At 4:40 you have a translation error. With "Mal" he is not saying "His Basque sucks though" or anything like it. He is expressing his sadness for the fact that the lady knows less Basque than you. Great video!
Yeah, and “mal” doesn’t always mean “bad.” For example, “estoy mal” doesn’t mean “I’m bad.” It means more like “I was wrong” or “my mistake” or something like that.
The lady speaking to you in basque reminded me of my family a lot. Basque people have a unique way of talking and expressing themselves and you met a true basque lady there!
In Spain people appreciates when someone tries to speak our language. And more so when it's one of the local languages (catalan, basque, galician...). That's why there's maybe an initial shock, but it quickly turns into helping the person who makes the effort of learn the language.
Yes, the way it should be. One helping another. Not making fun of someone that is earnestly trying to learn their language. Remember in 60's I lived in Germany & was trying to learn German & many had laughed & made fun but some did correct me me on pronunciation & help. To this day am fluent in German.
Euskera is so difficult language (if you are not born in Euskadi I mean), that they instantly will answer you in spanish or english, because they assume it's better for you to understand them, no matter how hard you studied the "Euskera"
@@djbicho7924 That's not true. There has been a lot of inmigration in Bilbao since 1960 (more or less), and due to the difficulty of the language a lot of these inmigrants didn't learn Euskera. But the new generations are learning and speaking more and more... Euskera is such a difficult language that it doesn't take years to learn and speak but generations.
@@djbicho7924 it's way less spoken than in San Sebastian and other Basque towns, definitely. Nowadays most young people at least understand it, but many are still not able to speak fluently. Anyway it's been improving in recent decades
That's also because here most people do not speak It since franko (spanish dictator) prohibited It and It was prohibited not that long ago (less that 30 years), which damaged the language a lot, so It is surprising that someone from outside speaks it
I'm Basque and when people make that kind of effort, I get emotional. Very few people tries to learn this lenguage and it's a pity. Zu bezalako jendea Euskara hizkuntza bultzatzen dutenek, uste baino gehiago egiten duzute gure kulturarengatik. Milesker!
Yo soy gallego, sé gallego, pero para que deberia aprender vasco?( Y más teniendo en cuenta su dificultad...) No es hate ni nada eh, es pura curiosidad ( el caso se puede aplicar al gallego de la misma forma)
Same comment as many others. I have watched your videos for soooooo many years, even joking with my Chinese friends about your abilities and how impressed they were. Never would I thought that you would make a video about our language, unbelievable.!!!! I am so happy and grateful that you showed those people the value of a rare and unique language and the respect of learning it for them. Mila mila esker!!!!
Xiaoma, I started learning chinese because of your videos and now seeing you make a video about our language is just crazy. Eskerrik asko gure hizkuntzari buruz hitz egiteagatik (thank you for speaking about our language)!
Thank you for speaking Euskara! As a descendant of Basque immigrants in the US, I've tried and failed at efforts to learn over time, but it's people like you who keep inspiring me to learn the tongue of my heritage. The Basque language is more than just words. It's a community and culture. And I love my people every time I visit, everytime I encounter them in the world and see their influence. Thank for exposing Euskal Herria to your channel!! It helps keep the language alive!
Aspaldi aspalditik jarraitzen zaitut hemendik txo, baina hau ez nuen espero!! Ohorea guretzat ta kristoneko ilusioa gure herritik ikustea! Esker mila ta osasuna!!😊❤
This video made me smile a lot. My uncle was from the french part of Basque country/region and passed away few years ago. He was always so proud of the culture and language, even on the late part of his life he jokingly fluently spoke to us in basque as if we could understand him 😅
It's so nice seing people enjoy my language so much. Basque is a really hard language to learn and very few speak it, not to tell that even native people struggle with some words sometimes. As a consequence of the famous dictatorship and previous oppresion of the basque people, the number of speakers decreased drastically over the last centuries. Fortunatelly, the use of basque has increased a lot in the last two decades thanks to the education system and the will to learn from young and foreign people, but there is still much more work to do. I really appreciate these kind of videos that promote and praise the language and culture of my country, and I also appreciate your hard work learning a bit of my language. You already know much more than lots of people who have been living here their whole lives. Keep up with your work, Xiaoma!! If you are still in the Basque Country, and if not, for the next time, I reccomend visiting small coastal towns, such as Getaria, Mutriku (my fav), Zumaia, Lekeitio, and many more, since it is there where you will fully submerge in the Basque culture, language, even food, and people are always the best, unlike in the bigger cities. Overall, "Milesker danangatxik, lagun! Benetan, bidixo zoragarrixa!!" --> Thanks for everything, friend! Truly a wonderful video!!
I'm not even from that part of the world, but I'm very proud of your language. It descends from an ancient hunter gatherer tribe? As we would say, that fucks hard!!! 😁😁And those ladies in that meat shop, so funny!
That's why you, our basque brother should never ever vote for a right party, if PP or worse get the power they'll ban basque language (or just remove it from schools and not putting any money on it) and everything you gain after the dictator will be lost. We currently have one of the worse goverments so far (PP+Vox) in Balearic islands and we already lost a lot, they'll destroy our culture and language, I hope they get removed next elections, this is a nightmare
So much respect for learning so many languages, especially taking the time to learn a language like Basque that is spoken so little over the world. Love the video! It is very inspiring for people that want to learn multiple languages.
Very moved by this. My grandfather left bilbao in the 1930s and came to the UK. His mother was Basque. I have the rhesus negative blood group and red hair. My Spanish is okay ish and I'm working on my Basque. In June I am visiting the Basque country for the first time- Bilbao and Vittoria. The timing of this video was perfect as it giving me a feel for how it will be already. Particularly keen to hear from Basques or Basque speakers who live in the Leeds/ Bradford area. Or west Yorkshire in general. Much love to everyone and Xiaoma you are amazing!
I have A-. Is there a lot of red hair in Basque country? Both my parents were/ are redheads. My mum is English. My dad was the Spanish/ Basque/ English. Can only remember Grandad Raimundo as being bald. I am hugely interested in Basque culture. There's an old black and white documentary film by Orson Welles which I recommend to anyone as it is beautiful and shows a really bygone time.
I've been following this channel long time ago and I always thought what you do is amazing. Now.... I'm basque and this took me to the next level. Thanks for making our language more visible to the world. Eskerrik asko!
4:40 I love the brutal honesty from that guy! 😂 And the girls fighting over which one can come visit him in NY was *hilarious*! 😂😂😂 The guy explaining some of the history was really cool, and the ladies were very nice, too. 🥰
The ladies fighting over who gets to visit him in New York made me fall off the chair, lol! This was so fascinating to watch! And here I can only speak 2 if at that!
Actually this was not translated accurately. When he says "Mal" (bad) he is not referring to Xiaoma speaking badly but to the girl not knowing basque even that she lives in Bilbao
@@yutupusername That's exactly what I thought. Unfair that the guy was portrayed as being rude when he was really just light heartedly admonishing her for not speaking Basque
BRAVO!! I'm a Spanish interpreter based in London and I learnt most of my Spanish in the Basque Country! Amazing people. And you're doing a great job! SO man people enjoy talking to you! Brilliant!
