American Tourist in Italy Speaks No Italian, Only NEAPOLITAN?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- Go to buyraycon.com/xiaomanyc to get 15% off your Raycon purchase this holiday season! Brought to you by Raycon. In 2009, while I was in college, I decided to spend a year in an overseas language program in Beijing to learn Chinese. Not only did I get to try squat toilets for the first time in a Chinese university’s international students dormitory, I was also randomly assigned as a roommate this handsome Italian man named Ciro, and I learned a lot from his debonair Italian ways. He a rough around the edges punk rocker from the gritty streets of Naples, I an introverted bookworm from the leafy suburbs of New York, as a match it actually worked surprisingly well.
Since leaving China 15 years ago I’ve missed him quite a lot, but since I am a professional language learner who travels the world these days Ciro offered to teach me the Neapolitan language of Naples which contrary to popular understanding is not a dialect of Italian but a language which differs from Italian as much as Spanish does.
Stay tuned to find out what happened when we reunited in Naples. I don’t speak any Italian so it was quite funny for Neapolitans to encounter an American tourist who only spoke English and Neapolitan.
If you want to get in touch with Ciro to learn Italian, Chinese, or Neapolitan or have a job offer for him (he's looking for work currently) you can get in touch with him on LinkedIn here: / ciro-d-esposito-1aa87b140
0:00 Introduction
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2:04 Meeting my Neapolitan friend
2:41 Ordering pizza
4:20 Looking for a midnight snack
5:33 Boozy Neapolitan coffee
8:45 Don't “cheers” with coffee!
10:48 Speaking Welsh and Neapolitan
11:43 Trying wallet pizza
13:17 Going to Piazza del Gesù Nuovo
14:37 Buying “naughty pasta”
15:46 Shopping for souvenirs
17:04 Vendor speaks Neapolitan and Chinese?!
18:31 A romantic dinner
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If you can learn Barese, you are a God.
Bari, Apulia region.
I hate watching your videos with this freaky cam!
The netherlands I can help u with dutch also
Finland.. it seems every linguist youtuber seems to avoid this place. And right now is right time to come and feel the real Finnish winter, -16°C right now where I live, And it feels kinda warm after last week xD
Greenland! 🇬🇱 😊
A Neapolitan-speaking Welshman recognizing Xiaoma on the streets of Naples is just so sweet!
Peak moment of this video
I could never imagine this happen anywhere in earth 😂
@@Jesus_Loves_you2499I didn't know Jesus paid for bots
I am currently watching from wales and i couldn't believe it hahahah
If I ever take holiday to the UK I would love to visit Wales.
Imagine meeting an old friend and his first reaction is "Wow, you're not a fatass anymore." hahaha
Very Chinese!
@@rsmith02 Yeah lol, despite him being Italian.
We are very direct but in a humble way
That was Very Chinese of me! He actually got fat a lot when he joined an American TV show.
@@siriokds you can tell bro! I have the "confidenza" to tell him so!
the most remarkable thing is that his Italian buddy Ciro has perfect English, Neapolitan, and Chinese and watching them switch between the three languages is like watching a beautiful dance
We used to communicate in English and Chinese before making this video. Now, we've added my native language too! What can I say? My dream came true.
And Italian. Ciro speaks Italian, Neapolitan, English, and Chinese.
Is Neapolitan the chocolate vanilla and strawberry ice cream together
@@enzo.toscana and Spanish!
@@Confusionissexable are you Ciro?
The pure joy on Ciro's face when the street vendor used the hilarious slang he had just taught Xiaoma minutes earlier made me laugh so hard
same😂😂
I wanna hear his punk music
The Welshman not expecting Ari to speak Welsh and having his mind blown and being speechless for a few seconds was outstanding. He literally had his mind blown in front our eyes.
@@Dist0001 :(
I was thinking the same thing Jesus Fried Christ 🙏
@@Dist0001maaan don’t make me cry
@@Dist0001I miss him :/
@@Dist0001 The GOAT !
