the north
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ALXNE Yeah, (CJ on the beat) shut up Aye All my niggas got…
Astrala Every day that passed made me realize what a mistake…
Balboa this is for the untold thousands those the color of the…
Burna Bandz You know we stay on the low You know I stay…
Dirty Pretty Things Four more rotations and no one will hurt These are the…
Donna Cannone Suddenly I can’t breed All is weird I’m trapped in Touch my…
Elton John Have you seen the North That cold grey place Don't want its…
Elton John & Nik Kershaw Have you seen the North That cold grey place Don't want its…
enn! A funeral I see the ghosts The north, the north, the…

Fires Of May Oh why do you try and pull me under? Trust me…
Gord Downie Hello, boys Way up in the north On the western side of…
Hunter & the Bear I should think about it later Now its time to go…
Hunter and The Bear Spot a fire in the distance And remember times are old If…
Stars It's so cold in this country Every road home is long He…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@taniyamhatre2227

2y↑1

Please make a video on
Top 10 It girls
No.7 Veronica Lodge
No.6 Carla from Elite
No.5 Melissa from The OC
No.4 Sabrina Spellman
No.3 Hanna Marin
No.2 Maddy from Euphoria
No.1 Serena Van Der Woodsen

I feel It girl deserves more appreciation than mean girls and Queen Bees as they wanted to rule with Love not fear

All comments from YouTube:

@MsMojo

2y↑262

Be sure to check out our Top 20 version of this video - https://youtu.be/-iycGTe2Ers to see more celebrities doing interviews in other languages!

@PokhrajRoy.

2y↑7

Bengali, Hindi, English, French and teensy bit of Nepali. I want to learn all the languages in the world.

@alicebthegachaweirdo8378

2y↑4

Swedish (my native language) and English. And a little bit of Spanish but only a few words and sentences.

@taniyamhatre2227

2y↑1

@DrGregoryHouseIT

2y↑5

English, Italian, French, Spanish and German

@quenotedariayo

2y↑4

I'm a native speaker of Spanish, I speak English (obvsly) and French.

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@dirksiedler1397

2y↑7K

As a German I can Attest that Sandra’s German is flawless and she even has a dialect that’s typical for the Region her relatives live.

@Eliaso79

2y↑296

Was surprised too. Impressive good german, only a very little accent.

@lilalaune4202

2y↑205

The Austrian/Bavarian dialect is distinct.

@WillyWeiss-HH

2y↑85

Naaaa.... she rehearsed that speech once and again, she admitted that. You won't actually find her on YouTube really speaking German, apart from that one speech, over and over... yes, she would talk about the language, give some example words, teach some curses, but all in all she doesn't communicate in German, not fluently (far away from fluent, actually). Which is a shame, considering she actually did grow up as a child with the German part of her family, in Germany.

@lilalaune4202

2y↑136

@Willy Weiß you'll forget to pronounce fluently over time. But you will still be able to understand and write without any problem once you learned it. The tongue needs time to remember, it takes practice.

@kat7047

2y↑114

@Willy Weiß how is she far from fluent when she was raised speaking both German and English? I think she didn’t feel confident speaking it in public for fear of making a mistake. My cousin was raised speaking Spanish and English she speaks English more often so even though she’s fluent she won’t speak to just anyone in Spanish. She always said she was worried she would get the wrong word or make a grammatical mistake and didn’t want to be embarrassed.

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@kenl6324

2y↑1.7K

Connie Nielsen is a polyglot who speaks 8 languages: Danish, English, French, Italian, German, Norwegian, Swedish and Spanish. She and Viggo should be on this list.

@leoperidot482

2y↑30

There's a handful of known polyglots; Madeline Albright. Andrew Divoff. Christopher Lee. Pope John Paul II.

@OP-1000

2y↑10

Who?

@chadbrick67

She speak big papa whopper to

@NazriB

Lies again? Available In Many Languages Nashville Dallas

@Naturalhighz

2y↑7

danes do have big reason to learn though as nobody understands danish so it's just smarter to learn other languages and as many of them as possible.

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@dorrolorro

1y↑779

You could have included Christoph Waltz. He speaks German, French, and English so flawlessly that he even played roles speaking those languages.

@jayanthony3006

44w↑59

He's Austrian, so the fact that he speaks fluent German should come as no surprise.

@NowhereNoOne

43w↑39

U really shouldn't include any European actors, because we all speak at least 3 languages fluently, usually more

@jayanthony3006

43w↑17

As a European....no we are not! Apart from our nativel languages, our level of English ist pretty good, but after that it's simply not true, that the third language we learn in school is taught anywhere near B2+. If I was too stupid to understand the sarcasm in your comment, I apologize!

@teodelannoy1860

42w↑6

@@jayanthony3006it depends on where you live or what language your parents speak; most people speak around three languages fluently in Europe. You might be from a place where you don’t really need another language.

@CornholioPuppetMaster

41w↑8

Tarantino almost didn’t make inglorious bastards, how are you gonna find a beautiful charming intimidating man that’s fluent in English French and German?

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@somethindarker

40w↑28

I met Vigo Mortenson in Mexico City at a local dentists office. He was waiting for, what I assumed was his friend, and I was waiting for my brother and we had an pleasant conversation in perfect spanish. He was THE nicest actor person I've ever met, second goes to Eva Green, when I recognized him I said "Are you Mr. Mortenson" and his response was "Por favor; Viggo" then we talked about sports, the city, local restaurants etc; All in spanish. As he was leaving we shook hands and I said, "My brother is never gonna believe me" in english and he realized I was also a polyglot and he goes, and this is a direct quote, "you little rascal!" and "bis spater!" and as he's leaving out the door I go; "pas si je te vois an premier" and he laughed out loud as the door closed. Great memory.