Txundituta utzi nauzu, Xiaoma! Euskara ikasteko adore handia behar da, eta are gehiago sarean ikasten ari bazara!! Eskerrik asko gure hizkuntza zabaltzen languntzeagatik, benetan. Thank you so much❤️❤️
Gwych! Da iawn Ari! You got yourself over to the fantastic Basque Country ... knew our little introduction to Harkaitz from the Baque Country at Cardiff's Farmer's Market speaking Welsh would help! The Basques are an inspiration for many of us here in Wales in how they're going about reviving their language through media, education, administration and fun in the community. Many visits from Wales to learn from the Basques. Gora Euskal Herria, Cymru am byth! Yma o hyd!
As if this stuff isn't captivating enough in itself, the history behind it makes it even more intriguing! Sounds like there are certain mysteries surrounding the history of the Basque language and culture. That's the stuff I love to dive into. Who needs conspiracy theories when real history has so many questions left to be answered?
I’m from the Basque Country and I feel very proud to see you trying to learn our language. Basque is not easy to learn nor speak, and coming to Bilbo to practice it, is really nice from you. As the last guy told you, Basque was banned during 1936-1975 due to a dictatorship that Spain suffered during those years. Many old Basque people don’t know to speak Basque because they were strongly punished if they had used it. As you are able to speak basque, you are a “Euskaldun” (euskaraz ahal duena) in English, (the one that speaks in Basque). You are welcome to this country!🤟
Please do not spread false history. Euskera was actually banned in the time of Charles III, 18th century. The dictatorship only persecuted the language in the early years. During the dictatorship itself many linguistic initiatives flourished to help learning. Euskera was a limited language, as the Basque Miguel de Unamuno claimed. Consequently the language was and continues to be forgotten and losing speakers naturally despite the local government spending huge amounts of money.
@@Sdaniels3152What????? yeah, tell my father Basque wasnt banned, we are basque, and it was forbidden and banned to use it, they would be hiding when speaking it, they would be severely punished in school, and arrested in the streets. Its great u like history but dont try to educate people with outside information.
I love it when you take the time to learn more obscure languages, and the reactions of the elders of hearing their language being spoken is just heart warming. I've lived all over the world and always make an attempt to learn as much of the language as I can when visiting a new country out of respect to the people. They also just as you've said as well, are way friendlier and willing to help and guide you if they see you've made an effort to immerse yourself in their culture. Thank you for making more of the younger generation intrigued in being polyglots.
ME: [Struggling through daily language lessons] ARI: [Using his 4th language to receive corrections for his Basque pronunciations] Very cool man! It's always fun and inspiring to see your journey!
@@Delcattiy4th as a 4th best Language. I guess It would be English>Mandarín>Canto>Spanish and then many others where he can have casual conversations but not fluent.
I totally didn’t get what you meant by that at first either. But you’re right, Spanish is like his 4th most used and effective language. I love that he just takes it all in and effortlessly asks for vocab in Basque using Spanish.
Oh my god, it has happened!! I was looking forward to a video speaking Euskera, and now the wait is over :) Thank you Ari for spreading different cultures and inspiring us to start learning new languages
From France and Pays Basque : milesker !!! (= Eskerrik asko!) So exciting to see you in my country! And so moving to hear you say your first words of Basque! Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! Agur!
Nice one. When I was young and delusional I wanted to learn all of the languages of Europe / EU, with a special interest in the non-Indo-European languages i.e Basque, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Maltese and maybe Turkish. I'm struggling with mastering French, German and Italian so you can imagine how delusional I was in my teens haha.
11:20 this is why I love polyglot content. You can learn so much from every generation. He had a little fun fact about the language you probably would have never heard if you weren't speaking the language!!
I visited Bilbao in September 2022. Listening to the Basque language in person was a trip, but people were very welcoming to the ones putting in the effort in learning it.
My man Xiao causally flexing on all of us single mortals near Valentine's Day with Basque! 😅 All jokes aside, I have watched you for years without leaving any comments and just wanted to say toy do an amazing job. I love watching the locals react with genuine happiness when it comes to learning their languages! You make their day by doing so! The universal constant is that no matter where you go, if you show that you are interested in using the local language, it will open doors for you.
Qué alegría verte en mi ciudad! La próxima vez te recomiendo que visites San Sebastián, que además de ser una ciudad preciosa, ahí prácticamente todo el mundo habla euskera.
I am an American and learned some basque while I lived in Bilbao, and I LOVED seeing this!! If anyone wants to learn basque, I’d advise going to San Sebastián/Donostia instead of Bilbao :))
I lived in Donostia (San Sebastian) for a year with a host family. They were the sweetest. Everyone loved you there if you said Kaixo - hello Agur - Goodbye and Eskerrik asko - thank you (they teach Americans by saying let’s go to Costco lol) Another great video 🤘🏼
I'm Basque and you speak best Basque than me!!! I forgot it when I went to live aboard for two years, and completely forgot Basque, now I'm starting to learn again because of my kids!!! Well done!!! Is such a complicated lenguage to learn, really complecated, Zorionak!!!!!
Man, I love languages. Wish I had your talent. I’ve taken Ojibwe, Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic and I’m fluent in none of them. I wish I could speak the way you do. Thanks for sharing, I truly enjoy your videos.
Really amazing. The Basque language is probably one of the most difficult to learn. I am a native of this region (french side) but I never took the time to learn this beautiful language, only a few songs... and mus (basque card game). Bravo for learning this!
Being Basque and having seen lots of your videos, and now finding this video of you in Bilbao speaking euskera has been so pleasant and funny!! You've done a great effort, Euskera is really unique, is a treassure for us and preserving and using it has a deep meaning for us. Most young people know much better than people may think seeing this video, but it's use changes a lot depending on which part of basque country you are. We trully aprecciate when foreigners try to speak our language, we feel honoured! Eskerrik asko!!!!
That was so interesting to hear you explain the history of the Basque language. I had heard some of the history but not like you explained it, and for you speak it to the locals was very fascinating. I loved seeing their astonished expressions. One of my favorites!
this is so great, im irish and currently studying in Bilbao and its great to see Basque used everywhere around the city, even if its impossible for me to understand! great vid Xiaoma
I was Basque living in Galway, and I had the same feeling towards the Irish. For many reasons, I always felt that Ireland and the Basque Country were culturally similar like no other place, I hope you enjoy your studies in my homeland!
@@nada476 The Irish were originally from Basque country and northern Spain / Portugal according to our DNA , it was in a documentary called blood of the Irish, it should be on RUclips, the national television station in Ireland called RTE made this documentary. you said "I always felt that Ireland and the Basque Country were culturally similar like no other place" now you know why.
Txapo jauna!!! I knew you from some of your videos speaking in different dialects of Chinnese, I really enyoyed it, but this is awesome! I'm so proud of you for trying to learn the Basque language (Euskara) and learn our culture. I love the way you have introduced our land like Euskal Herria, that actually are different regions (Bizkaia, Araba, Gipuzkoa, Nafarroa, Lapurdi, Nafarroa behera eta Zuberoa, this last three there are in French territory). Many people doesn't like to recognize our land and our culture, there were so many conflicts in the past, and now too... But I love that kind people like you come here to discover a new culture and try to learn our ancient language to expand their knowledge. Like the woman said, many people here doesn't know much Euskara as you, and that is quite sad... So you must continue with your learning, is amazing. Next time come to Iruña-Pamplona, you will love this city! Ondo izan! Gora Euskal Herria!
Hi! I'm Basque and I have been watching your videos from the beginning but I've never expected that you will try to learn our language. Thanks you so much for this present. Xiaomanyc, eskerrik asko gure hizkuntza ikasteagatik, gure herria eta kultura mundu osoan zabaltzeagatik.
