White Guy Orders in Fluent Indonesian, Stuns Restaurant
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2020
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“White guy speaks fluent squirrel in Central Park”
Kronk from emperor's New groove 😁
😂😂😂
That wouldn’t surprise me.
Native speakers *s h o c k e d*
Lmao 😅😂
2050: *Clueless white guy stuns Aliens with rare alien dialect*
Are you challenging him?LOL
Nope just predicting the future lol
I could see this and I will be waiting for it in 2050 lol
Gardok! That's the klingon word for loneliness 😥
Would sound like a scene from star wars
15 hours he learns Indonesian. 2 semesters of Spanish in high school and I can't order a taco at a Mexican restaurant 😫
He didnt really learn it
@@MrDamojak learned enough of it to hold a conversation.
indonesian is really easy to learn though ahahah, there are no complicated grammar like past tense etc
@@SS-sb6ct Yeah but he aint fluent
@@MrDamojak just appreciate it, mate. cz the best way to learn our language is by living here, to get exposed to the language. ✌
I lived in Indonesia for 4 years travelling with my family. I used to LOVE Indonesian (bahasa) class at school. Easy for kids because if I remember correctly, there are no tenses and plural is just repeating a word twice, which is fun. And of course, some of the best food in the world!
And NO GENDER!! No LE and LES! I gave up learning French because I need to remember the gender of pretty much all things 😱😭
@@ft4137 Excatly
Welcome to indonesia❤️
Thanks
Banyak-banyak
Sama-sama
Suka-suka
This guy hears a language he doesn't know... His first thought is:
"GOTTA CATCH THEM ALL!"
😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥
If only learning languages was as easy as catching them in a ball...
Andrea Crumlish lmao
Bruh when aliens invade earth this guy is gonna know the aliens language before they do
@@JDOG714 😅😅😅
Hopefully you’ll come to Pyongyang after the pandemic to learn traditional Korean
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 🤣
Hi little rocket man !!!!!😜
Sure.... bud
Don’t you have a special job for him taking down and cleaning propaganda posters??
My nigga
When you speak their languages, the Asian vendors always give your discount or extra portion.
always ! a bit racist but I think its just how Asian people pay respect for learning they language >.
@@paanbon6543 Actually any hosts would offer extra hospitality to visitors who attempted to speak their language that is a form of respect.
This was we did when visiting France by asking questions in French first. After couple of exchanges, they felt our struggle and switched to English.
@@paanbon6543 it's NOT racist whatsoever. The second part of your statement is accurate❤
@@paanbon6543 how tf is it racist lol
if anything its kind of a reward for taking part in their culture respectfully
For anyone who is an English speaker, I think that Indonesian is one of the easier languages to learn.
The grammar is very straightforward. . There are no tenses (past/present/future) that complicate words.
It uses the 'English' letters to write. . . So it's easy to read (unlike, say Chinese or Thai for example)
The plural of a word is . . say it twice. . . One child = "anak". . . More than one child ("Children") = anak-anak.
To stress a word. . again, say it twice.. . . "fast"= "Chapat". . . "VERY fast"= "Chapat-chapat"
Morning= "Pagi". . . Early in the morning = "Pagi-pagi"
The pronounciation rules, once you learn them, are VERY simple . . . VERY simple. . .
And it doesn't take long to get used to the 'reversal' of adjective/noun. . . For example, in English we say the adjective first and then the noun e.g. RED car
In Indonesian, that is reversed. . . CAR red ("MOBIL merah"). . . "ORANG gemuk" = MAN fat (ORANG means man and Gemuk means fat)
If you get a chance, try to learn Indonesian. .
Fast is actually Cepat not chapat. We dont have multiple sounds for letters in Indonesia. C will always be a ch sound, never a k sound so there is not a single Indonesian word that is spelled with ch.
ORANG UTAN
@@kneticnrg I was wondering about that too, but maybe he maybe how to pronounce it?
as an indonesian, i find this comment accurate
That's interesting.
He’s going to each station for language training haha
RAGE NANI
True XD
That is how you learn and practice a new language you learn. You gotta put yourself out there, speak with as many people as possible and not be afraid to make a fool of yourself. Even if you make mistakes, it's ok. Otherwise, it's very difficult to attain fluency.
Nice Ragw My MaN
Queens in a nutshell
Just can't wait you talk to Alien and make them felt at home.
Order up some alien cuisine....
