American Tourist Speaks Irish in Ireland, Locals Shocked
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1:36 A warm welcome at an Irish fruit stand
5:03 He gave me free food
5:43 Cursing match with an Irishman
7:02 Airsoft, swords, and CBD gummies
8:36 An amazing fan encounter
9:05 This bar only allows you to order in Irish
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Go to north Wales and learn some Welsh!!
Well I just found out you don’t speak Portuguese, so go to either Brazil or Portugal!
The fact that the first people he spoke to immediately started teaching him dirty words is one of the most Irish things ever.
Ya it is I was living in Ireland too
I only recently found out I've been adding Irish words here and there in conversation my whole life, and basically every curse I learned from dad is as well.
Named after some side character that wasn't good enough at kissing to be king.
Not bad though he taught me all kinds of chemistry, how to wire an ignition, drive, and shoot all before starting elementary.
No idea why, these are just skills we hand down...
It's one of the most human things ever. Literally happens across different cultures & ethnicities
That's a language thing
And two shops later, he uses his new found Irish curse! Oh that's amazing
It’s so sad that many Irish people in Ireland don’t speak the native language. That man saying, “we lost our culture” is just so heartbreaking.
At the same time Irish culture is everywhere, I have travelled all over the world and always found an Irish pub.
@@willhunt1444 yeah Irish culture isn't lost at all, people just like to be victims
It's the same in scotland not many speak Gaelic we are not taught it in mainstream schools only when I lived in the highlands did I see it taught!
You can blame the English for that. Took it from us Scots too.
@@urmumsbaps a couple of hundred of years of colonisation destroys languages. Ireland is a young country. We're still recovering.
Bringing out the "kiss my ass" when that guy told you to go back to America was absolutely beautiful
That's just an Irish welcome!
yeah that grandad got rude for no reason
@@JBackkkkk Xiaoma bought a Manchester United hat in Ireland... that's why. That's why the lady was saying "be nice to him, he's American", as in "he doesn't no better. He knows nothing about soccer/football and its rivalries". Still, he was just joking with Xiaoma
I missed this, great catch! @@eduardokcavalieri
@@eduardokcavalieri You do realise that the whole of Ireland supports mainly teams from the UK🤣🤣🤣
If you visit again, you should visit a Gaeltacht like Connemara. They're communities/towns of irish-speaking folk who work to preserve the language.
but be careful, a friend wore a fada a few years back in the gaeltacht, and had a hard time!!
@@chriscoughlan5221 If this is jokey, wouldn't it have been a long time, not a hard time? How does one wear a fada exactly? 😂
My kids go to an Irish speaking school. They hate it.
Right. If he really wanted to immerse himself, the west and southwest would've been better.
@@kpmac1exactly
The light in people’s eyes when they realize an American is trying to speak their native language is just amazing. Really inspiring
It's not because he's American solely, it's that a foreigner put in effort to learn THEIR language. If more Americans were like XiaoMa then this world would be more integrated. Instead in the US, many immigrants are shunned for speaking their ancestral tongue.
Like 99% of his videos then? 😁
Yeah that's the most important thing if you're a tourist lol
Exactly, other Americans never do lol 😂
@@Jemasepoesbru A lot of Irish Americans learn Irish
The fan stepping aside to reveal his five friends dressed exactly like him was fantastic😂
yeah lmaooo
the 6 north face puffer jackets
@@svendinsvinderlin4569 lol yeah that's the name of their crew
Tracksuits and puffer jackets are mandatory in Dublin
10 big guys
Not only is he learning new Irish phrases from the locals, but he then uses the new phrases to completely different locals. It's so cool!
Im really glad that the Irish woman said that the younger generations are learning it again. I think that's amazing
This has made me smile so much. Love seeing this as an Irishman. Weird seeing you in my hometown but delighted everyone was exactly the way I expected and welcomed you into our home. Hope you enjoyed your time in Ireland.
terroriser in the chat
Ok Brian
So glad he did this. I myself am a gold pot carrying leprechaun and can vouch that this man is pure talent. (not really I'm not irish but I love him anyways)
This is my first time learning that there was even an irish language. Thought you guys just spoke english since the very beginning.
As a Canadian, one of the most "Irish" things I can imagine is an Irishman saying "Go back to America!" and then receiving the response "Kiss my ass!" and giving out a high five! Lmao
This is a crossover I never expected to see, random
The lady saying "I didn't even know I knew all of this" as a group of strangers starts using a launguage they haven't spoke since children, is so amazing. This is why your channel is so cool man, you bring people together through language and culture, and this video made me proud of my Irish roots.