5:35 Emakume honek esaten duena egia da. Bertako jende askok baino gehiago daki dagoeneko! Thank you Xiaoma for learning Basque. I've seen many of your videos and hoped I'd see one of you speaking Basque someday. Mila esker gure hizkuntza sustatzeagatik! From a Basque living in the US 🙂
Love el país vasco!! This is amazing! I tried to learn euskera in a spanish class but it felt impossible 😂 Xiaoma always showing us learning a language is never impossible lol my inspiration
Great job! You did better than many people that studied euskera in school since kids, and only in 3 weeks! I get that it is a difficult language to learn but a lot of people here don't even want to make an effort to learn and speak it. Very refreshing video.
You inspired me to try and learn a other language so I randomly picked Spanish on Duolingo in the pandemic. It's cool how much I understand in this video now so thank you!
@@hakunamarada my guess is that when oh negative women breed with Rhesus positive individuals (before the Rhogam shots), they tended to have less viable pregnancies. Just my guess.
😲 I have O negative blood and I did not know that... that makes me wonder if I'm part Basque, because a DNA test said I was like 20% "Iberian" but wouldn't be more specific than that, and I researched my family history but couldn't find an answer for where that 20% comes from. I'm from an area where there were many Basque immigrants. It's possible
Ari from Chile, Learn Mapuzungun... is the language of one of the largest indigenous peoples of the country and like Euskera is trying to spread more widely.
Kaixo, oso ondo, eta zorionak. Basque is my favorite language. It is so different from any other language I have learned. I really find the lack of prepesitions and no "real" word order interesting. I also like that they count by twenties. You should return to the basque country for Aste Nagusia in August.
@@Jon-p4g welke taal zal ik spreken? Hablamos español o we can speak English, forse possiamo parlare l'italiano? I learned these because I didn't have a choice, since I live in places where those were the languages used. I learned a bit of basque from living in Bilbao, but I never claimed to speak it. I knew enough to ask directions. The difference between me and you is I'm not hiding behind a user name. You literally can look me up.
What I get out of these videos is an insane amount of positivity coming from both sides of each interaction. The expressions on their faces when they see that you are learning their native tongue is just priceless. It gives me such faith in humanity. If the whole world was like this we would be a much better place. Keep doing what you are doing!
Born in Spain, lived most of my life in Basque Country and now moved to France (already here for 3 years). Uhm, i speak Basque aswell, this gave me flashbacks/nostalgia to when i spoke Euskera with my Ex-Girlfriend. Good moments never are forgotten, thanks for your video. ❤
What's really interesting about the Basque language (and Basque people), is that despite it being a European language, it's not part of the Indo-European language family. Archaeogenetics has shown that the original speakers of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language (the language that Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, etc. evolved from) formed after hunter-gatherer populations from Eastern Europe mixed with hunter gatherers from the Caucasus moutains and settled in the Pontic-Caspian Steppe (around modern-day Ukraine and south western Russia). Around 4,500 years ago, these people migrated East into India, and west into Europe, where they displaced the current inhabitants of Europe called "Early European Farmers". Most people of European descent derive most of their ancestry from these migrants, who are now called the "Western Steppe Herders". These Western Steppe Herders spoke the Proto-Indo-European language, and their migration into Europe corresponds with the spreading of Indo-European languages into Europe. With the exception of the Basque region. The Basque language is very dissimilar to other European languages, and likely evolved from a language spoken by the Early European Farmers, who themselves came to Europe from around Anatolia around 9,600 years ago and brought agriculture into Europe. The Basque language is not an Indo-European language, and is part of a different language family altogether called the "Paleo-European Languages", of which, the only surviving example is Basque. The Paleo-European Languages were widely spoken Europe before the Indo-Europeans/Western Steppe Herders arrived and displaced/absorbed them. Modern Basque people also have the highest proportion of Early European Farmer ancestry. There was also another language family spoken in Europe before even the Early European Farmers, spoken by a group known as the "Western Hunter Gatherers", who arrived in Europe around 14,000 years ago. Unfortunately, there are no surviving examples of the languages spoken by these Western Hunter-Gatherers today.
Porque no te hace falta ni vives en estas regiones. Tal vez sepas inglés, que nos guste o no, es un idioma internacional tremendamente útil. Los idiomas son ante todo herramientas. Yo no aprendo gallego ni alemán porque no los voy a usar jamás, salvo quizás una semana de vacaciones. Sin embargo me manejo muy bien en inglés y lo uso muchísimo. También tienes que tener en cuenta que este video es simplemente el trabajo de este chico. Uno trabajo muy bueno y seguramente muy bien pagado (por RUclips). Pero trabajo al fin y al cabo.
Wow! I have been following you for years and it didn't cross my mind not even once that you would even consider learning Basque. Euskal Herrikoa naiz eta ikusi dudanean euskara ikasten ari zinela... benetan txundituta nagoela. Banekien ona zinela hizkuntzekin baina maila hau 3 asteetan... wow. Congratulations!
This is like me in Brasil. I know enough spanish to just stumble my way around and the people are SO helpful and they LOVE the fact that you are trying so fearlessly. Hats off to you my man!
@@LeahDyson-kq4bd Yeah, if you speak Spanish in Brasil people understand you quite well…and if you learn to morph your pronunciation you get a lot of words from your Spanish
BRAVO!! I'm a Spanish interpreter based in London and I learnt most of my Spanish in the Basque Country! Amazing people. And you're doing a great job! SO man people enjoy talking to you! Brilliant! My personal account
There are places in the US where you are more likely to hear Euskara than in the Basque Country. There was two main waves of Basque immigration to North America, first with the early Spanish explorers/conquistadors, and later, from the turn of the 20th century up until about the 60's. The second wave Basque immigrants were often young men who came to work as shepherds on sheep ranches in the intermountain west, and during the winter months, would often stay in Basque boarding houses where they spoke Basque. Many of these shepherds, after working for a number of years and saving up enough money, would bring over a bride from the 'old country'. Boise, ID, has a very vibrant Basque diaspora community, there are still some of the older generation from the old country, but most are now the children and grandchildren and so on of these second wave Basque immigrants. There is a wonderful area near downtown called the Basque quarter that used to be home to several of these boarding houses, now there are museums and restaurants. I lived for many years in northern Nevada where there is still a vibrant Basque culture, including a parade and festivities for the feast of San Inazio, also know as Saint Ignatious, who was Basque. I am decendent from first wave Basques who came to what is now New Mexico in the early 16th century. First wave Basques don't really have much if any connection to the 'old country' like the later second wave Basques do.
My great-grandparents came to America from the Basque country in the mid-1800s. My grandparents spoke the language but regrettably not my parents. I've tried to learn this difficult language with only moderate success. The rare opportunity I get to practice the language is when I attend annual Basque festivals held annually in Nevada & Idaho.
I am Basque and I have family in Idaho, first it was my mother's uncle who went to America and then an uncle of mine, some relatives still speak Basque, greetings, agurrak euskal herritik!
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Finally! Bideo bat Euskaraz! Meritu handia dauka Euskara ikastea.
