Game of Thrones Language Creator Reviews Valyrian and Dothraki Pronunciation | Vanity Fair

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  • David J. Peterson created two complete languages for Game of Thrones based on only a few lines of dialogue in the books. Watch as David reviews people on the attempting to speak Dothraki and High Valyrian. Do any of them impress him?
    David J Peterson created Duolingo's High Valyrian course which you can find here-
    www.duolingo.com/course/hv/en...
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  • @russianbear7832
    @russianbear7832 5 років тому +15183

    1:55 Valyrian has dialects. Not only did this guy make a language, he made dialects of the language. Holy lord.

    • @d.r.robinson9599
      @d.r.robinson9599 5 років тому +282

      right?? dude you're taking this way too seriously...lol..lol..

    • @trude8073
      @trude8073 4 роки тому +271

      It’s insanely awesome!

    • @Mushimiya
      @Mushimiya 4 роки тому +634

      @@d.r.robinson9599 it's his job. Hr should take it seriously

    • @d.r.robinson9599
      @d.r.robinson9599 4 роки тому +110

      @@Mushimiya its a fake language...its not like he can actually use this in real life...like we the audience would of have really known if Emilia Clarke pronounced a certain word all wrong...LOL..

    • @felipevasconcelos6736
      @felipevasconcelos6736 4 роки тому +191

      Many people do that. Natural languages have dialects, so naturalistic languages should also have dialects.

  • @ummmdudewtf
    @ummmdudewtf 5 років тому +21080

    Shoutout to everyone learning high valyrian on duo lingo

    • @esaie442
      @esaie442 5 років тому +2785

      I don’t have a choice. Duo has my family trapped in a bunker somewhere in the middle of nowhere and has threatened to sell them to the Taliban

    • @uw5772
      @uw5772 5 років тому +74

      Esaie Romain 😂😂😂

    • @andreacabrales4053
      @andreacabrales4053 5 років тому +26

      I love it

    • @iterationzero5570
      @iterationzero5570 5 років тому +547

      Just FYI: David Peterson created the Valyrian course on duolingo.

    • @RobbinCotran1
      @RobbinCotran1 5 років тому +172

      Yup. Still on the sweating mothers and knights levels 😂

  • @margela3483
    @margela3483 4 роки тому +4256

    Job resume:
    Fluent in
    -English
    -French
    -Valyrian

  • @Soldmysoultorocknroll
    @Soldmysoultorocknroll 4 роки тому +2645

    The pride in his eyes when he’s watching Emilia speak Valyrian is adorable

  • @elizabethh8579
    @elizabethh8579 5 років тому +34033

    I love how he speaks of the languages as if they are real with a rich history.

    • @elizabethh8579
      @elizabethh8579 5 років тому +317

      @@starrystudy00 I agree Tolkien made such an immersive world, languages included. I have read the trilogy and the Hobbit, but have not yet gotten to the Simarillion.

    • @kylershumaker1242
      @kylershumaker1242 5 років тому +215

      It is rich with history you uncultured swine

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +74

      @@elizabethh8579 As much as I love Tolkien I wouldn't really recommend the Silmarillion. It's pretty boring since it was never edited by Tolkien himself and wasn't ready for publishing before his death. It's kind of like reading a history textbook except the guy that edited the book wasn't completely sure if what is said is true or not.

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +5

      @@kylershumaker1242 Hey she makes cat toys, she's clearly very cultured.

    • @architius
      @architius 5 років тому +34

      @@maxhydekyle2425 It's kind of liking reading the bible but a lot more epic

  • @DrBlueCow
    @DrBlueCow 5 років тому +20660

    lol Danys one sentence in Valyrian to the slave master has more depth and thoughtfulness than the entirety of season 8

  • @chicquitos1499
    @chicquitos1499 4 роки тому +1109

    This really makes me respect Emilia Clarke as an actress. Her being able to speak MULTIPLE languages that do not exist and execute them perfectly whilst pulling off her scenes is beyond me. The scene in 08x06 when she’s giving a speech to the Dothraki and the Unsullied gave me chills. Her being able to interchange between 3 languages, Westerosi, Valyrian, and Dothraki shows how much talent she had. And the fact that she spoke all 3 FLUENTLY without pausing in 1 scene is ridiculous

    • @yourlandladysson6395
      @yourlandladysson6395 Рік тому +3

      It's her job

    • @virgoqueen8950
      @virgoqueen8950 Рік тому +29

      @@yourlandladysson6395 EVERYONE DOES NOT DO THEIR JOB CORRECTLY

    • @ralphm6901
      @ralphm6901 Рік тому +7

      She in an interview that she had no idea what she was saying, that she was told what to say at the beginning of the scene. She didn't learn the languages to the extent she could carry on a conversation.

    • @anafanini5406
      @anafanini5406 Рік тому +1

      @@ralphm6901 wow! That makes is more difficult!

    • @LalaLa-ze7kv
      @LalaLa-ze7kv 8 місяців тому +1

      Was there westerosi language?😮

  • @architius
    @architius 5 років тому +1056

    I have a french exam tomorrow and I'm sitting here watching a guy speak a made-up language, just kill me

  • @mellamoakshay
    @mellamoakshay 5 років тому +12925

    This dates back to the time GOT writers actually cared about the details.

    • @morizon1337
      @morizon1337 5 років тому +19

      Mimimi

    • @mistein837
      @mistein837 5 років тому +509

      You mean the time when they had books to follow.

    • @epiquewenqa
      @epiquewenqa 5 років тому +79

      @@mistein837 then that means these writers arent that good cause the sheer difference is astounding.