Goes to alien planet and speaks in fluent alien, shocks entire planet 🌏
True. Let's tackle their Alien isolation syndrom
🤣🤣🤣
Alien says ohh I cant believe it you speak better Martian than me
So my family is Indonesian, but I'm a first gen here in the US and I can't speak that much. Watching you study for only 15 hours and being able to have full conversations with people like this is really disheartening and motivating at the same time lol. Just before watching this actually I've started trying to study it again so that I can speak with my relatives and family more easily. So thanks for inspiring me to get back into the language
semangat brooo
how you doing one year later? i’m in the same boat as u
@@1nternetgirl semangat!
@@sleepyheadquarters makasih!!!
Literally exactly the same as you. I am in Java right now and not being able to talk to my family is hard but I am trying to learn to speak to them. Hope your journey is going well.
Indonesian food is one of the most healthy kitchens, I learned during my food education, there population suffers a lot less modern health issues. They really have some unique flavors, you or love or really hate.
My favority dish is: Ikan Bali = Macrel with caramelized peppers and citrus leaf's for sour. I think you love that one too.
you should try coming to medan someday. the food here is amazing.
Or padang if you like spices.
do u think so? we also have dark side indonesian food *laugh in reportase investigasi*
@@secreightcreatorspace remember that old show in trans 7? the one called "Extreme Kuliner"
In general, if you are comparing with American fast food, yes Indonesian food can be considered healthier, in the sense that it is real food and not junk food.
But there is also a famous specialty group of food called Nasi Padang/ Makanan Padang. Those Padang foods contain a lot of fats but it's freakingly delicious (those that are not healthy tends to be delicious 🙃).
In addition of being healthy in terms of nutrition, it should serve as a disclaimer for foreigner.. the food especially food street (anything other than renowed restaurant), tend to be not as hygienic as foods served in US. Thus a lot of newcomers tend to have stomachache because of hygiene issue. But for locals it rarely happened because our stomach just already accustomed to it
Most food is better than American food, better said western food, because the US is not the only one with big industrie fucking up there food by putting sugar/concentrated sugar in everything and to much Salt. Its sugar that makes people FAT. if you look at the amount of sugar consumption a year and how that went from just 2-4 kilo a year p.p. ca 50-60 years ago to 30-50 kilo a year p.p. in 2018 for western people the US is one of the worse countries in that aspect. And when you put the overweight/diabetes charts next to that you see the same line progression. Most people already consume 4 kilo of sugar per year, just by drinking cola these days.
The fat is bad myth, has been busted for 15 years now, as being total bullshit: But the industrie still tries and make you think fat is worse than sugar.
There bad fats but the way padang is slow cooked and mostly fat that is released for the meat itself and the herbs, makes it a very healthy way to eat fats, there almost no added fat or oils.
But here the down side most Padang dishes your right about that there really nice, So you always overeat and we western people never really eat it in traditional way. so we pick the worse things and eat a lot of it instead of small portions off different dishes like they do themselves.
That a good disclaimer, it's not just there hygiene, or that it's literally on the street. It's mostly there drinking water sources, never ever drink water from a tap in Asia or any non western country and even in EU you can't drink tap everywhere without getting the fast shits. So yeah if you plan on eating street food in other countries be prepared to have issues and take stomach and diarrhea medications with you.
Okay so basically this guy is mr.worldwide.
Still mr. douche because he doesn't speak the language in the first place but switches it up to impress the people.
@@TheArcaneMageLord they way people impressed by his ability to speak in their language is his motivation and that what drives him to keep learning, and i think the people he met are actually pretty happy knowing that someone interested in their culture
@@bonaventurastainley2719 Of course they are happy, it's their language however like I said, he should have just started talking to them in their language and not go for the wow factor. He is doing it on purpose and what's worse, he pretends he doesn't know anything, and then out of nowhere, he starts talking the target language.
I am bilingual, I speak English and Japanese cuz of my mother and I am white. When I go to Japan, I always speak Japanese, no need to speak English. I don't go to the store and ask something the employee in English and then I start with the Japanese to surprise them.
Mr. 305
@@TheArcaneMageLord err yeah, that's the whole idea. Why criticise? It's RUclips. He makes youtube videos. 5hey very got to be interesting orr fun or both. It's like you're bitter about something . Im sure jealous of his amazing to memorise and understand so many words n phrases of each language in such a tiny amount of time. Mission accomplished I'd say 👍
i need to know how many Tera Byte of RAM he has inside his brain?
ㅎㅎ 그쪽은 누구세요? 그쪽의 댓글 자주 봐요 ~ 그쪽은 인도네시아에 대해 영상을 많이 보는 것 같아요.