Maaaan! Im spanish myself , I come from a bilingual spanish - british family, spent long seasons working in Portugal so Im almost bilingual as well...When it comes to euskera, I know the basics, but havent ever givent it a go...Ive always been in love with its phonetics, diction and prosody...You my friend are a true language warrior...Congrats!!!
como madrileño nunca olvidaré la lección del instituto en vasco. solo dos paginas. 12 declinaciones??? hasta el griego clasico me pareció un paseo. una pena, me gusta chapurrear catalán y gallego. Con Euskera no hay cojones(ni bilbainos ni de ningun lao) Tan antinacionalista como soy (la gran lacra de España) amo la cultura y las lenguas vascas....pero no podrá ser, bastante tengo con el ruso.
si hablas catalan y gallego es mas dificil hablar euskera, pero si aprendes ingles, ruso o lenguas germanas, tiene aspectos gramaticales mas parecidos. No en vano yo en el acceso a la universidad, sabque un 8 en ingles, y un 3´5 en lengia castellana XD, tambien hay que decir que el castellano restaba puntos, si me acuerdo bien eran 3 puntos por respuesta acertada y 0,5 te restaba por respuesta fallada, fallos gramaticales o de puntuacion. y 1-2 puntos menos por el estilo de letra.
I 6 be wrong, but the military did reach out to him to invite him to a class teaching advanced Mandarin. He uploaded the video on his channel. The issue I can see of him being a translator for the CIA is that he is a well known figure.
@@Bones0 To be fair these people aren't influencing anyone except children and weak minded adults. Please don't make the common mistake of doubting the United States government and what they are capable of. They got PLENTY money. Not just the government, but the government agencies as well. Even if they didn't, some people aren't ruled by money. Some still have morals, beliefs and a duty to their country. Only the weak and soulless Covet money firstly and lastly. No offense.
Hah! The most honest reaction in a video I think I've ever seen of yours, she just couldn't control the unconscious need to curse. You're an absurd man and its a beautiful thing.
I love when you do the ultra rare/obscure languages, I feel like you bring needed attention to rare cultures that should be preserved and celebrated, great fun as always!
I wasn't expecting this. I'm basque and I watched some of your videos speaking chinese and other languages but this is a surprise for 3 weeks you know more euskera than many basque people.
Hi! I've watching your videos for years, they would pop up from time to time in my feed and I would binge watch lots of them at once. I am Basque and live in the Basque Country, and seeing how you are trying to learn my language makes me feel very happy. If you ever consider traveling to San Sebastian (The second biggest Basque city), I would be delighted to help you around and take you to places to practice your basque. Mila esker egiten duzun lanagatik! Besarkada handi bat zuretzat!
Bro, huge respect for you learning Basque apart from all the other lenguages you speak. Thats awesome man. As a basque you instantly gained my respect!
At 4:40 you have a translation error. With "Mal" he is not saying "His Basque sucks though" or anything like it. He is expressing his sadness for the fact that the lady knows less Basque than you.
Great video!
great comment
Exactly
Hahahaha true! I didn't catch that
Yeah, and “mal” doesn’t always mean “bad.”
For example, “estoy mal” doesn’t mean “I’m bad.” It means more like “I was wrong” or “my mistake” or something like that.
@@brendancurtin679 Or something like "my bad!"?
The lady speaking to you in basque reminded me of my family a lot. Basque people have a unique way of talking and expressing themselves and you met a true basque lady there!
I really liked her, she was good x
Same here, just the way they express themselves and their cadence of speaking reminds me of a Basque relative I have.
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Seems like a really great woman
@xvakantvaki9664 there is nothing inherently special about "basque people". Stop being racist. Either everybody is special or nobody is special.
It's really amazing how many people help him through corrections, it's so sweet.
In Spain people appreciates when someone tries to speak our language. And more so when it's one of the local languages (catalan, basque, galician...). That's why there's maybe an initial shock, but it quickly turns into helping the person who makes the effort of learn the language.
This is how it is whenever you learn any language! People are always happy to help, especially if you tell them that you’re trying to learn.
What else are you supposed to do?
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Yes, the way it should be. One helping another. Not making fun of someone that is earnestly trying to learn their language. Remember in 60's I lived in Germany & was trying to learn German & many had laughed & made fun but some did correct me me on pronunciation & help. To this day am fluent in German.
Euskera is so difficult language (if you are not born in Euskadi I mean), that they instantly will answer you in spanish or english, because they assume it's better for you to understand them, no matter how hard you studied the "Euskera"
Nobody speaks basque in Bilbao
@@djbicho7924 That's not true. There has been a lot of inmigration in Bilbao since 1960 (more or less), and due to the difficulty of the language a lot of these inmigrants didn't learn Euskera. But the new generations are learning and speaking more and more... Euskera is such a difficult language that it doesn't take years to learn and speak but generations.
@@djbicho7924 it's way less spoken than in San Sebastian and other Basque towns, definitely. Nowadays most young people at least understand it, but many are still not able to speak fluently. Anyway it's been improving in recent decades
waste of time
@@whoan-es weak bait
The instant respect & warmth you get from locals is so amazing to see everywhere you go.
That's also because here most people do not speak It since franko (spanish dictator) prohibited It and It was prohibited not that long ago (less that 30 years), which damaged the language a lot, so It is surprising that someone from outside speaks it
It's fake.
I look forward to the reunion of you and the Basque ladies.
I don't think his wife would like that very much lol
I'm Basque and when people make that kind of effort, I get emotional. Very few people tries to learn this lenguage and it's a pity. Zu bezalako jendea Euskara hizkuntza bultzatzen dutenek, uste baino gehiago egiten duzute gure kulturarengatik. Milesker!
No me llores
@@mikelclimbszer esaten ari zare pottolo maitia ☺️
@@sansxd485 negar ez egiteko
Yo soy gallego, sé gallego, pero para que deberia aprender vasco?( Y más teniendo en cuenta su dificultad...) No es hate ni nada eh, es pura curiosidad ( el caso se puede aplicar al gallego de la misma forma)
@@stez3295 te refieres a portugues?
Xiaoma - the best part of this channel is seeing you develop and now have a fine young family. It warms my heart.
Same comment as many others. I have watched your videos for soooooo many years, even joking with my Chinese friends about your abilities and how impressed they were. Never would I thought that you would make a video about our language, unbelievable.!!!! I am so happy and grateful that you showed those people the value of a rare and unique language and the respect of learning it for them. Mila mila esker!!!!
Basque is hard af. Props to this guy!!!
He knows Navajo which he says is the most difficult language that he has learned.
Navajo is incredibly difficult. Even many Navajo can't speak it. @@paulharrison8379
www.youtube.com/@BritainsHiddenHistoryRoss
He doesn't speak almost anything in basque. He knows 2 phrases
@@user-hi1kl2ej6x Etzai jarri ola, beak ta dena esateuk ikasten ai dekela
😍 Llevo años siguiéndote y jamás hubiera imaginado que fueras a hablar euskera en un vídeo. Izugarria benetan!
Gauza bera gertatu iatta niri 😂 qué crack
Es que tiene que ser jodido de narices. Catalán si pones un poco de ganas lo entiendes bastante si eres castellano parlante pero el vasco...
Ez daki euskeraz. Erderaz egiten du eta bi esaldi (ikasten dituen biak)
De todas formas poner ese mapa de Navarra y País Vasco unidos (Euskal Herria).... eeeeh como que no es así. xD
@@-JavCold- eso siempre ha sido así chaval. Lo que dices es un invento del siglo pasado. Si no tienes ni idea mejor no escribas nada
Xiaoma, I started learning chinese because of your videos and now seeing you make a video about our language is just crazy. Eskerrik asko gure hizkuntzari buruz hitz egiteagatik (thank you for speaking about our language)!