@issaphae9659

2y↑376

this list is cool but let’s also shine light on how actors who aren’t from the english-speaking world giving interviews in perfect english are also very impressive

@vikingsong2068

36w↑7

There are tonnes of videos of non-native English speakers speaking decent English. Given the obnoxious attitudes of non-native English speakers towards native English speakers it's nice to see a video "shinning a light" on English speakers speaking different languages for a change...

@FreedomFighter2112

12w

Wow!!! How on earth could you have missed the #1 Celeb that speaks other languages flawlessly???
Vigo Mortenson
He can speak 7 other languages perfectly

@ALLbertALPHA

1y↑626

Sandra Bullock speaks 97 % perfect german with a cute frankish accent

@rhysioeren3203

1y↑8

I'm soooo going to marry her, now even more 🤓.

@yourinnerlawyer4035

1y↑14

Where'd you figured out that percentage? Lol

@NoodleAsian

1y↑16

Germans defend their language but when making mistakes in other languages they dont give a shit its like "eh whatever its just some other language"

@christiangwenner6384

1y↑15

@Cloud Citizen I would feel exactly the opposite. I hardly know any other country in Europe that has such complexes because of its own accent. Most Germans are extremely critical of their own compatriots when it comes to speaking correct English.

@christiangwenner6384

1y↑5

From the point of view of a native speaker, Sandra speaks very rudimentary German. It's very likeable because she mixes a cute accent from her childhood region into her American accent. But vocabulary and grammar are very basic.

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@francescawest1165

2y↑6K

Viggo Mortensen speaks 7 languages!! He should have definitely been on this list!

@LadyArachnea

2y↑139

TOTALLY 200% AGREE !!!

@joykraft1175

2y↑30

Indeed

@geminigreywolf6655

2y↑504

8 if you count Elvish

@tweetybird1480

2y↑24

Agreed!

@juliapatton2769

2y↑30

@Gemini Greywolf just thinking that. LOL

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@evenflow1981

45w↑434

Christopher Lee who could speak Italian, French, Spanish, German, and English fluently. He also had moderate proficiency in Greek, Russian, and Swedish plus was conversationally fluent in Mandarin and had some background in Latin. Just one of the things that made him such an incredible human being.

@GoodEggGuy

44w↑20

I had the pleasure of spending the day with him many years ago and it's not just that he could speak multiple languages but that he always had such fascinating things to say, no matter which language he was using. A remarkable man.

@ericcelestino2170

42w↑17

In case you didn't know that man was literally a career spy for British intellegence.

@evenflow1981

42w↑14

@@ericcelestino2170 He was more than a spy. He was in the Special Operations Executive (otherwise known as The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare). He didn't talk about it much but let some tings slip when filming Lord of the Rings he gave Peter Jackson tips on what someone sounds like when they have their throat slit from behind.

@michellelekas211

37w↑3

He ruled!!

@tonyStorks

36w↑4

Viggo can also speak Elvish

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@Igor_ogi

18w↑71

Jodie Foster is the person who most impressed me with her language skills. Her French is flawless. She could easily pass for a native speaker.

@beckdaniella1205

13w↑4

She attended French school when she was younger

@Capcoor

13w↑1

@@beckdaniella1205That explains it.

@FreedomFighter2112

12w

Wow!!! How on earth could they have missed the #1 Celeb that speaks other languages flawlessly???
Vigo Mortenson
He can speak 7 other languages perfectly

@veganessence5270

1y↑92

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is beautiful, charismatic, and an underrated actor. He has a niche for slaying roles based on true events. He really immerses himself into his character no matter the director. His French is a delight to hear even though it's not perfect. Also, #1 is someone who speaks a single language? BIASED! 🤨

@alexsdb9712

They were probably basing it on speaking ability, fluency, quality. Not quantity.

@Marc-zi5cq

26w

@@alexsdb9712 Than Sandra Bullock should have been #1 considering she even has a German native accent.

@floatingsara

2y↑14

As an Italian I can attest that Colin Firth's Italian is flawless. Thank you for make me notice he started using his hands too, to me it looks so natural I didn't think it was due to code switching

@hudsonbarcelos103

2y↑2

At the movie sounded more Portuguese than Italian lol Excellent pronounce by the interview!

@marionruf67

@Hudson Barcelos It should also be potuguese in the Movie. 😁👍

@remuslycan6473

1y↑124

Wow Sandras German is absolut großartig
Wahnsinn wie gut sie diese Sprache spricht 😂

Its great to hear her speaking German she's doing spectacular

@ejgerrits

2y↑2.5K

Viggo Mortensen!! Absolutely should be No. 1. He doesn't do just interviews in multiple languages, he does movies

@markrude9489

2y↑83

Viggo could make most of the top 10 all by himself, in 9 different languages.

@chandlerthomas9988

2y↑22

They made another list before this one and he was on it

@masoudahmad4348

1y↑7

You got that right he is amazing i could only speak 3 Arabic English Indonesian, unlike my dad, he could to( he is my mentor) plus Bali language, Javanese, maduranis,and sundanice, ( west part of Java )

@franingegnieri1831

1y↑6

Our king Viggo is Argentinian!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷

@JoaddahfromCAMEROON

1y↑10

Kobe Bryant became fluent in Italian when his dad played basketball there & his family lived there. I have seen Kobe do interviews on Italian tv news programs completely in Italian.

