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I'm German and my husband is Norwegian. Thank you for helping me find out that both of our native languages are completely unnecessary, so I will do my best to unlearn them and learn American instead. ^_^
Your husband is Norwegian for he was already rejected by a lot of Norwegian woman. Ask him; those women are really selective and they only like chads. I am not saying your husband is a sub5 or normie, he might me a model... But in Peru, Brazil, Spain. Gutte nacht, ikke!
@@jeffersonaraujoelcristianoreally? Lol my fiancé is 22 y.o Norwegian, he is soon to be doctor, super smart, and he is very selective on girls instead. He doesn't date norwegian girls cus they mostly smoke, drink, party and they dont fit his criteria, too picky cus he is traditional one. Oh not to mention, he is super attractive with really good height ... i think what you said is not valid and silly. You are so bitter hahaha . Most of men who say this just jealous and physically unattractive. Well i'm typical attractive woman as people say and educated based in Indonesia, soon fly to Germany for Uni ❤
If you eat a lot of McDonalds, drink a Coke every day, and give your car a few whacks with a sledgehammer for that true beat-up appearance, it will greatly facilitate your American learnings :)
I made a video where I went to Canada and tried to surprise the natives by speaking their language. It turned out that they all knew American as well as Canadian, so I left dissapointed.
You should learn Australian first, that way you can understand both English and American Otherwise it’s just too hard to understand Australian if you learn English or American first
As a Dutch person, we're all half-fish and we communicate mostly underwater. But because soundwaves suck at travelling through water, we needed a sound strong enough to fix that. That's where the Dutch G comes in. But we're also half human, so we just drown every time we make that sound, so that's why it sounds like that. Also, Dutch isn't completely useless, you can always learn it to laugh at Flemish people for their accent.
I know you're trolling, but your comment about Chinese is true. I spent four years trying to master Chinese only to realize that the only people that would consider me for a job based on my Chinese ability were government agencies that want to spy on China. And even then, I didn't get the job.
As for languages that sound beautiful my vote is for Swahili. For me Italian is a close second. My favorite to learn is German which I struggle with daily. While German may not sound great to most people the word pictures are beautiful. Things like Schildkröte- toad with a shield for turtle. There are lots of examples.
bro from the beginning when he says you can understand spanish if you learn portuguese was too much already xD, and then he went to france and says they all speak american and arabic i was dead, cuz its true btw xD
@@leepisin8211 Bro, you can actually understand spanish if you know portuguese tho, not perfectly ofc but it's enough to get the context most of the time People here in Brazil used to play videogames in spanish back when games didn't have portugues translations, I'm also following some spanish vtubers and I can understand them well with a bit of focus.
I started learning English at the age of 9 then I switched to American after a few months then I moved to Canada I was shocked when I found out people in Canada understood American very well turns out their language is very similar to American so I managed to learn Canadian too after staying there for like 5 seconds
For real!! What got me was the thing about the “g’s” in Dutch. It is so true. I am actually traveling through the Netherlands right now and I got to hear it again lol q
The American pronunciation comes more naturally for me, as a Finn. For starters, American uses a lot more [æ], where English just has [ɑ]. Pack those front vowels up 👍🏻!
Americans speak English much the same way the English speak French. Sure, all the right-thinking folk spoke French in 1066 but over time it got changed.