I hope your language survives as long as it possibly can. It is a gift from the ancient past and you should be proud that it's part of you.
What a wonderful story that your culture has preserved such a unique language.
Tipo hau apartekoa da!!ni ere hasi naiz txineraz ikasten app baten bidez bera ikusita
@@Grizzloxi I hope so, but politicians use it to atack to others...
www.youtube.com/@BritainsHiddenHistoryRoss
Thank you for speaking Euskara! As a descendant of Basque immigrants in the US, I've tried and failed at efforts to learn over time, but it's people like you who keep inspiring me to learn the tongue of my heritage.
The Basque language is more than just words. It's a community and culture. And I love my people every time I visit, everytime I encounter them in the world and see their influence.
Thank for exposing Euskal Herria to your channel!! It helps keep the language alive!
Aspaldi aspalditik jarraitzen zaitut hemendik txo, baina hau ez nuen espero!!
Ohorea guretzat ta kristoneko ilusioa gure herritik ikustea! Esker mila ta osasuna!!😊❤
Im basque, and so proud of my culture and of people like you!!
Thank you mate!
www.youtube.com/@BritainsHiddenHistoryRoss
The guy that said my English is very little I think I fell in love with him lol
This video made me smile a lot. My uncle was from the french part of Basque country/region and passed away few years ago. He was always so proud of the culture and language, even on the late part of his life he jokingly fluently spoke to us in basque as if we could understand him 😅
So he was from eta?
Hi, ĞĀŁekoa? @@danieljohananderssonortega3280
@@danieljohananderssonortega3280stupid joke my friend :)
@@danieljohananderssonortega3280 So you are an idiot?
*From spain
It's so nice seing people enjoy my language so much. Basque is a really hard language to learn and very few speak it, not to tell that even native people struggle with some words sometimes. As a consequence of the famous dictatorship and previous oppresion of the basque people, the number of speakers decreased drastically over the last centuries. Fortunatelly, the use of basque has increased a lot in the last two decades thanks to the education system and the will to learn from young and foreign people, but there is still much more work to do. I really appreciate these kind of videos that promote and praise the language and culture of my country, and I also appreciate your hard work learning a bit of my language. You already know much more than lots of people who have been living here their whole lives. Keep up with your work, Xiaoma!!
If you are still in the Basque Country, and if not, for the next time, I reccomend visiting small coastal towns, such as Getaria, Mutriku (my fav), Zumaia, Lekeitio, and many more, since it is there where you will fully submerge in the Basque culture, language, even food, and people are always the best, unlike in the bigger cities.
Overall, "Milesker danangatxik, lagun! Benetan, bidixo zoragarrixa!!" --> Thanks for everything, friend! Truly a wonderful video!!
En Mutriku no os entiendo ni yo jajajaja mal sitio para practicar eh baño bai beste lekuta jun ezkeo hobe
@@mirenalvarez8817 Mutriku es un caso aparte😂 Aquí vienen a practicar los valientes que se atreven
@@kingerikthered Horixe bakarrik falta zaten, komentaxota etorri eta Mutriku irakurtzia jajajajaja Aupa Mutriku joderrr (mutrikuarra nai)
I'm not even from that part of the world, but I'm very proud of your language. It descends from an ancient hunter gatherer tribe? As we would say, that fucks hard!!! 😁😁And those ladies in that meat shop, so funny!
That's why you, our basque brother should never ever vote for a right party, if PP or worse get the power they'll ban basque language (or just remove it from schools and not putting any money on it) and everything you gain after the dictator will be lost. We currently have one of the worse goverments so far (PP+Vox) in Balearic islands and we already lost a lot, they'll destroy our culture and language, I hope they get removed next elections, this is a nightmare
So much respect for learning so many languages, especially taking the time to learn a language like Basque that is spoken so little over the world. Love the video! It is very inspiring for people that want to learn multiple languages.
Very moved by this. My grandfather left bilbao in the 1930s and came to the UK. His mother was Basque. I have the rhesus negative blood group and red hair. My Spanish is okay ish and I'm working on my Basque. In June I am visiting the Basque country for the first time- Bilbao and Vittoria. The timing of this video was perfect as it giving me a feel for how it will be already. Particularly keen to hear from Basques or Basque speakers who live in the Leeds/ Bradford area. Or west Yorkshire in general. Much love to everyone and Xiaoma you are amazing!
The expected one is O-
It's so lovely there, I hope your're gonna have a great time!
I have A-. Is there a lot of red hair in Basque country? Both my parents were/ are redheads. My mum is English. My dad was the Spanish/ Basque/ English. Can only remember Grandad Raimundo as being bald. I am hugely interested in Basque culture. There's an old black and white documentary film by Orson Welles which I recommend to anyone as it is beautiful and shows a really bygone time.
Thank you. I will have to watch my fair skin. I'm hoping northern Spain in May shouldn't be too hot though.
Which is more difficult, learning Basque or understanding the Yorkshire Dales accent? 😄
I've been following this channel long time ago and I always thought what you do is amazing. Now.... I'm basque and this took me to the next level. Thanks for making our language more visible to the world. Eskerrik asko!
4:40 I love the brutal honesty from that guy! 😂 And the girls fighting over which one can come visit him in NY was *hilarious*! 😂😂😂 The guy explaining some of the history was really cool, and the ladies were very nice, too. 🥰
The ladies fighting over who gets to visit him in New York made me fall off the chair, lol! This was so fascinating to watch! And here I can only speak 2 if at that!
Actually this was not translated accurately. When he says "Mal" (bad) he is not referring to Xiaoma speaking badly but to the girl not knowing basque even that she lives in Bilbao
welcome to spain
@@yutupusername Oh, interesting!
@@yutupusername That's exactly what I thought. Unfair that the guy was portrayed as being rude when he was really just light heartedly admonishing her for not speaking Basque
BRAVO!! I'm a Spanish interpreter based in London and I learnt most of my Spanish in the Basque Country! Amazing people. And you're doing a great job! SO man people enjoy talking to you! Brilliant!
Txundituta utzi nauzu, Xiaoma! Euskara ikasteko adore handia behar da, eta are gehiago sarean ikasten ari bazara!! Eskerrik asko gure hizkuntza zabaltzen languntzeagatik, benetan. Thank you so much❤️❤️
No way!! Esker Mila geure hizkuntza erakusteagatik! Milesker gui hizkuntza akuskitiatik! ❤
este tío es un crack jajajajaja
Gwych! Da iawn Ari! You got yourself over to the fantastic Basque Country ... knew our little introduction to Harkaitz from the Baque Country at Cardiff's Farmer's Market speaking Welsh would help! The Basques are an inspiration for many of us here in Wales in how they're going about reviving their language through media, education, administration and fun in the community. Many visits from Wales to learn from the Basques. Gora Euskal Herria, Cymru am byth! Yma o hyd!
As if this stuff isn't captivating enough in itself, the history behind it makes it even more intriguing! Sounds like there are certain mysteries surrounding the history of the Basque language and culture. That's the stuff I love to dive into. Who needs conspiracy theories when real history has so many questions left to be answered?
Gora Wales!!
I’m from the Basque Country and I feel very proud to see you trying to learn our language. Basque is not easy to learn nor speak, and coming to Bilbo to practice it, is really nice from you. As the last guy told you, Basque was banned during 1936-1975 due to a dictatorship that Spain suffered during those years. Many old Basque people don’t know to speak Basque because they were strongly punished if they had used it. As you are able to speak basque, you are a “Euskaldun” (euskaraz ahal duena) in English, (the one that speaks in Basque). You are welcome to this country!🤟
Al ma lingui
Viva España
Please do not spread false history. Euskera was actually banned in the time of Charles III, 18th century.