Where was this in the video?
@@Sho7_ around 8:10
That really was something... you can see everyone around becoming surprised, then their wheels start turning and eyes get brighter... now a bunch of people who never intended to even say hello are smiling and making connections and recalling memories. Amazing!
@@Sho7_ At 7:02. Airsoft/sword shop. :)
She probably spent the rest of the day trying to speak it to people...
I once met one of the Scottish Outlander actors and started speaking the Gàidhlig to him….the look of shock on his face, followed by a huge smile, made my day ☺️
Thank you for not calling it Irish.
@@My3LittleBirdsWhy would he call it Irish?
i gotta learn how to speak irish and scottish, plus british
@@Heyguys.Drakehere Yes, the Queen’s British.
@@johnnotrealname8168 there is no easter bunny, there is no toothfairy, and there is no queen of englaaand 🤨
My grandma spoke it fluently as a child. But when she immigrated over to the US in the 1960's she had no one to talk to. But she'd still have dreams in Irish. She taught me to say phrases and to count. I miss her so much ❤️
Take an online class, she’ll be smiling ear to ear. 🍀
@@madjack8893 They said "I miss her so much" implying that she's dead.
@@abbyalphonse499 Maybe the guy meant she'd be smiling from heaven?
That’s amazing my great grandpa and grandma supposedly spoke Fluent Irish but when they moved they could talk to each other so my grandma told me how they would always talk together and they would have no idea what she’s saying my grandma never learned it but thank god my dad did and now he teaches me
God bless your Grandma may her soul rest in eternal peace🙏🏼
Lol, the fact he used the insult he got taught earlier later on was absolutely perfect. I love it!!!
Right, he fit it in with the Irish humor straight away😅
That was perfect!
Insult an Irish person back and your instantly friends for life 👌🙃
As someone who has a very deep love for my Irish heritage this truly warmed my heart to see.
It really is a shame that the Irish have nearly lost their own language. I'm proud to have Irish roots and happy that my parents (both from Ireland) passed down their culture onto me. They had me playing hurling and gaelic football my whole life as part of youth and teen leagues around Boston, and going to Ireland every other summer. Its such a nice country and culture and I'm considering moving back out to Ireland to start a family.
Nothing like GAA and hurling cause unlike every other sport they don't get payed and the players are extremely enthusiastic about it. Its for pride and for the county nothing else
@@chria_ exactly. They're literally normal people that are just committed to the game in their spare time but still work normal jobs. My mom literally played gaelic football as part of a senior women's team in Boston for the earlier years of my life, and since I always went there to watch games, I ended up playing it a lot myself and she put me into a youth league.
*BASED!* I think you might have citizenship already. Emigration has been the greatest curse on that isle.
The older Irish gentleman ribbing and laughing with you warms my heart.
He wasn’t ribbing him, he was being a jerk and got busted.
@@panamajack8055 You don't understand Irish ribbing and humor...
@@panamajack8055 why are Americans like this
@@Taskotjoe Just some, we're a melting pot and you'll find every type in America.
It's so Irish to be taking the piss out of each other and liking it.
The reaction of the young men at 08:41 was so genuine. It was as if they were meeting their favorite football player. This was definitely an experience of a lifetime for the guy he spoke Chinese with. It's cool to be smart again. Thank you X ♥️
Right I love how they all went in for a handshake instead of putting there phones in his face 🥹🥹🥹
Yeah I feel like if it was in America it would be different..
Yes I love this part too
"Languages guy!" Best superhero name ever.,
This really makes me want to go to Ireland! Such warm people!
As an Irish man who's followed your videos can't believe I missed this! Dublin is not really the place for Gaeilge - West and South west are predominantly where it is most spoken now. There is a bit of a revival in Irish speaking schools (gaelscoileanna) and in areas like West Belfast which is now a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area) so good to see some progress.
most of the people who speak Irish near me used to be in the ra, lol
I'm always impressed by how you don't get embarrassed saying something wrong or taking a moment to remember the word. Because that's exactly the tenacity you have to have to keep learning, and embarrassment is a huge part of what keeps me from speaking words I do know when I get the chance
This was my favorite part of the video. Him butchering it in the bar, while other native Irishmen laugh along with him and encourage him to keep going! It’s so important in online culture to show the struggles, and not just the successes.