Out of all these languages, Dutch is the only one that I’ve actually had native speakers discourage me from learning. To the point that when I was there and trying to learn, people frequently asked, “Why are you learning Dutch? It’s a completely useless language.” “If I were you, I’d just speak English.” I like your language, get over it already. 😅
lmao yeah i see many dutch people complaining about their own language and that even some of them find it easier to speak English. Luckily I've a Dutch friend who's very enthusiastic about a foreigner trying to learn dutch... not that I will tho hahahaha
If you want to feel more encouraged, i can recommend the northen provinces of the netherlands. They might be a bit rougher on the edges, but they at least try to help you with dutch if they notice you are trying to learn it or practice it
Hi Language Simp! Your video on the top 10 most useless languages to learn is quite interesting! While I appreciate your unique perspective, I believe that language learning is subjective and varies based on individual interests, goals and circumstances. As a language learner myself, I've found that every language has value, whether it's for cultural enrichment, career opportunities or personal connections. While some languages may seem less practical in certain contexts, they still offer valuable insights into different cultures and ways of thinking. Ultimately, I believe there's no such thing as a useless language to learn. Every language opens doors to new experiences and perspectives. It's really well worth to respect the diversity of languages and appreciate their importance in our interconnected world. Thank you for opening this conversation!
As a Chinese people, I can say the writing system is the most complicated and it affects Japanese writing system. Besides of that, grammar and vocabulary is easier than English. About 100 years ago, they wanted to cancel the writing system but fail. Now I can say Vietnamese and Korean successfully decline the Han writing system. By the other hands, China main land and Japan modified their Hanzi/Kanji become simplified. Nowadays some people want to turn Chinese into phonetics alphabets, but it fail due to their culture.
As a Norwegian, i died when you praised Danish. Practically everyone in Norway and Sweden make fun of it because it's "impossible to understand" and sound a bit funny
"If you speak Danish, you will understand Norwegian and Swedish!" Meanwhile, in Denmark: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Reopobt0RBc.html
I'm Irish but I'm learning Norwegian and definitely find Danish alot harder to understand than Norwegian or Swedish personally Norwegian and Swedish are better
I'm Japanese and feel proud of getting Number 1 Spot. I don't think it's useless to learn Japanese. But it's definitely a ridiculous idea to learn Japanese in order to watch anime without subtitles.
@@morisoba2550 Nah fam I certainly know it's useful to learn your language just in case your fella went extinct, someone has to preserve the language . In case you're wondering I'm just kidding. But there's truth to it, I really want to know more about Japan. I know already a lot like my country and Japan had a trade relation that existed around 100 year, dunno about the era name because there's no official known to it. Some who knows both English and Japanese would certainly be of help in translation in a lot of Japanese media.
@@pauloazuela8488 Are you Brazilian by any chance? Unless you want to read Japanese literature, you wouldn't need to learn Japanese language because you can get many enough information about Japan in English.
As someone who speaks english as a second language, I laughed my ass off when a buddy of mine tried to pretend to speak another language in a text chat with natives by using solely google translate.
Американский самый бесполезный язык из всех, которые я учила. За всю жизнь в моем уральском городе я встретила только двух американцев и оба говорили по-русски лучше меня. Другое дело английский. Очень полезный язык, чтобы смотреть "Доктор Кто".
Lol, it’s great joke about Russian language. But as Ukrainian living in Russia I tell you what: rather you should buy Russian text book, or just learn this phrase “ne streliaite! Ya bolshe be budu niesti huiniu”
INTERPRETATION: In case there is anyone struggling to make sense of this video, the languages you SHOULD learn are: Spanish, German, Chinese, Swedish/Norwegian, French, Esperanto, Dutch, Russian, English, Japanese. I think his picks are pretty good. Loved the humour and irony. Nice!
@@Jess-737 The only ones who think Esperanto is useless are those who have never tried learning it or never got past level A1. Their opinion hardly matters, I would think. Anyone can say, 'I think language X is useless', but how do they know if they don't speak the language?
