Paris, how many languages do you speak?

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  • I ask strangers in Paris, France many languages they speak. Paris is the capital of France and as you will see it's a beautiful city full of many languages!
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  • @KolydoscopeMusic
    @KolydoscopeMusic 10 місяців тому +3180

    Her flipping the “what do you think of life in Paris” question on you before immediately whipping out a cigarette is about the most French thing I’ve seen in quite some time 😂🐢

    • @miaoumisou8589
      @miaoumisou8589 10 місяців тому +385

      She thought he asked her to translate his question to English.

    • @sahilkhurana_
      @sahilkhurana_ 10 місяців тому +16

      ​exactly

    • @Walid_walid829
      @Walid_walid829 10 місяців тому +45

      @@miaoumisou8589no , she's understand him very well

    • @guilhemtapie7134
      @guilhemtapie7134 10 місяців тому +177

      ​​​​​​@@Walid_walid829The way he asked her to tell him what she thinks of life in Paris is the same way you ask someone to translate a sentence.
      He literally said : "Can you say in English : what do you think of life in Paris"

    • @karikaru
      @karikaru 10 місяців тому +33

      @@guilhemtapie7134 I think both are true. As an advanced language learner these are the types of comprehension problems you run into where the context or intonation would indicate his meaning but someone who hasn't had as much experience in building that context of American/English speaking culture wouldn't catch that.
      I'm learning Persian right now in Asia and I try to keep track of these situations where my questions are misunderstood because it's not necessarily a vocabulary problem but a contextual problem. What's obvious in one culture and background might be not so in another. Jokes are especially tricky because the predictable patterns and shared cultural knowledge aren't there and it's really easy to just look like you're making another error in a language you're not as familiar in. These aren't even problems that are unique to language learners but also cross-cultural communication of all kinds like inter-generational communication within your home country or someone from a poor inner city talking to someone from a wealthy suburb.

  • @adoberoots
    @adoberoots 10 місяців тому +1710

    The confusion for the girl with the life in Paris question happened because of the way you asked the question! You asked “Est-ce que vous pouvez dire en anglais qu’est-ce que vous pensez de la vie à Paris?” - which sounds like “Can you say in English ‘what do you think about life in Paris?’” - as if you’re asking her to translate that sentence! Next time try “Est-ce que vous pouvez me dire en anglais *ce que vous pensez* de la vie à Paris?” which is like “Can you tell me in English what you think about life in Paris?”
    Bon courage ! ;-)

    • @yvesd_fr1810
      @yvesd_fr1810 10 місяців тому +38

      Oui, agreed !

    • @garmit61
      @garmit61 10 місяців тому +70

      Think she knew what was the question but chose to turn tables on the interviewer. Cute response.

    • @adoberoots
      @adoberoots 10 місяців тому +107

      @@garmit61 maybe, but it really does not seem or sound like it at first. She does seem to realize when she doubles up and asks him “What do you think?” But the first time around her intonation and way of saying it aren’t like a question but like a translation, in my opinion. Also, his question truly does sound like he’s asking for a translation in the way it’s worded - I might have answered the same way to be honest.

    • @adoberoots
      @adoberoots 10 місяців тому +12

      @@garmit61 there is also the possibility that she intentionally translated it instead of answering as a way of letting him know he didn’t ask the question the way one should.. But she doesn’t seem like that sort of person to me

    • @laszlosimay4592
      @laszlosimay4592 10 місяців тому +5

      That's funny, I went to school with her 😂

  • @SM-ef7yp
    @SM-ef7yp 10 місяців тому +1447

    Incredible how people from Scandinavia speak great English

    • @Entername-md1ev
      @Entername-md1ev 10 місяців тому +281

      Based on stats, there’s a higher percentage of people who can speak English in Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark than in Canada 😅

    • @karimakah
      @karimakah 10 місяців тому +90

      It's taught at am early age but also because a lot of TV shows are not translated because its small populations up there.

    • @FreeWorldCitizen
      @FreeWorldCitizen 10 місяців тому +124

      That’s because they don’t have the choice ! Their languages are not strong and spread as French or Spanish. Basically in France you have access to absolutely everything in French from American tv show to scientific books. On a daily basis there is no need to speak another language that’s why we are worst than Scandinavian countries

    • @vmoses1979
      @vmoses1979 10 місяців тому +16

      @@Entername-md1ev Haha. Those damn Quebecers bringing the average down. Quel dommage.

    • @vmoses1979
      @vmoses1979 10 місяців тому +65

      @@FreeWorldCitizen That's not quite it. Of course they can get access to everything published in English in their respective languages. It's that Scandinavian/Dutch languages are Germanic like English so it is more easily accessible to them. As well they don't have historical and cultural baggage that makes them predisposed to sideline English like the French. Finally- I don't think French people are good at languages barring the related romance ones. French peoole speaking English frequently have quite thick accents.

  • @raatroc
    @raatroc 10 місяців тому +1009

    Afrikaans is not derived from German but from Dutch!