It is so freaky to see you two guys at the beginning of the video switch to Chinese for more comfort in talking, instead of English.
Two guys, not Chinese, standing in Italy gossiping in Chinese is...crazy.
we are all one family
That's because we started studying Chinese together! We used to talk Chinese from time to time when we lived in the same room, even in 2009!
@@Confusionissexableciro?
@@thorodinson6649yep! In-person (behind a screen though!). I'm going through all the comments to enjoy myself. It took me 8 intensive lessons to teach him the foundations of the Neapolitan language and prepare daily life situation dialogues that could match his video style! It was worth it though!
@@Confusionissexableyou guys have a great friendship. Bros in different timezones but bros for life
when will we start appreciating his crazy fish eye camera angles. makes me laugh always
while they were walking side by side it totally looked like a lean back walk. LOL🤣
I can't stand it
Right! They are always cut in at the seemingly perfect moments. Truly effective cinematography if I must say
the only complaint i would have is that sometimes it looks like someone has autism and cant look someone in the eyes ahahah
It’s like watching a Missy Elliot music video
11:34 The Welsh guy is impressive! His neapolitan dialect is superb! However he said "agg esse sincer ij nun parl gallese", which means "I have to tell the truth, I don't speak welsh dialect"
Welsh is no dialect, it's a celtic language
Not even Neapolitan is a dialect, it's a language recognized by UNESCO
very good catch my friend!
@@braziltokyoschool Veramente l'unesco dice che i dialetti alto meridionali sono in via d'estinzione
Purtroppo si. Forse a parte Siciliano.@@ahboh4725
True story when I visited Italy, I met an Italian guy and he spoke fluent Italian. I was very impressed.
I suprised he didn’t speak fluent Nigerian
Surprised he didnt speak fluent chinese😂😂duh of course an Italian guy speaks fluent Italian
@@timlloyd1454it is ironical. In italy not many people speak currently italian cause so many speak only their dialects
@@Vins9393 more to do with the fact Italy isn’t the place it was I would say
@@Vins9393 No we are losing the dialects.
The first coffee with alcohol definitely took over Xiaoma’s system for the whole video lol
Imagine listening to an Italian and an American guy speaking Chinese together in Naples 😂how I wish there was a Chinese tourist nearby...
American guy bumps into the Welsh guy who speaks Neapolitan in Naples, then exchanges pleasantries in Welsh - glitch in the matrix
5:34 the camera angles never fail to amuse me.
I thought they were holding hands in this frame😂
14:27 is the peak 😂😂😭😭😭
I am Dead 💀💀☠
😆 For real, I couldn't stop laughing at this part
And finally a video where Ari speaks a language I can *sort of* understand.
The Welshman has his day XD
io sono napoletano hahaha che bello
English? XD
i always love the random camera angles sometimes theyre so goofy but they add so much character to your videos, please never stop!
5:34 perfect
@@StefanCreatesfr
As an Italian that has always wanted you to visit my country, this is amazing! Plus, it's extremely funny to see an American speaking just Neapolitan and no Italian 😂
Thank you for your content man, you've largely contributed to my passion for languages, which has grown stronger every day (maybe Chinese will be next who knows :)
Greetings from Parma, Northern Italy!
How many of the regional languages have you learned so far? other than Italian. also isn't the official Italian language based on the Tuscan language?
@@EternalBeatboxyes, it is. Italian comes from the Florentine language to be more precise
@@-TNZ Grazie tante!
Actually, the regional languages of Italy are more dialects than languages. A rule of thumb I personally use to distinguish the two is mutual understanding and numbers: basically every city in Italy speaks a different dialect, and many times an Italian can't understand the dialect speaker, but it almost never is true the other way around. Neapolitan is an exception, together with Sardinian and a couple others from what I can remember. If you want some tips about Italian ask away, I'd be happy to help :)
(Btw, I'm from Parma and I do know a bit of the local dialect!)@@EternalBeatbox
@@birgiollo9229 esatto !