Man, everytime you speak Portuguese I break. i just can't handle how funny it is. And your argument for learning Portuguese instead of Spanish actually makes some sense, lol
@Abina Àine Well, I don't know if it will work for you, because I'm a native speaker so I can't really measure how much Portuguese you need to know to understand Spanish. What I do know is that people who are more educated on Portuguese (people with good grammar etc) tend to understand Spanish a lot better that common elderly people with lower levels os education. Both languages are super similar tho. I believe Spanish and Portuguese are closer to each other than Standard German and most dialects of Swiss German for example. My advice is: learn whatever you really want to. If you're not interested in the language itself, the whole process will become unfeasible. But if you just want to raise your language count, or if you are interested in both of them, than Portuguese first
@Abina Àine well, we here in Portugal can kinda understand the Spanish, especially if it is a person from the regions near Portugal, which talk Spanish dialectics more similar to portuguese, like Galician.
@Catarina lol so se já aprendeu algo da língua, em alguns contextos é impossível entender ainda que seja 30% do que os hispânicos falam. Texto é bem mais simples, mas entender é impossível assistir um filme em espanhol e entender 90% sem nunca ter estudado. Mesmo estudando ainda leva um tempo para entender 90% imagina sem estudar
Here in the UK we have been learning the American language since the advent of TV and film, which is probably why the whole universe is listening to see when we actually shut -up, at which point they out there will know that the world powers have nuked the whole place and they can come along and take over. The one possible chance the world has of survival is to take up the language of the Welsh, as indeed we in this backwater of a country are being forced to use. Confusing the enemy is a great idea but it doesn't do much to improve the tourist trade. Hwyl fawr. (figure that out !!!! )
"They were shocked that I spoke X language" (X = whatever the native language is) is a theme of some RU-vid polygots that just make me despise them, and quite frankly, not believe they can even speak the language beyond Duolingo level. In fact, I watched one such person do the placement test, and while passed, he was struggling and made a couple of mistakes. When you consider that Duolingo goes barely above CERF A2 level (maybe up to C1 in more popular languages like Spanish) and the test does only not cover the whole of the language course, it is clear to me that their language ability is less than "fluent", another word they often use. One such guy took a test in Spanish, which happens is a language I'm learning right now: I could understand most of the test and could guess 65% - 70% of the answers despite only having passsed the first checkpoint and having no prior knowledge of Spanish or any closely related language, shows how relatively easy the test was! (I've also watched native speakers of taking the test and still be recommended to study with Duo, only skipping the first checkpoints). I'm think it's great to be able to speak a foreign language even a beginner level - and much maligned Duolingo can get you there if you use it correctly - my friend is a proof of that and I would be very happy if I could understand Duo's podcasts. What annoys me are naysayers who pretend otherwise: bashing any X app (they all livr to hate Duolingo because it's actually a pretty good compared to many) and then go on promoting equally useless app they happen to like and often get revenue from as an influencer. THERE IS NO ONE APP that can teach you a language to a fluent level! Each has their strengths and shortcomings, including classroom learning, but you still have to work a lot outside the app/ class if you want to become fluent and even then, it takes a long time to achieve true fluency. (As you can see, I'm not there with my English despite using it every day at work and in private life.)
@@oakstrong1 Definitely. If you're aiming for any sort of high level in any language, you should never rely on one source. 'Fluency' requires thousands of hours of being immersed in the language, whether it be watching native content, reading books, or interacting with natives. Apps such as duolingo or textbooks serve to bring you to a very basic level where it won't be as painful to start immersing in the language, and whether you continue or not after that is on you. At the end of the day, there is no one "method" that can get you to fluency. Anyone that sells people on the idea that you will be fluent you take [certain course] is being disingenuous. (By the way, your English is amazing for a non-native) :)
@@oakstrong1 interestingly, xiaoma passed Duolingo in one sitting on live stream. But it's obvious that his level in most other languages are limited conversational level plus things he normally interacts with ("where did you study" "how did you learn this so fast" "why do you like this place") :: In theory, you could stage everything so you didn't have to get surprised by new phrases. Duolingo is pretty weird too. I've only paid attention to 2 language polyglot tubers, but is the Duolingo guy and xiaoma the same person?