    • @DEE-305
      @DEE-305 5 років тому +103

      @@mistein837 It has nothing to do with the books. The books had two Valyrian words. So basically this was the time when D&D cared about the show & weren't impatient to move on to Star wars.

    • @shuhduvugup8425
      @shuhduvugup8425 5 років тому +1

      SSHSHSH I CANTT

  • @zeroc977
    @zeroc977 5 років тому +8248

    He was speaking so passionately about these languages that I doubted several times if these were actually real languages created ages ago.

    • @nitr0gen_shark
      @nitr0gen_shark 4 роки тому +17

      So did I

    • @steelbear2063
      @steelbear2063 4 роки тому +3

      @@fupta6449
      Latin

    • @fupta6449
      @fupta6449 4 роки тому +32

      Steel Bear latin is real and exists? you mean dead languages. but that doesn’t make them unreal or non-existent lol

    • @alhamjamain638
      @alhamjamain638 3 роки тому +1

      @@fupta6449 latin is a dead languange?

    • @urlovemyla
      @urlovemyla 3 роки тому +2

      @@alhamjamain638 yep

  • @christianbh
    @christianbh 5 років тому +866

    To anyone who has watched “The 100” TV show, he also wrote the grounder language called “Trigedasleng”

    • @caitkinnamon7717
      @caitkinnamon7717 3 роки тому +80

      DUUUUDE really?? Mad respect for this guy

    • @dagheidr
      @dagheidr 3 роки тому +18

      that’s dope

    • @alterego1121
      @alterego1121 3 роки тому +86

      He created Elders Speech for The Witcher too

    • @vlelouch9003
      @vlelouch9003 3 роки тому +19

      Wow grounder language 🙌🏻🙌🏻😚

    • @swaralithakur6175
      @swaralithakur6175 2 роки тому +13

      NO WAYYY OMG that's epiccc

  • @ashleyhansen6150
    @ashleyhansen6150 Рік тому +264

    I believe I saw a clip were Emilia said that when she was trying to learn these languages, she would remember them by making a song with them. I assume that is why she had such great rhythm in her sentences. She still blows me away with her dedication to this role. This guy was awesome also.

  • @AdiSharmaPiano
    @AdiSharmaPiano 5 років тому +17088

    What a smart guy, he literally created a language!

    • @LeChaunce
      @LeChaunce 5 років тому +939

      Multiple languages! For multiple shows and movies!

    • @xXClawtoothXx
      @xXClawtoothXx 5 років тому +91

      2 languages!

    • @szeth14
      @szeth14 5 років тому +335

      ~JRR has entered the Chat~

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +350

      @@szeth14 Haha that's not fair! Tolkien is the father of conlangs and probably had like 100 languages entirely mapped out.

    • @juliansenfr
      @juliansenfr 5 років тому +192

      Tolkien did too, and he created Middle Earth so I guess that's a league up. Not that this guy isn't good.

  • @alex5201341
    @alex5201341 5 років тому +7767

    Valyrian sounds so good. Props for him creating it.

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +245

      I know right? It's such a beautiful language. It's like the Italian of the Thrones world. The only language that's proper for true poetry and music. At least high valaryian is, astapori valaryian sounds like ghetto valryian.

    • @luf4rall
      @luf4rall 5 років тому +39

      @@maxhydekyle2425 sounds more arabic than italian

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 5 років тому +72

      @@maxhydekyle2425 More like -Portuguese or Spanish- a mix of Romance and Slavic languages.

    • @txmilxssi7803
      @txmilxssi7803 5 років тому +77

      @@luf4rall it litteraly sounds nothing like Arabic lol

    • @luf4rall
      @luf4rall 5 років тому +1

      @@txmilxssi7803 sorry was thinking of dothraki

  • @bugrilyus
    @bugrilyus 5 років тому +488

    I hate it when Emilia says "dracarys" without thrilled "R" s! Especially in later seasons.

  • @yolirama6150
    @yolirama6150 Рік тому +66

    Fun fact : What he describes at 3:13 is a real sound change that happens in actual language evolution . It's called metathesis.

    • @rujon288
      @rujon288 Рік тому +5

      like the whole 'ask' being pronounced 'aks'?

    • @yolirama6150
      @yolirama6150 Рік тому +4

      @@rujon288 precisely :)

  • @maxhydekyle2425
    @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +8485

    I love how this guy even has the history of how these languages changed and developed over centuries. That's absolutely amazing. Including local dialects, just amazing that he created this all.

    • @ikeekieeki
      @ikeekieeki 5 років тому +326

      i wish the show used more of his worldbuilding, to be honest. he went beyond what was needed. you can see why he won the competition

    • @booketoiles1600
      @booketoiles1600 5 років тому +118

      Not to diminish his job, it's awesome, but thinking the evolution of the tongue is most often part of creating a fictional language.
      I think it's part because the lore setting constraints helps the creative process, and part because language nerds are the biggest nerds you'll ever meet.

    • @theory2480
      @theory2480 5 років тому +6

      i dislike how he talks about the languages as if they have history

    • @iPyroNigma
      @iPyroNigma 5 років тому +21

      Also, as languages evolve through time - they become simpler. Thus, it allows the fictional linguist to create a simple language (which is functional in your universe) and you may build upon it (and its complexity) by referencing the language's history.

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +41

      @@theory2480 Why? It's part of creating a language for a fantasy world because they do have history and it's almost always incredibly complicated history in fantasy.

  • @strange-scorpion
    @strange-scorpion 5 років тому +4999

    What is valyrian for "felt cute burnt kings landing" ?

