Berlin, how many languages do you speak?
Today we visit Berlin, Germany and ask people how many languages they speak. Let's find out!
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The Turkish guy says I love drugs in Turkish but translates it as “being young and free” lol
parti machen çok seviyorum ve çok uyuşdurucu gullanmayı seviyorum
çok uyuşturucu gullanmayı seviyorum = I love to laugh çok uyuşdurucu kullanmayı seviyorum = I like to take drugs I think he wanted to say the first one
@@jnc.9923 ahahahaha NO sir he literally says i love doing a lot of drugs
@@jnc.9923 Nope he literally said he likes to party and take drugs. Also your first sentence doesnt mean i love to laugh. Obviously you are not a fluent Turkish speaker.
and his friend had a PHD in philosophy
Palestinian guys mother is Ukrainian whos first language is russian sitting with Israili friend. This dude is peace himself you can't force him to fight 👏🏼
Это точно.
yes, and his smile is too cute 😊
First time seeing this. That's great to see people don't let the global hate flow through them
это мы должны остановить все дерьмо(
Nope he is rich 😂😂😂
It is so beautiful to see the friendship of Palestine and Israel.
not palestine and israel but a palestinian and an israeli!! very big difference there
his arabic was basic asf and what an asshole selling his country fr those people i hate themm forever
@@mehdibesbes5214 keep calm bro its not a big deal
And in Berlin too :D
@@Legilimentable hahahahah
1:25 Beautiful to see two people from these countries as friends! There is hope for the future! Love it.
Jws and Arabs/Muslims never had a problem with eachother until colonial brits and americans forced one group of people they had problems with for 2000 years onto another group of people they also hate for over a millenia. And they hated and still dislike both groups due to misconceptions, misinformations and conspiracy theories. Anti-semitism and anti-muslimism is deeply part of christian dominant european History. Western civilization might have seperate from the church, but misinformation, hatred and conspiracy theories were given onto the next generations anyway.
Keep in mind the people in the countries and the leaders of the countries are completely different people. I can guarantee you 99% of the people in Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Palestine or any other country conflict are completely against war.
@@p4tchPL Thats simply not true. They are figting. People, not the lesders.
Zelenskiy's sister
We Palestinians don't want the existence of what is so called "Israel", the criminal Jewish entity.
Is it really a coincidence that the first guy you interviewed is the Radical Living guy?
Ha, I thought I recognized him!
Also, he's the first guy he asked. Yep, definitely just a coincidence.
@@oevers
amazing coincidence, kzhead.info
Lol definitely pre planned but still an unscripted conversation
Hahahahaha the guy who spoje Turkish said “I love using drugs here” and he didn’t translate it into English 😂😂
I’m Turkish gafjsfjetnwtjafnsgnsfnsgg
From intuition, according to their age: Older generation: Only German or German and a little English 30-50: German, English and another European language, most likely French, Spanish or Italian. Younger or Gen Z: German, English and a little Japanese or Korean.
yeah but especially the younger generation learn a lot of languages in school. I learned English, Latin and Spanish and others also learned French. So those are given. And then through the rise of K-Pop and anime a lot of people are also learning that. So I feel like the average Gen Z German knows 4 languages if they are native German and even more if they are immigrants
@@lunastar8988 I guess my comment was also more based on interest. I don't come from Germany myself, but I think the younger generation learn second and third languages like french, russian or even latin. But they ditch them after school and are more committed to learning japanese/korean because those are the trendy languages due to their cultural influence today. That's why I only mentioned japanese/korean instead of Spanish or Latin for Gen Z. We also have to define what "knowing" a language is. If your language skills is limited to ordering a baguette and coffee at a local french cafe or introducing yourself in greek, that doesn't count. Knowing a language should mean you have a minimum of B1 or B2 competency.