It wouldn’t be ram because that only stores the running program, he would need ram to process faster but he’s slow so he has large secondary storage like ssd and hard drive ; )
His Brian-CPU seems tu run much faster and smoother than usual :-)
dude RAM isnt right
@@thanmoiin8868 if the running program is his current thought, and he speaks multiple languages, maybe he has all the languages at hand with their respective sounds. Like when I speak a different language I’m also thinking it in English while I say it
I'm a Belgian looking for an American speaking Chinese who learn how to speak Indonesian... This world is beautiful
Nice
i hope you are having fun learning indonesian !!
Swmoga beruntung :D👍
I love that you don’t go just to talk you actually support their businesses and buy food! You are my spirit person because I want to try all kinds of food and haven’t found foods like these
Indonesian is one of the most simple and easy languages I have ever studied. No male/female words, extremely minimal conjugation, sentence structure is relatively loose and flexible. I loved it
Jd, km sdh brp lma bljr bhs indo ? Jk d prsn kn, ad d angka brp kmpuan bha indo km ?
@@sedangmengetik...5101 satu tahun, tingal di papua
And no tenses just me- and di- verb
@@sedangmengetik...5101 ga usah sok2an ngetes orang luar pake disingkat2 semua kata2nya tong
@@kevinhermawan369 haha ni lucu betul.. kapan mau datang ke Batam?
Damn Indonesian sounds so cool! Great work man :)
It does! 😁I love the Indonesian language.
Mungkin kamu harus coba belajar bahasa Indonesia, love ur channel ikenna❤️
And here's ikenna
Yeah i agree, apalagi memes indonesia wkwwkwk
Learn indonesian man!
I'm 40, half Indonesian growing up in a household where Indonesian was spoken too infrequently to become fluent. I have a great deal of respect and a healthy sense of envy seeing this guy learn my mother tongue in 15 hours.
Where did you live?
@@gurkha630 The Netherlands
Welke stad? Ik kom uit Indonesië, maar ik ga naar Nederland om te studieren aan de RUG
@@leonardowynnwidodo9704 Near Alkmaar. My mother is from Jakarta originally.
@@teknizian what a coincidence. I’m from Jakarta too
When you switched to chinese and started flexing the Fuzhounese homie backed off immediately LOL
The lady at the counter is all, you speak indonesian?! Then gives him like half a scoop extra food. You can see the portion increase when he starts talking. She goes in for a heftier scoop. I gotta learn some languages!
Kebiasaan di warteg, kalo bisa bahasa jawa nasinya ditambahin secentong. (Takut gak kenyang)
@@johanh6755 hahaha iya ugha anjir
@@johanh6755 temen w pernah cerita, dia orang padang.
Beli aer putih di warung, harganya 7k pas make bahasa indo.
Pas make bahasa padang, jadi 4k
@@kami_narisama wkwkwkwk perasaan sesuku masih ada lah di Indonesia, tp gpp juga sih asal gk berlebihan. Kalo kyk gitu doang sih masih normal mnurutku 😂
We finna eat good
So you've learned Spanish, and you've learned Indonesian. Now the natural next step is Tagalog so you can see how the two have combined.
Indeed... not unless he learns Chavacano first...
@@HachikoThePoochInugami its crazy how much language exist i’ve seen 20 languages in his and laoushu vids that i’ve never heard of
Lol 😅
LMFAO DUDE HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
@@hasgordonfoundthelambsauce8165 it's not a popular language. only a small group of people speak chavacano in the philippines. primarily in Zamboanga only.
🇭🇺Hello Hungarian here! How the heck is he so good?? He speaks so many languages. I wonder how many in total? I'd love him to give my language a try, they say it's one of the hardest in the world to learn. ❤️❤️🇭🇺❤️❤️
watching him and that other guy keep switching between mandarin, indonesian, and english was insane
'im from fujian'
Xiaoma: finally, a worthy opponent
and finally they can speak 3 languages, English, Mandarin and Indonesian
@@bossyong8150 which is common for middle class Chinese Indonesians/Tionghoa.
@@MixSonaProductions yes that is not common in Indonesia, can all Indonesian Chinese people speak Mandarin
@@bossyong8150 almost of young chinese indonesia don't speak mandarin but not only chinese, other etnich like javanese or dayak who grow up in big cities don't speak their mom language anymore. most of them speak only bahasa Indonesia ans english just like me
@@surya123457 yess
If you speaks to someone older than you : Saya, Anda
Younger or same age : Aku, Kamu
I love that with learning another language you also learn another understanding of even some basic concepts. Time. Age. Grammer. It is always not only a translation of words. You learn how to think differently.
Yeah, it's kinda rude that he called that woman who was older than him "kamu".