Un saluto da mantova
I had no idea that the normal way of speaking there was so crude haha. That's very interesting with how open they are about sex in their daily language compared to the other cultures you've done.
Actually "m'aggio arricriato" doesn't mean "I had an orgasm", unless as an euphemism
Just means you comforted yourself blissfully. “Enjoyed yourself”
Just means you comforted yourself blissfully. “Enjoyed yourself”
Just means you comforted yourself blissfully. “Enjoyed yourself”
Well saying 'I came" or "climaxed" In English has both a sexual and non sexual meaning. Isn't it like that? Is there a more specific way to say orgasm in Napolitan?
I've been following you for some time, and this particular one blew me away. As a Napoletana, I was amazed at how quickly you picked it up and made yourself understood. You're blessed with a great gift , keep it going ❤
He had a good teacher!
I love the older stall owner teaching you swears as soon as he learned your learning the language.😂😂
First thing you get taught as a foreigner are always swears lol
That's not funny. What's wrong with you?
@@itsshrimpinabag9544--Yeah, you can see the Liberal Outrage of everybody, when Ciro was called a Sewer Grate!
@@itsshrimpinabag9544 Of course it's funny, what's wrong with YOU? Where is your sense of humour? I bet you're a twitter user, aren't you? Ugh...
I'm always laughing on that 360 camera shot when you guys are walking. it's so ridiculously funny
Absolutely hilarious!
Ari, I'll say it again, you are so blessed. I am in complete awe of you and your talent for mastering languages.
Your Neapolitan amazing, Ari. So proud of your effort.
but you re not even from naples hahaha how do you know that
@@andreabarone416 I had no idea actually. Could have said, "Your Neapolitan is terrible, Ari. Shameful effort."
@@baxtermaxtor ye i get what you sayin, my fault. im born and raised out here in napoli so thats why i said that, btw he talks reaaaally good for being a foreigner ong
@@andreabarone416 Hi. How would someone learn Napulitano?
This whole video was sooo charming! The people seem so friendly and willing to joke around...my kind of folk....Thanx Arie!!
One of my favorite Xiaoma videos, outstanding! You really prove how meaningful speaking other languages can be
Italian here, Napolitan is extremely hard even for italians, I can't imagine how hard it must have been for him, but Xiaoma did good!
Is that why the one bartender kept saying "it's too much" lol?
It seems like a typical romance language to me. The only hard part is having three genders when Italian only has two, and they can't be identified by the final vowel.
So not typical. They say brothermy instead of my brother.
@@cosettapessa6417 That's just a very small aspect of the language and you can easily understand that if you see possessives as a special case of adjectives. Also Italian already has expressions like casa mia and mamma mia.
@@commenter4898 very small. Lol no. Profoundly different rules.
I love how your friend kindof opens up by giving you the rizz 🤣
Vagliò, sj impressionant. Ti seguo da anni ma questa non me l'aspettavo proprio. Da un fan napoletano, bravissimo.
I love this... the way they are so relaxed... it reminds me of southern Spain. People just talk all the time, there is never a rush... service sometimes takes a long long time but the staff and the customers are all more relaxed and better off for it.
I can tell when you hung out with him in your college days that y'all were a little wild. We all have and need that friend. ❤
youve helped me learn so much about languages, i really struggle to speak in general, and hearing you speak so many languages is an inspiration!!
OMG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT AAAA I'M NEAPOLITAN
Another absolutely brilliant video! And what a fantastic choice of destination and language - you nailed this! Also your buddy was on point. Thank you for your inspiration always which lead me to start learning Italian two years ago, during the pandemic. Now I can speak it quite well!