    • @louisl.-s.4143
      @louisl.-s.4143 10 місяців тому +149

      He probably mixed up German for Dutch because in Afrikaans German is Duits

    • @pascalgotlib1781
      @pascalgotlib1781 10 місяців тому +34

      Le néerlandais est proche de l'allemand et quasiment compris par tous les hollandais .Donc les afrikaners qui sont des colons hollandais en Afrique aussi.

    • @thomasharter8161
      @thomasharter8161 10 місяців тому +10

      @@pascalgotlib1781 Do you speak German and Dutch?

    • @JimmiAlli
      @JimmiAlli 10 місяців тому

      Afrikaans is a Germanic language just like Dutch.

    • @1hinita
      @1hinita 10 місяців тому +36

      I thought so! Afrikaans is more similar to Dutch so when he said German, I was confused.

  • @siroko2853
    @siroko2853 10 місяців тому +1116

    Man I love the cinematic aspect behind this video, those little shots of the streets and the common life between the different interviews. It really brings something keep that up!

    • @dagmarvandoren9364
      @dagmarvandoren9364 10 місяців тому

      The truth is,we are forced to speak english....you know why......if Russia would dictate.....russian.....my countrymen. German. China chinese......we lost the war it's English....usa. maybe Spanish. Stubborn. Mentality. And lots of them....all ok...law of nature. Alles liebe.....weiter sprechen...soft ch. Bitte.....

    • @agneseditsstuff
      @agneseditsstuff 4 місяці тому

      I fully agree!

  • @bennettbullock9690
    @bennettbullock9690 8 місяців тому +54

    Reminds me of the old joke. An American and Frenchman are at a bar. After a couple, the American says, "If it weren't for us, you'd be speaking German, then Russian!" The Frenchman says, "but I already speak both!"

    • @x2y3a1j5
      @x2y3a1j5 3 місяці тому +14

      Yeah, and if weren't for French troops under Lafayette and Spanish troops under Galvez, the US would still be the Colonies.

    • @anthonyluccini1015
      @anthonyluccini1015 5 днів тому +3

      the Frenchman says: The kingdom of France has signed your birth certificate

  • @evelynarquette
    @evelynarquette 10 місяців тому +296

    It was really nice to see so many French speakers speak a little slower and enunciate their words when speaking to Dan. Helped me as a fellow French learner to follow too!

    • @diamandcharme-kerhorest7221
      @diamandcharme-kerhorest7221 7 місяців тому +14

      I live in an immegrant community in France and alot of people are actually very frustrated by that cause they are speaking french fluently but have an accent and the natives are treating them like they are some random lost tourist 🥲

    • @azecece1
      @azecece1 5 місяців тому +6

      @@diamandcharme-kerhorest7221 Don't worry, i'm native french but with strong south accent and I have same problem when I go to north.
      The feeling of superiority is triggered as soon as a flaw presents itself

    • @x2y3a1j5
      @x2y3a1j5 3 місяці тому +3

      @@diamandcharme-kerhorest7221 Yeah, but the same it's true in reverse: many Arab and Black immigrants in Paris with a thick accent tend to treat you like 🚽bc you're from outside their ethnic/religious/cultural group. For instance, one of the Pakistani butchers round the corner where I've been buying my chicken for +10 years, he's all very fluent, normal and just professional with his ethnic/religious/cultural customers (we are in a very mixed area in the 19th) but he goes to great lengths to show us Whites/Christians/Westerners very clearly that he deeply despises us, so he puts up this very thick accent on purpose. And I have countless other exemples. In short, if you don't speak like a racaille, they speak to you like 🚽

  • @elisaidir2837
    @elisaidir2837 9 місяців тому +120

    Le monsieur Algérien Kabyle qui donne une petite leçon d'histoire ça fait plaisir!

    • @loulouthe1750
      @loulouthe1750 8 місяців тому +2

      balek

    • @faatnaa
      @faatnaa 2 місяці тому +11

      @@loulouthe1750 personne ne t'a demandé ton avis ( :

    • @teloneys2845
      @teloneys2845 Місяць тому +2

      @@loulouthe1750 Si tu t'en balek d'un truc intéressant, on s'en balek royalement de ton commentaire inutile

    • @backintimealwyn5736
      @backintimealwyn5736 12 днів тому

      Il l'a coupé vite fait quand on est arrivé en territoires tabous. Même les anglos savent d'instinct que c'est interdit d'en parler.

  • @tcbbctagain572
    @tcbbctagain572 Місяць тому +16

    It's actually really surprising that you actually found French people that actually speak regional languages of France like those 2 girls

  • @milhanou229
    @milhanou229 10 місяців тому +358

    If you get the chance you should try this in other french cities. I think you'd get pretty different results in Strasbourg (more german, alsacian, turkish,... or Nice (more italian, nissart,...) for instance

    • @joakimtag7820
      @joakimtag7820 9 місяців тому +1

      Nothing turkish in alsace its a poor muslim country.