The English equivalent to addressing a stranger/an older person formally is usually Miss/Mam, Sir (can be used with younger people too).
Must a speaker use Saya/Anda - Aku/Kamu in this language to address someone on a regular basis, or is it optional I can't imagine the pressure of using the wrong age-word with the possibility of offending someone on a regular basis.
@@tropicaltracerbirdie2241 use formal form for formal occasions to show that you respect the other person. Generally we respect the older generation so we use Bapak/Pak and Ibu/Bu equivalent to Sir and Mam/Miss. The equivalent to Saya - Anda and Aku - Kamu is I/Me - You.
bapak ibu
Loving the addition of Indonesian. I sing with lots of Indos on Smule and you've never met a friendlier people ♥️
The food looks so nice. I love how your ability to learn languages opens up the world and different cultures to you. The way people embrace this is so pleasurable to see. Well done!
Wow! That was really great for 15 hours of learning. A little tips to talk like local: be careful of using "kamu (you)" sometimes it can be rude in the first met, especially when you talk to someone who are older than you. You can use "kamu" when you talk to someone at your age, or younger. FYI, Indonesian has some kind stages of language in terms of manners. There are 3 type of saying "you"; kamu, Anda (formal way), or calling by his/her respected calls (ibu/bapak/kakak/mbak/mas/abang). If you don't know how old are they, it's better to say "kakak(sis/bro)", "ibu (mam)", or "pak (sir)", rather than "kamu". E.g: if you want to ask which one they were prefer, you can say "kalau ibu (mam) sukanya yang mana?" or "kakak suka yang mana?" It's more polite in casual talk for the first met. Sorry if my english little bit confusing, I hope this can help. 😄
Shut up
waa, juga membantu saya. terima kasih!
@@haikalalif1552 dih kasar
@@farrel_ra lah kasar dimananya?
@@haikalalif1552 kok shut up kan dia bantu jelasin cara pake bhs Indo
I'm indonesian, I always see his videos when he using chinese on broklyn..
And now, he use indonesian language?!
Kamu sangat luar biasa broo!!
Hes done loads like spanish manderin cantonese english Indonesian wolof a forgotten language and many more
小馬 pingin nyaingain lauhse yg dr Ohio
Are his skills legit?
@@tutorialslave His accent is a bit strange and no Indonesian natives actually use Bahasa Indonesia for casual conversation (they often mixed it with local language and slangs), but props to him because he's good enough to engage in conversation and i'm positive Indonesian will easily understand him.
@@kuromaki6226 this comment !! i honestly still don't know most of the slangs people use these days, the other day i had to google ilfeel because i was so confused lmao
7:13
She misheard the "Jengkol" to "Jagung" which means corn.
Also you're the first foreigner who outright exclaimed that you love durian and pete/petai. Most people vomit at the sight or smell of both of those things.
I love Indonesia! Been fortunate to visit there twice and I'm learning the language for my future trips there. It's such a safe place for anyone and the people I've met were so humble.
Mantap mbak, semoga sehat selalu supaya bisa ke Indonesia lagi.
Indonesian: yes. Fluent Indonesian: no. Not bad for a three week crash course tho. One tip: don't use 'kamu' with everyone.
yups, better use "Anda" for formal conversation or for the people u dont know... imo
@@irhamhard "anda" is too formal like a robot
im not indo but does it go as lu -> kamu -> anda from informal to formal
@@stonksman4328 actually lu & gua was only a local language used on a spesific region in Jakarta but somehow integrated to be national language (at this point, become informal)
@@jatijom oh ok thanks for the info
"He kind of stutters" That is because he is used to repeating words and phrases for emphasis which is naturally done when speaking Chinese. 😁 He did this too when he was learning Spanish. I find it endearing. 👍
I think it is a tactic as well. It's better than having a really long pause or just saying "um..." You see the intent and that he is thinking about words.
He just stutters in general.
Oh, interesting, I didn’t know that. It is endearing too.
@a w i mean, he only spent a total of 15 hours learning it. I'm sure with more practice, he'll drastically improve his skills.
@a w how much languages do you know
Wow dude! You’re a machine when it comes to language!! Thx for videos, keep em comin!!
Well done! For 15 hours learned Indonesian language, that's so impressive Dude! I am an Indonesian from Java island, been staying in Bali 3 years, you are so talented! For me you did great already!
Man you are definitely gifted... I studied French 3 years and completely forgot it... then I diligently studied Japanese for 2 solid years and finally felt like it was sinking in, then the school I went to closed and I haven’t had anyone to practice with... and I can’t remember it either!!! Xiaoman spends 15 hours and can impress native speakers! I’m going to crack open my books again!!!
