Jon Hamm and Michael Sheen Teach You St. Louis and Welsh Slang | Vanity Fair
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On this episode of "Slang School," Jon Hamm and Michael Sheen teach you St. Louis and Welsh slang. Jon and Michael star in "Good Omens" which premieres on Amazon Prime Friday May 31st.
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Michael: literally teaching another language John: "we have a funny accent sometimes and we have a gambling problem"
That’s the benefit of having won independence. Wales has watched its culture be absorbed by the British. I think the Welsh see language as a key mechanism to preserving their traditions and culture. I agree. It seems interesting and unique.
@@sylviagreenberg3005 Hi as a welsh person I totally agree!! ( If you are Welsh yourself I apologise but I'm assuming you aren't). The Welsh government is trying to reinforce the speaking of the Welsh language in schools to keep the culture alive. Also a small correction but Wales is part of Britain and therefore is British. Thank you for being interested in my country! ( again apologies if you are Welsh yourself)
@@sylviagreenberg3005 Welsh people ARE British you moron
@@sylviagreenberg3005 and were also penalised as children for using the language (Welsh Not), so it's a point of pride and even a bit of a thumbed nose to the Saesneg.
As a fellow Missourian living abroad - I must not only agree with John but also admit how much I miss Missouri slang and, in particular, the Cards!
Michael Sheen: *Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch* Jon Hamm: *look of absolute fear*
Me too
He was not alone!!!
I live there
Me
@J Sev According to Wikipedia it is Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG. I think I've heard of Llanfair or something similar.
I love how Michael suddenly transmogrifies into a wild Welsh woodland warrior whilst winding out his native words. Completely different person.
Keith Klassen That's pretty much the Welsh effect. Everyone mounts a dragon and rides to the top of one of their many mountains.
Woodlands? Not many trees in Wales.
I live in London and the second I talk about Wales I transform into Rob Brydon
Really??!!
Omg totally. I heard he wants to continue learning it and attain more fluency.
Michael: I'm gonna give you a cwtch in front of everyone Jon: 😬 Michael: * hugs him * Jon: 😃
noodlefriend Both our minds went to somewhere-
You have to understand that a cwtch is more than just a hug.
My welsh friend says this word is more like “mashing” than “hugging.”
i thought it was gonna be a wedgie
My mind is blown, people around me said cwtch all the time when I grew up, I though it was an English word and only just realised it doesn't have that meaning in English.
Let Michael Sheen teach Welsh on Duolingo, please
MissValentina I use Duolingo Welsh and Tinycards too!
@@nmart1n I love Duolingo! It's so well done. I haven't practiced in months, though. I'm afraid the owl is going to turn up uninvited at my house any day now. But it's great!
And I thought Russian and Korean were tough! Yes, Duo is after me!!! Aaaahhhhh!
Yes please
@@MissValentina125 agreed
Actual ray of sunshine Michael Sheen, what a perfect casting choice for Aziraphale.
He’s an angel played by real life god
He was originally going to play Crowley! I can’t see it.
Oxana Chirvina I haven’t seen it, but I’ll go watch it. I guess the casting in general seemed so perfect that I couldn’t imagine it any other way!
You should watch him in Impossible. He's brilliant. Much, much darker than Crowley. Super intense.
Oh yeah, or Unthinkable! Michael's acting skills are actually insane!
Michael sheen: "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch." John hamm: "t-ravs."
Sounds like SNL doing Glasgow and Welsh air traffic control.
"cards"
Michael: "Now how would you say that?" John, with a completely straight face: "Jeffery."
Micha
As a welsh St. Louisan, I believe this was made for me specifically
St. Louisan married to a welshman, can i play?
Wow that's amazing !
Lucy Owen damm funny, great line. Mark in Milwaukee
Oh my god. Oh hail the fricking king then.
I’m so glad my Welsh great great great... grandfather came to America because these words scare me! Lol seriously I love the people and the language 💜And Michael Sheen!
"Is St. Louis still in the 19th century?" "In many ways, yes."
In fairness there are parts of Wales that haven't realised that the romans have invaded them yet
Tarren i screamed
So cute of y'all to not know American history.