The dictatorship only persecuted the language in the early years. During the dictatorship itself many linguistic initiatives flourished to help learning.
Euskera was a limited language, as the Basque Miguel de Unamuno claimed. Consequently the language was and continues to be forgotten and losing speakers naturally despite the local government spending huge amounts of money.
Franco really didn't ban Basque.
@@Sdaniels3152What????? yeah, tell my father Basque wasnt banned, we are basque, and it was forbidden and banned to use it, they would be hiding when speaking it, they would be severely punished in school, and arrested in the streets. Its great u like history but dont try to educate people with outside information.
*speaking Basque* - "My English is very little" that's absolutely hilarious
Papi was hot 🔥
I love it when you take the time to learn more obscure languages, and the reactions of the elders of hearing their language being spoken is just heart warming. I've lived all over the world and always make an attempt to learn as much of the language as I can when visiting a new country out of respect to the people. They also just as you've said as well, are way friendlier and willing to help and guide you if they see you've made an effort to immerse yourself in their culture. Thank you for making more of the younger generation intrigued in being polyglots.
ME: [Struggling through daily language lessons]
ARI: [Using his 4th language to receive corrections for his Basque pronunciations]
Very cool man! It's always fun and inspiring to see your journey!
He's got way more than 4 though
@@Delcattiy4th as a 4th best Language. I guess It would be English>Mandarín>Canto>Spanish and then many others where he can have casual conversations but not fluent.
I totally didn’t get what you meant by that at first either. But you’re right, Spanish is like his 4th most used and effective language. I love that he just takes it all in and effortlessly asks for vocab in Basque using Spanish.
Gora euskal herria!! Ze hizkuntza polita da euskera, eta zaila!!
Oh my god, it has happened!!
I was looking forward to a video speaking Euskera, and now the wait is over :)
Thank you Ari for spreading different cultures and inspiring us to start learning new languages
yo soy Vasco y hablo euskera desde pequeño, y hay muchos vídeos que puedes encontrar en euskera
@@elxxurii9470pero estamos hablando de él ☠️
@@elxxurii9470 claro, como ha dicho abajo Ibai, yo me refería a un vídeo de Xiaoma hablando euskera jajajaj
From France and Pays Basque : milesker !!! (= Eskerrik asko!) So exciting to see you in my country! And so moving to hear you say your first words of Basque! Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! Agur!
Gora iparralde! Gora gu ta gutarrak! ;)
This is the holy grail of obscure languages to learn. Learning Basque is on my bucket list.
Speakers to practice with inBoise Idaho, even a Basque preschool and utterly amazing restaurants
Nahiko errexa da ikastea, behar dan bakarra denboa da
Nice one. When I was young and delusional I wanted to learn all of the languages of Europe / EU, with a special interest in the non-Indo-European languages i.e Basque, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Maltese and maybe Turkish. I'm struggling with mastering French, German and Italian so you can imagine how delusional I was in my teens haha.
Definitely personal, I’d love to learn the Hadza language. Basque is v cool too tho
What about Cornish?
11:20 this is why I love polyglot content. You can learn so much from every generation. He had a little fun fact about the language you probably would have never heard if you weren't speaking the language!!
I'm Basque and... Wow.
That's quite impressive for 3 weeks of learning. Props to you, and thanks for trying to learn out lovely language!
I visited Bilbao in September 2022. Listening to the Basque language in person was a trip, but people were very welcoming to the ones putting in the effort in learning it.
My man Xiao causally flexing on all of us single mortals near Valentine's Day with Basque! 😅 All jokes aside, I have watched you for years without leaving any comments and just wanted to say toy do an amazing job.
I love watching the locals react with genuine happiness when it comes to learning their languages! You make their day by doing so! The universal constant is that no matter where you go, if you show that you are interested in using the local language, it will open doors for you.
Qué alegría verte en mi ciudad! La próxima vez te recomiendo que visites San Sebastián, que además de ser una ciudad preciosa, ahí prácticamente todo el mundo habla euskera.
You should have used the Basque name for the city - Donostia!
It’s so cool to hear Basque on your channel! My ex-father in law is from Mundaka. Such a gorgeous language and a beautiful land!
I am an American and learned some basque while I lived in Bilbao, and I LOVED seeing this!! If anyone wants to learn basque, I’d advise going to San Sebastián/Donostia instead of Bilbao :))
You finally Spoke Basque, I am so Happy thank you thank you EskerrikAsko!
My family is from Bizkaia and I love your videos
Xiaoma, there is a Basque Center in Brooklyn, Greenpoint. It's call Euzko Etxea. Lots of Basque Speakers there
I lived in Donostia (San Sebastian) for a year with a host family. They were the sweetest. Everyone loved you there if you said Kaixo - hello Agur - Goodbye and Eskerrik asko - thank you (they teach Americans by saying let’s go to Costco lol)
Another great video 🤘🏼
We visited and they taught us “a scary Costco” 😂
@@egwatchlist7123 hahahahaha that’s way better
Hey xiaoma! Big fan here from Catalunya, Spain, you should try to learn catalan and come here! It's a very beautiful language very similar to spanish
I'm Basque and you speak best Basque than me!!! I forgot it when I went to live aboard for two years, and completely forgot Basque, now I'm starting to learn again because of my kids!!! Well done!!! Is such a complicated lenguage to learn, really complecated, Zorionak!!!!!
I had been waiting for Xiaoma to tackle basque!!! I am so happy he finally did, oso ongi egina, lagun. Asko pozten naiz xure sahiakeragatik!! ❤❤❤
Man, I love languages. Wish I had your talent. I’ve taken Ojibwe, Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic and I’m fluent in none of them. I wish I could speak the way you do. Thanks for sharing, I truly enjoy your videos.
Really amazing. The Basque language is probably one of the most difficult to learn. I am a native of this region (french side) but I never took the time to learn this beautiful language, only a few songs... and mus (basque card game). Bravo for learning this!
I’m from Spain and I loved this video Xiaoma ❤ I hope you return to Euskadi soon!
I am from southern Spain (Andalusia) and ive been trying to learn basque because its a great language and this video gives me motivation ngl!
Being Basque and having seen lots of your videos, and now finding this video of you in Bilbao speaking euskera has been so pleasant and funny!! You've done a great effort, Euskera is really unique, is a treassure for us and preserving and using it has a deep meaning for us. Most young people know much better than people may think seeing this video, but it's use changes a lot depending on which part of basque country you are. We trully aprecciate when foreigners try to speak our language, we feel honoured! Eskerrik asko!!!!
That was so interesting to hear you explain the history of the Basque language. I had heard some of the history but not like you explained it, and for you speak it to the locals was very fascinating. I loved seeing their astonished expressions. One of my favorites!
this is so great, im irish and currently studying in Bilbao and its great to see Basque used everywhere around the city, even if its impossible for me to understand! great vid Xiaoma
I was Basque living in Galway, and I had the same feeling towards the Irish.
For many reasons, I always felt that Ireland and the Basque Country were culturally similar like no other place, I hope you enjoy your studies in my homeland!
Irish? lol
@@1970BF yes?