I learned italian during the pandemic and can speak it fluently and its something that shocks people, also know a lot of spanish from working in a industry with a lot of immigrant laborers and had to learn it to speak with them, and its super wicked close to italian so its easy to remember.
How did you learn italian
@@saxoman1995he put the time and effort in
Yeah it feels great to be able to transfer so much and not having to start from scratch again!!
also curious what you used to learn
Just one of the language learning websites, and I have friends who are italian who are game devs and I literally told them I wanted to learn Italian and talked to them a bunch and they taught me some stuff and graded me on how I was doing. Really helps to have friends who speak it and can spend a few hours teaching you. @@DBag-1212
Love to see you exploring the cultures beyond the languages! Keep it up Xiaoma
I a, not Neapolitan but my mother is and I am from the northern part of Puglia so my dialect is closer to Neapolitan than Bari dialect.
I work and live in Spain but I remember when I was learning Spanish, my private professor gave me a great tip: if you’re from the south of Italy, just think in your dialect and talk in Spanish… he was absolutely right.
The grammar is basically the same, we have so many words in common and it is absolutely easy to learn and master the language if you trigger your brain to use this trick.
Having said that, I’m absolutely amazed by the way you spoke Neapolitan 👏
The construction of the sentence is basically the same!
Eso estaba pensando jajaja, creí que el dialecto napolitano sería más difícil de entender que el italiano pero es más cercano al español xd
Apulia is probably the italian region with the most dialects that do not sound nothing like each other.
Veramente si hanno parole in Comune con il catalano non tanto con lo spagnolo
@@davidm.betancourt1064 hombre, no es un dialecto. Es un idioma!
I laughed crazy watching the video. I also saw Xiaoma enjoying recording. Bravo Ciro, semplicemente spettacolare ahaha. Cheers from 🇮🇹
I want Xiaoma to learn greek hard but i think it will be a childs play for him. Give Greek the attention it deserves
I agree! I have Greek friends and I know thw Greeks would have the best reactions
Definitely! Γεια σου
Nah, make it double plus hard. He learns Tsakonian dialect of Greek.
Icelandic would be a difficult one.
@@lautreamontgimagine him going to Αρκαδία in Τυρός just to spit Tsakonian, that would be epic 😂
OMG It's baby Ari!
Dude, you're awesome!
Thank you for the countless videos and hours of insightful entertainment.
Thanks for those videos, you actually make me feel so inspired to learn more languages, im so happy to have meet this channel long ago and i will become the next Xiaomanyc someday i swear!
Felt like I was on this trip with you. Great vibes in this video man. All the best for you on your journey.
Love the sudden weird camera angles to the use of the panoramic lens. It somehow adds humour to the absurd and very impressive language skills of Xiaomanyc as well as the awesome conversations he’s having in multiple languages =‘D 很好！哈哈！
My uncle speaks Neapolitan like this, he never learned Italian, when he comes home from the States to visit his mother he speaks in this broken Napulitan, I love it so much, m fa ascì pazz
I watch so many of your videos, this by far made me smile all the way through. Great content and your friend was fabulous too. 😊
i love seeing you and your wife together! truly brings me joy how happy she is and clearly how happy you are! God bless you both and your relationship!
So cool! And the Welsh Italian guy, amazing. We have loads of Italian people living in wales, mainly the welsh valleys ❤
Bravo! Your Neapolitan is fantastic! Keep up the good work!
how u know that, you're not even from around there
Probably one of my favourite episodes, thank you for sharing
The fish eye camera view is super interesting and actually catches a lot more action on screen. Thanks for another awesome language adventure!
I love watching video's of people traveling to Naples because I recognize all the places from when I was there and it feels so neat to say "Hey I stayed on that street! I ate there!"
I'm happy to see that you're trying to speak Neapolitan and obviously you still have to practice. I really appreciate the fact that you and your channel bring to the vision of many people the existence of our language, unknown by most of the world and, even worse, often confused with Italian or even defined as a dialect of Italian. Thank you from me and my people :)
I've watched many of your videos, but particularly enjoyed this one because the people you encountered were so fun! This really makes me want to visit Italy!
