honored.
I love how you bridge cultures by earnestly learning their languages, but I ALSO love that you showcase my ’hood, intentionally or not, in every video! Peace.
i’m only taking my school spanish classes, but seeing him go through the process of forming sentences in a foreign language so quickly is very impressive to watch
Never thought I'd see the day you speak Telugu! This is incredible ur actually the best - I've been watching for 3 years now and it put such a smile on my face to see this thank you