I’m rooting for you!!! You can do it!
Try to learn indonesian. The grammar are easier than japanese and french combine and you don't have to memorize different alphabet, because indonesian use latin word.
It's also that they just feel touched that foreigners are making an effort to learn their language. You don't have to be fluent in someone's native language to make someone happy by speaking it 🥰
His indo sounds very bule. But will only improve through time. Good luck xiaoman. Will see if you improve in every video
You should always do practical exercises even with strangers not just at school. I feel like you're not that into it if you spent years but just gave up cause of excuses.
Me: says hola in chinese restaurant
Video title: white guy stuns restaurant with amazing Spanish skills unmatched by even god himself!
Estoy en escuela y sé más español que usted haha
@@stephenvance6548 hola
@曼萨德 Hola! Ese fue un buen intento! haha that's a good try 😄
@@64jimboy hola 👋
@@emilce601 Creo que se olvidó de añadir un a
I always think in English so even when i want to answer a question in spanish i have to translate it in my head then translate the answer. I think i big part of him being able to converse is that he can think in each language.
You're awesome mate. As an Indonesian myself I just stumbled on your videos speaking fluent chinese and I thought wow..this guy is good. And now you speak bahasa indonesia too? Gokil bro! Terus belajar yak..pasti nanti jadi lebih jago..😁👍
With over 600 languages spoken within NYC, you're bound to run into Indonesians! It's a plus about the city, you can learn any language and engage with those who speak it as their native language
Totally. English and Spanish dominate for historical reasons, but plenty of obscure African, Central and South Asian languages have vibrant speaking communities within the macro community that's NYC
You are everywhere
yesh.
Yeah, that's true. I'm pretty sure the only other city in the world like this is London. I believe London is the most diverse city in the world closely followed by NYC. Toronto is up there as well, but it's pretty small in comparison to both.
@@overthewebb Paris comes pretty close to London - if you're interested in African, especially Western and Central African language speakers, you can bet there'll be more speakers for most of them, no matter how obscure, in Paris than in London - though the ranking is exactly inversed if you're interested in Southern Asian languages, and kinda tie for SE Asia. Have to disagree on your ranking, though, I'd say New York is the most diverse in the world, followed by London and Paris, in that order. As for who's next... I dunno... would be a hard fight between Hong Kong, Singapur, Sidney and yeah, Toronto as well
This is the first bule I've seen who learned "aku"/"kamu" instead of "saya"/"Anda". It gives me chills...
Really? I've lived in Jakarta 2years and speak fluent Indonesian and some batavi too 😉. Thus guy did very well in only two months. I wasn't so impressed by what he said, because that can be rehearsed... But he understood even when they answered or asked him... That was impressive
Tapi gak sopan... IMPOLITE
sacha stevenson !
@@Kanal7Indonesia really? That just the usual thing indonesian do. There are more impolite form like gue/lo
@@ahmadnuursyifafuady141 "kamu" is for someone we familiar with. Use "bapak (sir)/ibu (ma'am)" to avoid asserting that you're higher than the stranger.
" oh you speak Chinese too ? "
LET THE BATTLE BEGIN.
BAHA
BIKIN KONTEN INDONESIA PASTI VIEWERS LANGSUNG NAIK🤣🤣 please make indonesian videos again!
Bruh this guys learns Indonesian in like 3 weeks, me in French class for 2 and a half school year now and still doesn’t understand the basics
It's ok, estoy en mi tercera años de espanol y yo se solo el frases basicas
@@carworlddaily5361 I don’t think he use apps, he says he has friends and online tutors that helped him
me too 😂
@@nezuki7995 Je suis certain que ton Français est superbe. Tu dois simplement avoir confiant.
@@ouaincestca8352 did you say?
I am certain your french is good. You dois have to be confident
I forgot what dois meant
I'm fluent in three languages, speak a bit of several others, and have traveled widely on five continents. Indonesian is considered one of the easiest languages to learn. I lived in Indonesia on Kalimantan for a while. ( Borneo) It is a wonderful nation with lots to see and do and a very friendly culture.
In Indonesia, to older person we never say 'you ' or 'kamu', we say 'Mam' or 'Ibu' or 'Sir' or' Pak'. It is a polite way to address older person. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Really admire how u are willing to learn multiple foreign languages. So cool. I'm an Indonesian myself and I gotta say you have pronounce of what you said flawlessly. Watched multiple of your Mandarin contents and wow...i love it all. It's fun to watch 👏👏👏🤩
I have studied Indonesian for 7 years how tf does he speak it better than me😂
There is a thing called "talent" 😬
I have studied indonesian for 17 years still got c grade
You probably know more Indonesian than him. The difference is confidence. He's probably spend a hundred hours just practicing speaking.