@@nada476 The Irish were originally from Basque country and northern Spain / Portugal according to our DNA , it was in a documentary called blood of the Irish, it should be on RUclips, the national television station in Ireland called RTE made this documentary.
you said "I always felt that Ireland and the Basque Country were culturally similar like no other place"
now you know why.
@JamesBond-gk2jo yes mate, "Conal" the very un-irish name?
Txapo jauna!!! I knew you from some of your videos speaking in different dialects of Chinnese, I really enyoyed it, but this is awesome! I'm so proud of you for trying to learn the Basque language (Euskara) and learn our culture. I love the way you have introduced our land like Euskal Herria, that actually are different regions (Bizkaia, Araba, Gipuzkoa, Nafarroa, Lapurdi, Nafarroa behera eta Zuberoa, this last three there are in French territory). Many people doesn't like to recognize our land and our culture, there were so many conflicts in the past, and now too... But I love that kind people like you come here to discover a new culture and try to learn our ancient language to expand their knowledge. Like the woman said, many people here doesn't know much Euskara as you, and that is quite sad... So you must continue with your learning, is amazing.
Next time come to Iruña-Pamplona, you will love this city!
Ondo izan! Gora Euskal Herria!
Hi! I'm Basque and I have been watching your videos from the beginning but I've never expected that you will try to learn our language. Thanks you so much for this present.
Xiaomanyc, eskerrik asko gure hizkuntza ikasteagatik, gure herria eta kultura mundu osoan zabaltzeagatik.
5:35 Emakume honek esaten duena egia da. Bertako jende askok baino gehiago daki dagoeneko! Thank you Xiaoma for learning Basque. I've seen many of your videos and hoped I'd see one of you speaking Basque someday. Mila esker gure hizkuntza sustatzeagatik! From a Basque living in the US 🙂
Love el país vasco!! This is amazing! I tried to learn euskera in a spanish class but it felt impossible 😂 Xiaoma always showing us learning a language is never impossible lol my inspiration
es que el euskera es un idioma muy difícil, si no eres Vasco y no lo hablas desde pequeño, es casi imposible aprenderlo
I have been randomly watching your videos for so long and I can't believe this is the first time I saw you have a kid. absolutely adorable.
My Grandfather and Great-uncle were basque. I never could pick up the language, but it was fun listening to them on the holidays!
I love how people around you are so amazed and willing to help you in trying to speak their languages. we all should travel more.
Great job! You did better than many people that studied euskera in school since kids, and only in 3 weeks! I get that it is a difficult language to learn but a lot of people here don't even want to make an effort to learn and speak it. Very refreshing video.
You inspired me to try and learn a other language so I randomly picked Spanish on Duolingo in the pandemic. It's cool how much I understand in this video now so thank you!
They also have the highest concentration of O negative blood in the world. I love the Basque region!!
I wonder why that is? That's really interesting.
@@hakunamarada my guess is that when oh negative women breed with Rhesus positive individuals (before the Rhogam shots), they tended to have less viable pregnancies. Just my guess.
@@ItBurnsWhenIP_ ok Bill Gates :)
As a vampire, I can confirm.
😲 I have O negative blood and I did not know that... that makes me wonder if I'm part Basque, because a DNA test said I was like 20% "Iberian" but wouldn't be more specific than that, and I researched my family history but couldn't find an answer for where that 20% comes from. I'm from an area where there were many Basque immigrants. It's possible
half of my family is from San Sebastian which is a part of Basque speaking spain, this video was so nice to watch and really hit home.
Ari from Chile, Learn Mapuzungun... is the language of one of the largest indigenous peoples of the country and like Euskera is trying to spread more widely.
Should try going small towns in the Basque mountains, more people speak the Euskera language there... But nice you found the lady that spoke more...
Kaixo, oso ondo, eta zorionak. Basque is my favorite language. It is so different from any other language I have learned. I really find the lack of prepesitions and no "real" word order interesting. I also like that they count by twenties. You should return to the basque country for Aste Nagusia in August.
Stop lying you only speak two languages at most!!
@@Jon-p4g welke taal zal ik spreken? Hablamos español o we can speak English, forse possiamo parlare l'italiano? I learned these because I didn't have a choice, since I live in places where those were the languages used. I learned a bit of basque from living in Bilbao, but I never claimed to speak it. I knew enough to ask directions. The difference between me and you is I'm not hiding behind a user name. You literally can look me up.
@@Jon-p4g how many languajes do you talk? Despite hate ofcourse...a beat of education is always wellcoming you know?
@@Euskalbiker 4 languages. I am from Aruba. Dutch, Papiamento, Spanish, English. We all speak 4 here.
French count on twenties too
as a spanish-american, i find the basque region’s language and history very interesting and would like to go there some day
Your content is going on my "Feel good" list. I really appreciate the positivity that you are generating and thank you for what you do.
What I get out of these videos is an insane amount of positivity coming from both sides of each interaction. The expressions on their faces when they see that you are learning their native tongue is just priceless. It gives me such faith in humanity. If the whole world was like this we would be a much better place. Keep doing what you are doing!
Born in Spain, lived most of my life in Basque Country and now moved to France (already here for 3 years). Uhm, i speak Basque aswell, this gave me flashbacks/nostalgia to when i spoke Euskera with my Ex-Girlfriend. Good moments never are forgotten, thanks for your video. ❤
0:16 that building on the hill looks terrifying 😂
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. If you are a fan of Game of Thrones, that is where Daenerys and Jon Snow meet for the first time
What's really interesting about the Basque language (and Basque people), is that despite it being a European language, it's not part of the Indo-European language family. Archaeogenetics has shown that the original speakers of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language (the language that Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, etc. evolved from) formed after hunter-gatherer populations from Eastern Europe mixed with hunter gatherers from the Caucasus moutains and settled in the Pontic-Caspian Steppe (around modern-day Ukraine and south western Russia). Around 4,500 years ago, these people migrated East into India, and west into Europe, where they displaced the current inhabitants of Europe called "Early European Farmers". Most people of European descent derive most of their ancestry from these migrants, who are now called the "Western Steppe Herders".
These Western Steppe Herders spoke the Proto-Indo-European language, and their migration into Europe corresponds with the spreading of Indo-European languages into Europe. With the exception of the Basque region. The Basque language is very dissimilar to other European languages, and likely evolved from a language spoken by the Early European Farmers, who themselves came to Europe from around Anatolia around 9,600 years ago and brought agriculture into Europe. The Basque language is not an Indo-European language, and is part of a different language family altogether called the "Paleo-European Languages", of which, the only surviving example is Basque. The Paleo-European Languages were widely spoken Europe before the Indo-Europeans/Western Steppe Herders arrived and displaced/absorbed them. Modern Basque people also have the highest proportion of Early European Farmer ancestry.
There was also another language family spoken in Europe before even the Early European Farmers, spoken by a group known as the "Western Hunter Gatherers", who arrived in Europe around 14,000 years ago. Unfortunately, there are no surviving examples of the languages spoken by these Western Hunter-Gatherers today.
Glad to see you in Spain, i hope you drop by València!
Soy Español y en la vida me he molestado en aprender ningún dialecto-idioma de los diferentes que se hablan en mi país. Eres un máquina.
Porque no te hace falta ni vives en estas regiones. Tal vez sepas inglés, que nos guste o no, es un idioma internacional tremendamente útil. Los idiomas son ante todo herramientas.
Yo no aprendo gallego ni alemán porque no los voy a usar jamás, salvo quizás una semana de vacaciones. Sin embargo me manejo muy bien en inglés y lo uso muchísimo.