A great video. One of your best in awhile... I loved the interlude at the Chinese market towards the end!
such a friendly and feel good video.
I love when you bounce around to different languages. Just so impressive. Loved the Welsh guy who couldn't speak Welsh but spoke neopolitan lol
Quality content like this is what makes my day!🥰
One of your most fun videos to watch. Loved the energy with your old friend. Hope you had a lot of fun catching up. Hope to see you together again.
Even though my family is from up north by the alps this is soo nostalgic listening to everyone talk and joke around
I just can't believe it, such a funny video😂😂😂I'm from Northern Apulia, in which we speak a dialect close to Napoletano, and you did an amazing job Ari💪🏼💪🏼 I hope you enjoyed Napoli, stamm' buon uaglió❤️
P.s best part is the welshmen speaking Neapolitan but in trouble with Welsh😂😂
Only around twenty percent of Welsh people can speak Welsh and many of those will use English more often. So it's not unusual at all for this man to be struggling. He probably just learned a bit in school. It is more common for Welsh people to speak Welsh than Irish people to speak Irish though.
A was waiting for this video for years!!! I knew you would come to naples and learn neapolitan! This made me so happy.
This is so fascinating. Thank you for being you.
Amazing video brother I haven’t watched yet but I know it’s about to be great 😂❤
What a cool concept the "caffè sospeso"... I'll try and do it in my country.
How did it go?
Seems like the shop owner could easily just pocket the money and never give anyone the coffee.
@@siggyincr7447 I would have a friend come in soon and test it.
Y'all are so paranoid, it's common use here
Brooo you had the biggest glow up, you look so healthy it's unreal man🔥 So proud of you💯🤗
Mannn! I have been following you from Australia for so many years and seeing you in my native city speaking Neapolitan has been amazing! Big respect for you!!
Have to love that funky perspective of your 360 camera - makes you look like being sucked into nonstop linquistical wormhole 😂
Currently learning norwegian and these videos kinda work as self help though. Love your work, Xiaoma! Greetings from Portugal.
How easy/hard would you say learning norwegian is? 🙂
Greetings from a Norwegian guy strugling with his French 😅
These videos are walking a fine line between being motivating to learn languages and shattering your motivation entirely because this guy learns a new language every week and here I am still struggling with memorising basic vocabulary.
How are you learning Norwegian?
Lykke til!
its nice to see you with someone whos proud of you aswell. keep it up bro!
I loved this video! I've been following you for years, and I've always been impressed by your skills, and now that you've learned my language, Neapolitan, I'm ecstatic.
You did a phenomenal job!
BRAVO, FAI PAUR ❤
So cute to see Ari as a young kid! ❤
I'm Neapolitan and I speak 3 languages, very strange to hear a foreign person who speak my language, but at the same time it's really impressive
to giur bro stong nda stessa situaziona toj hahah btw thats crazy how he can adapt his word vocabulary in every situation while conversating
literally cant stop smiling while watching your vids! God bless you :)
This is all lovely, to be honest. I'm only Portuguese myself, but enjoyed this immensely. Nerd factor: seeing a Fiat Uno parked on the street feels like home. I was fortunate enough to visit Italy for 2 weeks with some friends in 2011. We even were so bold as to rent a car - I was the driver. Navigating city streets and overall roads was also interesting.
There's something uber cool about Xiamanyc that his videos make you feel at home with the culture and language even thought it may be a different country, a different language, and many many years gone by.
Blown away seeing a fellow Welshman living his best life in Naples! Da iawn, butt!
Ive never wanted to travel to Italy more after watching this!!