It's okay, I am Indonesian since born, and I'm bad at Bahasa Indonesia class 😂
What was indonesa?? I saw them are Chinese...
Whenever someone says they are from Fujian
Xiaoma: 😏
What
true
@@nullsurfer7331 wrong, thats a city
@@nullsurfer7331 Fujian is a (big) province
In history adniral zhang he migrant to java 😁 and he is really life & death in java island
5:09
"Hi, How are you?"
"Good, how are you?"
"Good, how are you doing?
I think if you stay in Indonesia for a year, you will be fluent enough to speak bahasa with perfect accent.
Not just bahasa, maybe he can learn some native language too...😅
Such like javanese or sundanese...
Yups.. and maybe you can speak "eastern english" little, if you study bahasa at Surabaya.. Haha
Actually your Indonesian is not that "fluent", but the improvements from the last video just very good
I’m pretty sure he gets excited when someone says they are from Fujian.
I noticed too. Probably because it’s a harder dialect to learn.
but unfortunately in Indonesia almost all Chinese descent from fujian are speaking hokkien not fuzhounese
The best trait this young lad has is his sense fun and fair play, it’s wonderful to see the Chinese , Indonesian take to him and he responds to them which is great, the Chinese are such lovely people.
You are amazing and I've been teaching myself French for the past 6 months purely due to your influence
Has anyone noticed how he repeats a lot things he says. Like he’ll say “how are you” two times in a row. Same when speaking in different languages. Just something I’ve noticed 😊
I think it may be a habit picked up from Chinese. Words and phrases are repeated for emphasis a lot in Chinese.
Habitual learning
Yes I don't speak Chinese but I thought he repeated some phrases over and over when speaking Chinese...he definitely repeats it in Indonesian and just like that guy said he stutters a lot...maybe he is just over excited when speaking in another language? or just thinking too fast..I am learning Japanese now...as much as I want to sound fluent (and some people think fast=fluent), I just take my time...focus on one-two sentence and just say them correctly in moderate speed instead of stuttering. Having said that...pretty 'ok' for three weeks learning...maybe he just picked a situation (trip to the store, food, numbers etc) as well as some common phrases too.
@Gary Host Yep that's what I thought so too. Although i don't speak (or understand) chinese, I think blondie in china, jjsays, and Oriental Pearl do speak it better/more structured/cleaner. And then we have Dashan..who is totally at a different level.
@@SantosoWijaya That's just him. He does it in English too. Many handle it it differently, silently. Yet how many of us can learn speak and understand new languages so fast? Great stuff! Yeah, Yeah, yeah... Sure, sure, sure... no problem, no problem!
This dude never cooked a single meal in his life
I appreciate you for the method, the will, and the degree of difficulty of your work. You stand out from many types of youtubers. You should be one of the educational channels. And a nice idea: why not collaborate with the national geographic channer or descovery channel? I think it would be an amazing collaboration. Greetings from Montreal.
Man: easiest way to learn Indonesian is to get an Indonesian girlfriend.
Me: i live in Indonesia and got an Indonesian wife and cant speak the language haha
Lol
Sorry, where r u from dude?
Mertuamu pasti galak 😅
@@andrikurniawan1654 sengaja ga belajar, biar gabisa diomelin mertua 😂
When that man said he's originally from Fuzhou, I thought I was about to see a triple lingo conversation go down.
Well, it was tho.. English, Chinese and Bahasa..
@@AbrahamKantono hahahaha true ... most indonesian chinese speak bahasa bit chinese and english .. and fluent in local language ... damn ...
That man said he's from Fujian. He didn't explained which part of Fujian he came from. Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, but there are lot of big cities in Fujian. Most Indonesian Fujianese came from southern part of Fujian, so I doubt his ancestor came from Fuzhou. There are many languages and dialects in Fujian. Fuzhounese (Fuzhou dialect) is belong to Mindong (Eastern Min) language family. Majority of ancestors of Indonesian Fujianese either speak Xiamenese, Quanzhounese or Zhangzhounese. Those 3 dialects belongs to MInnan (Southern Min) language family which are very different compared to Fuzhounese. Among Indonesian Fujianese, there are small number of people who speak Fuqingnese. Fuqingnese is belong to Mindong (Eastern Min) so it;s related to Fuzhou dialect, but It is not completely mutually intelligible with Fuzhou dialect.