    • @saullandiof5768
      @saullandiof5768 7 місяців тому +17

      people in every other French city are so much friendlier than Parisians

    • @Elias-ef7zb
      @Elias-ef7zb 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@saullandiof5768Paris c'est la france la vrai

    • @szasbaddest1
      @szasbaddest1 5 місяців тому

      @@Elias-ef7zb oh tg

    • @alganis3339
      @alganis3339 5 місяців тому +6

      @@saullandiof5768 I'm not going to say it's false but the people in this video (the foreigners) were saying that parisians were friendly and disagreed with this cliché. We should define first what is a parisian because there is not a lot of parisians who were born and raised in Paris. Most of them are coming from the province and very often are moving back later in their lifes.

  • @etiennewijler6830
    @etiennewijler6830 7 місяців тому +110

    The couple from South-Africa that said that Afrikaans is a derivative of German really hurt my Dutch heart...

    • @theherk
      @theherk 7 місяців тому +3

      They were some long drinks of water though.

    • @tariq_al_fahim170
      @tariq_al_fahim170 6 місяців тому +6

      They mixed Dutch with Deutsche

    • @guiltydwarf495
      @guiltydwarf495 5 місяців тому +4

      Well, Dutch kinda is a dialect of Low German, some linguists might argue. Just as Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are sorta dialects of the same language.

    • @strivold4922
      @strivold4922 4 місяці тому +4

      It's a Germanic language, that's probably what he meant.

    • @naam_loos
      @naam_loos 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@guiltydwarf495with that logic (lower) German is a dialect of Dutch as well...

  • @MediterraneanMan26
    @MediterraneanMan26 10 місяців тому +248

    Im so glad Kabyle language is still thriving outside Algeria 🇩🇿😁

    • @brahmaistrash.indiaisatoil5292
      @brahmaistrash.indiaisatoil5292 10 місяців тому +52

      I am not kabyle, but he made me happy especially when he said that's its the language of north Africa

    • @hnlr7385
      @hnlr7385 10 місяців тому +3

      yes

    • @Hayekenshort
      @Hayekenshort 9 місяців тому

      @@brahmaistrash.indiaisatoil5292 the absolute truth that many so called "arab" algerians still have hard time to comprehend

    • @spiritusIRATUS
      @spiritusIRATUS 8 місяців тому +9

      Me too, I thought North African countries were completely arab-ised, these are ancient cultures that should be preserved.

    • @astronotics531
      @astronotics531 8 місяців тому +5

      They are preserved in Algeria, and you can learn Kabyle as early as elementary school. @@spiritusIRATUS

  • @anita0354
    @anita0354 10 місяців тому +74

    Zoumafrika's music is amazing!! Really loved it.
    Greetings from Uruguay ❤

  • @Ridobu1
    @Ridobu1 8 місяців тому +106

    I'm currently learning Swedish and I'm just so proud I could understand what the first danish girl said. Carry on with these videos, they're actually really motivating.

    • @majstrindlund7263
      @majstrindlund7263 8 місяців тому +6

      They are not very similar ! I can barely understand any danish at all 😂 Norwegian is easier in my opinion ! Lycka till med svenskan ;)

    • @LMoneL
      @LMoneL 8 місяців тому +9

      @@majstrindlund7263 They are very similar, but may require some practice! I study at university of Copnehagen, and many students here are swedish or norweigan. In my experience they understand me well the majority of the time when I speak danish, and I understand the swedes and norweigans well too. A swedish girl I met said she struggled understanding danish the first month she was here, but now she doesn't have any problems at all. If we just practiced each others languages a bit, we would do so well. The problem is most people panic, and believe they don't understand it, then switch to english.

    • @wordcoffee101
      @wordcoffee101 7 місяців тому +2

      Me too. I am studying Swedish and I am surprised by how much Norwegian and Danish I understand.

    • @jamieflame01
      @jamieflame01 5 місяців тому +2

      Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are three dialects of the same language each with their own army.

    • @SRBOMBONICA86
      @SRBOMBONICA86 4 місяці тому

      ​@@carl9901English no , Scandinavian languages are same language even now ,just different dialect

  • @sber3911
    @sber3911 10 місяців тому +24

    The singer has a good voice soothing and kinda rough at the same time. His makeshift guitar was very awesome ! Keep up the good work with your videos!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 10 місяців тому +9

    We appreciate content like this. Keep up the good work.

  • @flaviosantana5023
    @flaviosantana5023 10 місяців тому +6

    The music at the end is just great! I really loved the melody!

  • @socialistcinema
    @socialistcinema 10 місяців тому +55

    that musician from Africa. what a talent.

    • @SimonGrayDK
      @SimonGrayDK 10 місяців тому +3

      Definitely the highlight of the video.

  • @eceningalaksisi4783
    @eceningalaksisi4783 10 місяців тому +1

    This video gave me more travel feelings, l think because you captured city sounds too, and final song was really good!

  • @flavio-neri
    @flavio-neri 8 місяців тому +1

    It is so good to listen to your videos while I'm working. Thanks so much! (Obrigado e Gracias)

  • @ZenWalks
    @ZenWalks 10 місяців тому +4

    Again, you're amazing. It's so nice the natural way you talk to people; it's like if all of us are talking to them. Loved the tattoo artist at 10:22! Great job. Cheers form sunny Lisbon!