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@cak8132

2y↑385

Jodie Foster speaks absolutely beautiful French. She should have been included in this list, too.

@spongebobsquaretits

she sounds so sexy speaking French

@loreloca..

1y↑17

She also speaks a lovely italian

@willthor6639

1y↑19

she dubbed herself for the French release of Panic Room

@BrawndoQC

1y↑13

Her French is about perfect. Also surprised she wasn't included.

@anniecharbonneau6657

52w↑4

And un a way Celine Dion made a carrer in english when shes french first

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@MsGrandunion

38w↑10

If you go to any tourist attraction in the Netherlands or Belgium, the tour guides will ask for a show of hands to see which language the tourists speak. And they will talk to all of them in their own language. it's incredible to hear them flipping effortlessly between Flemish, German, French, English and Spanish!

@btsr2553

34w↑14

Thank you. The Sandra Bullock origin is well known here in Germany. But you have forgotten one of the greatest of all time. Sir Peter Ustinov. Okay, he has unfortunately passed away so long ago. But I would like to remind everybody here of him. He learned a total of eight languages, six of which he spoke almost fluently. He spoke English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Russian fluently, as well as some Turkish and modern Greek. He was proficient in accents and dialects in all his languages. Ustinov provided his own German and French dubbing for some of his roles.
R.i.P. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born as Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov)

@FreedomFighter2112

12w

Wow!!! How on earth could they have missed the #1 Celeb that speaks other languages flawlessly???
Vigo Mortenson
He can speak 7 other languages perfectly

@JustinW2980

1y↑10

I have so much respect for stars who learn multiple languages. It helps with their appeal in different markets.

@firzabahroen6200

1y↑109

Chris Hemsworth can speak Indonesian, he spoke Indonesian in an interview with an Indonesian host and surprised chris evan lol

@saajiddaya2152

1y↑2

There's bahasa Malay (Malaysia) and bahasa Indonesia's

@vieweryoutube

1y↑2

Bahasa Indonesia, wow

@imrankhatib3804

1y↑2

Not really speak, more like he knows some words

@firzabahroen6200

1y↑4

@@imrankhatib3804 nope, he did learn Indonesian in school, a lot of Australians do :)

@where_we_go245

1y↑1

Yes but he said hi how are you?. Halo, apa kabar?.
He admitted he did a bit in school but didn't retain much of it. But yes aussies can learn bahasa indonesian like the brits learn french and I'm sure the American learn spanish. I suppose each country want to teach there students the languages they will most likely encounter. As indonesia is near Australia. France is near UK. And you got Mexico next to USA. Its fascinating really

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@ayodele5373

2y↑1.5K

But if timothée is half french and has french citizenship, surely that counts as a native language since he is bilingual because of his french father? so surely he shouldn’t be on this list if you’re excluding people who spoke their native language in an interview?

@LadyArachnea

2y↑55

you're absolutely right :)

@asaabrahamagulnik574

2y↑22

He may not have learned it from birth; I don't know. Hence, I think it might still count; I know "native" speakers who don't bother learning the language that is often spoken in their home or by relatives, et al.

@ayodele5373

2y↑96

@Asa Abraham Agulnik He’s said he speaks french because he always used to spend his summers growing up in his dad’s hometown and his dad would speak to him and his sister in French so I would say he counts as a native speaker ?

@bridgethawkins9717

2y↑15

That's exactly what I was thinking

@111111444444444

2y↑40

I think it does count as native. Let's take Jennifer López and Marc Anthony's children as an example, JLo was born in the US and she barely speaks Spanish but Marc speaks Spanish, if their children were to speak Spanish, nobody would be surprised because those children are "Latinos"

The thing here is that French is glamorized and Spanish speakers, especially Latinos, tend to be diminished or taken from granted

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@agirlnamedwolfakacarolina8837

42w↑7

Lupita sounded so great! I was amazed she’s such a talented lady I just loved hearing her speak spanish

@fabricofdreams.

34w↑83

It always amazes me how impressed native English speakers are by someone who speaks another language than their mother language fluently. I feel like everyone else is ahead of you in that regard lmao 😂

@TheRuddster95

22w↑3

Very true lol

@shona5512

20w↑5

Because many native English speakers have no reason to learn another language outside of their own desire or if they have a parent who speaks that language. Whereas people who grow up in non-english speaking countries are forced to learn English if they want to be able to interact with people from other countries because it's the most universally dominant language around the world.

@RondaRandom

19w↑3

@@shona5512 let's be honest: no one in non english countries would be forced to learn a second language, because their language isn't "universally dominant". You could live a perfect life without learning other languages. However, learning other languages is a thing of cultural appreciation and exchange. That's why in many european countries pupils learn english as their second language PLUS a third language of their choice. The British used to learn Frensh or German for example, even though their mother tongue is "universally dominant".

@shona5512

19w↑2

@@RondaRandom Most of us in English speaking countries are also taught second or third languages whilst we're at school, however, once we've completed the mandatory years, a lot of us have no reason to continue with it unless it's something that an individual has an actual interest in. I personally was taught, French, Spanish and Irish in school, however I'm only bi lingual with Irish & English. I simply had no need nor desire to learn other languages. Whereas when a person from a non English speaking country, takes mandatory lessons in English, they tend to continue with learning the language outside of the mandatory years, as it does make it easier to communicate with people from other countries without having to invest time in learning that specific language.