@@user-kb1dw9kg9j due to the german school system students usually reach at least b1 in Spanish and b2 in French. And I personally can still translate a lot of inscriptions because I took Latin in middle school…
My grandfathers and grandmothers are really good in french, Latin and ancient greek. Grüße
It was so cool seeing "Radical Living" at the beginning!
I love how you can find people from different cultures around the world in cities like Berlin and notice how they respect each other. Greetings from Colombia.
lol barely. try nyc
@nakameurerwhats going on in Berlin?
@@Mahalakshmi-Khanthe migrants do not respect anybody.
I don't know why but videos like theese make me feel good 😀
I agree
I really felt the "our education system is kind of alright" regarding English. They also did a great job explaining that speaking good English as a German is not as common.
you have to read that as 'over self critical' stereotype - often middle age/older people have still this kind of stereotype. and it also has to be read as kind of 'understatement'. the reality is if course that Germany is among the best English speaking countries in the world (it was even more if not a part of the popuation (older eastern Germans) had during the cold war Russian instead of English at school: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index
another aspect: the older people are the more they tend to live mentally still in stereotypes of the 20. century - and miss how FAST nowadays things can change (especially if not part if bubbles with more younger people or cultural milieus in which things got accelerated)
He’s spot on. Every German I know says yeah I had to take English in school, but I really learned it from Friends
I understand why Germans do not focus on learning english. They don't have to. For example, in my country, speaking english at B2 level is listed as a requirement in most of a job offers and it's not seen as a extra knowledge. But speaking German can help you find above average salary job. I actually regret i havent learned German in school, instead of English.
@@katieb5707 Germans focus on learning English, just a bit less than many likeminded but smaller countries, because German is still a big language, understood by many people AND usually by a wealthy population right in the dominant center of Europe. But the reality in the 21. century is that cities became more and more bilingual with German and English (and masses of local languages from all over the world). In the 20. century there was for most people mainly some kind of 'school English' as theoretical skill. This changed, now English is used more for practical reasons (job, university, netflix, youtube, talking with other people, friends, colleges, tourists form other countries in German cities and the rest of the world - and so on)
Lots of really smart, multi-lingual, German people... in Berlin!✨👍
I am a Mexican-American & I speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, & Mandarin😂
Bro Berlin is like the most cursed City to exist in Germany (after Frankfurt) it suprises me that the Recorder havent got Shot or beaten Up trough this video
@@thebottleofsake336so not true. Berlin has a wild side, but it's not dangerous.
@@Meatlooaf Lol that guy. Have lived 12 years in Berlin and seen 2 brawls and thats about it. Lived 4 months in Melbourne and have seen 6 or so :D He makes it sound like Alice Springs on a weekend or Favelas of Rio
It's incredible how much you manage to learn about people by asking the same simple question all over the world. Great work. Lovely to see. Keep it up.
We need more Videos from Germany! Greetings from Munich
bavaria best bundesland in germany, those germans are so stupid men, i live in leipzig you must see how dumb people are in sachsen, i understand why sachsen are poor since the times of kingdoms in germany.
A Palestinian and an Israeli sitting on a park bench having a conversation. Wonderful!!
In Berlin. Should be the same in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem or Gaza.
Unfortunately, Gaza won't allow any of that!@@Eunegin23
I was born in Berlin. I grew up as a Global Nomad in many countries and speak 30. Twenty-three of the languages are spoken and 7 are signed because I am Deaf. Now I live and teach in the US.
Wow! Do you have instagram?
Jesus how long did that take you?
Omg that’s so amazing! I’m a teen who’s into languages and this really inspires me! I’m on my 3rd now.
i "speak" like 15 computer languages (from which 5 or so are kinda dead or just academical interesting) but having a hard time learning human languages. Amazing how to speak so many languages :)
@@firlin.5978 add Armenian language to your list as well) ❤
I love these videos! they give me the push i need to continue studying languages so that i can one day travel. 🐢
I live in Berlin and it is so much fun seeing you wandering around my adopted city!