  • @TheHajsan
    @TheHajsan 8 місяців тому +12

    Seeing how happy that girl got when you complimented her english made me smile (12:26)
    And indeed, she could comfortably answer two languages to that question I think!!!

  • @JRose-zk1ni
    @JRose-zk1ni 10 місяців тому

    I most definitely enjoyed the music at the end. YOu did a great job in the video as well!

  • @urvidedhia8628
    @urvidedhia8628 5 місяців тому +2

    What a beautiful video ! Really loved the diversity and beauty ❤️

  • @aparicioarguinarena4483
    @aparicioarguinarena4483 10 місяців тому +7

    Muy buen contenido amigo Dan! Sigue asi !

  • @redach143
    @redach143 10 місяців тому +166

    Parisians don't really have difficulty understanding English, it's only in communication where they are a little bad but they always try to talk and help you compared to Rome in Italy where I had 1 or 2 bad experiences unfortunately but it was a wonderful trip! 😊

    • @Arltratlo
      @Arltratlo 10 місяців тому +22

      if i have to talk in English in France, i try to talk to younger people, they dont have a problem with my German accent...lol

    • @ewzinenhou9243
      @ewzinenhou9243 10 місяців тому +8

      @@Arltratlo and by any chance you can find a French who learned German at school !

    • @Arltratlo
      @Arltratlo 10 місяців тому +2

      @@ewzinenhou9243 i believe you never went to the Elsaß?..
      thats the German speaking part of France, its like East Belgium, the German part of Belgium or Nordschleswig in Denmark, they speak German, too
      oh i forgot the Austrians and the Deutsch Schweiz...
      did you know, that people close to borders can learn the other country language, its not forbidden..

    • @gabrieltheuws8680
      @gabrieltheuws8680 10 місяців тому +2

      With 8 years of english, most of young french are "good" in english. Like he said "it's a universal language"

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ArltratloKein Problem damit. Du kannst ja auch Deutsch....
      As long as you don't come here with a gun. ;-)

  • @worldofnuance
    @worldofnuance 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice work as usual Dan. Also enjoyed your other video about the Paris too.

  • @V1ctor_Sm
    @V1ctor_Sm 10 місяців тому +7

    That men with handmade guitar is made my day ! Thank you ❤

  • @blayris3559
    @blayris3559 10 місяців тому +18

    Finally, after watching all these amazing videos in different cities, it's time for the city where I grew up Paris! Cheers from Maastricht, Netherlands!!! 🐢

  • @ngommamadou8234
    @ngommamadou8234 10 місяців тому +42

    every time i see your videos, my feeling to learn other languages increases.

  • @dubiousName
    @dubiousName 7 місяців тому

    Lovely vibes, thanks, made me smile. Loved the song btw

  • @coline_ebb
    @coline_ebb 10 місяців тому +125

    I liked that they came up with different reasons for the language they would choose to learn. How opposite are "chinese because its important" and "greek because I love the country"! As a language teacher I would always encourage people that are thinking beyond "utility" and following their heart and connection with a language, like the girl who loves Greek. What you get and how you grow as an adult language learner goes way beyond utilitarism 😍
    And I am totally happy with the fact that Occitan was mentionned on your channel!

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 10 місяців тому

      Kalispera.

    • @veraciteabsolue1221
      @veraciteabsolue1221 10 місяців тому +4

      What you say is previledging your interest (have motivated students) to the detriment of your students (have a job ie speaking a language of a strong economic country)

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 10 місяців тому

      @@veraciteabsolue1221 said the guy whose country is going way down the scale of educated countries because trying to "save money" on education.

    • @veraciteabsolue1221
      @veraciteabsolue1221 10 місяців тому

      @@alexdarcydestsimon3767
      My children were schooled in private colleges and did very well in Parisian reputed universities (there are still a few). Yet, what your country is doing has little to do with what you make of your life.

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 10 місяців тому

      @@veraciteabsolue1221 eh oui, ils étaient dans le privé... C'est bien ce qu'on reproche au gouvernement actuel : déshabiller le secteur public.

  • @L-mo
    @L-mo 9 місяців тому +14

    I enjoyed this. I needed a trip to Paris! The Turkish gentleman nailed the thing about English - easy to pick up, difficult to be fluent in. I subscribed to this channel as the creator has a gift with people.

    • @ellevehaler1758
      @ellevehaler1758 2 місяці тому +1

      Agreed! I’m really glad my English has developed “naturally,” over time thanks to music, video games, TV shows and such. I’m pretty positive I wouldn’t be able to fully grasp it if I were to pick it up from zero now. (Mainly because it’s not really phonetic, and the way it works is sometimes a little weird, even when compared to other Germanic languages)

  • @ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS
    @ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS 10 місяців тому +162

    Paris ❤ I think it’s not that hard to communicate in English there because it’s a cosmopolitan city, but if you go to the French countryside, the story is quite different! I love your channel!

    • @elrevah
      @elrevah 10 місяців тому +41

      I got in the countryside in a non touristic region in the center west of France and I found many people who actually spoke English pretty well to my big surprise, and I didn't have any problem to communicate so far. And the people were very polite, pleasant and respectful. Btw, in most non-English speaking countries in the world it's more difficult to find people who speak English, sounds logical, right?