@CalvinHikes

13w

Yes it's more amazing when an English speaker learns a foreign language because in general, they don't have to. Within the Western world most business can be done in English.
And now with translation apps on phones, foreign languages are going to be even more rare in developed countries.

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@krapeevids6992

1y↑16

Gwyneth has a very good Spanish accent and totally love that Sandra Bullock speaks German

@tommunyon2874

2y↑46

My high school German teacher was from Czechoslovakia. He was expert in several Slavic languages as well as German. The Spanish teacher was expert in several Romance languages. Getting us students to the level of conversation fluency didn't seem to be the goal of the language curricula in those days, unfortunately.

@ablib

13w↑4

Lupita has one of the most beautiful skins I have ever seen in my life. So soft, flawless... not to mention her perfect Spanish. Magnificent woman.

@marziyamohammedali999

2y↑834

'We are excluding interactions that took place in the artists' native language...' first entry, Timothee Chalamet, and describe how he grew up speaking the language, and spent summers with his grandparents in France. 🤔

@valriewe2198

2y↑92

I thought the SAME THING!
Why wouldn’t Charlize Theron make the list? I didn’t know she spoke Afrikaans.
Mila Kunis defending Timberlake while speaking Ukrainian is a classic clip that should have been included too!

@calhounqueen5259

2y↑105

Right? Same with Sandra Bullock having German parents?
The rules to some of their videos seem extremely arbitrary.

@marziyamohammedali999

2y↑37

@Calhoun Queen and literally growing up between Germany, Austria and the US!

@jaypro6269

2y↑10

I think it depends on how bilingualism is or can be classified. Even if you learn two languages in tandem, one will always dominate the other. Usually, where/how you live will determine your "native" language. Though it is a gray area, with natural bilingualism.

@Ofiusa

2y↑1

You wrote my thoughts!

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@ysy4805

2y↑3

Bravo for Nyongo!!! Te adoramos!

@lovegold3225

37w↑42

I have some serious respect for multilingual speakers, its so incredibly difficult and yet they do it anyway.
My great grandpa immigrated from the Philippines, he could speak Tagalog, Filipino, and Spanish. Upon working as a laborer he learned to speak Mandarin and English. Its always fascinated me

@beageler

1y↑22

Sandra Bullock's German is really good. Far from perfect, mind, but leagues better than most foreigners who speak acceptable German (for a foreigner). She's on the level where she's actually not mangling the language. And she actually has a regional accent, Franconian.

@gmantov

2y↑29

Vigo Mortensen can speak anything.... You can make up a language, and he is already fluent in it :)

@vaderladyl

36w↑1

Even elvish. He does have ability.

@gabrielcobos1033

44w↑36

Gwyneth Paltrow's Spanish is flawless. Her accent is also very impressive.

@vaderladyl

36w↑9

She sounds like she has an Spaniard accent to me.

@MrJolsbert

18w↑4

As a Spanish native speaker, I can say she has a really good Spanish accent. I saw her on a Spanish show some years ago and I was impressed by how good her Spanish was.

@FreedomFighter2112

12w↑1

Wow!!! How on earth could they have missed the #1 Celeb that speaks other languages flawlessly???
Vigo Mortenson
He can speak 7 other languages perfectly

@rosemimi973

2y↑886

Sandra Bullock even speaks in the dialect of a certain region in Germany. Very impressive.

@ccefc_families297

2y↑15

I wonder what language she was speaking at the beginning scene in "Miss Congeniality", when she hugged the waitress.

@rosemimi973

2y↑3

@ccefc_families ah I don’t know. Have to watch out for it next timee

@vasilis1801

which dialect is it?

@rosemimi973

2y↑28

@kan S it’s Franconian. She has lived in Nürnberg for a while.

@jekokoje8592

2y↑9

She speaks no dialect. She speaks high german with an American accent.

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@CHAM0RRITO

2y↑48

Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek's first language is Spanish and they all do interviews in English. Is it not just as impressive when a non-native English speaker does an interview in English?

@razmatazz9310

2y↑1

Not really, because English is pretty much the easiest language in the world, especially if you already speak Spanish since there's so many words that share the same root.

@jencampbell7470

2y↑1

It is! I think this video was made for english speaking ppl

@8avexp

2y↑10

I'm fluent in Lithuanian myself. My parents were both from the old country and thankfully they passed along their native tongue. I've been told I could pass for a native.

@BodhiJMSRyder

1y↑31

Tolkien spoke 19 languages, 4 of which he created himself 🙏🏽💯

@RoseEsongs

2y↑2

Go Sandra!!! Great job!!!! Coming from a fluent German speaker (mother tongue). So proud of you! 😊

@RafaeleAlbanezi

1y↑2

This list needs an update. The actor Bud Spencer worked in the Italian consulate in Recife, Brazil, where he learned to speak fluent Portuguese. Deserve to be in the next one.

@QueenRaven911

2y↑1.2K

It’s a crime not to put Viggo Mortensen on the list. He speaks (even acted) fluent Danish and Spanish, conversation French and Italian, I feel like these videos often put the most well-known celebrities on the list and ignore the others is quite a letdown.

@gingernightmare9152

2y↑16

And Russian!

@dinetk3125

2y↑11

Arabic too

@angelamaria2239

2y↑3

Yes Viggo is the one that speaks more lenguages

@QueenRiri888

2y↑3

And hes a 3 times Oscar Nominee actor

@speedracer2008

2y↑5

He also dubbed himself in Spanish in the Mexican Spanish dub of the 2004 film, Hidalgo.