@@CzarLi2523 True, I'm Indonesian Chinese, and I rarely meet Fuqing peoples here, the Fuqing peoples that I know are usually the new generation of Chinese from Mainland China who came after 1980s, and nobody can speak with them in Fuqing language here hahaha
2:53 it's crazy how he can speak but more crazier that he understands them
It’s the understanding them for me bro haha cuz I can say Japanese sentences but can’t understand them
@@isuckondemtitteas1974 It's incredible the understanding with all that background noise add their mask on! 😄
theyre all actors ～～～ imagine 🤣👌
For someone who has less than a month to learn the language, it's impressive how fluent he has become in Indonesian. I'm looking forward for him to visit and enjoy the Indonesian culture and cuisine right here in Indonesia, after all these covid ends.
this video brings back memories
I miss the Indonesian Day when I was in college, lots of food, games and everything.
I'm sure in a couple of months you will be able to speak Indonesian like locals. all you need to do is to pickup an accent.
you are awesome.
7:13 You asked for "jengkol", but then she heard that as "jagung" / "corn". So, she might probably sell jengkol, however she misheard you as jagung 😁😁
Nobody:
Him: I’ve been learning for a couple weeks lets go talk fluently to native speakers!
As a native speaker of Bahasa Indonesia, I'd say you're doing well, man! Keep up the good work
Just found this video and as an Indonesian I admit you speak it good man, keep it up!🇮🇩
Xiaoma last video "i speak a little bit indonesian"
Now fluent indonesian mannnn
He's not fluent tho, bad pronunciation & grammar, but A for effort!
@@febrinawindasari4618 Come on boi don't be like that
@@jonathanmellqvist2 she's just telling the truth
@@crystalexia- so?
@@jonathanmellqvist2 you mean, not telling lies? The title of this video is a straight up lie....
Hey man I wanted to say thanks. After I viewed a couple of you're (wholesome) videos you've inspired me to learn different languages. I'm currently learning Spanish and I plan to learn even more languages in the future. Gracias.
im not saying youre fluent but damn 3 weeks with those vocabs and decent grammar wtf thats insane bro
What the.. 😲
RUclips recommended me to watch your videos and then watched some of them for 3 hours, until I found this video when you even try to speak in bahasa Indonesia after 15 hours in learning. Wow! You are so special dude!
Terima kasih dan apresiasi untukmu karena sudah berusaha untuk mempelajarinya. Good job!
Go find Indonesian girlfriend.. my guy I'm sure he has a full Voicemail box..
As a Indonesian speaking white guy, I enjoy going into restaurants in LA and seeing the staff flip out when I start speaking fluently....sampai jumpa
hahaha nc😁
Man ariii, i love youu you're the best you making me more proud for being Indonesian 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 massive respect for you dude 🔥🔥
You're so good at learn something new! Damn how did you learn that so fast, btw I'm indonesian, Dan saya juga mengerti apa yang kamu bicarakan, good job xiaoma! , i'm sorry if there any mistake of my English cuz I'm still learning it..
5:08 "Hi, how are you?"
"Good, how are you?"
"Good, how are you doing?"
Painfully familiar lol
Legend say they're still greeting
And I'm like whaaat hahaha
Fyi: If you're foreigners and sudennly speak fluently (especially in mall or school) you're treated like a wealthy man lol
Fr?
@@cuteface5750 As an Indonesian, yeah I guess this is true
I don't meet a lot of foreigners here, of course, but it's always a nice surprise when they can speak our language
Yeah unless you are part of a religion or any of your close relatives with that language they'll respect you a lot. For example speaking Arabic and being a foreigner is impressive but being a foreigner but being Muslim isn't as impressive as Muslims learn Arabic usually
I was like, when you are gonna speak Indonesian and here you are!!!! Glad I am subscribed
i saw ur video on the reaction video by Ellis Lamar. I immediately click yoiur original video, like it and sobscribe certainly! thanks for putting much effort in learning Bahasa :D
Indonesia has hundreds of different native ethnics, hundreds different languages, everyone has multilanguage skill, so they standart for language skill is very high. Bahasa Indonesia is a modern language that made to unite all that people, get fixed every year to make it better, eficient and EASY to use and learn, so yeah... the bar is even higher.
Not indonesians are multilingual, but most them are bilingual
@@seokjinnie7651 at least Indonesian youngsters can speak local language, Bahasa, and English (+ extra languange thought by school).