Riverboat gambling was legalized like 30 years ago in mo. and several years earlier in in Ill.
Stacy Drain why should anyone lol it’s not as if it’s Europe or something.
I love how John just melts into the hug Michael gives him, tidy
When you wrote tidy I thought: oh! that's so perfect! Then quickly corrected myself: No, that's TIDY.
as a st. louisan, i was waiting for him to say where he went to high school and then i immediately judged him based on his answer
Lo Meisel 😂as a fellow St.Louisian, no comment.
Same!!
Exactly the same in New Orleans.
So he went to John Burroughs and was rich af most likely..
He went to JB but he doesn't act like it which means our question of which HS did you go to is a bit bogus. PS, I went to CBC...
michael sheen talking about anything related to wales brings me great joy
Larson Michael Sheen brings me great joy
ifyouwantbochin did this happen I need to find it
Homegirl was fully ready to listen to Micheal Sheen talk about shagging sheep
He's cute isn't he. That Hamm,... Yumm
You sound sound Raymond reddington
If Michael Sheen taught Welsh I'd be fluent in months...
Ren 89 I’d intentionally flunk that class so that I could re-take it over & over & over.
Haha!! 😂Well, I, on the contrary, would not be able to learn a single thing, and not because it is difficult, but because I would be staring at the teacher like an idiot and mentally drooling 😋🧠🧠😜❤️❤️
Already fluent, so I wouldn't be able to go :((
Cai_rimson just come anyway!
Michael Sheen - Welsh teacher John Hamm - PE teacher What would David be?
As a St. Louisan of Welsh heritage, who speaks a bit of Cymraeg but took at least one of the same English classes as Jon Hamm at Mizzou in the mid-90s, this is, perhaps, the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.
I’ve never needed Michael and David shouting at each other in Welsh and Scottish Gaelic more until this moment. It would be so glorious
Michael Sheen is awesome! Love the way he said Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch with such enthusiasm!!!!
The secret codeword used by David Hemmings in 'Barbarella'!
@@Fyreflier ooo send a link pls
Hamm’s look of fear following it was great too
@@zippers987 kzhead.info/sun/g8iSlq6lo516mX0/bejne.html Time 4:50
for a second I thought it was just a random keysmash
I’m so proud that Michael sheen is single handedly representing the welsh community I didn’t even know ppl don’t say ych a fi
The Mayo Jar genuinely didn’t realise people don’t say ‘mitch’ outside of Wales until last year
i say ych a fi 😂😂
I wonder if the expression might have some connection with the swedish expression "ack och ve". Similar pronunciation and meaning.
@1DNEZ The more Anglicised Welsh don't use these sayings. In fact their quite old fashioned now, probably used more in the valleys.
@@eleanorwebster3378 they say it in Ireland, too. It's more of a rural saying, but still common enough.
My dad literally sees Michael Sheen in Tesco sometimes early on a Saturday...honestly, it's so normal to see him here in our village that everyone is used to it.
Lol he lives in a village? What's the name of it?
Aw. Any nice stories?
@@simonapetrov8885 nice try buddy, welsh secret
Lucky youuu
Baglan@@simonapetrov8885
Michael Sheen: Ych a fi. Jon Hamm: *I’m going to name it Jeffrey.*
The utter delight on Jon's face when he realize what cwitch is gives me life
*cwtch
"Jeffrey"
So the next time someone offers you a gloopy, green fatted liquid to drink... . . .. ... .... "Jeffrey"
Baron Thomas, that is all Americans ever trying to pronounce a word in a different language.
Now, if I see that phrase, I’ll say Jeffery. THE AMERICAN WAY!!!
I love how Michael Sheen sounded progressively more Welsh as the video continued.
Michael Sheen : "Llanfairpwllgyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwilllantysiliogogogoch!" *Taron Egerton has entered the chat*
Taron: hey kids
And Naiomi Watts.
And Luke Evans
Cwtch is so much more than just a cuddle! There's no English equivalent. It's a safe place or a safe feeling, I tell my dog to go on to his cwtch when I want him to go on his bed in the corner, my neice's security blanket is her cwtch. Sitting on your nanna's knee reading a book is having a cwtch.