    • @ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS
      @ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZIS 10 місяців тому

      @@elrevah it depends on the country, but usually we expect it to be difficult in countries like France, Italy or Ukraine.

    • @abonnessansvideos-qn9yb
      @abonnessansvideos-qn9yb 10 місяців тому +8

      ​​​@@ILOVEDAVIDCAVAZISe truth is that many persons are able to speak English, since we study at school, 3 languages (with French).
      If you want some information in France, it's better asking people between 18 and 35 years old, normally they would be able to answer, at least with the basics ☺️... And there are no real differences in the "Countryside" since we are all educated in school, where we learn English. Those who travel more have a better English, it's normal, but normally, every person in the range that I told you, can speak ^^
      You should go in South America to people who really don't speak english 😂😂 I'm here for 7 months, and it's funny seeing that sometimes even in some information points, they don't speak english (it's rare but it happened in Brazil 😂) . I speak Spanish so I don't have problems, but it amazed people here, when you can speak 3 languages even if it's far from being perfect 🤭 Big difference with Europe

    • @arturoaguayo3450
      @arturoaguayo3450 10 місяців тому +8

      @@abonnessansvideos-qn9yb Mexican here, the reason is almost all the region speak the same language, the contact wirh anglophones is almost zero, movies and TV shows are dubbed into spanish, all is in spanish, even in southern U.S. you can live only speaking spanish cause of the inmigrants and their descendants. And of course most of people can't afford english lessons due to lack of money or time but some more simply aren't interested in learn languages and those are the worst because they have bachelor's degrees, between 25-30 yo or further and still monolingual.

    • @zavatta9024
      @zavatta9024 10 місяців тому +5

      la provence va à l'école comme les parisiens, autrement dit on parle aussi bien anglais que vous

  • @nathangerard1887
    @nathangerard1887 9 місяців тому

    Great content, and loved the music at the end

  • @TounsToi
    @TounsToi 10 місяців тому +1

    It is a very beautiful report in Paris. Thank you so much.😍

  • @DaniFeeh666
    @DaniFeeh666 10 місяців тому +157

    French people are beautiful and very polite, greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

    • @amc9862
      @amc9862 10 місяців тому +6

      Very polaite....

    • @joenroute9646
      @joenroute9646 10 місяців тому +41

      ​​@@amc9862yes if you are polite to them

    • @christine-my3gd
      @christine-my3gd 10 місяців тому +7

      Thanks 😊 greetings to you

    • @gigiatlas2364
      @gigiatlas2364 10 місяців тому +26

      Yes, very polite, and they expect others to be polite too, that's what people don't understand...

    • @gigiatlas2364
      @gigiatlas2364 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@amc9862Yes, very polite, and they expect others to be polite too, that's what people don't understand...

  • @megangardner_science_and_art
    @megangardner_science_and_art 10 місяців тому +8

    The musician’s song/melody was a vibe. Definitely liked it 👌 And his guitar 🎸 was an original!

  • @w0ltenn
    @w0ltenn 10 місяців тому +66

    Absolutely love the last man, Zoumafrika, which was playing and singing in Wolof! Such a beautiful mix of guitar music and African language ❤

    • @Angel-Dsan
      @Angel-Dsan 9 місяців тому +1

      Do you where can I find more of this, like what kind of genre that is? I really loved what he played

    • @cagdasyusufcnar8604
      @cagdasyusufcnar8604 8 місяців тому +1

      He look like Kevin Durant 😂😂

    • @DeMoNzGeeKs
      @DeMoNzGeeKs 8 місяців тому

      @@cagdasyusufcnar8604Merde c’est vrai ça ! 😳🥵

    • @dreamer2260
      @dreamer2260 7 місяців тому

      I agree, he was fantastic.

  • @onelife959
    @onelife959 8 місяців тому

    Loved the video ❤

  • @NeoGame1000
    @NeoGame1000 10 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for your content Dan! :) It would be cool if your next destination point was Germany, I’ve heard that germans are good with multiple languages too.

  • @niallinjapan642
    @niallinjapan642 10 місяців тому +30

    the Algerian guy talking about our amazigh culture is so cuteee

  • @josephodmoors4623
    @josephodmoors4623 5 місяців тому

    Great vid, huge bonus in the song!!!

  • @manulp9778
    @manulp9778 10 місяців тому +82

    Happy to see that many people loving Paris 😍

    • @amc9862
      @amc9862 10 місяців тому

      Paris sucks!

  • @babycakes8434
    @babycakes8434 7 місяців тому +6

    In France people are being honest and modest about their language knowledge👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @nickcrane888
    @nickcrane888 5 місяців тому +3

    I was at a hot springs resort in Iceland in the 70's and started talking with a group of Icelandic high school students, 16-18 years old. I was 20, my buddy 22. I had English and limited French, my friend English and some French. The Icelanders each spoke at least 4 languages, Icelandic, English, plus at least one other Scandinavian language and a Romance language. Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/Russian, between one and three of the 4. French/Spanish/Italian, between one and three of those and a few spoke German. They also had sophisticated questions about US politics and culture. I later studied Spanish, Portuguese and German and brushed up on my limited French, partly inspired by that interaction with teenage polyglots as well as travel and business in Latin America and Europe.