Besides all amazing chats, I appreciate those simple dialy scenes you captured in every city you go. I can feel real life through your videos.
I like these videos so much. There are so many kind and smart people. It helps me to keep faith in humankind, that we can go through it no matter of our differences.
I just love these series Dan. You are doing a geat work for showing us a beautifull aspect of culture and people of the cities. And the city itself too! Love the background sound!
Amazing to see my home town on this channel ❤ greetings from Berlin
I always watch your videos with a big smile on my face:) It's so great to see people from different parts of the world being able to communicate and share their cultures with each other. Thank you for these simple, but such bright and full of energy interviews!
Amazing video! I come from Argentina and living in Berlin now, learning Deutsch and this kind of videos motivates me
@@piotralex5sadly we don't really know if it's Poliak, Pollack or so on. People arriving in Argentina might have a different surname based on the hearing
Es ist erstaunlich, wie viele talentierte Menschen es gibt! Hat Spaß gemacht, das Video anzusehen
🐢Love watching each of your videos, what a great idea and format. Thanks for sharing your creativity. 👍🏼
Fantastic, Dan! I am always so envious of people that can speak three or four or five languages. I just got back from a trip to Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Not sure how many of those countries you have been to, but they are a little bit lesser known than other European countries, but they were awesome, and I highly recommend them to you and to your subscribers.
I have visited all those countries and also recommend them highly.
May I ask what did you like about these countries in particular? Like what makes them stand out to you?
Always enjoy your travels and interviews!!
Thank you Ed. Hope you're doing well!
One of most warm videos ❤ Please ask people in the next videos what benefits did they get from learning other languages? Thanks, love your videos very much🥺❤️
Amazing!! I already speak 4 languages (French, Arabic, German and English) but after watching this video I feel the need to start learning a fifth one (probably Spanish)
I speak Spanish, bruh
Speaking French, you will find Spanish an easy learn
Parler ces langues, c’est déjà très impressionnant. J’apprends français en collège et je parle assez bien russe, mais je voudrais aussi apprendre espagnol et arabe, langues très belles. Bonne chance avec l’espagnol!
Wow that's the same for me !!😁 Where are u from?
probably from Maghreb@@Mediterranean-girl
Já estou ansioso pelo próximo vídeo. 😁
J'adore tes vidéos d'un peu partout dans le monde. Merci 😎 Et les deux berlinois que tu as interviewés à la fin étaient vraiment cool !!
Those last two guys are what I’d like to picture myself similar to in a handful of years. Seem like great and educated people
Very few people admit to knowing Latin, but it's still taught in schools.
@@faithlesshound5621 I "learnt" it in school for six years, but since it was an ordinary school subject, meaning I wasn't keen about studying it and you'll never actively use it (we basically only translated text from latin to german) I pretty much forgot almost everything. But it helped me indirectly learning Italian
I have been to Berin a few times but not for about 15 years now. I like the city as it's very cosmopolitan in the centre while it's very German on the outskirts. I was able to stay with a German family and their friends in the former East and they were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. It was fascinating to hear their stories and see their city's transformation,some good,some not so good. I learnt a bit of German from them and have tried to keep practicing through the internet. I hope to meet them again one day.
New video!🔥 Thanks!
It's so amazing to ask so many people from different cultures. Thank you, brother❤
I like these little impressions between the surveys. They reflect my little town beautifully. btw: Speaking three lnguages. German, english and some bavarian 😄
Oh, this first guy runs his own you tube channel about Germany, very funny. Thanks for your videos! ))
You're great ✌️, thanks a lot for all your amazing videos ❤. All the best for you 🍀.
Great video as usual
Would really love to see you visit Luxembourg too. Most people there are multilingual and its also pretty international
Would be nice, but it is not possible. Luxembourg is too small for all the camera equipment. 😜 Just kidding. ❤
🐢Love your videos so much!👍I speak Mandarin, Shanghainese, and English fluently, and a little Japanese, French, Cantonese, and Spanish as well.