Absolutely agree with you 😊🤗
This is funny. In Spanish we call that same place "cucha", which sounds practically the same 😊😊
It sounds like snuggle or cuddle is the closest term, snuggle could be a hug, or sitting on your grandma’s knee or spooning with your partner. Or just snuggle in a blanket, or bed, or rug, snug as a bug. It doesn’t mean just a safe feeling in general (“cozy” does though, and can also describe a place or cuddle), but snuggle can represent being in any safe & warm place (often implying another’s arms, but definitely not always).
Soledad Bervejillo I feel warm and safe inside cootchie as well.
That's a really lovely word. 😍♥️
I love how the welsh slang is cute and mostly meaningful and expressing emotion and the St. Louis slang is...not lol
you need a black person explaining st. louis slang, period end of story.
@@EE-bg1de Why
Moon Pilot idk but I guess often the more popular slang is created by the ethnic minorities and less privileged communities in a place and so someone of colour might have a better knowledge of slang But then again I’m British so if I got it wrong I’m sorry
Moon Pilot listen to country grammar by nelly if you want real saint Louis slang.
As a STL native I take offense to that, but luckily we here in STL couldn’t be bothered with your bs.
When he said the deep fried Ravioli thing a poor italian granma just burned for spontaneous combustion...🙈
Don't be disrespecting my tosted ravs I stg the the best thing ever
T ravs are so good
Mmmm you can get TRAvs in NY yum
They weren’t meant to be deep fried
@@JessicaTravelsNY I'm a St Louisan in NY. Real TRavs are always meat ravioli. I've only ever found cheese here. Know somewhere that does them right?
I've never seen someone go through so many emotions in such a short period of time. Jon Hamm deserves an Oscar just for this performance alone
Jon Hamm looking like a full course meal
I am not familiar with this expression
@@baron7755 It means he's one fine tall drink of water!
If a cute guy is a snack, then a handsome manly man is a meal
Hahaha nice one
A "full course meal". So... a one course meal then.
Nice to see Liz Lemon’s exes getting along.
#1 comment
😂
“There’s only one Wesley Snipes!!”
@Julia Mimi The Beeper King!
Lmao I was so proud to have thought of this only to hit post and see u beat me by 5 days. #Blarg
"where'd you go to high school?" defining question in STL. john burroughs is a small, elite, wealthy school so he must have been smart as heck and rich rich.
Technically, only the 2nd criterion is a given
Meanwhile, I went to Hazelwood West lol
@@armygirl85fuckhitler74 lol try going to ritenour
@@CP-um4tk my mom did lol
@@CP-um4tk you never expect to see your high school mentioned in YT comments, especially if that high school is Ritenour
John Hamm looks stoned out of his mind! 😆 I love these two. I think Michael deserves much more credit for his acting. He's brilliant. Hamm has received his accolades, well deserved.
No he doesn't. He just looks happy.
gosh I adore michael sheen
he has such a cute personality
same he's perfect ❤️
He’s so precious
1. I would die for Michael Sheen 2. I’m not entirely convinced welsh actually exists and is not just a joke non-welsh people aren’t in on 3. I would also die for David Tennant. He is not in this video, but I want it to be known that I would.
Not sure if 2) was a joke But Welsh does exist and belings to the Celtic languages. Its grammar is very similar to Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic but they are not mutually intelligible
Would not opt to die for David Tennant, but I would love to slay vampires and travel through time with him! ❤️
It exists. I was brought up speaking it and speak it every day!! And no it's like English at all it's like comparing Spanish to Russian !😂👍
David should definitely do a Scottish slang video.
For no. 2 - Wel dw i'n gwybod falle dych chi ddim yn gallu deall hynny cyn dych chi'n rhoi hynny yn Google Translate, ond ydy, mae Cymraeg yn byw. Mae'n iaith hardd gyda geiriau hyfryd fel pila pala sy'n 'butterfly' yn Nhe Cymru. Dw i wedi dysgu a mewn gwirionnedd, dw i'n teimlo bod hi'n wahanol iawn i Wyddeleg achos mae fy nghefnder fi'n siarad Gwyddeleg a dw i ddim yn gallu deall unrhywbeth mae e'n dweud XD mae treigladau yn gymhleth hefyd, ond unigryw i'r iaith Gymraeg.