  • @SettingMind
    @SettingMind 5 років тому +1500

    How do i say "season 8 sucks" in high valyrian

  • @gapatrici
    @gapatrici 5 років тому +430

    As a native spanish speaker, I think High Valyrian might be easy to pronounce.

    • @ishmamahmed9306
      @ishmamahmed9306 3 роки тому +69

      High Valyrian for Spanish speakers should become a Duolingo course

    • @adge5182
      @adge5182 3 роки тому +10

      Muy cierto

    • @myfeelshurt
      @myfeelshurt Рік тому +8

      @@ishmamahmed9306 well kudos for seeing the future. It is

    • @denebcygnus9129
      @denebcygnus9129 Рік тому +11

      Siento que sería más fácil para serbios, croatas, por esos rumbos.

    • @mastermadii
      @mastermadii Рік тому +2

      @@ishmamahmed9306 It is currently a course on Duolingo.

  • @spinakker14
    @spinakker14 5 років тому +3550

    I can't get over the fact that he talks about mispronunciation and using word variants that no one else besides him understands. I'm amazed that he treats these languages as real, spoken languages with real history behind them

    • @glendarjj3991
      @glendarjj3991 3 роки тому +64

      Ah the detail and effort game of thrones *used* to have in its world building

    • @lunakoala5053
      @lunakoala5053 2 роки тому +72

      @@glendarjj3991 You can basically sum of thrones by: Everybody did a great job and cared a lot, except the writers/show runners.

    • @adamg.5525
      @adamg.5525 Рік тому +32

      If I made my own language, I'd definitely make sure people get it right lmao

    • @x0xTHLover4Lifex0x
      @x0xTHLover4Lifex0x Рік тому +10

      It's as real as any other arbitrary human language. Learn it correctly or don't.

    • @yohanespaskal9352
      @yohanespaskal9352 Рік тому +1

      Fake it until u make it lol he made fake language till it became cultural phenomenon

  • @jmercieca1126
    @jmercieca1126 5 років тому +3278

    the people who aren't pronouncing right sound like voice actors for the sims

  • @annieskye7519
    @annieskye7519 5 років тому +106

    Every time Daenerys said "Dracarys" without the "trilled r" I was kinda sad since I enjoyed Emilia's performance of the first time sooo much

  • @monkeysensei5128
    @monkeysensei5128 5 років тому +161

    The only dracerys that sounded badass was when she spoke it with that valeryian accent.

    • @jexotic1470
      @jexotic1470 4 роки тому +11

      She should have done them all like that ):

    • @markusaskeland8797
      @markusaskeland8797 4 роки тому +3

      Omg right?? Thats when she ”r” in the right way

    • @nileverdeen3797
      @nileverdeen3797 2 роки тому +1

      All anything before season 7 was great imo

  • @tashasolomon8915
    @tashasolomon8915 5 років тому +2806

    As someone who studied Linguistics, this makes my day

    • @TeddyBear-sf2pk
      @TeddyBear-sf2pk 5 років тому +36

      Tasha Solomon what’s it like to study? I love languages and I’m passionate about learning. Been wanting to create some for my fantasy worlds but I don’t know much about it.

    • @kengillespie7797
      @kengillespie7797 4 роки тому +9

      Tasha Solomon I'm thinking about majoring in linguistics, do you think it was worth studying, in your opinion?

    • @imbatgirl
      @imbatgirl 3 роки тому +17

      Teddy Bear Tasha
      Yes!! Im currently an undergrad and I love it!! It helps understand other language structures and makes it easier to learn because language has specific patterns and rules for irregular verbs. I personally love it and many linguists are polyglot. Ive studied over 5 languages and I wish to learn more.
      The only downside to the degree, if you live in the states, is there isnt much of a market for linguists unless you plan to become a teacher/professor, translator, interpreter. Most other jobs like editing, copywriting, or journalism require you have an english, marketing or journalism degree. So having a second degree to back your first would help tremendously.

    • @gayeponine3223
      @gayeponine3223 3 роки тому

      Same!!

    • @soulfulmay
      @soulfulmay 3 роки тому +1

      @@imbatgirl omg! that's so cool!
      I'm currently studying linguistics and literature (in my country those careers are one degree not two unless you want a major or doctorate) and I want to be a translator/interpreter but I don't know how.
      Do you how can I become one?

  • @MovieHypeSA
    @MovieHypeSA 5 років тому +5774

    You guys need to invite him back so he can go in-depth on Grey Worm. I really wanted to know more about that.

    • @FreakieFan
      @FreakieFan 5 років тому +186

      I've heard directors of GoT episodes say the same thing about Jacob Anderson and his ability to talk in the fictional languages of GoT

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +53

      @@FreakieFan It's cause he's a rapper.

    • @rabiosas6473
      @rabiosas6473 5 років тому +26

      IKR i really wanted to hear what he had to say about him!!

    • @princeapoopoo5787
      @princeapoopoo5787 5 років тому +133

      Jacob Anderson is the GOAT. He's a talented musician, a funny guy, great actor and can pick up a fake second language flawlessly?

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +4

      @@princeapoopoo5787 Second and third

  • @boboblueblue2
    @boboblueblue2 Рік тому +86

    You can see that he’s really passionate about the languages he created! He really wants to be informed and included in anything that involves them lol.

  • @ramenseller
    @ramenseller 5 років тому +131

    _Me trying to speak Valarian_
    My tongue : *_and I oop-_*

  • @juliansenfr
    @juliansenfr 5 років тому +3899

    I speak the common tongue, I guess that's pretty good?

    • @khazms
      @khazms 5 років тому +57

      Well, depends. The common tongue uses non-american accents.