🐢 Great video man! Hope you had fun in Berlin!
Those last 2 guys were so cool. Nice video!
German descent in Indonesia is the second largest after the netherland, so there are lots of German descendants in Indonesia, usually they work as football coaches, athletes, businesses, artists and KZheadr
Last two guys were so funny 😂
Berlin seems so nice, hope I can visit there one day
I'm from Berlin but have been living in Spain for 30 years now which has helped me to be completely fluent in Spanish and also quite fluent in Catalan. I'd say that most Berliners have at least a fairly good knowledge of English. For communicative purposes it tends to be alright even though others are far from fluent. Scandinavian people and the Dutch tend to have a much better command of English. What I love about Berlin is the mix of going back to my roots combined with a really cosmopolitan flair. I find myself relatively easily in the situation to have a chat with someone in the streets whether in Spanish, English, French, possibly even Catalan. I speak a little bit of Dutch, too but their German tends to be better than my Dutch. Anyway, it's fun to come along these situations but in German for me as well, possibly helping someone out with getting along in Berlin. Beyond that, it's fun to be able to surprise people. I was once in the situation to explain directions to a couple from Catalonia in their language. They were quite stunned almost thinking that we, Gernans, are so perfect that we put our people in the right spot giving explanations.
Where did you learn English?
Wait.. did you know that first guy is famous KZheadr called Radical Living?
I'm very pleased to see Palestinian guy with Israeli friend. Hard to believe that this still exists in our world!
Love that Radical Living Cameo
and no doubt, he met him accidentally right on the street )
I speak Portuguese, English, Spanish and mandarin ❤
I feel so bad for not learning the German language since the moment I decided it would worth it. The initial thoughts 'bout studying the language appeared when I was at 10th grade and actually I bought the book "Deutsch als Fremdsprache A1-B1" and started my studying journey. Everything was fine and fun but several pages always took me so much time to understand every single piece of new info which made learning daunting cuz I wanted to see progress right at the moment, and actually I could express who I am and what I like in a simple way after several days. But again learning it took so much time from each day which made me to abandon it. And now it's time 'bout August and I'm planning to renew the pursuit 🐢 despite not achieving B1 in 1 month.
expecting to reach B1 level in German in about a month when you start as a beginner sounds very ambitious. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and give yourself more time learning the language, it is a difficult one to learn.
Unless you don't intend to emigrate to a German speaking country German is a pretty useless language tbh. Classical German literature is mostly available in English as well and German business partners are almost always fluent in English. The German media is also pretty unexciting. I mean there's a reason for why most Germans prefer English media. Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic for example would be more interesting imo because most native speakers of these languages are not fluent in English and each of them has more than 100 million speakers. But those languages are probably harder to learn than German (especially Mandarin and Arabic)
@@adrva345 In my case I'd like to enroll in German university hence it's cheaper there. Also you made me think that Chinese unis aren't that expensive too, but yeah, the language is tough and I don't really think that there is need in my field of study. Plus German covers most parts of europe: Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, Switzerland and also slavic speakers tend to learn it hereby we have more than 100 mil speakers overall. And German sounds sooo good! As you can see there's meaning for me
@@CHarlotte-ro4yi You're right, I will try to tune my head think that slow learning isn't that bad if there's progress. Also there's no need for me to hurry 🙂 I even figured out how much everything can take in time and came to the conclusion that in 1 month it's possible to learn it till A2 if I'll try really, really hard.
@@adrva345 How is a language useless? Also, Spanish and Portuguese are generally easier to learn than German
Another great one.
Danke schon, tolles video
For young Germans (and Europeans) it is quite common nowadays to speak English comfortably, as they have grown up with KZhead and Netflix.