Michel Sheen: * exist * Depression: * left the chat. *
_”JeFfReY”_ 1:50 😅
St. Louis, a drinking town with a baseball problem
OMG I nearly choked to death LOL
I can confirm this is accurate
And holds there biggest STI problem in the country.
You’re not wrong lol
At least we have t-ravs.
Never knew I needed more Michael Sheen in my life as much as I do.
I almost got to meet him but then his schedule changed :(
I'm a big fan of the series and I must say that Michael Sheen's approach to explaining slang has been the best one. Doesn't just drop a synonym, instead he paints you a word picture. Fantastic.
1:21 HIS REACTION IS SO CUTE
Michael Sheen’s smile is everything + he looks sooo cwtch-able. I have a real crush on him 😍
He looks a lot of other things-able too. 😉
Snuggles McSquishbottom You never know your luck after a good cwtch 😋
Michael is basically a human labrador
Ive had a crush on him since the first time I saw him in Underworld
Michael Sheen is such an enthusiast of Welsh, it is amazing :). The unofficial ambassador of Wales for sure.
As a Missourian who lives very close to St. Louis, let me tell you all of the STL ones are used so much it's insane. Also, Jon Hamm talking about the best baseball team in the world, aka the Cardinals, is the best thing I've seen all day
I can’t believe they didn’t include “Hoosier”, that’s like the most popular slang word in all of St. Louis
Aren't "Hoosiers" just Indianans?
Do you know our anthem?
@@DerpASherpa117 No. It is a long story, but many years ago a bunch of new car factories were built in the southern saint louis county area (with significant tax breaks) and the car makers promised lots of jobs. The car makers then closed some plants in Indiana (mostly southern if I am not mistaken, where many residents have Kentucky roots) and offered them jobs at the new Saint Louis plants. So, instead of jobs, Saint Louis area residents got a bunch of working class neighbors, many of whom with southern cultural roots. They moved into an area that was largely a blend of rural and trailer parks and it soon turned into "those filthy Hoosiers came here and took our jobs." It essentially means sort of a blend of hillbilly and white trash. And it is now used everywhere in the city, not just in the southern STLCO region. Imagine my reaction when I relocated to Indiana and saw businesses with "Hoosier" in the title. It was like "White Trash ______" and it felt weird to see used in any manner other than an ironic one. So that's the shortish version of the longer story of why STL is the ONLY place in the world where Hoosier is a bad word equivalent to "white trash."
You’d never know they were there to get you to watch Good Omens...
I was wondering about the pair. It would have registered in my mind if it had been Michael Sheen and David Tennant, though they might have a video about Scottish slang already.
Yep, will do anyway but this was fun!
I’m a simple person- I see anything Neil Gaiman-related, I click. Been meaning to read Good Omens for years, admittedly mostly did so after the show was announced, but very glad I did.
They are exactly Aziraphale and Gabriel xD
but did they succeed? yes
Hey, ”Ych A Fi” sounds like the swedish term ”Usch Och Fy” and means the same/used in the same context - that is so cool!!
Also sounds like "yucky"
Ych a fi not ych a vi.
@Erik Cnating And you might say it after drinking some Akvavit, too. :)
I thought it sounded a bit like Swedish "Ack och ve". Related meaning but a bit more after the fact. Like "Ack och ve, I am now sick because because I drank the disgusting liquid."
Joshua Sibley Autocorrect mistake, have fixed it ;)
Oh I was waiting for the high school question - that is THE St. Louis question. We really do ask everyone we meet where they went to high school - and it really does tell you a lot :) Too funny
It happens on the other side of Missouri as well!!!
It is funny. I grew up in St. Louis was told it was a St. Louis thing. Then I lived in Kansas City and heard it was a KC thing. Then I lived in New Orleans and heard it was a New Orleans thing. Finally, when I moved to San Francisco, I was told it was an SF thing.