@@FebriantLeocesio no most of indonesians can't speak English, only few who can speak medium english
It is not multiple languages, it is one language with a bunch if synonyms
@@illla Totally wrong. Our national languange, Bahasa Indonesia, purposes is to unify Indonesian so we can communicate without barrier. Please do research first & educate yourself. Some words might be similar, because the root is Austronesian Languange (it is also applied to the whole ASEAN countries).
Xaioman: Hi how are you?
Seller: Good, how are you?
Xaioman: Good, how are you?
Gotta love it
This is a cool market I wish more people would come and support it
I love how you also promote the culture and local business!!!
Well the thing is he is speeking in a chinese accent liturly like almost every chinese in indonesia lol (I'm from indonesia)
That is actually very interesting
Woah I never knew
True
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Dude Xiaoma.... Youve been showcasing Filipino food before.. I actually miss those vids. Giving pinoy food to strangers for some taste test.. whats stopping you from learning our language? :) go go brother
i watched your video's about speaking mandarin.. and in 3 weeks bicara bahasa Indonesia.. luar biasa! hebat!
Much respect can be gained by trying to communicate in a familiar language. Even if you try, it goes a long, long way. Peace people everywhere!
5:03 omg just imagine what this guy thinks of Xiaoman. Dude starts speaking Indonesian then Mandarin then Fuzhounese
Xiaoma killed him with the Fuzhounese lol
He wasn’t shocked at all, look at his face
His Indonesian is very rudimentary (I learned a little myself, because my girlfriend is Indonesian). I also have a feeling, that many other Languages he has attempted to speak weren’t that great either. He often repeats a lot and uses a very limited vocabulary. His Chinese and Spanish are quite good, you can read the subtitles and see that he uses a much larger vocabulary.
Mostly though, this guy just looks like a poser. He wastes people’s time by asking them stupid question in English to then „stun them with his magical language abilities“.
@@KevinementD lemme guest, ure an Aussie right?'
@@liqritrs8391 Yeah, Indonesian Chinese are Multilingual, so they're not that shocked, since they know at least Indonesian language, Indonesian regional dialects (probably more than 1), English, Chinese dialects and some Mandarin
seeing your interactions is really inspiring me to keep learning languages. It looks so fun and the potential for delicious food is a big incentive
Indonesian is taught in some Australian schools as the foreign language option, given that we're close by! I found it easier to learn than some other language classes I was forced to take! I still remember bits and pieces. That was 20 years ago!
Nobody:
Xiama: Ordering tons of street food every day
damn this guy straight up eating pete like salad
I can't imagine how the smells of his breath😃
@@Rrrrrrrtty he better not burp or fart in the public hahahahahah
It's good tho. But yeah the smells lol
Instead of "aku" = me/i , try use "saya" it will sound more polite. Just some suggestion from me. Don't roast me pls xD
Malaysia use saya aku is like market used language Bahasa pasar
Saying aku in (formal) Indonesian sounds kind of childish, it's better to use saya, unless you're speaking a dialect.
Setuju aowkoakwoa
Enggak lah, aku tuh lebih santai aja, saya terlalu formal, gue/gua terlalu gitu you know lah
Bagus
Amazing you speak so many languages …. Mandarin, Fujian, Cantonese, korean, african, indian, tibetan and now my language, indonesian (bahasa indonesia) …. Simply amazing
Indonesia is nice! Must go there for some new experience! I loved Indonesian food!
I'm kinda glad he's not fluent in indonesian, cause this dude's crazy
😂
tbh,he's very confidence say "fluent"😂😂😂
@@sandrakombot8735 he sure did
why wud u be glad?
@@steve00alt70 it gives you the "yeah my language is not so easy afterall huh?HUH?" kinda vibe.
That's a generous definition of "fluent."
People would not watch if he say on name that he talk from learning like like no one will watch if he mentions just shopping Indonesian food
yeah clickbait title but still fun to watch
Yes Indonesian are ramah... Very generous...
i think he got used to being pro at chinese that he thinks hes actually fluent at other languages....or hes simply clickbaiting - which is working
He is being respectful & not pretending like hs is perfect when he speaks. Click bait but not really. Im sure he could speak faster. Stay humble
I need to learn Bulgarian - like yesterday! Can you make a video where you learn Bulgarian in a few weeks to show what can be achieved?
I am a Puerto Rican who speaks fluent Indonesian (having never been to the country). 😁😁
how could, i think u have a friends from indonesia
@@secreightcreatorspace Yes i do have indonesian friends. Before i met many of them i taught myself how to speak Indonesian with books and cassettes. It's been 20 years now.
Keren! Saya malahan belajar bahasa resminya Puerto Rico (Spanish)