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@dlgirl62

2y↑11

I never imagined that Lupita spoke well in spanish and that she was born in Mexico 🇲🇽. I was left speechless

@Pierre-LucTremblay

2y↑24

Jodie Foster is perfectly fluent in French and dubs her own movies. Her French is flawless.

@carinabackchristensen6330

28w↑17

Johnny Cash once during a performance on Danish Tv, spoke Danish for quite a while. Me being Danish, Danish being very difficult in pronunciation and grammar. I was shocked by his determination and having practised so many sentences and those so hard, I understood everything.

@jj-if6it

13w↑1

How did he learn Danish?

@carinabackchristensen6330

13w

@@jj-if6it I dont know. But I think he just was a very hard worker and prepared extremely well before the tour, out of respect for his audience. (Even though it was going far far above and beyond. And esp for a Tv show, in a Country of 5 mio. All Danes understand English, and in Danish, well only Danes would watch it. It could have been a lot easier and been shown globally, if it was all in English. It shocked everyone) It was clear after he'd spoken Danish, that he didnt understand the host at all, when he then asked a Question in Danish.. But Johnny expressed himself very well, when he made his statements before, after and in between numbers.. Flawlessly. So I think he knew which topics he wanted to get into, prepared the messages he wanted to give the audience, and studied hard for a long time, to memorize the words and pronunciation. But he did soo well, and spoke for such a long time, you'd think he fluent!

@jj-if6it

13w↑1

@@carinabackchristensen6330 wow that's amazing

@vivianacalderon6189

2y↑12

You miss Ricky Martin. He speaks 5 languages. When he sang in the world cup in France, most of the media from around the world where happy to interview him.

@sharonhollock3040

38w

Sandra Bullock is truly amazing at whatever she does.

@nikewood8519

2y↑1.7K

Tom Hiddleston was not speaking modern Greek, he was reading classical Greek, specifically Elektra by Euripides as it seems - which is just as amazing, well done!!

@cindytartt4048

2y↑12

Actually much harder. Mojo… 🙄🙄🙄

@GabrielGonzalezFernandezKH

2y↑59

@Cindy Tartt No, that’s not harder than modern Greek; if it is written anyone knowing the Greek alphabet for modern Greek can read an Ancient Greek text as well.

@MrXiorxos

2y↑3

@Gabriel González Fernández couldn't agree more.

@user-nd5cc9sn1s

2y↑41

Tom hiddleston studied ancient Greek in Cambridge,actually haw two degrees in ancient Greek. He read that so to prove his skills. By the way,as Greek and as a philologist i assure you it's not easy to learn Greek,ancient or modern,even more when you study it

@user-nd5cc9sn1s

2y↑50

He did. He used the erasmian accent,the one that foreigners use when reading ancient Greek. They pronounce vowels as the ancients did. We, modern Greeks don't do that anymore,our language has evolved and we read ancient texts like modern Greek.

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@lkl5227

Thanks for sharing! Cooooool stuff…

@angie.mci10

2y↑239

In my country, Indonesia, most people can speak 3 languages: Indonesian (as the National language), English (as an International language), and a languagr native to our tribe (Javanese, Sundanese, Manadonese, etc).

Some of us are of Chinese descendent too, so we're expected to be able to speak basic Chinese too 😁

Everyone's so used to this that we don't consider this a super power haha.

@vindolanda6974

2y↑3

Exactly

@catever68

2y↑4

Don't forget Minang dialect and Batak

@ratatatuff

2y↑27

Yeah, but those videos are aimed at Americans. And they barely even speak English. So ...

@leviocampo9124

2y↑7

It's not a superpower because it's very common not just in your country. Even in Philippines, people speak more than 3 languages, aside from English and Spanish. It's nothing to brag about coz it's common.

@afeminist0184

1y↑6

Same here. In Europe, most people speak at least 3 languages; they have a working knowledge of at least 3 languages. It's no big deal.

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@stephanie.nurse.runner9337

This is amazing !!

@pdxtran

2y↑10

British actresses Kristin Scott Thomas and Charlotte Rampling both speak French well enough to have acted in French films.

@florianhaffner3910

1y↑3

Sandras Bullock's German is perfect <3

@localreviewking134

Sandra Bullock IS perfect

@klilsharon8451

2y↑1.7K

This video is basically saying that learning a second language is only cool if you're American. Immigrants and other people who learned English as a second language deserve just as much credit!

@ianbrewer4843

2y↑31

Agree

@stephaniethesing5359

2y↑162

Colin Firth and Tom Hiddleston are British, Shakira is Colombian, Lupita Nyong'o is Kenyan, it's obviously not just Americans. Personally I'm impressed with anyone who can tackle a language not native to them.

@dubbmoon

2y↑75

Not everyone here is American so your comment makes no sense

@feridedogan7653

2y↑10

Well most of the American ectr struggling maybe learning a second language . Maybe thats why. Its Hard For countries who have only 1 language in their Country to learn a other one. Most people are already enough Stressed out to understand british or the Jersey accent

@Omantje

2y↑14

Yes, i'm german. During our 12 years at scool we learn english, and if we made our Abitur (you need it to studi) we learnd a secound language like fance or spain or Latein.... So we are al genius!

I'm missing Mr Walz, he is my language monster!

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@kiki246810

39w

Nyongo have such a beautiful voice. It sounds even more hypnotic in Spanish 😍

@elizabethlillard2750

I learned German when I lived there!! Loved it! So, I really enjoyed hearing Sandra Bullock!

@mariakhortashko8926

1y↑6

I was very impressed with Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds. He deserve this Oscar.