It's hard for most of us to remember, but you're almost always going to be the only one feeling like you look like an idiot when you screw up your speech in another language. Emphasis on "almost," because there's certainly some fairly valid stereotypes of places/languages where the speakers aren't quite as charitable as most others. The French being a notorious example of the less generous kind. They might not directly mock or insult you, but they will do so indirectly by ignoring your attempts to speak their language and instead quietly insist on English by only using that themselves.
That's the number one hurdle to get over when learning and practicing a language.
I had to learn Mandarin in the military and holy crap the amount of times I embarrassed myself, or felt like I did, was too many to count. But it's necessary and you'll never improve without it. Babies don't nail it very often when they're learning.
And later when you're much better, you'll look back and laugh.
The chances are high that the people you're talking with won't care, or better yet will enjoy the experience and maybe even teach you something.
As an Irish person, I couldn’t make it through the video. I love what you do and all of your videos, and I really appreciate you coming here and shedding light on a language that many people don’t realise exists internationally; that said, I get embarrassed when I see us failing to speak our own language.
That’s nothing against the folks in the video or the millions across Ireland who can’t speak Irish, it’s perfectly understandable and as said is a product of the language being quashed by colonialism, but it pains me to see it. I really hope for a revival but it’ll be a long road to then.
Go raibh maith agat.
It's pretty crazy really, you spent centuries colonised by the Brits, won your freedom, only to invite a bunch of other nationalities to rule over you instead. Brits out, everyone else in seems to be the attitude. It's very sad.
Same it’s quite upsetting to watch
Have you seen The Wonder? There's a lot of Gaelic in that movie and it's beautifully spoken x
British stealing/destroying everything in the past.
@@smusky4643 Aye. They’re never not at it…
You should visit a Gaeltacht area!!! They'd be so happy to hear an American learning Irish, and you could have some proper conversations
it never gets old, the expressions of people when you speak their native language.
This just made me want to continue learning Gaelic. My 5th grade teacher was from Ireland and came to Mississippi to teach. He taught me how to count in Gaelic. I’m 28 and still remember to this day! One of the kindest unforgettable teachers I’ve ever had. Thank you Mr.William Priestley 🇮🇪🤍
no matter what culture you encountered, the minute they realize you are speaking their language, they instantly smile.
If people were wondering why the Irish lost their native language "Gaeilge" this is why
When the english invaded Ireland they made it illegal to speak our native language Gaeilge!!!!
Anyone found speaking the language would be asassinated on the spot. So out of fear for their lives they learned English
true, I'm learning Mandarin, but seem to pick up a few other 'hello, how are you' type phrases on the side, and people always smile.
@@HuFlungDung77 Yep they did the same with my native language welsh aswell,but a lot more people in wales speak it these days
works every time. i guess its cause its something they can relate to.
Except France and Japan ;)
I was an american that lived in Ireland as a child. The first Irish phrase I learned was "póg mo thóin" so this almost brought a tear to my eye. I love the Irish.
😂
I grew up in the Boston area, and a lot of us learned it too!
@@loosiluit’s the best Irish word personally in my top 3
Pog mo thoíl lol
@@sebby324 Thanks for the correction. My Irish spelling is terrible.
9:03 is so wholesome. He just throws himself at you to hug just after meeting. What a kind lad.
I went to Dublin last fall with my partner for her best friend's 40th birthday. Absolutely loved my time in Ireland, visiting other parts of the country and interacting with Irish folks. They were some of the most friendly, humourous and witty people I've met and there's such a deeply rooted sense of culture in the country. Beautiful place.
She was especially fond and proud of you. Like a mom. In my opinion, each of your videos, the people feel so drawn to you. Because you speak their language you are accepted. It shows how much language is a barrier to closeness between people's.
There is something about moms... Doesn't have to ber yours, but mom is always a mom
Absolutely. I've learned a lot of Mexican spanish at work and if i hadn't, I wouldn't feel nearly as comfortable with my coworkers as I do now nor them with me. Break down the walls.
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8:32 "I didn't know I knew all this!" That line is what got to me... Its so true that after all the years of knowing your mother tongue but not speaking it for so long, no matter how long, its still with you at all times. I've gone years without speaking my native language but I could still understand it and recognize it when I hear it. A bizarre feeling! But a warm one, because it just brings out the best memories you have when you suddenly remember something you haven't even thought about in so long.
Yeah I was very surprised I picked up most of that, despite doing very poorly at Irish in school many years ago and never used it since. I don't think I could converse in Irish now but I could understand most of the meanings and intentions.
It's not their mother tongue. Only for 3% of their population.
@@Rolando_CuevaMore like 0.7% of the population. Not even close to 3% are native speakers today.