    • @mrsentencename7334
      @mrsentencename7334 5 років тому +30

      KingZ they are a variety of British accents

    • @juliansenfr
      @juliansenfr 5 років тому +24

      @@khazms If you look closely enough you'll notice Westeros is just Britain flipped 180°. Besides, I'm not American anyway so yay?

    • @kaggapu
      @kaggapu 5 років тому +4

      Ich auch, du ☺

    • @wookietreiber7971
      @wookietreiber7971 5 років тому

      I speak two versions of the common tongue

  • @LB-on1qh
    @LB-on1qh 5 років тому +3779

    This guy would have probably written a more in-depth season 8, then the entire actual writing team of season 8....LMFAO

    • @ikeekieeki
      @ikeekieeki 5 років тому +13

      100%

    • @zombiegun71
      @zombiegun71 5 років тому +23

      The entire writing team is Dave and Dan. Which is why it sucks

    • @jazminyamilachamorropineda7566
      @jazminyamilachamorropineda7566 5 років тому +8

      Wait until you se the final episode

    • @LB-on1qh
      @LB-on1qh 5 років тому +9

      ​@@jazminyamilachamorropineda7566 Just saw it and let me just say that I feel robbed of the years I spent watching this show.

    • @jazminyamilachamorropineda7566
      @jazminyamilachamorropineda7566 5 років тому +3

      Lamiek_1 they really just fuckup the 2 last seasons. The ending makes absolutely no sense.

  • @DavidBrocekArt
    @DavidBrocekArt 3 роки тому +52

    Actros: makes mistake by accident.
    David J. Peterson: "It was actually thousands of years of language development, after the Doom of Valyria took place....."

  • @acbennett1
    @acbennett1 5 років тому +173

    Too bad you couldn’t help Dave and Dan with the actual script 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @brandonteague7605
    @brandonteague7605 5 років тому +5885

    Am I tripping or does this guy have normal fingers for thumbs??

    • @Eskii_NZL
      @Eskii_NZL 5 років тому +555

      Hahaha this comment made me laugh way too hard, he has hella long thumbs 🤣

    • @rubyrea3236
      @rubyrea3236 5 років тому +813

      Annnnnd the rest of the video I'm staring at his freaky thumbs fml

    • @LS-du7ot
      @LS-du7ot 5 років тому +219

      Longest thumbs I’ve ever seen 😳

    • @quiroz7767
      @quiroz7767 5 років тому +11

      Lmao

    • @thrill102
      @thrill102 5 років тому +163

      Can we try to be nice to people? It’s really not necessary to make fun of people’s thumbs or any other parts of their body.

  • @gus_viei
    @gus_viei 5 років тому +2289

    High Valyrian rocks. I always wondered why Emilia pronounced "iksos" as "iskos" and I love that without knowing, she got it right in Astapori Valyrian.

    • @loueneu
      @loueneu 5 років тому +158

      although the whole Iskos-Iksos inversion in Astaporian seems very much apocryphal. I mean, the dude invented the language, so I guess he is allowed to make things up on the spot!

    • @gus_viei
      @gus_viei 5 років тому +142

      Lou Ayneux if he inveted it on spot then props to him, because he even gave it a backstory as to why Emilia’s mistake made sense. Loved it. 😂

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 5 років тому +44

      Yeah, honestly, even if it is retconned, I don't mind. It only shows extreme creativity when it's done properly like this.

    • @anttihelin6820
      @anttihelin6820 5 років тому +64

      And anyway this kind of skks switch happens in real languages so I'll allow it.

    • @oshash3183
      @oshash3183 5 років тому +25

      @@anttihelin6820 some americans pronounce ask as aks .. i aksed 😅

  • @cynthiaborges2471
    @cynthiaborges2471 5 років тому +39

    7:48 as a native Spanish speaker I was nodding my head like "yeah, he's right""... In this part

  • @alyjahflakes
    @alyjahflakes Рік тому +40

    I’d love to hear what he thinks of Ranerys’ and Damon’s high valerian

  • @Chris1this
    @Chris1this 5 років тому +3968

    If only they put this much effort into making the final season good

    • @HunterG5
      @HunterG5 5 років тому +4

      Cinyx GP Right

    • @DMCEagles05
      @DMCEagles05 5 років тому +14

      @@HunterG5 The show is perfectly fine now. S7 sucked

    • @PoxyBear
      @PoxyBear 5 років тому +7

      Then stop watching it FFS.

    • @isham2044
      @isham2044 5 років тому +16

      Its impossible to finish a show like GoT in 1 season with 6 episodes, especially when it just started getting more interesting when 1 of the main characters just landed herself in the playzone. D&D just didnt wanted to properly finish what they started and im extremely dissapointed but ill probably happy once this destruction of a once beloved show ends

    • @TheSuperNats
      @TheSuperNats 5 років тому +2

      DMCEagles05 “perfectly fine” that’s why they’re fine churning out mediocrity😭😭

  • @jatilq
    @jatilq 5 років тому +1662

    Second time I've heard that the actor who plays Grey Worm is the best at this, yet he was not used as an example in this video?

    • @trishabidesi9426
      @trishabidesi9426 5 років тому +174

      Grey Worm truly does sound natural in Valaryian.

    • @borismuller86
      @borismuller86 5 років тому +94

      His natural accent is crazy strong too. Very normal English but a strong accent.