@conniefoott

18w↑2

He was picked especially for knowing 4 languages.

@unakennelly

12w

@@conniefootthis first language is German, he speaks superb English and French, but I believe he doesn't speak Italian and only learned what he needed to for that movie (which he delivers amazingly).

@grahamcann1761

37w↑17

Don't forget Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee. He was fluent in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish. "Moderately" proficient in Swedish, Russian, and Greek. And "conversational" in Mandarin Chinese.
As always thank you all so very much for the videos.
He did interviews, entire movies, and even sang in multiple languages.

@FlyingTigersKMT

36w↑2

His language skills sure came in handy as an intelligence officer in WW2.

@itsme2084

27w↑1

Sandras german is so good, love it

@mariadelcarmenvega1601

2y↑610

Sorry, but Viggo Mortensen and his Spanish (in perfect Argentinian accent) will be for ever my number one.

@filipgugoski3d

2y↑36

Not only that, but he is also fluent in French and Danish and he can also speak Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, Catalan and Italian. I don't think he is human. xD He definitely should be number one on the list.

@lauranataliemartin8798

2y↑8

Totally agree, this list is seriously lacking Viggo Mortensen's awesome skills

@mememefinally

2y↑8

I guess makers of this video did lazy research...

@penelopehuber4895

2y↑4

not to mention that he also speaks Danish fluently!!!!!

@melanierenz1517

2y↑2

@Penelope Huber it shouldn't surprise anyone that he speaks Danush, as his father is Danish, that's where his name comes from...

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@arnesahlen2704

2y↑9

NUMBER 1 - a single extra language!? That's crazy. Polyglots should have topped the list, Tom Hiddleston especially. Cambodian is my 2nd spoken language; I can write in French, German, Spanish with dictionary help; and I've picked away at Swedish & Polish (my parents' tongues) plus Thai, Portuguese, Cantonese ... 11 total besides English.

@QueenD75172

2y↑27

My first language is German and I can hear that Sandra learned German in her early years (not from these clips but from previous I've seen) . It is quite difficult if you learn German after elementary school to speak German without an accent. I am missing Boris Kodjoe. He also speaks German.

@smartaMartini

2y↑2

German is kicking my butt. I can say excuse me and how is it going (or how does it come to you) and Brot und Wasser and that's about it.

@QueenD75172

2y↑4

@smartaMartini find somebody that is native German and wants to improve their English. And speak/learn with each other. Don't worry about grammar and focus on vocabulary. For example... Start with a sentence like *Das ist ein.... " and walk around pointing at things. Das ist ein Haus. Das ist ein Stuhl. Etc (meaning This is.... and then a house, a chair etc). Then add a question and so on. Don't overthink it. We have so many words that sound the same in English (Hamster, Schuh, Haus, Finger, Fisch). Little known fact, when I hear Yiddish in movies there are words I recognize to be German. Yiddish is a mix of German dialect and Hebrew. I am sure I wouldn't understand an entire conversation but I am always amazed when they use words I know from German. Anyways, all this to tell you Brot und Wasser is a good start, you'll never die of hunger or thirst in Germany my friend 😜

@smartaMartini

2y↑2

@Queen D. Danke!

@nicolasderveaux5929

39w↑2

Bradley speaking french would melt any male or female french heart ❤❤❤❤

@henmat3000

26w↑2

I speak Greenlandic, English, and Danish. I learned Greenlandic because my parents spoke it. I acquired Danish through my school education and living in Denmark. I picked up English through exposure to video games, music, movies, and its widespread use. My favorite language is English currently.

@Poohtox

1y↑19

Daniel Brühl speaks 6 languages excluding English because for european actors that’s just normal.

@juliasantini

1y↑2

Not really true in his case. He is half Catalan and grew up with Castellan, Catalan and German so 3 languages plus English already make up 4 of those languages 😉

@hihelloheysupbye

2y↑135

I appreciate that Colin Firth maintains all his little "ehh, erms" when speaking Italian 😆

@jorgenamnestal2506

2y↑10

Kevin Kline speaks perfect French, as shown in (e.g.) "French Kiss".
Milla Jovovich and Luc Besson held conversations in his made-up Divine Language during the making of "The Fifth Element".

@jan80trs

35w↑7

The more languages you speak, the more people you can talk to. It's amazing how people can change attitude if you address them in their native language.
If you're young, you learn languages fast & relatively easy. Some people retain that capability later in life. And the more languages you already know, the easier it is to learn another one, especially if it's the same language family. I myself speak 4 languages. I learned them all in school, and with family, friends an neighbours, I spoke them.
But why is this so amazing for celebs? Being an actor, you deal with language all the time. Most of them are pretty smart, too. So learning another one, especially if you grow up in an international environment, isn't that hard.

@rawlivingwithdisabilities

36w↑1

4:54 wow Sandra bullock ❤❤

@jjwashington3872

30w↑2

Im so glad that there are celebrities that speak other languages. The world will be alright now.

@Cucurulo71

48w↑7

Lupita hablando español es lo máximo ❤️

@dudaresende955

35w

She is Mexican

@singinwithceline

2y↑1.2K

Mariska Hargitay is not on this list and that’s a damn shame. Because she speaks like 5 languages fluently. Her dad was Hungarian, so she learned English and Hungarian simultaneously. Then learned Spanish, French, And Italian as a teenager. She’s spoken all of them on SVU.

@ashleydowney1222

2y↑60

I thought she was going to be on this list. Her mother Jayne Mansfield also spoke several different languages.

@marig9236

2y↑10

STAN HER !