I am happy to see you found our city warm and welcoming. You are impressive as Neapolitan is another language referring to Italian. Awesome and brave dude
What a cool life you are living, Xiaomanyc. Very inspiring. 🤘🏻
Bro I'm neapolitan and I LOVE this! It's impressive how good you're at speaking neapolitan! Your american accent makes it a little weird but in a good way!
the meeting with the boy from Wales who speaks fantastic Neapolitan 🤣🤣
Not even I, who am Italian, can speak Neapolitan with more than the right accent
greetings from Florence
That's awesome meeting up with a college buddy, excellent video as usual
Also 4:05 LMAOOOO
Sei fantastico! Uno dei video più belli, divertenti e incredibili di TH-cam.
the speaking in mandarin is hilarious when they both know english too but are comfortable code switching like spanglish
Italy experiences this ALL the time when decendants of the southern diaspora return only knowing the dialect (regional language) their ancestors came from.
I only speak/understand Cotronese (one of the Calabrian dialects) and everyone from Naples to Sicily goes CRAZY when I speak to them. While I am a little embarrassed that I don't know standard Italian, they think it is the COOLEST thing ever! Lol
wow xiaoma!! I've been waiting for you to come to Italy for a long time, your Neapolitan is crazy 😂😂 that's amazing! I hope to see you in Rome one day, we can speak some Roman dialect together
Man you're a talent! This was amazing. Cheers from Napoli
Bro Italians are the best in any case they are. What a wonderfull interaction with people
non ci credo, non pensavo che sarebbe mai arrivato questo momento 🤩
xiaoma si nu mostr! love from italy (im half neapolitan, amo te e i tuoi video, im a big fan of your content for like 2 years now and sei diventato magrissimo you look fine as hell!!!)
This has gotta be one of my favorite episodes on your channel
I love the theme “I don’t speak the main language, only the uncommon one because I’m an uncommon guy”❤
Neapolitan is common though
Do most people in Italy speak it or is it a minority language?
@@LanguageKing333Millions speak it, but only in the South.
@@LanguageKing333 It's a minority language since it's confined to the Campania regions along with its variations
im from Scotland and i will go to italy one day..stunning people and country ❤
I do have to say Xiaoma, it is great what you do
i was waiting for you to come to italy to try your format and you did, but you didnt even speak italian but Neapolitan 😂 thats next level!! ❤
wellcome! I was studying English for a month at the age of 14 in the south of England, and there was a Neapolitan boy who had become the target of the English teacher. At a certain point the boy got worried and said: "I know already two languages: Italian and Neapolitan, I speak a little French and understand English, my mother sent me here by force, this old woman doesn't wash or put on powder, she only knows English and claims to be superior to me?! I propose that we stay an extra hour in class to teach you Neapolitan! the whole class was enthusiastic about the idea except one Japanese, who was 'convinced'... in twenty days that young man he practically taught us that the languages spoken by sailors must be thought of like this: there are two boats at a certain distance and the sea is very rough, what do you use to make it clear what you shout?! the vowels!!! cut the vowels and you will understand much more if you know the languages of the rulers of those lands... On the contrary, in the high mountains consonants are used much more because the vowels create the echo. Today I understand, I don't speak, Neapolitan, and a little Calabrian which is much more difficult.
in Italian and Neapolitan you have to use the solar plexus, like in German, think... 120º f. 85% humidity, no air conditioning... physically painful to speak of!! She takes a deep breath and comes up with a quick thought and we end up going down; blowing air up your nose and using your mouth as a speaker.
What the heck bro... I'M FROM NAPLES ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Loved this one!
You're looking great, man! You look healthy and young! Keep up the good work!
Seeing this as a Napolitan is fantastic 😂. But "maggia arricreate" doesn't mean i had an or@sm. But i'm rebirth. You can say it with that meaning but it's not the principal
Arriccriati in siciliano significa divertiti pure
@@ArcanusMagic pure in napoletano in realtà
This is just Ari getting trolled for 19 minutes 😂
Love your videos, and so happy that this was Neapolitan. more please.