    • @jennocontreras623
      @jennocontreras623 5 років тому +57

      Yasss that is true!
      Emilia's Valyrian sounds, slightly unnatural and forced at times, hehe sorry just an opinion 😁

    • @bigvirgonrg
      @bigvirgonrg 5 років тому +17

      Jenno Contreras hers sounds the best to me! it just rolls off of her tongue

    • @bugrilyus
      @bugrilyus 5 років тому +24

      @@jennocontreras623 Especially when saying "dracarys" in later seasons without the thrilled "R" s

  • @lioness9271
    @lioness9271 Рік тому +62

    I could be learning Japanese, I could be strengthening my Spanish or studying German but as a game of thrones fan and house of the dragon fan I can’t resist learning high Valyrian, so I shall follow this path 😌

    • @Lay-Man
      @Lay-Man Рік тому +2

      I hadn't watched GOT but I started learning High Valyrian.
      Now I'm watching little by little.

    • @galaxydeathskrill5607
      @galaxydeathskrill5607 26 днів тому

      i could be building on my missed spanish grammer(thanks high school..) and conjugation
      but as an elf-friend I decided Sindarin, Telerin and Quenya to be my fate

  • @emilybrown3610
    @emilybrown3610 Рік тому +20

    just came back to this after the more extensive+casual use of Valyrian in HotD - Millie’s “Dracarys” is perfect AND the difference with the 150+ year old accent compared to time setting in GoT is felt and appreciated… the lil details make a show which is why HotD is amazing. Thanks GRRM!!!

  • @micaelaroyo4837
    @micaelaroyo4837 5 років тому +352

    "Okay, now im gonna hear you guys speak Dothraki to Jason Mamoa"
    *fan and Jason speaking to like no volume to the point where all you hear is static*
    12:35 "I definitely liked the energy"

  • @kw7378a1
    @kw7378a1 5 років тому +743

    Don’t feel bad! We all wish the Dothraki got more screen time.

    • @AnnoyingAsianWitch
      @AnnoyingAsianWitch 5 років тому +6

      They did! They came back to get fried in King's Landing 🤣🤣🤣

    • @IAmTheDawn
      @IAmTheDawn Рік тому

      No we don't. F. Off.

  • @klauskleber9250
    @klauskleber9250 4 роки тому +55

    Had the awesome opportunity to attend a lecture he gave, it is actually incredible how passionate he is about linguistics and all the thought that went into Dothraki and all the other languages he created for GoT.

  • @niinnaluiza5094
    @niinnaluiza5094 5 років тому +28

    It's really crazy to realize that he is perfectly fluent on a language that doesn't even exist. He's probably the one who "speaks like a native"

  • @couldntchooseausername9360
    @couldntchooseausername9360 5 років тому +333

    Lmfao
    Job description: *prefers to be bi-lingual
    Me: *speak english and high valyrian

    • @Milfuelle100
      @Milfuelle100 5 років тому +11

      couldnt choose a username my cousin’s job is to hire people for this company. Her only job is to review resumes and do interviews and then send the finalists to someone else. She’s seen a few resumes with fictional languages under skills. For other reasons she never approved the resumes but she thought it was pretty cool.

  • @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-
    @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.- 5 років тому +411

    That was the best impression of a gringo I have ever heard.

    • @LauM
      @LauM 5 років тому +5

      omg, yes

  • @mambojambo4874
    @mambojambo4874 5 років тому +22

    "Thrill those R's, I know it's hard for americans..."
    *[Laughs in south Brazilian Portuguese]*

  • @DonghuaTeahouse
    @DonghuaTeahouse Рік тому +3

    Thank you for putting so much thought into it. The world needs more people like you in it!

  • @mariatxxxc
    @mariatxxxc 5 років тому +277

    His proud face is everything

  • @spinakker14
    @spinakker14 5 років тому +501

    Please invite him back where he talks about the scene where Melisandre is chanting that spell! That was so mystical it gave me goosebumps

    • @cameliia_
      @cameliia_ 2 роки тому +9

      Are you talking about John's resurrection? as far as I am concerned, in one of the interviews the actress said that she forgot her sentences and promptly made up sounds by herself
      So it's technically not Valyrian(

  • @albuszx
    @albuszx Рік тому +22

    It'd be lovely to have him again to talk about the changes in the High Valyrian spoken in HotD!

  • @CaitlinH555
    @CaitlinH555 3 роки тому +2

    The linguistic explanations and layers of meaning created are just delightful. What a great video.

  • @kasim7509
    @kasim7509 5 років тому +212

    i think he's the only guy who has more knowledge in the history of the languages of GOT world than GRRM
    GRRM created 2 sentences and this guy knows the history of how language changed, its mind blowing

  • @that.guy619
    @that.guy619 5 років тому +1254

    So basically he just made up 2 languages.

    • @starrystudy00
      @starrystudy00 5 років тому +21

      what else u gonna do :l

    • @juliansenfr
      @juliansenfr 5 років тому +107

      And there's actual people learning them on language apps

    • @that.guy619
      @that.guy619 5 років тому +19

      Julian Sen people must really have a lot of Time

    • @alexman378
      @alexman378 5 років тому +93

      He says he even creates languages in his spare time when he’s bored, he’s probably created a good amount of them.

    • @ikeekieeki
      @ikeekieeki 5 років тому +36

      this is his job, but he got it by having it as a hobby for years and years

  • @jamjar4989
    @jamjar4989 5 років тому +2

    This is amazing, all the production surrounding this show is just incredible.

  • @mlc5158
    @mlc5158 Рік тому +10

    need vanity fair to bring this guy back and have him react to the high valyrian scenes in house of the dragon. there are only 2 episodes out, but there's so many great dialogues already!

  • @Howtard
    @Howtard 5 років тому +447

    This is awesome, hearing that Jason as Drogo even had a "manly" affectation on his dothraki accent is such a nice touch. This makes me want to get into linguistics.