I've just come across your you tube videos and i think you're amazing! The effect you have on people is such a positive thing, it makes me grin. People are brought closer by your willingness to speak in their language, it's so unusual to not be so anglocentric - amazing! Thankyou
Love that they teach it in school and multiple generations can now be in the market having a laugh trying to speak Irish to each other in Ireland. Genuinely beautiful. Hope it gets more and more prevalent
Meanwhile the language stays at that level like stagnant water. With any luck they can talk to the Edit: "Dragonflies."
Truthfully it is a pain learning irish lol but yea completly agree
You should check out a series they did in Ireland back in the day called No Béarla, it means no english. It’s where a native irish speaker tried traveling across Ireland only speaking Irish, and it was borderline impossible. Really shows how much the language has suffered since occupation and the famine etc. It’s on the rebound these days but even still. Thanks for doing this, means a lot.
It'd be better if Ireland was back under UK rule
🙏 Manchán Magan 🙏
@@Afed390 troll
@@Afed390 🤡
And immigration as well.
As a Gaeilgeoir ( I am a fluent native speaker born and raised in a Irish speaking part of the country “Gaeltacht” ) I am so proud of you, you’ve made more effort then most of our own people. This made me so happy🤍🤍 tá fáilte romhat ar ais go hÉireann arís 🥰
Love how people appreciate speaking mother tongue where ever he goes.
Be sure to thank the Irish taxpayer for keeping the Gaeltacht alive by pouring copious amounts of money into it
Seo cosúil linn fíor "Yu Ming is ainm dom"
@@sarahann530 nice, badmouth the people who are the living proof of culture in your country!
@@loganrichards9172 Where did he badmouth anyone?
You deserve all of the success and you’re really bringing a bright light to a lot of people’s lives. Their faces just light up when you’re around and have taken the time to learn so many languages.
I love this! My dad is from Ireland, my dad and grandfather would say “don’t tell your grandmother”, and then they would teach my sister’s I and all the swears words in Gaelic, lol. Plus, some other phrases and alternatives, like fecken and other things. My dad would tell folk tales of Irish heritage, our Irish history and then went on to write a book about his and his family’s Irish history. My great-grandfather taught Celtic Languages all over S. Ireland and N. Ireland.
Did he teach you the language or stick to cursing? An opportunity.
Pronunciation might be a bit off and the vocab limited but fair play for giving it a go. Always makes me proud to hear people speaking our language. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam 🇮🇪
@@seancomrie4714 i don’t think he’s dissing him, just pointing out some pretty obvious stuff. definitely great skills even after just 3 weeks of learning
@@seancomrie4714 rib’s comments are fair and reasonable. He wasn’t dissing the guy at all. In fact he was being supportive of the progress made in such a short time.
So what about the way he speaks it I wouldn’t give a shit
@@conorgeraghty4178 you obviously did ordinary bud
@@conorgeraghty4178 You missed his point. He was supporting the guy’s efforts.
Doing us Americans proud by showing such appreciation and respect to the other languages and cultures. I wish you all the best!
Yeah that lady said hes from America be good be nice to him, that was very nice to hear i thought everyone hated us. We have no control over our government it aint our fault.
@@Phyzm1She said that because American tourists have money, so better to be nice with them....
@@Vekikev1I'd wager she'd have the same attitude toward any foreign visitors who came over speaking Irish. That's just the old attitude of Cead Míle Failte, Irish hospitality. It doesn't extend to people who disrespect the culture but anyone successfully learning our language can expect a lot of love back.
He's the only one lol
@@Niallistical dont get your hopes up! we got like 9 or 10
Ive been a viewer of Your videos for years, and You have been an inspiration to my journey for knowledge on language and culture! Thank you!
Recently got the chance to visit Dublin and the surrounding area and was impressed at how friendly the people are. It’s also next to impossible to find a bad picture anywhere in the country…such a beautiful place.
🇮🇪 Even though there are not many words in the Irish language, it is quite difficult to learn because the syntax is reversed compared to English and most other languages. For instance, instead of saying "The bus will come soon", we say "Will come the bus soon" (Tiocfaidh an bus go luath).
Edit: Yoda must have been a native Irish speaker🙂
Could it be that Yoda's species evolved from Irish leprechauns?
@@ElvisParks not funny
@@patriot1525 Yoda wasn't dumb and ugly enough to be Irish
Irish Yoda sounds cool !
@@phitsf5475 Peace on you 🙏
It’s astonishing how many people love you around the world simply because you take the effort to speak their language. More skilled than most, certainly, but you are an example of how we could all benefit to learn the language of others, especially those around us.