También tienes que tener en cuenta que este video es simplemente el trabajo de este chico. Uno trabajo muy bueno y seguramente muy bien pagado (por RUclips). Pero trabajo al fin y al cabo.
Wow! I have been following you for years and it didn't cross my mind not even once that you would even consider learning Basque.
Euskal Herrikoa naiz eta ikusi dudanean euskara ikasten ari zinela... benetan txundituta nagoela. Banekien ona zinela hizkuntzekin baina maila hau 3 asteetan... wow. Congratulations!
I am so glad to see you travel. When I rewarch laoshu, I always feel sad when he says he plans to travel
This is like me in Brasil. I know enough spanish to just stumble my way around and the people are SO helpful and they LOVE the fact that you are trying so fearlessly. Hats off to you my man!
It must be a little hard, since they speak Portuguese in Brazil
Um you mean Portuguese?!?!?
@@LeahDyson-kq4bd Yeah, if you speak Spanish in Brasil people understand you quite well…and if you learn to morph your pronunciation you get a lot of words from your Spanish
The way you make people smile is just wonderful.
BRAVO!! I'm a Spanish interpreter based in London and I learnt most of my Spanish in the Basque Country! Amazing people. And you're doing a great job! SO man people enjoy talking to you! Brilliant! My personal account
These videos are always so wholesome
There are places in the US where you are more likely to hear Euskara than in the Basque Country. There was two main waves of Basque immigration to North America, first with the early Spanish explorers/conquistadors, and later, from the turn of the 20th century up until about the 60's. The second wave Basque immigrants were often young men who came to work as shepherds on sheep ranches in the intermountain west, and during the winter months, would often stay in Basque boarding houses where they spoke Basque. Many of these shepherds, after working for a number of years and saving up enough money, would bring over a bride from the 'old country'. Boise, ID, has a very vibrant Basque diaspora community, there are still some of the older generation from the old country, but most are now the children and grandchildren and so on of these second wave Basque immigrants. There is a wonderful area near downtown called the Basque quarter that used to be home to several of these boarding houses, now there are museums and restaurants. I lived for many years in northern Nevada where there is still a vibrant Basque culture, including a parade and festivities for the feast of San Inazio, also know as Saint Ignatious, who was Basque. I am decendent from first wave Basques who came to what is now New Mexico in the early 16th century. First wave Basques don't really have much if any connection to the 'old country' like the later second wave Basques do.
Watching xiaomanyc always makes my day a great day!
Esperamos verte pronto por Galicia, ensinando a nosa lingua ao mundo! Noutro tempo, o portugués e o galego foron a mesma lingua.
Galego é apenas um dialeto do português, não é um idioma
We have a great Basque community in Bakersfield CA if your ever out on the west coast.
Here from euskadi. Learn to talk basque it's so cool
Your basque is horrible 😂
My great-grandparents came to America from the Basque country in the mid-1800s. My grandparents spoke the language but regrettably not my parents. I've tried to learn this difficult language with only moderate success. The rare opportunity I get to practice the language is when I attend annual Basque festivals held annually in Nevada & Idaho.
I am Basque and I have family in Idaho, first it was my mother's uncle who went to America and then an uncle of mine, some relatives still speak Basque, greetings, agurrak euskal herritik!
Finally! Bideo bat Euskaraz! Meritu handia dauka Euskara ikastea.
I am Basque and followed you since long time ago and always wondered if some day you will try basque nice content keep up the good work
Maaaan! Im spanish myself , I come from a bilingual spanish - british family, spent long seasons working in Portugal so Im almost bilingual as well...When it comes to euskera, I know the basics, but havent ever givent it a go...Ive always been in love with its phonetics, diction and prosody...You my friend are a true language warrior...Congrats!!!
Que ilusión que hayas aprendido a hablar Euskera!👏👏
Bai (yes)! Finally someone learns Euskera!
como madrileño nunca olvidaré la lección del instituto en vasco. solo dos paginas. 12 declinaciones??? hasta el griego clasico me pareció un paseo. una pena, me gusta chapurrear catalán y gallego. Con Euskera no hay cojones(ni bilbainos ni de ningun lao) Tan antinacionalista como soy (la gran lacra de España) amo la cultura y las lenguas vascas....pero no podrá ser, bastante tengo con el ruso.
yo intenté aprender euskara con 18 años y me tuve que rendir a los pocos meses :( @@randalthor1955
@@randalthor1955si no eres de aquí, del país Vasco y no hablas desde pequeño euskera, lo siento pero es muy chungo que aprendas euskera
si hablas catalan y gallego es mas dificil hablar euskera, pero si aprendes ingles, ruso o lenguas germanas, tiene aspectos gramaticales mas parecidos. No en vano yo en el acceso a la universidad, sabque un 8 en ingles, y un 3´5 en lengia castellana XD, tambien hay que decir que el castellano restaba puntos, si me acuerdo bien eran 3 puntos por respuesta acertada y 0,5 te restaba por respuesta fallada, fallos gramaticales o de puntuacion. y 1-2 puntos menos por el estilo de letra.
I'm stunned the CIA hasn't contacted you to entice you to take a job as a translator.
I 6 be wrong, but the military did reach out to him to invite him to a class teaching advanced Mandarin. He uploaded the video on his channel. The issue I can see of him being a translator for the CIA is that he is a well known figure.
@@Bones0
To be fair these people aren't influencing anyone except children and weak minded adults.
Please don't make the common mistake of doubting the United States government and what they are capable of.
They got PLENTY money.
Not just the government, but the government agencies as well.
Even if they didn't, some people aren't ruled by money.
Some still have morals, beliefs and a duty to their country.
Only the weak and soulless Covet money firstly and lastly.
No offense.
If they did ask him, I guarantee we wouldn't know. The FBI and CIA are quite a bit different in terms of secrecy.
@@Bones0 With the budget the US military is allocated, I'm sure his salary would be a drop in the bucket lol
@@sirvaniss
Yes indeed.
But people in the know would know.
But yes, the masses wouldn't have a clue as usual.
Hah! The most honest reaction in a video I think I've ever seen of yours, she just couldn't control the unconscious need to curse. You're an absurd man and its a beautiful thing.
I love when you do the ultra rare/obscure languages, I feel like you bring needed attention to rare cultures that should be preserved and celebrated, great fun as always!
I wasn't expecting this. I'm basque and I watched some of your videos speaking chinese and other languages but this is a surprise for 3 weeks you know more euskera than many basque people.
The history Part at the beginning was good 👍
Xiaoma, oso ondo motel !! Well done! I am very surprised you came to Basque Country. I am a big fan of you.
Ive been studying basque for 15 years now and i can tell that this guy is going on the right path! keep up boy!
Hi! I've watching your videos for years, they would pop up from time to time in my feed and I would binge watch lots of them at once. I am Basque and live in the Basque Country, and seeing how you are trying to learn my language makes me feel very happy. If you ever consider traveling to San Sebastian (The second biggest Basque city), I would be delighted to help you around and take you to places to practice your basque.
Mila esker egiten duzun lanagatik!
Besarkada handi bat zuretzat!
Bro, huge respect for you learning Basque apart from all the other lenguages you speak. Thats awesome man. As a basque you instantly gained my respect!
Come to Boise! We have the largest basque population outside of Spain/France! There's an adorable children's language school and everything!
Can confirm, but you must come during Jaialdi. It's a huge Basque cultural festival held every five years and well worth the trip
@@4partharmony208 I second that!