  • @jadog881
    @jadog881 5 років тому +521

    They should have had this guy write the show, with the amount of detail he focuses on it would have been better than D&D

    • @afrosymphony8207
      @afrosymphony8207 5 років тому +4

      ohh stfu. The pressure will probably crack him like an egg. you think "detail" is the only thing u need to create a good show. even david fincher has admitted he wouldnt want to make a marvel superhero thing like avengers cause he doesnt like the presure does kinda jobs brings with it.

    • @elvibora3965
      @elvibora3965 5 років тому

      😂😂😂

    • @jadog881
      @jadog881 5 років тому +5

      Yea and it was announced that they are doing the next star wars trilogy, so they most likely rushed this, to be able to do that

    • @BlushGush
      @BlushGush Рік тому

      For SURE

  • @buttons2079
    @buttons2079 5 років тому +1

    Aghhhh I love this guy too much. I've never actually seen Game of Thrones, but a couple of years ago I was doing a school project on conlanging and read a lot about Dothraki and Valyrian and ended up contacting him with a few questions. He answered them all really helpfully and kindly, and I still have quite an interest in linguistics and conlangs.

  • @d98lo
    @d98lo Рік тому +6

    I’m a gigantic Game of Thrones fan, & this video makes me love it a hundred times more! He invented a beautiful language, & his passion is well proven! I’m so beyond impressed

  • @zotter1235
    @zotter1235 5 років тому +1607

    This guy is a genius don’t get me wrong but his hair cracks me up😂😂

    • @khazms
      @khazms 5 років тому +43

      I quite like the hair. Although, it's not a common hairstyle in America. It is in European and Asian countries though.

    • @FabiJenneke
      @FabiJenneke 5 років тому +96

      @@khazms I'm European and I can tell you that this hairstyle is not typical for Europeans lol.

    • @khazms
      @khazms 5 років тому +29

      @@FabiJenneke Europe has many countries, it's a literal continent. You can't possibly speak for all Europeans. I've seen the hairstyle common in some European countries.
      That said, I'll take your word for it. I'm just saying, I've seen it more common in Europe and Asia than America.

    • @plastic_cleopatra
      @plastic_cleopatra 5 років тому +37

      genius people don't care what they look like

    • @pkdph8433
      @pkdph8433 5 років тому +15

      For me it's his thumbs lol

  • @ss11111ss
    @ss11111ss 5 років тому +655

    i like this guy he is nice not like the other douchey language experts we've seen before

    • @MichaelGazin
      @MichaelGazin 5 років тому +12

      omg I can't stand the "accent" guy they have with a passion! Dude thinks he's the star rather than Brad Pitt who's in the clip right next to his face.

    • @gal69lag
      @gal69lag 5 років тому +36

      @OIFMeDiC89 Nils how nice did you need him to be? I thought he was awesome

    • @tord2354
      @tord2354 4 роки тому +30

      @OIFMeDiC89 Nils He just didn't like people making a mockery out of something he spent a looooong time creating innit.

    • @52hello25
      @52hello25 4 роки тому +16

      @OIFMeDiC89 Nils Just because you're not smart enough to understand him doesn't mean he's pretentious.

  • @annakulbashny4941
    @annakulbashny4941 5 років тому +18

    I can tell he’s super protective over his language... but also this is so interesting!

  • @SPANISHANIMEFREAK
    @SPANISHANIMEFREAK 5 років тому +5

    “That’s it, that’s the sound” - true enthusiasm

  • @BrickMoosie
    @BrickMoosie 5 років тому +787

    Everyone in the comments: "Wow, this guy invented an entire language, he must be Albert Einstein"
    J.R.R. Tolkien: "Am I a joke to you?"
    Edit: For those unaware, Tolkien (writer of Lord of The Rings/Hobbit fame) invented his first language at the age of 13 and went on to make around 20 languages in total that he then used for his books (he made the languages first). They included 15 seperate Elvish languages, a language of the Ents (tree people), Orcish, a language of Men, the language of the Hobbits, and of course Dwarvish, which even had its own form of sign language since the forges and mines the dwarves worked in were too loud to communicate verbally. Two of these languages, Quenya and Sindarin, are considered funtional and can easily be used conversationally, though they lack niche words. It seems like this guy is making up certain things as he goes along and I doubt Dothraki and Valyrian are anywhere near as fleshed out as Quenya and Sindarin. So with all do respect, this guy can hold Tolkien's beer.

    • @jemts5586
      @jemts5586 5 років тому +44

      Yeah people forgot about him! But when LOTR was out and in the limelight, there were tons of people talking about the languages.

    • @jessiegraves7764
      @jessiegraves7764 5 років тому +12

      Elvish is the OG.

    • @hide904
      @hide904 4 роки тому +4

      Elvish was what all the coolest RPers had to learn back in my roleplaying days on forums and places like IMVU. But as far as linguistics go (I studied it during my electives) seem factitious with his explanations.

    • @novvain495
      @novvain495 4 роки тому +8

      Not only Tolkien (he did a GREAT job and basically started the Conlanging) but many people have it as a hobby. I have made only one good one, but that doesn't mean I am Einstein. And there is a bog conlang community as well.
      I don't want to make High Valyrian seem bad, it is really good. It is just that I am upsetten when people praise one person for making a conlang. It is not that hard people.

    • @yung_pinnekjtt9957
      @yung_pinnekjtt9957 4 роки тому +29

      It's not a competition

  • @godlygamer911
    @godlygamer911 5 років тому +279

    love that chick being so confident and failing so hard speaking to Jason

  • @009bets
    @009bets 5 років тому

    Exciting to learn about this!!