There is other polyglot world which doesn't focus on English speaking audience. And that is people speaking Indian languages especially Hindi, there is a Japanese women "Mayo Japan" and a dude, "Kohei" getting millions of views on "shocking Indians" videos. There is also another Korean dude, who has become native level fluent.. in Hindi.
6:08 BUT I NEED TO LEARN RUSSIAN, TO BECOME AN ASTRONAUT, MY PARENTS WANT ME TO BE AN ASTRONAUT IN RUSSIA AND SLAVIC LANGUAGE FAMILY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR GREEKS LIKE ME.
I am a huge language nerd and cant even count how many languages I know. And as a polyglot, German is very useful, because you can go to a university for free only if you are a b1 in german. Very useful language, recommend.
This is really great advice. I'm going to try to unlearn French via electroshock therapy with a car battery and some jumper cables. My brain should be primed for something more useful like Danish. As an added bonus, I will only be able to make guttural hacking sounds.
I was thinking about learning French as well, but I am having second thoughts. If you like the language enough, I dont see no reason why you should not learn it even if there are a lot of people that speak it.
@@foreignlanguagesisfun8143 I agree 100%, the issue I've found is that native speakers will usually treat you like a child until you start speaking the language like an adult, so I've decided to only learn to speak a couple languages and understand a multitude of languages.
Being a Brazillian who used to travel a lot to the Netherlands, yes, it is useless to learn dutch. I head from foreigners dutch learners that the locals will switch to English as soon as they notice you are not a native speaker, not giving you a chance to practice it. And the good thing is that everybody there speaks good english - even the bus driver.
I’m Swedish, and I know English almost as good. I broke the rule of not combining British English and American, nowadays I think I am 85 % American speaker. I fell for Spanish, I know it’s a very common language but still I love it, and I’m also studying latin, which many see as useless to learn since it’s mostly a dead language
1:45 for you guys who doesn't speak portuguese, he said: "hey, good morning, I hope you have a very very very very nice day." It is a very common sentence to use with your family and friends, but it is more used to talk with strangers. Hope i helped you guys understand
You should learn Swiss. It sounds like a different language in 4 regions, but it's all in your head. Some even say it is 4 distinct languages, but they have no idea. If you understand Swiss, you can converse with 3 quarters of the European population easily.
1:01 i dunno if i'm a language simp but i really stuck with any language 😂😂😂😂😂 like i didn't give up from learning German as a third language I know Arabic and English
I am a language learning nerd. Started many, gave them up and learned none. Now I am relearning a language which I strangely enjoy very much. LATIN! Its usefulness or not is of no concern to me. It is an addiction similar to trying to solve a puzzle. I imagine many crossword enthousiasts would be able to relate to this.
I feel you so much here, I love learning everything about languages too and when I think of learning something like Hungarian or Finnish I get excited, currently learning Mandarin
I'm also learning Latin; it's part of the history of western civilization and it gives you a head start in learning French, Italian, Spanish, and other Romance languages.
It depends on living place. For example in central asian countries russian play so significant role and if ones want to enter some jobs in many companies russian always become in the requirement
Japanese is really useful if you go to Japan and got arrested and interrogated for days, as it usually happens to Americans who want to have some fun there (instead of quietly looking around as they are supposed to do).
Dont fool people if you learn portuguese you wont be able to understand Spanish unless you learn it as a native speaker and thats only with the Portugal one because the brasilian version is so different
I have been learning Icelandic, Polynesian Samoan, Māori and Hawaiian Pidgin whilst being Irish (Gailge) born and raised so I'm glad none of these came up on your list
All of the "useless" languages are either very widely spoken, or easy to understand if you speak a more difficult cousin of that language. By these measures, all of the languages you have chosen appear to be highly "useful" (unless there is a "better" Polynesian language to learn...maybe look at Tongan, jajaja).
I'm from Poland and I was forced to learn German as my second foreign language at 7th and 8th grade. Thankfully when I started going to highschool we were able to choose German, Spanish or Italian so I've chosen Spanish.