I took French in high-school and when I got a chance to use it in France, the locals were really warm and friendly after I made an effort to speak it. The stereotype that French people are rude in Paris is similar to Americans in NYC. When you get past that wall I've had nice interaction with New Yorkers.
He's a true empath in the most straightforward way
Language is the most important thing in a culture besides religion
@@oghash4912 stop using that buzzword hes just a social butterfly. Cant stand my generation
@@indianumberonecountry which one? I'm actually forty so I'm probably not ur generation either
The fact that you put these out here, for people to see - does some good for languages and preserving them. Thanks for putting content like this into the universe!
I love the fact that the lady kept giving him little swats like she was saying, "get out!"
I’m from Sweden and I’ve been learning Irish on and off for over 6 years! It’s such a beautiful and rich language. I really wish more Irish people and politicians would do more to preserve and promote the Irish language. Thanks for doing this video and helping spread awareness of the language to more people outside of Ireland!
Keep it up! One of the top authorities on Irish folklore, including Irish language folklore, was from Sweden. Bo Almqvist. Quite a few foreigners (mostly academics) have achieved advanced fluency in Irish over the decades…
Im in sweden too, i love learning new languages ☺️
Go h-Iontach a chara
Spanish is a better language and also is Swedish easy for English speakers to learn?
@@phantomjosh2148 quizás castellano es más fácil aprender al principio, pero más tarde en su aprendizaje la gramática será más difícil como en irlandés, alemán y francés. No se mucho sobre la lengua sueca. Being raised with Gaeilge has helped me to learn other languages. I have decent French but I’ve fallen for Spanish and am loving learning it. All languages are beautiful.
I’m Irish ☘️ I’ve been following you with years , this was the last thing I expected ! Love it ! As others have said , 100s of years of British occupation means many of us don’t speak our native language daily. Cheers for taking it on ! Céad míle fáilte mo chara ☘️
Fookin Anglish... th' bastards occupied the Scots too
dont forget that those brits were christian and not only made us speak their language and forget ours, but made us believe in what they believe too
Most modern Irish people descend from British colonisers
@@MiloManning05 that’s a lie mate 🤣.
@donie900 It IS a lie. And the reason you lost your language was nothing to do with "those Brits". The Welsh and Scots still have native language speakers. It all boils down to laziness and low effort on part of your ancestors. Those same ancestors who make you call those from Great Britain "the Brits". The British Isles were named by the ancient Greeks and again by the Romans. The term British is not owned by London or by England. It is a geographical description of all natives of the island of Great Britain and the Island of Ireland along with all surrounding Isles. It is an identity owned by all Scots, Welsh, Irish and English. The Irish are also British but lose their head when told so and argue like headless chickens otherwise all because of a historic ingrained mistake. And before you let rip, I am of half Waterford half Manchester stock.
Dude i caught a video of you few years back. Snd your confidence is just radiating now and im all for it. Keep travelling keep growing 🙏 peace and love be up on you
Please Irish people, don't let your language(s) die 🙏🏼
sin i mBéarla, a dhuine
Is beatha teanga í a labhairt
You made their day! Well done!! 😂🎈😂👏👏👏
@@ZMJBeats This is a tongue I want to speak
@Precise. who said all Americans like America? Lol. The only culture America had before it was colonized was Native American culture. Most Americans are not native.
9:55 I have only one gripe about this video, Your Irish teacher didn't make you wait until the guinness had settled.
Your learning of Gaeilge and the fact you made the effort to visit Ireland and raise awareness that Irish is not just a "dialect of english" is truly heartwarming, thank you!
At my first Irish pub in Waterford, I thought the bartender was treating me like an American, by making me wait so long for my Guinness! Didn't understand the real stuff takes time to settle.
@@marklindsey4668 Here where I am in Australia...unless the open a can..From the tap all good pubs know to give it a min or so to settle
Doesn't usually leave the bar until it's ready.. up to the monogram, let it settle, top of off
You, sir, are a blessing of humanity
Great choice with the Man United hat! 👌🏻 Love the video is, and love seeing you speak languages like Irish etc which as the guy said, less and less people speak. Hopefully more and more locals are inspired to give it another go themselves. Well done as always.
As an Irishman, I have goosebumps watching this. Go raibh míle maith agat Xiaomanyc
as an irishman of 50 im ashamed to say i needed the subtitles ffs
@@JohnQuilyQuinlan You can probably blame Peig Sayers for that. I was in the first Leaving Cert year where Peig was optional!