@deanjamesy

2y↑2

who?

@singinwithceline

2y↑28

@Dean James Mariska Hargitay is the actress who plays Olivia Benson on Law and Order SVU

@ianbrewer4843

2y↑7

Agree, this list is not very includive

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@babsx191

2y↑5

Will Smith & Gwyneth Paltrow were the most surprising to me! Amazing ❤️

@ianp.5728

2y↑6

Yep Sandra’s German skills are quiet impressive…with this almost non American accent but a fränkischer dialect…and somehow she seems to be so „serious“ when she speaks German. I like that.

@bjornoswald3469

1y↑2

I really like how I can understand most of what those actors actually are saying. Most of them use a pretty easy form of the target language. Sandra Bullock sounds a bit aggressive sometimes... haha (coming from somebody who's German himself ;-) but it's just the way she says some things... other than that it's a very interesting mix of NO accent certain words and very thick accent for others coming from her). Overall I really love her German voice!

Keeping in mind, that all celebs not only have a lot of money, but also travel quite a lot and most of them have a good educational background... it's not really suprising that they can actually to a certain degree speak a second (or even third) language. From a non-english europiean perspective many people from a certain educational background speak at least English fluently (or fluent enough...) and a third language (french, italien, spanish, would be the classics... or for other people arabic, russian, etc.).

So actually it's mostly english speaking countries where (sadly) too many people just don't learn at least a second language (if they are not raised with more than one). To put things into perspective ^.^

@smartaMartini

2y↑11

Will Smith's Spanish was pretty good! And Sandy B speaking German was 😍

@jojokeane

1y↑15

Colin Firth learning Italian as an adult for the love of his life is so romantic.

@avidsquarehead

1y↑4

Shame she did him dirty.

@aylapage2358

12w

That's Colin <3

@paulabranscheidt4261

2y↑517

Sandra's German is amazing
As a German I gotta say her pronunciation and wording is on point

@joymidlash9625

2y↑28

Wasent she raised by german parents or grew up in germany?

@ashleydowney1222

2y↑19

@Joy Midlash Her mom was German.

@tigioma3761

2y↑28

Sandra's mother was a German Opera singer (if I remember correctly) and her father an American working in Germany/Austria. The clip mentions that she lived equal amounts in Germany, Austria and the US.

@mic1240

2y↑15

When is your mother’s native language and grow up speaking, is second nature.

@jennyh4025

2y↑5

I love her slight Franconian accent!

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@tomservo5347

2y↑5

I wished my German mom had taught me to be bilingual also. I can carry simple conversations but yes, German sentence structure and conjugation can be daunting for English speakers. It's actually easier for Germans to learn English. I do know that the more I drink booze it's like my subconscious kicks in from hearing it my entire life and I become somewhat fluent.

@spanishclasses4013

Amazing!

@amarok229

1y↑5

“Number four, Gwyneth Paltrow — Spanish: due to countless family holidays in France, the actor has a pretty conversational level of french.”

@rudolphthered-nosedcat6701

Very impressive!

@honkiavelli8044

36w↑26

The most impressive actor I have ever seen is Viggo Mortensen; I met him at LAX and he was having conversations in French, Italian, German and Spanish with multiple people. I speak these 4 languages and I have a slight accent, but Mortenson was seamless is his dialogue.

@barrettdecutler8979

22w↑2

Man, would have paid good money to be in your shoes there. That would be a dream come true.

@cruzin7661

18w

The real meat is in the comments. Thank you for this! What a moment it must have been.

@davidpumpkinsjr.5108

2y↑855

They should have had Christopher Lee on this list. He gave interviews in Spanish, French, German, Italian and others. (and I think he was fluent in Tolkienian Elvish and Dwarfish)

@pennycombes2559

2y↑21

Yes he was fluent in the Tolkien Talk

@cinemaatrium3863

2y↑16

They said they don't wish to include native speakers, lol.

@andrewbarry3375

Eh?

@leoperidot482

2y↑8

It's a necessity for a spy to learn a foreign language or two. Lee probably knows a bit of Finnish since he did serve in the Finnish Army.

@cinemaatrium3863

@Leo Peridot You think he is a finnish spy? lol.

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@KayDee778

2y↑6

Christoph Waltz: besides his native German, (he’s Austrian) he also speaks flawless English and French

@MyWadester

1y↑4

As a French person born and raise in France I’m more impressed with Tom Hiddleston perfect prononciation of the French langage than Bradley cooper!

@jackchow8167

36w

The thumbnail is so eye-catching!

@TheJacqueline39

Lupita beautiful as always. So well spoken. Love her!

@MrNickoboyo

12w

I get Sandra Bullock. Even though she grew up with German it is frightening to speak when you are self-conscious about it. I was in Ireland for 9 years and didn't speak German for 7 years (first 2 years I worked with customers in Germany). When I got back to Austria it took me almost 3 years to feel confident in my German again, I had a real culture-shock. People started talking English with me cause they thought I can-t speak German.

@Jay-Zech

2y↑222

I speak a little French, but I could never even imagine doing an interview like some of these people. If you learned to fluently speak another language, then respect!

@evamohlin1693

2y↑12

I you live in Europe, you learn one or two other languages in school. Im swedish and speak english (yeah - that could be a second language!), danish, german. That's four, nothing to brag about here. A lot of my friends can speak 2-3-4 languages.

@Jay-Zech

2y↑1

@not me In America, the two primary languages that people are encouraged to learn are Spanish (because we have a lot of Hispanic immigrants) and French(because it’s not too far from english, and I think also because there are a lot of people in Canada who speak French). However, most of us will never HAVE TO speak in any language outside of English, so we typically end up regressing back to knowing very little.