Even though Europe is full of amazing cities, Berlin might be my favourite one of them all
Great video ❤
@thenewtravel how many languages do you currently speak? You sound like your voice has changed a lot during all your travels ♥️
I have been following you on KZhead since I watched your video in Morocco. I currently live in Berlin. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to meet you. However, if you ask me, here is my response: I speak five languages fluently. Amazigh and Arabic are both my mother tongues, I learned French and English in Moroccan school, and German for the university. I also understand all Arabic dialects, have some knowledge of Turkish, and a basic understanding of Spanish and Italian.
How do you get from Morocco to Berlin? I am just really interested to know how that works. Because even me as a German, who doesnt live far away from Berlin. It is literally impossible to find a flat there. Now could you be so kind and open that secret to me :). Moving from another country and then directly to a city where no German can get into.
@@Stinktierchen I came here as student in 2002. In 2002 it was easy to find a flat :D but my first 4 years I lived in students- dormitory. after that I got my first apartment till 2012, then I moved to my actual apartment. I know from my colleagues that s now very hard to find a flat, but don't give up, good luck.
The instagram plug at the end killed me😂Thanks for coming to Berlin!
😂
I'm Brazilian learn english and your channel help me, thank you
very interesting, thank you!
I love Berlin so much
Did you know you were interviewing Radical Living here? It's nice to see him in a different light :)
I can't believe they met by accident 😅 hope we can expect new colab soon 🤞
I was looking for this comment, thought the same thing instantly. @RadicalLiving was this by accident? o.o
Hi, your video really impressed me! It is good to see people around to world who still try communicate and share cultures! May I use that content with changing the theme as “Istanbul”? Thanks for all courtesy!
🐢 Love your content.
Man I wish I was asked this question in your videos😂 Come to Hamburg please if you‘re still in Germany lol
I have been watching this series of videos (where you ask people how many languages they speak) and I have been waiting somebody to say they speak Bulgarian (my native language), Greek or Turkish (because I'm learning them) and the first person that spoke Turkish said he loves taking drugs lmao. The good thing is I learnt a new word... 😅😅
🐢 very interesting video, thank you 🎉
Loved Berlin.
Wait a second... That first guy you interviewed seems to have some potential to be a youtuber 🤔😆
🤣 He looks like a boring, hard working guy, kind of conservative.😗
isn´t he ´Radical living ´? ( and yeah, he´s a german YTer XD)
@@skiby2234 We know, we are being ironic.
@@joannaurban2418 ...AH! XD It´s kinda difficult for me to spot such things in written text - sry ^^"
As an algerian i speak arabic , french and english . Some basic spanish and chinese. But i still think i need to learn more
Haha, the first guy is from "Radical Living" !
the last two ones are so great impressive
🐢 I loved this one! Berlin a is truly cosmopolitan and free city. I was surprised by 3 Japanese answers and really liked the lady who first said "only one" then realised she speaks four 😅
Maybe cause shes not fluent ! It's a tricky question haha
🐢 I enjoyed watching this video a lot. Berlin, what a beautiful city and I think I'll die without ever having visited it 💔. Even though my main target destination is the United States, not Germany but that's other subject. I'm fond of learning English over and over again because is my strongest language so far and it's the language the world speaks, isn't it? I'm very curious about how many languages different people from around the world can speak besides English of course. How engaging and wonderful this was. My first language is Spanish, English is obviously my second language and the third one is between German and French because they're also rich and interesting languages but I can't decide which one to pick up and go through or even if I could learn both of them alongside English in case if I'm able to. I'll keep on learning English further with no pressure nor annoyance.
May I ask how did u like the city ? And great video 🐢 :P
Everything is extremely relative with speaking. Speaking to what extent? If we take English as an example, the majority of the world's population speaks at beginner/elementary level and can ask and answer the basic questions like how are you, how do you feel and etc, but fewer people can speak it at a native-like level. This apllies to any language.
Native German people surprised me how many of them can speak Spanish. Travelling around the whole country I found myself using sometimes more Spanish than English.
Don't believe you!