@@pablofrank2466 honestly where I grew up I didn’t stand a chance, was busy fighting more than learning, left school at 15 and joined a FAS scheme for 20 quid a week and happy as Larry, should have known better, can’t blame anyone but the area could have been better managed as I was just following a trend at the time.
@@JohnQuilyQuinlan I know so many people like you. Their circumstances, environment, family life, community etc. prevented them from achieving their full potential. Every young person need a mentor to help, inspire and guide them. I was very lucky in that my parents pushed me to study and I had the best possible mentor with my Grandad.
All I will say to you is that it is never too late to learn (whether it's Irish or something else). 👍
@@pablofrank2466 I live through my kids man, both doing great in life and now I just sit back and reap the benefits, things are different these days I have no regrets grew up tough and wise because of it, if only all my classmates could say the same, I could write a book on how most turned out, crazy times, if you know southill in Limerick city that’s where I grew up,great people rough times, totally neglected by the government, schools were like prison yards at lunchtime, it’s no wonder people grew up wrong, I’m glad you had a great childhood and start in life man, all you really need is basic education and teach yourself from there, when you can read a book school becomes less important and more of a brainwashing tool that confuses a kid, much better today, better environment all around thank god.
I was born in Ireland, spent a few years abroad and then came back to start secondary school. My father knew that I would have to do Irish in school upon my return, so he taught me for a year before I came back. It was frankly shocking to discover that I knew more about it than most of my school mates, except the ones who had attended the local Gaelscoil (Irish language school).
What I've read and heard is the way Irish is taught in schools is one of the reasons why few people speak it these days.
You've heard correctly, Geoff
@@geoffpoole483 It’s true that there is too much focus on stuff like grammar and poetry, stuff that turns people off it (should be taught to speak it first). But tbh most of the kids I was in school with seemed to have written it off by 12 years old anyway, which I didn’t understand tbh.
@@TheLastAngryMan01 is there incentive to speak it outside of school?
@@mr.neqtan Depends. If you want to work in the public sector, e.g. as a policeman, teacher, lawyer etc., then you need a working knowledge of it, as it’s a protected language under the constitution. Anyone could request their court case to be conducted in Irish, for example.
Outside of that, the opportunities to work through it are more limited, although the national Irish language TV station does a lot of good work IMO.
What I've learned about languages from this channel is when in doubt, just keep repeating yourself until you find the words and people are really impressed with just even doing the basics of their languages.
Simply being able to do the "Hey how are you?", the "Can I get _____ to eat/drink?", and basics like this make people super appreciative.
Beautiful family. Congratulations!
As an Irish man meself it was wonderful to hear you speaking our long lost and beaten down language. Been a long time fan for years and never expected you to be speaking Gaelic!
Gaelic is scottish irish. Irish or gaeilge, thats what its called. Calling it gaelic is just ignorant
@@thevictuspearl9981 you're ignorant. The word Gaelic in itself is a derivative of the word Gaeilge. Gaelic can refer to any of the Goidellic group of Celtic languages. Although, typically you just use 'Irish' when speaking English to refer to it, or Specify which Gaelic language you're referring to "Irish Gaelic", "Scottish Gaelic". This is perfectly normal virtually everywhere outside of Ireland. If you're in Ireland, than yes, say Irish or Gaeilge not Gaelic.
@@patrickshade3844 as an irish person who grew up in a gaeltacht area, its insulting because when people say gaelic they usually refer to scottish gaelic and saying gaelic for irish is just lazy and ignorant
@@thevictuspearl9981 people also refer to (mainly) Irish things as Celtic, is that also lazy and ignorant?
@@patrickshade3844 no
After the Irish gun and sword shop, when all those guys were SO HAPPY to see you and the one guy was speaking Chinese to you, I just burst into tears, because it makes me so happy to see people all over the world showing love. Good job, Xiaoma!
Such a beautiful group of people. Ireland you showed such class
That's cool AF that everyone recognizes you and loves you for your videos 😍
As a Brit learning this beautiful language, please don't let it die.
Shut up mate it’s ur ancestors problem it’s not practiced and used as much as it was back around 100 years ago.
@@j0hzy187 right, my ancestors, not me.
Wait a minute.... Maybe that's why I specified that I was British! 🤯
That's cool you're learning it! This is coming from an Irish Man
@@weelad270 yea I'm doing both scottish gaidhlig and Irish, I've been learning gaidhlig for a few years now so naturally I'm better at that However Irish is undoubtedly a beautiful language, it just hits the ear so gently, hopefully our nations can bury the hatchet some day, you have quite the culture.