Living slightly south of St. Louis, no one asks it. But people that went to high school in the city all ask each other that. Don’t know why it’s so important to them
Desmet lol.
Great to see Welsh being introduced to a worldwide audience. Michael is an absolute treasure. Typo alert on “Iechyd da,” though. On Michael’s iPad it’s misspelled “Lechyd…” He pronounces it correctly though.
That was hilarious! Michael Sheen is like a ball of sunshine 🌞
Jon Hamm low key sounds like he wants to grab some T-Ravs after that segment
And Michael looks like he’d be keen to join him!
This video made me want to get some T-Ravs (beef is the only valid filling though)
As a native St. Louisan, all of these slang teams are spot on and the descriptions are perfect.
2:39 Lard gearge that’s a gargeaus arange farmal ya gat wearin there
Michael, you broke Jon Hamm 🥺
Is it just Michael Sheen, or are all Welsh people so lovely? Cuz if they are, I guess I've decided where my next trip is going to be. Also Welsh is apparently Klingon of European languages :D
Klingon?! Hardly....Y and W are vowels. The Y is used as a "The" when used singular. And used a i (as in the word "it" when in a sentence or word. It is also used and pronounced as an i)....W is used as a U and the oo sound. DD is Th....once you realise this. It becomes pretty simple. The only diffucult pronouncition in Welsh is the Ll sound. As for the Welsh being that friendly. Yes, that is very true....sometimes they are too friendly for their own good.
Yep, we’re lovely we are! Come and try the Welshcakes! 😊💖
Live long and prosper.
No yeah we're pretty nice, Welsh people are great
Come here!! Might sound biased but us welsh really are welcoming I love being Welsh!! X
Toasted Raviolis are amazing, and high-end restaurants back in the motherland serve them.
“Ych A Fi” sounds very similar (both pronounciation and meaning) to the Swedish term “Usch och fy” :)
All the St louisans watching this after he says he went to Burroughs: Ooooooh I see, I see lol
Context? What does this mean? Was it a very posh school??
@@sialraya Yes very posh!
John Burroughs, private school, not that cool. Now if you went to Normandy/Ucity/Ladue......another story.
@@sialraya the POSH-EST.
@@EE-bg1de Man. What a rollercoaster of "another story" at that. Differences between... rough; eh, stuff to do around town; and lots of money.
If "Learning Welsh with Michael and Jon" were a thing, I would learn Welsh.
It would be nice to learn Welsh but the number of people that speak it is very small so it's not really worth the time it would take to learn it as an adult.
0:47 Every Italian here scream, I mean how could you toast ravioli ? My grandma almost had an heart attack when she heard about it
Tell her to try them.
Italians in StL invented them.
"john burroughs" ok so ur RICH rich
They should have had, “It’s Bread Co.” as one of the St. Louis slang terms.
Right.
😂😂😂
Well???
epicfangirl right. I get so annoyed when I hear ‘panera’
@@missxelocin Panera was originally called St Louid Bread Co. They rebranded when they expanded to other cities but in STL it is still branded as St Louid Bread Co in many locations
Yeeeees, as a Welsh gal myself I don't think we get enough exposure. Loved this!
I can't get enough Michael Sheen 💙😘😀
Me too!!! Expose yourself girls!!!
Ii'll expose myself but I'll be back now in a minute.
@Ammon Herrera Genuinely surprised Taran is Welsh. Maybe it threw me off that he was born in England.
Don't say that. I don’t want too many Americans roaming our hills 🤣
Michael is a ball of fuzzy energy and I love it
John Hamm has many great features and his ears might be the best of them - they're simply perfect.
John's reaction when Michael "cwtched" him is so adorable omg
Can we acknowledge Michael Sheen's facial hair? 😍
As soft as Michael Sheen himself
No
@@roosterblue5166 🚨uh oh cool guy alert🚨
For those confused: in Missouri it is only legal for casinos to exist on “navigable rivers” such as the Missouri River or the Mississippi River, hence, gambling on riverboats...
MadelineMae - Hence, “the boat in the moat” legal bit a few years ago.
That last one was amazing!!!!