"Pretty much every German speaks American now" that's the best joke I've ever heard. Actually, it's the one about Dutch sounding beautiful. My housemate compared the Dutch 'g' to choking in a dentist's chair and I have yet to hear a more accurate description
@@krushiler398 most cities you'll be fine, small towns is where people don't really use it. I'm from Frankfurt which is the most international big city in the whole country (yes before Berlin) and people really expect you to be able to speak English at least to a degree where you can communicate. Doesn't need to be perfect, but you do need some skill.
I heard that people in the Netherlands and Germany speak very good English in general compare to in France and Russia. Idk how much of it is true or just stereotypical
my native language is portuguese, so spanish is quite easy to me as you said. However, when I was like four years old, my mother made me learn american, english, australian, canadian, south africanan, new zeelandand, antiguan and barbudan, grenadan, guyanan, jamaican, trinidad and tobagosan, irelandand, and maltan. A rough time indeed, but hey at least i'm a polyglot now
Holland... I lived there for three years, and they never gave me a chance to learn Dutch, because they all spoke good English! They are one of the most wonderful people in the world.
As a native Dutch speaker even I’ve got goosebumps when you gave the most chilling example of how to pronounce those G/CH! As we say in Dutch: Goed gesproken! 😂
eh, some old people in indonesia still pronounce "g" as "ch", instead of teknologi, they pronounce it as tekhnolochi, I wonder where they come from, after reading your comment I think their pronounciation is influenced by dutch hehe
I lost it when he said Danish was the most beautiful language. There’s trolling and there’s saying Swedish and Norwegian are beneath Danish. Hadn’t laughed like this in a while. Thanks man
as a hong konger who can speak cantonese fluently and know a level of mandarin (small conversations). I will try to forget my language and learn english ^^
@@dolly952Uhm, not. Even before the war a lot of Ukranians speak their own language - Ukranian. After the war was started - biggest part of Ukranians speak Ukranian now.
@@goansichishig5292 I meant that if you speak to a Ukrainian in Russian or Ukrainian, they would understand you in either language because like 30 years ago everyone spoke in Russian there cuz of Soviet Union- The war has nothing to do in the language (I think) .0. If not, then correct me, but as long as I’ve studied, it is like that.
As a Dane, I never considered for 1 single second, that this could be comedy. That just shows, you are less critical, if someone says something nice about you. “You must be very intelligent” - Who has ever questioned the validity of that statement? !
You should remove Dutch from the list of the most useless languages: when The Netherlands disappear under water, we'll always have Surinam, in South America, whose official language is Dutch. Don't forget it 😉
This is by far the funniest video I have seen in a hot minute. From one language lover to another, the humor is right on the money and I can't honestly tell you how how hard I laughed. Thank you for saying how I truly feel. Keep up the great work!🤣👍
That's actually a legit reason to learn Portuguese. Pro-tip: Learn European Portuguese, specifically one of the island dialects. No one else will understand you, but you'll understand everyone, thus proving yourself as an alpha.
French, German, Russian, Chinese and English are the languages in which some of the greatest text of human thinking are written so we can see Mr Simp's values towards reading and education.
Absolutely agree with you man. I can tell as a native russian speaker and well-educated person, that wide education are extremely important, and also cultural education ofcourse.
Je voulais apprendre le français mais c’était trop difficile alors j’ai arrêté. C’est juste une petit peut triste car maintenant je ne peut pas même connaître que c’est le français quand quelqu’un parle
@@szurmatpl since we know exactly that Ukrainians want no other land than theirs, the war is sad indeed, and the analysis is funny after seeing ru and foreign putinist propaganda online 🥲
@@moicestlapoussiere777 ya well ukraine was only invented 30 years ago. since kiev has spent the last 8 years attempting to genocide its russian speaking citizens, the Russian Federation had every right to enter to protect them.