As someone who was forced to natively speak it, I hope it dies.
The guy who gave you the extra bits of fruit at the second stall is an authentic real as it gets working class Dubliner... you earned his respect speaking cúpla focal as Gaeilge! Would barely looking at you in the beginning and a few seconds later he was giving you a few extra bits of fruit and a proper handshake. Class!
Hi Xiaomany, I just want to thank you. I have been learning Scottish Gaelic for about 7 months now and I practice every day. But sometimes I don't want to practice my lesson because I'm tired or I get frustrated because I'm not learning fast enough, or I have doubts if I can really learn this language. When this occurs, I stop everything and turn on one of your videos. You are so entertaining and inspiring it pulls me out of my funk, and I go back and continue my lessons. I just wanted to thank you. Daibhidh
I've seen another guy do the same as you, self-taught in many different languages going around the world creating smiles by surprising people in their native tongue :) it's so heart warming to see people just creating smiles just for the smile in this messed up world. Please keep giving the world hope of kindness. Thank you for what you do :)
It’s heartbreaking to see people lose their culture. However, the young generation is still trying to keep it alive! The way people open up when you speak their language is remarkable. Great work Xiaomanyc!
its not that bad man new cultures arise, bruv.
Irish is taught in every school and it has its own TV channel.
It's not the native language of every irish person ,English has been spoken in some parts for many generations by people who came from England or low land Scotland
@@mattpbent it was still native before them generations lad
It will be a sad day when irish are no longer irish. Its happening all over the world though, slowly. Cultures are being lost because the world is now a giant melting pot.
As a Filipino this truly hurts
forgetting your language is forgetting your life
I'm Cherokee (native amercan tribe) and we don't even get taught our language
It's true that they've forgotten, but not by choice. Ireland was colonized by the English; they basically wiped out a very important part of their culture. Ireland is doing its best to regain that by teaching it in Irish-medium schools, and by trying to create a renewed interest in the language. So, while England might have done a lot of damage, Ireland is still doing its best to make sure that their native tongue does not die out completely. Pero naiintindihan ko kung saaan ka nanggagaling. (From an Irish-Filipino)
@@blisky3229 that is so sad
its the same with caviteños in cavite which is part of the philippines
the chavacano languag or dialect is gone
thats sounds spanish but its actuall creole spanish
I feel ya. When I came back to the Philippines after being gone for so many years (I left when I was almost 13 and came back to visit when I was 27,) I told my family to speak to me in Tagalog only so I can practice. Here in America, I only spoke it at home with my Mom and some of her friends. When my sister took me shopping at S&M, we encountered a white professor speaking fluid Tagalog! We were so amazed that we started talking to him and that’s how we found out what he does for a living. It was so cool but at the same time, I felt ashamed that he speaks better Tagalog than me! 😂 One of my sisters even 😂 at me when I speak because she said I say certain things backwards or in a wrong way so she’ll correct me. That’s the reason why I told them not to speak English to me while I was there for 3 weeks. I wanted to brush up and speak Tagalog because I feel like I’m starting to forget how to speak it. I don’t have anyone else to talk to. Now, when I do watch Tagalog shows or see someone speaking Tagalog, I understand what they are saying. It’s just hard for me to talk back in full Tagalog. So I speak what they call Tagenglish which English and Tagalog combinations.
@@Ms2cents its too late.. you are now 27.. by that time you are 13 ..that was the right time
me myself a non tagalog speaker
because im from cebu and and my mother tonque is bisaya or cebuano , eventhough im here in manila for 15 yrs.. my tagalog is not that good
love your videos .. always funny and heartwarming as well seeing ppl away from their home countries being able to speak their language with a local .. but this is the best I've seen .. as it's a dying language now .. they seemed so happy to hear it again
Fair play for really giving it a go. One of my great regrets is the poor handle on irish I have but it’s just not prioritised in most public schools. You don’t realize till you get older how sad it is to not be able to speak the language and by then life gets in the way. Great video!
I absolutely love Ireland. The people, the country, the culture. I definitely want to visit again
hate to be one of them , i do virtual walking tours over on my channel ..... oh man i feel bad trying to win a viewer by chatting on someone elses post
@@GrandWalkingTours hey man exposure is exposure. keep doin what youre doing, i bet Xiaoma wouldn't mind
same, been twice and it's my favourite place I visited
If people were wondering why the Irish lost their native language "Gaeilge" this is why
When the english invaded Ireland they made it illegal to speak our native language Gaeilge!!!!