@mardbenzmura1446

@Eva Mohlin bunch of similar Germanic and European languages... it would be something if these languages were Arabic, Chinese and Japanese (or Turkish for that matter) as these languages have distinct features like right-to-left reading and connected letters, tones, and subject object verb structure.

@Rosannasfriend

To learn a language Conway isn’t just about what you learn in class. You have to find different ways and different media to use all day long at home. And practice talking to yourself in the language and talking to other people in your spare time. You have to immerse yourself in the language, not just learn it. I really believe that’s the difference between those who really learn a language, and those who just learn a little bit of it.

@yayababic31

1y↑1

I'm fluent in written and spoken Spanish, Italian, and English. Very good in spoken Portuguese, and good enough to sustain a conversation and sing songs in French. But I always tell people that once you speak one of the Latin languages, it is easy to learn and speak all Latin-derived languages. Same root, and similar wording. The only thing that changes is the pronunciation. I find it more meritable when you know how to speak Russian, Chinese, Slavic languages, etc, when your native tongue is Spanish for example since they have a completely different grammatical structure.

@andreaxoxo4034

2y↑3

Cheryl Porter, she is rated the #1 best vocal coach in the world. IDK how many different languages she speaks, but I know it's several!!

@KB-eb1lc

2y↑1

Crazy that Rhys Infans isn't on here. His Welsh is super cool to listen to.

@raphaelgottschalk595

13w

As a German i just can say, that the first time i heard Sandra's speech at the Bambi Awards i was shocked an not for sure if it was really her speaking. It coul had been a real german accent she spoke without hearing a verry lot of different to other german dialects. Also because it was that good and confident. Just brilliant!
If i would listen to it just on the side in a podcast it would have took me long to realise.

@merymerjech7406

1y↑25

Viggo Mortensen habla con fluidez varios idiomas entre ellos español xq es de origen argentino, debería estar en esa lista así como otros artistas que hablan muy bien otros idiomas, pueden hacer otra lista

@janicerodriguez2139

28w

El se crio en Argentina por un tiempo pero no es Argentino. Su mama es Americana y su papa de Dinamarca. Tiene abuelo de Canada y abuela de Noruega. Su pareja es actriz Española Ariadna Gil y con ella hizo una pelicula en España, oobviamente en Español, Alatriste (2006). La pelicula fue un poco lenta pero de trajes de epoca bellas.

@chmax73

20w

Sandra Bullock speaks a fluent German with a stunning pronunciation! Well done Sandra!

@yenh1144

2y↑121

Lupita’s accent in Spanish is super cute as it has a bit of African on the tone 😍

@veronicalodge71

2y↑3

Yes, I loved that!

@Gilbarwaters

2y↑4

Tom Hiddleston is a very talented actor and a very funny guy. One of my favorite actors today. Viggo Mortensen speaks too many languages as well. More than any of the ones mentioned on this video.

@elmotociclista9296

Respect for all of them!

@rawlivingwithdisabilities

36w↑2

6:56 Shakira ❤❤ love her even more!

@maryg590

2y↑21

Lovely to see people interested in languages. It is an inspiration especially for Americans because we don't generally have the emphasis on language in our educational system until you get to higher levels in school (I am sure there are exceptions). I took French in HS and Spanish in college and am fluent in neither because of no practice. Had I learned a language in kindergarten simultaneously with learning to read in English and could have stayed with it throughout my school years it would be different now. If I ran the education system, that is the way it would be. From kindergarten on through HS: language; change/anger management; critical thinking

@davislachlan5675

2y↑1

I agree with you Mary. I also learnt French and Spanish but wasn’t able to pick up because of the timing, it would have sounded more interesting if I started learning these languages from kindergarten

@CJ-xe2wi

1y↑4

It also depends on the efforts that the student puts in or doesn't. I took 2 years of Spanish in High School, and am fluent.
I think that it's a disgrace that most Americans don't speak 2 words of Spanish. Nowhere to practice, seriously?

@mari97216

16w

@@CJ-xe2wi
Im in Norway, and Im learning Spanish. I don’t get to practice it either really, but Im still trying to learn it for holidays to Spain or people I meet. I just like learning languages in general and think it’s useful and interesting. :)

Great to see these famous people speaking so well.

We started learning English in 3d or 4th grade, but I think they start earlier these days. The earlier you start the better.

@Cinetyk

32w↑4

Gwyneth Paltrow sounded so natural. And the tone was different from her english voice. Very interesting :)

@seeleygirl6178

12w

She’s an actress that’s why. She plays a part.

@CY0d1e

2y↑178

“Excluding an artists native language”

Dual citizenship and grew up in a bilingual household KINDA makes French his native language 🤷🏼‍♀️ just saying

@paulacosta3290

2y↑13

My thoughts exactly :/ why exclude Charlize Theron then. English is spoken in South Africa and not EVERYone speaks Afrikaans there....

@betinaherlein8970

2y↑3

I came looking for this comment. Doesn't make sense, I'm not even watching the rest of the video.

@hummingbirdcity

Yes.

@militarysergmarine7772

Hi darling😍 you good?

@shannondeoliveira2671

That’s awesome! My son speaks 3 languages. He speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish. I just graduated I now have a degree in Deaf studies. I can speak English, and I can also sign American Sign Language. During the fall I will take up an other language. I will be learning Portuguese and then I will be able to speak English, American Sign Language, and Portuguese