  • @SolipsismRocksMySock
    @SolipsismRocksMySock Рік тому +10

    As a little language nerd I loved this! Fun fact, the y in high valerian is the same as the Norwegian y. Also hard for native English speakers.

  • @4W0RD5
    @4W0RD5 5 років тому +138

    Before they spelled it out I thought he said "The BEATLES will feast on your lungs".
    Like, "Okay, random" lol

  • @aurora_skies_
    @aurora_skies_ 5 років тому +452

    This man is a genius but someone please tell him to part his hair a different way...

    • @chebon8493
      @chebon8493 5 років тому

      Hahahahhahaa

    • @BIGshippyy
      @BIGshippyy 5 років тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @alieniverson8139
      @alieniverson8139 5 років тому +35

      He came up with Dracarys. He can do what he wants

    • @jaclbrown27
      @jaclbrown27 5 років тому +5

      Eccentric people have a habit of parting their hair that way, I'm guilty too. It looks bad but feels right! lmao😂 Good Day

    • @Indrea13
      @Indrea13 4 роки тому

      @@alieniverson8139 Actually George came up with dracarys, but you're right😂

  • @Timurv1234
    @Timurv1234 Рік тому +9

    Yes, Grey Worm speaks it like its his native language. He really accepted it deeply!

  • @juanaguirre2551
    @juanaguirre2551 5 років тому +7

    "Awww honey"
    J. R. R. Tolkien

  • @Zack-bl1cw
    @Zack-bl1cw 5 років тому +587

    He went to the same highschool as me and was a guest speaker for my German class

    • @nne3196
      @nne3196 5 років тому +7

      I believe him

    • @backpfeifengesicht8415
      @backpfeifengesicht8415 5 років тому

      Is he German? Why was he there?

    • @Zack-bl1cw
      @Zack-bl1cw 5 років тому +2

      @@backpfeifengesicht8415 because he went to my school and took German?

    • @Zack-bl1cw
      @Zack-bl1cw 5 років тому

      @VanderbiltQuinn it happened when I was a sophomore

    • @backpfeifengesicht8415
      @backpfeifengesicht8415 5 років тому +1

      @@Zack-bl1cw haha I thought he was there as a guest :D

  • @alialmuhanna4938
    @alialmuhanna4938 5 років тому +271

    Was it just me or did anyone else have trouble with the sound of the clip with the woman speaking to Jason Mamoa in Dothraki ?

    • @TheResidentPsycho
      @TheResidentPsycho 5 років тому +48

      I never heard anything on that part, it kinda sounded like it was muted out with some static

    • @Arilostie
      @Arilostie 5 років тому +6

      Same

    • @haganeelric98
      @haganeelric98 5 років тому +4

      Same here

    • @shyannrhames5237
      @shyannrhames5237 5 років тому +1

      John Doe no I didn’t

    • @Maryninka
      @Maryninka 5 років тому +7

      Try again with earphones/headphones. At first I didn't heard anything either, but when I tried again with earphones on it worked fine c:

  • @the_bna5395
    @the_bna5395 5 років тому +6

    I love how this man put a value for language he created

  • @EvieReddingWrites
    @EvieReddingWrites 5 років тому +18

    His book, The Art of Language Invention, is such a fun read if someone is into that type of thing. As a sociolinguist, it’s always an interesting time studying conlangs. :D
    Thanks for this wonderful video~

  • @samhilton4173
    @samhilton4173 5 років тому +248

    7:00 that woman has never seen the show, and probably never even heard a single foreign language, if that was honestly her best attempt.

    • @joshboston2323
      @joshboston2323 5 років тому +24

      Sam Hilton-yeah absolutely insane. Pronouncing everything as if they are English words. You would say that if she has seen game of thrones, she could’ve altered that.

    • @ChronicRen
      @ChronicRen 5 років тому +5

      Would love to see her try to speak Japanese lol

    • @joshboston2323
      @joshboston2323 5 років тому

      TheGhost-yeah clearly hahah

    • @pinch69
      @pinch69 5 років тому +4

      It's like a sim talking

    • @skelaiton
      @skelaiton 5 років тому

      Bruh you made me get a add

  • @soufian2733
    @soufian2733 5 років тому +470

    VANITY FAIR!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!! Please make a video with Ramin Djawadi next

    • @ninazada
      @ninazada 4 роки тому +2

      agreed, another great genius in the series!

  • @AbolfazlKhadem
    @AbolfazlKhadem Рік тому

    It's 6:14 AM and I am absolutely enjoying watching this video. This guy created a whole new language and the passionate way he is talking about it just amazes me. props to this guy

  • @WolfJulia2001
    @WolfJulia2001 5 років тому

    Such a genuine energy I love him

  • @EmilyScialabba
    @EmilyScialabba 5 років тому +220

    I am so annoyed that the second Dothraki clip is completely cut off. It just sounds like white noise; we can’t hear her at all. :(

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +22

      Oh good I thought it was my phone messing up.

    • @Edward-W
      @Edward-W 5 років тому +3

      Strange. I have no problem hearing her

    • @Cubbieblue26
      @Cubbieblue26 5 років тому +5

      Same thing happened to me. The right headphone is white noise, the left and very soft speech. Put them together and you can hear it perfectly.

    • @Philafxs
      @Philafxs 5 років тому +19

      Only on devices with a single speaker. The left and right channel are 180 degrees out of phase, meaning they cancel each other out. If you use earphones, headphones or any device with two speakers so that the left and right audio channels are not combined, you will hear it just fine.

    • @EmilyScialabba
      @EmilyScialabba 5 років тому +3

      @@Philafxs Yes, it works perfectly fine with my laptop. :D Thanks for the heads up!