Oh how I loved this!! Hearing Michael speak in his native tongue and use his wicked sense of humour to explain our challenging language was a hoot - as was Jon's dry humour and equally entertaining explanations! Unabashedly proud of my Welsh boy done good! ❤
hahaha Michael's little laugh with the cwtch and Jon being afraid of it 😅
I think toasted ravioli is great, but especially in St Louis. They invented it (I believe) and they make it best.
Forget Jon Hamm’s classic good looks, I’m in love with Michael Sheen!
Their cwtch was awesome af 😍😍
i want to cwtch with Michael.
John Hamms face when he realized what it was.... so cute! 😍😍
Jon Hamm Would be as awesome and amazing as Bruce Wayne and Batman
Tim Bengsch omg yes I didn’t know I needed this
Yeeessss
He probably too smart to go down that rabbit hole, but you're right he'd be amazing
Nah. Better as Harvey Dent
If they ever made a live action Batman Beyond he'd be great.
this has become such a comfort video i love them both together
I love Welsh so much, and watching Michael Sheen explain it makes it even better.
I wanna see a prequel to Baby Driver about John Hamm's character... If the Lord is willin and the crick don't rise.
YES!!!! Even tho (SPOILERS) Buddy turned out to be the bad guy, I honestly liked him better than Baby XD
Edgar Wright has confirmed that there's a first draft script of Baby Driver 2 and it's going to have a different cast - even protagonist. So there's a chance Buddy may be the protagonist this time around.
@@josephdocherty7919 didn't Jon Hamm's character die in the end?
@@alinats4802 Yeah, but if they make a film that takes place before the events of Baby Driver - like a prequel, then maybe they could make Buddy the protagonist . Afterall Buddy does also listen to music whilst he drives and has also stated to be a getaway driver before.
LOVED Baby Driver!!!!!!!
Lovely to see Welsh get a platform here. Always nice to see our small Country represented. Bendigedig Michael Sheen 👏
Michael Sheen is a special kind of being. I freaking love him.
Live for Michael Sheen bringing awareness to our language omg.
Amazing, I love it. Micheal is the most passionate Welsh person ever. The Welsh language is beautiful - I’m so glad I speak it
John forgot “ Ope, let me scooch by and grab some ranch” #stl
Probably didnt because that's a common thing in at least a few states, "Ope!_________" Is usually thought of as a Michigan thing, possibly other northern midwest states for all I know xD
Sophie Bruner Yeah, ope is definitely a midwest thing.
G Bologna 100%
Michael Kay By scooch I think you mean sneak.
Props to Jon for having a go at Welsh.
I met Jon Hamm through Mad Man but he's so funny I wish he had more comedic characters for us to enjoy.
This one was more entertaining than usual! Love them both
Michael Sheen makes me proud to be Welsh, what an absolute treasure he is ❤️
1:07 That's how I thought "quiche" was pronounced until I heard someone say it.
I could listen to Michael's welsh accent all day
seeing michael being so enthusiastic about this is just!! DELIGHTFUL!!! 🥰
Welsh is such an interesting language. It's hilarious to see words that, in English, would be considered to have no vowels, i..e using the 'w' as the vowel. I think it's a lovely language to hear even if it sounds alien to someone who is used to English.
These two are so fun together. Love Jon Hamm and Michael Sheen is cool too.
Don't ever stop making these please ♡
It makes me so happy we've finally got some Welsh slang on here, tidy!
Some people do look better as they age 😊 jon hamm is one of my favorite actors
4:44 That one's common in Kentucky too. My great grandma used to say it all the time.
Probably the best one yet
“Sounds like an insult...” “It sounds like a meal! :)” if that ain’t the most Welsh thing ever said 😂
"If the Lord is willing and the creek don't rise" is one of the most popular sayings in the South😉
Lord of the rings? :D
Paslayas try say it in NM too. Clearly a shared saying.
It must be more popular in the "Bootheel" (far south) because I don't hear that in St. Louis. Definitely a country saying.
Yeah nobody in St. Louis says it
I've lived in St Louis my entire life and have never heard that phrase.
Thanks for the small welsh lesson! ☺️ learning welsh myself!
Michael’s entire follicle game is convincing me that he indeed is a real-life Lycan.