@@beaucerongirlsjunaundgia563 Perdona a mi amigo es qué se drogo antes de comentar
@@ericsonbenito3267 write english!!!
@@beaucerongirlsjunaundgia563 wat zeg je? Ik versta er niks van.
@@jarnovanderzee2469 😂 war klar...!
thank you!
Hi,I Love your vídeo.thank you
its so great that he doesnt say "say something in ____" cause that puts you on the spot cause you dont know what to talk about. I hate this question so much but he specifically asks to talk about a certain topic so its easier for them to speak
But he does say that sometimes in other videos 💀
The two last guys are best cool dudes ✌️
Do they pick these up mainly by Osmosis/hearing them spoken in Berlin, or through formal study, or both?
I love the Portuguese lady who went from speaking one language to four! Some people are so unassuming and humble
Ich bin so froh, dass der erste Mann Indonesisch spricht! ❤ It is estimated that there are around 5000 German language schools in Indonesia and so many Indonesians are interested in learning the language (including me), so it’s a nice surprise to see someone from there is interested is in learning our national language as well. Prost! 🇮🇩 🍻 🇩🇪 Edit: It has come to my attention that he’s a popular KZheadr 😂
Gampang hehe
He probably lived on Bali for a while. It Wouldn’t surprise since he is a stereotypical inhabitant of Berlin.
@@davinnicode Ach so. I have no knowledge on any kind of stereotype that a Berliner supposed to have.
@@kilanspeaks did he speak indonesian or bali? I think he spoke Bali (as a techno and rave fan)
It's still as exoctic as speaking czech or polish, although this are neighboring countries.
if you speak 3 languages : you are trilingual if you speak 2 languages : you are bilingual if you speak 1 language : you are probably an American
To be fair, the american girl had some pretty good german skills.
Yea obviously not anglos or americans but the majority are monolingual betas@@nineteen9913
You should create small business cards to hand out to people who want to follow your channel. I really love this channel. Great job, and so interesting to watch.
Man, Berlin is the best city in the world.
Lol the first guy you interviewed (indo) is a famous Berliner KZheadr :D
I was surprised nobody mentioned it in the comments. I really had to search for your comment.
great videos 🐢
love for berlin germany😍 im also doing street interviews there, and its maybe the easiest city to find interesting people haha🌍😍
*I wish you’d have asked him what neighbourhood in Montreal he’s from and said which one you’re from, because I’m in the area too and it would be awesome if y’all were from the same one or one of you was from this one or my friends’ 😂*
As a brit who lived in Hamburg for a year and a half, I can say that most Germans I met had a very good level of English. Possibly only the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries are better, but then they have fewer speakers than Germany does so it’s more important for them to learn English. I made a good go at learning German, reaching B2 level before I left. Best thing I ever did, because I then got a job in the UK which needed German, and that led me to my career. I now work for a French company so I’m improving my French and also learning Spanish. Oh and I speak a smattering of Danish after living there for a year. 🐢
In Belgium and Switzerland everybody speaks English.
🐢 Hahahha. I just love these videos!!! They make my day.
I very wondered, because so many people know Russian language, this is very awesome!
because they are russians?During the cold war a lot of russians came to Germany.
Русский язык один из самых распространённых в мире. Так что тут нет ничего удивительного.
Of course, they all are hiding from a fascism in Russia.
@@Vkusniashka1234правильно!!
@@Vkusniashka1234в мире на просторах СНГ
The Palestinian guy and Israeli chick seem to be wholesome friends. He’s vine is contagious and is clearly an extrovert, and she’s the chill sigma introvert in that relationship 😂 Bless their hearts, what an awesome beautiful group of people. I hope I get to meet some Israelis one day, and have them as friends too.
khalid where are you from?
UAE 🇦🇪
Wtf ,i wish u changed ur mind now?
Wow! So impressive
Oh, the first guy is @radicalliving I love his videos about Germany.