  • @Nagutama
    @Nagutama 5 років тому +310

    Jajajaja those people really spoke valiryan like some english speakers speak spanish 😄😭 use your Rrrrrrrrrrr

    • @27poker
      @27poker 5 років тому +9

      It's like Braking Bad scenes in spanish all over again.

    • @danielrabelais1905
      @danielrabelais1905 5 років тому +12

      @@27poker Now you made me remember Gus Fring's horrible Spanish. As a native speaker I appreciated the effort, but God, where they atrocious

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 5 років тому +8

      I like his recommendation of Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away for people to practice the pronunciation. I've never even thought of that.

    • @lauraeblanco
      @lauraeblanco 5 років тому +2

      I speak Portuguese.
      Never learned how to do that Rrrrrr.

    • @katiekurke
      @katiekurke 5 років тому +1

      27 poker not all of us can roll our r’s😔

  • @keifer7813
    @keifer7813 Рік тому +2

    Man's rolling them R's like his life depended on them

  • @wedredwed000
    @wedredwed000 5 років тому +3

    Been reading this guys book on how he wrote the languages in Game of Thrones, it's pretty fascinating and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed this video!

  • @derpyguyness3199
    @derpyguyness3199 5 років тому +1123

    This is good. I wish I spoke this language. If only it was useful in life.

    • @jaydattchampavat6387
      @jaydattchampavat6387 5 років тому +15

      Like klingon?

    • @derpyguyness3199
      @derpyguyness3199 5 років тому

      I mean 😏 yea I guess. 😆

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 років тому +7

      @@jaydattchampavat6387 You can actually read stuff in Klingon though and take classes for it.

    • @rexdenver9668
      @rexdenver9668 5 років тому +41

      It will get you all the girls bro.

    • @kojayeoja
      @kojayeoja 5 років тому +110

      Something doesn't need to be "useful" to be worth learning or enjoying. Don't let capitalism ruin your life lol

  • @aneikierowe6679
    @aneikierowe6679 5 років тому +37

    This blows my mind the fact that he created two new languages for a mythical show. I applaud you.

    • @KateeAngel
      @KateeAngel 3 роки тому +1

      Follower in the steps of Tolkien

  • @HavanaSyndrome69
    @HavanaSyndrome69 Рік тому +6

    At around@3:00 when you talk about her accidentally using the S in the wrong place and it was fortuitous that because the regional dialect happens to do the same thing. What's cool about the way you made the language dialect for that region is that that's how regional dialect end up working anyway. It's what "feeeeeels" like the right thing to say basically so it came out natural the way it would in real life! Neat! :]

  • @disf5178
    @disf5178 8 місяців тому +2

    Hearing Emilia Clarke speaking valarian/dothraki became nails on a chalkboard

  • @indranemty
    @indranemty 5 років тому +155

    I wish Dothraki was on Duolingo too. I'm having a hard time with High Valyrian whereas Dothraki comes naturally to me

    • @urmum7461
      @urmum7461 4 роки тому +1

      Indra Nemty cool

  • @MrCheesyPerson
    @MrCheesyPerson 5 років тому +128

    this guy just wants to bro down with people and get invited to parties haha i love him

  • @honor826
    @honor826 Рік тому +3

    I want to see him react to Rhaenyra and Daemon speaking High Valyrian

  • @333nile
    @333nile Рік тому

    I need a part two off this

  • @sedsa097
    @sedsa097 5 років тому +504

    So Valaryian is French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian mixed together.

    • @millie-vs1ku
      @millie-vs1ku 5 років тому +94

      sedsa097 I think in both sound and history of the language, it’s comparable to Latin. Both were languages of massive ancient empires that have since fallen, and now only dialects and related languages are spoken.

    • @reikae__
      @reikae__ 5 років тому +52

      Honestly I study Latin (and I'm Italian) and it sounds more like a mix of German, Finnish and Spanish to me.
      Also I think it's not that similar to Latin, as after the Roman Empire fell the language became a media for two people of different language to speak to one another (you could kind of say it was like what English is nowadays, just reserved to the rich and intellectual) and is still used by the Church

    • @novvain495
      @novvain495 4 роки тому +12

      Romanian, Occitan, Galician, Catalan, Rumansh, Megleno/A/Isitro-Romanian, Sardinian:Hey we are romance languages too.

    • @Indrea13
      @Indrea13 4 роки тому

      @@reikae__ 100% AGREED. THANK YOU.

    • @mrcrackdonald_1
      @mrcrackdonald_1 3 роки тому

      sooo latin?

  • @babyshark154
    @babyshark154 5 років тому +255

    he does have a spin off ... it’s called AQUAMAN

  • @009bets
    @009bets 5 років тому

    Loved this!!!

  • @keller109
    @keller109 5 років тому +2

    I bought his book 2 years ago. It was incredibly helpful in creating my own conlang ❤

  • @blueskybelyr
    @blueskybelyr 5 років тому +55

    He's so chill and nice and obviously a genius lol

  • @ChaosCryptidd
    @ChaosCryptidd 5 років тому +96

    Did anyone else have an audio issue when the fan is speaking dothraki to Jason Mamoa?

    • @ShadaDX
      @ShadaDX 5 років тому

      i did! wonder why that is..

    • @_homewardbound_4149
      @_homewardbound_4149 5 років тому +1

      It works with my headphones, but not without, and I have no idea why

  • @romeblanchard3419
    @romeblanchard3419 5 років тому +3

    So much respect for this guy

  • @partymanners
    @partymanners 5 років тому +2

    I'm so impressed, he's truly a brilliant man.