  • @balticclub
    @balticclub 8 місяців тому

    The song at the end, Zoumafrika, wow, I'm absolutely loving it!! Great video too

  • @comendrun9074
    @comendrun9074 3 місяці тому

    Great videos man. I'm hooked 👌 keep up the amazing work ✌️

  • @odalissk
    @odalissk 10 місяців тому +19

    Très intéressant sur l'amazigh, personne ne me l'avais jamais expliqué comme ça. Bienvenue à Paris

    • @thenumidianman3989
      @thenumidianman3989 8 місяців тому +5

      la langue s'appelle tamazight avec différentes variantes comme kabyle, chaoui, chenouia, m'zab tamazight, touareg tamazight...etc
      Le tamazight n'est pas seulement parlé par les Kabyles, mais aussi par d'autres amazighs.

  • @ernestorevollar3632
    @ernestorevollar3632 10 місяців тому +17

    🐢 Nice going Dan, my last request came true. In your last "How many languages do you speak" video I said I would like you to visit Paris when I replied to your question and that's what just happened. Asking basically the same question in either English or French is something pretty exciting, there's nothing wrong with it especially in a French-speaking country. It was so fantastic afterwards. Keep on making these kinds of videos.

  • @lotsoflove557
    @lotsoflove557 4 місяці тому +1

    This is so neat I love this!

  • @janeberryman3581
    @janeberryman3581 10 місяців тому

    Why does this fascinate me? Thanks Dan

  • @paulbismuth10
    @paulbismuth10 10 місяців тому +13

    Nice diversity. North Africa, Africa, East Europa, students, tourists... Seems like the video was taken in summer.

    • @backintimealwyn5736
      @backintimealwyn5736 12 днів тому

      it's in my neighborhood. It attracts foreign students and tourists, very trendy , artsy, "cool", not representative though.

  • @gustavososa496
    @gustavososa496 10 місяців тому +5

    I really liked the song at the end. His singing is great and admire the creativity of making a guitar out of a can! Merci d'avoir partagé

  • @tony.ponkeo
    @tony.ponkeo 10 місяців тому

    Excellent interviews, Dan 🐢

  • @quentinr7862
    @quentinr7862 5 місяців тому

    This was a really nice video, well filmed. Good questions, cute answers. I also used to live right next to Canal Saint Martin for 5 years, so it brought back good memories :)

  • @iliana..glez.5709
    @iliana..glez.5709 10 місяців тому +2

    Great video 🌍💛 greetings from Mexico city! 🙌😎

  • @user-bd1cn7mk8x
    @user-bd1cn7mk8x 10 місяців тому +7

    Zoumafrika, you are amazing! I'm going to Paris this July. I am a street musician and now I have a new dream - to sing together with you 😍🎶

  • @endersoda
    @endersoda 10 місяців тому

    i love your videos, i'm discovering new langauges with your channel haha

  • @chosta94
    @chosta94 2 місяці тому +1

    A peaceful video from my city, i love it !

  • @starnaz9836
    @starnaz9836 10 місяців тому +11

    Zoumafrika ~ I feel his music spoke to my soul just now, what a beautiful feeling. Bless this man who has a beautiful smile and voice! I will go to Paris just to hear him play ☺️

  • @leokim6671
    @leokim6671 10 місяців тому +8

    I see no one talking about how good the little song of Zoumafrika sound, that's really cool to know there's so many hidden talents just in the streets :)

  • @philippel.5013
    @philippel.5013 4 місяці тому

    Zoumafrika, I love your song. Your positive vibe comes dancing off the screen like a ray of sunshine on a happy morning. Have a great life! Every time you sing your song, you make everyone else's existence a little bit more joyful.

  • @sledgehog1
    @sledgehog1 10 місяців тому

    🐢 Really cool, Dan. Great stuff!(you can tell that busker at the end that his song was pretty cool!)

  • @mathisthos3539
    @mathisthos3539 10 місяців тому +80

    It would be interesting making this video in Luxembourg that has 3 official languages (Luxembourgish, German and French), moreover, people from there speaks English very well.

    • @NKKBerlin
      @NKKBerlin 10 місяців тому +8

      Luxembourgish is not a separate language but a Moselle Franconian dialect of West Central German! Even if Luxembourgers always claim that it is a language of its own! On our side of the border, the people speak a dialect that is largely identical to Luxembourgish (minus perhaps the countless French loan words), but we know that it is just a dialect and not a language of its own. Until 1984, Luxembourgish was still called "Luxemburger Platt"! On our site there is "Trierer Platt", "Kowelenzer Platt", "Hunsrücker Platt" and "Eifler Platt"! With your selfish declaration of 1984, when you unilaterally proclaimed Luxembourgish a "language", you not only divided our common dialect area, but also divided the Moselle Franconians as an ethnic group! And why? All because you wanted to be a bit more like the Swiss! But guess what: you're not!

    • @helloahla239
      @helloahla239 10 місяців тому

      @@NKKBerlin What about the Luxembourg province in Wallonia Belgium, do they also speak Luxembourgish or only French ?

    • @boink800
      @boink800 10 місяців тому

      @@helloahla239 They speak only French there.

    • @boink800
      @boink800 10 місяців тому +1

      @@maelstrom57 What is a language? It's a dialect with an army.

    • @helloahla239
      @helloahla239 10 місяців тому

      @@boink800 it doesn't apply yet to MERICA, MERICAN isn't a language (yet) :D

  • @CaffeAddict
    @CaffeAddict 8 місяців тому +7

    They mostly speak languages of neighboring countries because they are right next to each other. Here I speak Californian, Oregonian, Texan, etc.

    • @anriettecooper6935
      @anriettecooper6935 7 місяців тому

      lol californian, oregonian and texan are not languages 🤣

    • @devilsadvocate2643
      @devilsadvocate2643 3 місяці тому

      @@anriettecooper6935 That's the joke you muppet

    • @CaffeAddict
      @CaffeAddict 3 місяці тому

      @@anriettecooper6935Oops, I forgot Nevadian.

  • @tonia6634
    @tonia6634 5 місяців тому

    thanks for your video, really nice do see the diversity of human beeings :) and the song at the end is really beautiful !!

  • @Densitometry
    @Densitometry 10 місяців тому

    Love such videos!

  • @patalo299
    @patalo299 10 місяців тому +23

    J’aime bien les anciens kabyles comme lui, c’est des bons 👍

    • @J0HN_D03
      @J0HN_D03 10 місяців тому +2

      Oui, pas des MALchances pour la France quoi, ils avaient le respect du pays qui les accueille...

  • @TunahTak
    @TunahTak 4 місяці тому +3

    Your video is very touching and charming, Paris is very diverse inside and outside, I mean in its surroundings.
    You can find people from the 5 continents in Paris, Paris city hall, because of this diversity and acceptance of immigrants, should create a second city just for immigrants, the city called Cosmopolitania, in the northern part of Paris just for immigrants, a tourist city, sports and artistic that reproduced the cultures of the 5 continents within France.
    It's good that people from France speak English well, the French are open to new cultures and trends, Korean, Wolof, Japanese, Turkish, Tamazight in one city, not every city in the world that has the human and cultural richness that Paris has in local and global level.
    Beautiful video, lots of affection, affection for the French, and that the French can pamper, love and welcome foreigners who like them too.💋🙏😘😘❤️💓🎵👍🥂

  • @5384_
    @5384_ 10 місяців тому

    Great video, keep going 👍🏼

  • @ssyeinah
    @ssyeinah 10 місяців тому +2

    The musician at the end, Zoumafrika! He seemed so sweet and cool and to freestyle that well is awesome :)

  • @lalove4574
    @lalove4574 10 місяців тому +5

    what a great video, I was smilling throughout all of it haha

    • @lalove4574
      @lalove4574 10 місяців тому +1

      from an algerian kabyle !

  • @orcadr1955
    @orcadr1955 7 місяців тому +5

    Hello from eastern Europe , Türkiye 🇹🇷

  • @EslemRanaBakal
    @EslemRanaBakal 2 місяці тому

    Such a lovely video❤

  • @scooby1264
    @scooby1264 9 місяців тому +2

    is any one else confused how this man manages to speak and understand a different language each video?!?! so impressive

  • @semaa8935
    @semaa8935 10 місяців тому +6

    Nice people and Zoumafrika's music ! Thank you for sharing this video 🧡 Btw, Turkish is my mother tonque. I have been learning English now and I cannot decide that what language will be next French or Spanish ?

    • @MrHispanicpride
      @MrHispanicpride 10 місяців тому +3

      Spanish is much easier than French.

  • @taya8959
    @taya8959 10 місяців тому +50

    I love that you filmed this in the north-east of Paris ❤ I grew up there and it’s a very diverse and « homy » part of the city (maybe more authentic and less touristic than other parts) so I believe it offers a different image of the city than the one people are used to see. Also everyone in the video seemed so sweet :) Thank you for the video !

    • @Kimhajar132
      @Kimhajar132 10 місяців тому

      Hello,Are you from France, French?

    • @bringbackdislikes3195
      @bringbackdislikes3195 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Kimhajar132 He says it in his comment...................

  • @gazoontight
    @gazoontight 10 місяців тому +1

    I really like these videos.

  • @jules8159
    @jules8159 7 місяців тому

    This was filmed where my highschool is, I pass by all the spots shown twice a day. really lovely seeing it filmed in the sun, merci mon gas

  • @gazoontight
    @gazoontight 10 місяців тому +17

    The tattoo artist said she was from Slovakia but you wrote that she was from Slovenia! They're not the same country.

  • @irisl2359
    @irisl2359 8 місяців тому +35

    It's a good thing that you showed more than just the center of Paris and the 16th arrondissement, I find that people online never show the diversity of architecture, wealth and culture in Paris

  • @oto8794
    @oto8794 10 місяців тому

    I love this videos so far

  • @klazie73
    @klazie73 9 місяців тому +1

    Really liked the song at the end. And his guitar as well :-)

  • @ju7iam480
    @ju7iam480 10 місяців тому +19

    🐢I always enjoy watching this kind of content. I didn't know that every region had its own regional language in France, very interesting. Nice video! 👌🐢

    • @jeanbolduc5818
      @jeanbolduc5818 10 місяців тому +1

      Same for USA , England , Italy , Spain , Canada etc all countries have regional accents and words

    • @miaoumisou8589
      @miaoumisou8589 10 місяців тому +22

      @@jeanbolduc5818they aren’t regional accents and words, but whole different languages, distinct from French.

    • @alessbritish228
      @alessbritish228 10 місяців тому +5

      @@miaoumisou8589 right, in France they speak croissant in the north, baguette in the south, fried snails in the east, and smelly cheese in the west

    • @PatrioteQuebecois
      @PatrioteQuebecois 10 місяців тому

      @@jeanbolduc5818 neither USA nor England have numerous regional languages. The weight of English is detrimental to linguistic diversity and heavy language policy is needed to preserve minority languages face to English.
      On the other hand, Spain and Italy have many regional languages like Catalan, Basque and Galician for the former and Sicilian, Sardinian and Ligurian for the latter.
      These 2 countries have an additional reason that France doesn't have to preserve its regional languages: they had fascist dictators (Mussolini and Franco) who both tried to suppress their regional languages in favor of Italian and Spanish.
      Therefore, there is an incentive to do the exact opposite.

    • @jeanbolduc5818
      @jeanbolduc5818 10 місяців тому

      @@PatrioteQuebecois There are many english Accents and regional words depending on your education in england ....

  • @user-fd7em9qs7s
    @user-fd7em9qs7s 10 місяців тому +6

    Salut. Je suis Kazakh et j'aime vos vidéos

  • @vs.sh.6312
    @vs.sh.6312 10 місяців тому +1

    the vid is quite nice
    now I want even more to go to Paris

  • @dreamer2260
    @dreamer2260 7 місяців тому

    Wow, the fellow singing at the end, Zoumafrika, was great - really enjoyed listening to him.

  • @languagesolehsoleh
    @languagesolehsoleh 10 місяців тому +11

    4:54I don't speak French but I think she said the Provençal language which is a dialect of Occitan in the Southeast of France.

    • @noefillon1749
      @noefillon1749 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes, that's what she said

    • @maten146
      @maten146 Місяць тому

      That is indeed what she said.

  • @lucasokley
    @lucasokley 10 місяців тому +9

    5:17 The fastest man alive

  • @simi26
    @simi26 7 місяців тому

    Amazing video!🐢

  • @florent4180
    @florent4180 12 днів тому +1

    It's raw, I like it, more real. Keep up the good work ✌🏻🐢

  • @arturoortiz2092
    @arturoortiz2092 10 місяців тому +37

    C'est superbe la façon comme les étrangers parlent le français !
    J'ai étudié cette merveilleuse langue pendant plus de quinze ans, et malheureusement je ne suis encore pas allé en France, mais je promets qu'un jour j'y irai.
    Je suis mexicain, et j'ai étudié, appart le français, l'anglais, l'italien, le portugais, et maintenant je commence le coréen.
    Incroyable !

    • @amc9862
      @amc9862 10 місяців тому +3

      Magnifique!

    • @AlionaLukina
      @AlionaLukina 10 місяців тому +2

      Fantastique !

    • @joaoteixeira7410
      @joaoteixeira7410 10 місяців тому +1

      Porreiro.!

    • @J0HN_D03
      @J0HN_D03 10 місяців тому +3

      Bienvenue! Bienvenido!

    • @ii250
      @ii250 9 місяців тому +3

      on prit pour que tu puisse venir un jour dans notre pays pour voir nos merveilles

  • @winterlinde5395
    @winterlinde5395 10 місяців тому +4

    I would love to sit there and enjoy the music of the man in the end of the video!

  • @Malaestro
    @Malaestro 10 місяців тому

    I enjoyed the music at the end.

  • @iversonfsouza
    @iversonfsouza 10 місяців тому

    Ótimo vídeo, como sempre. Mal posso esperar pelo próximo vídeo.

  • @V1CTOR07
    @V1CTOR07 10 місяців тому +5

    esse canal e muito bom saudações do Brasil 👍

  • @toufikamayas
    @toufikamayas 8 місяців тому +3

    Really very nice song :) I live in France and I speak Freench of course, Amazigh (mother language) english (all three very well), then Arabic Italian and Russian as begginer

  • @Tarsma11402
    @Tarsma11402 9 місяців тому

    Very nice videos, I like the premise of how many languages do you speak and respecting the reply

  • @vyprrgirl3012
    @vyprrgirl3012 3 місяці тому

    I love his song at the end. His sled-made guitar matched the tone of his song. I hope he has or is able to get a professionally made guitar-his song/music would be absolutely amazing then