Anyone found speaking the language would be asassinated on the spot. So out of fear for their lives they learned English
@@HuFlungDung77 damn assassinated..
As someone who is raised in Ireland and can speak Irish decently well, it’s quite refreshing to see someone learning the language that a lot of Irish people including myself hate learning mostly because of how hard of a language it is. A lot of people stop speaking it after school since not many people speak it. I think next time you go to Ireland and practice it you should go to the Gaeltacht where there is a designated place for people to speak Irish and learn about the culture too. It would be a better place to practice since most of the locals there only speak Irish and they can teach you although just be aware of the accent as sometimes I find it hard to even understand as a Dubliner 😅.
“Most locals there only speak Irish” - such nonsense to be spreading around to foreigners who won’t know any better. You clearly know very little about the contemporary Gaeltacht. It’s not a museum exhibition.
@@DA-og4px I lived on Inishmor for a couple of years and my boss would switch to Irish when the gossip got juicy with her friend, so I could not hear the intersting bits,lol. They speak Irish amongst them a lot, especially the older generation. There were lots of Irish college kids coming to that island to practise their Irish. But that was long time ago and probably a lot of things have changed over the years. That island was unique. Attracted quite a few characters.
@@beatrixk.6723 Did you know that Irish is habitually spoken by the majority of locals in only 10% of Gaeltacht communities today? English dominates in most Gaeltacht areas now.
@@DA-og4px Yes,i can imagine.The college kids don't like to learn Irish.On Inishmore I heard locals talk Irish amongst them.On the mainland it was a different matter.That is why a lot of kids were send to the island to learn Gaelic.
this is so fun to watch , so heartvarming to see.
You my friend are an absolute legend.love your videos.seeing you speak Irish is brilliant.respect from co.cork👍
As an Irish person who has been watching you for a few years now, it's great to see you took the time to learn my language. People usually learn it in school, but never use it at home or when we leave school. I've seen a small resurgence of the language in the last couple of years, especially on twitter and in the growing interest in our national irish TV channel, TG4. Go raibh maith agat. Please come back again!
In the US, we just never learn a second language. In Ireland, you learn a second language and then just forget it, lol
@@tyler.walker not true, Spanish is taught from elementary to high school. To be fair i was really bad at speaking it and never learned a word but still the option was there if I had the passion.
@@tyler.walker what state are you in for them not to teach Spanish? Alabama lmfao?
@@umpxfajmzann I know people from all around the country, and the vast majority don’t know a second language.
@@tyler.walker it's the same in the US I'm pretty sure, there are Spanish courses usually, and many schools have French/German/Italian, etc. courses too.
I’m from Nova Scotia, Canada. And when I was younger, one of my teachers took it upon himself to teach us a bit of Gaelic (though Scottish Gaelic) and I’ve never forgotten to appreciate how cool that was. I am now trying to learn French. But also a bit of Japanese and Spanish. ☺️
Gaelic is Scottish gaeilge is Irish
My great-grandmother was from Nova Scotia and was fluent in Gaelic. She used her knowledge of the language to trace her genealogy back to the time of Charlemagne
How’s ur French now?
This is great to see, next time you should go to the Gaeltacht! 💪🏼 🇮🇪
Brilliant 👏 thank you for learning that's so nice 😊
GO RAIBH MÍLE MAITH AGAT. Thanks a million for doing this video and using your platform to create visibility for our language.
Though you seemed less confident in your Irish than you do in other languages, in Irish we have a phrase: is fearr Gaeilge briste, na Béarla cliste; broken Irish is better than perfect English. Doing what you did in this video is tremendous, and I commend and appreciate you for it. I hope you continue to learn and explore the language, as it has so much to offer.
If you would like to truly immerse yourself in the language, I would encourage you to take a trip to the Gaeltacht regions in Kerry, Mayo, or Donegal, where most everyone speaks very well and some do so as a first language.
I like that phrase you guys have.
I don't understand why you just don't speak Irish, you got your own language, why did you settle for English??
@@nenadpopov3601 It's complicated. Why do almost all Bolivians speak Spanish instead of Quechua? English and Spanish are just much, much, much, much, much more widely used and useful (actually, you can't even quantify how much more useful English is than Irish) and there are far, far, far more resources for learning them. There are below 100,000 native speakers of Irish and around 400,000,000 native speakers of English. You can't blame people for not knowing Irish when it's not enforced in the education system and there are not many resources to learn it. Learning a language to a good level is REALLY hard and takes a lot of dedicated practice and human contact. That just doesn't exist in Irish, even some of the people in the video are likely bluffing and don't even know 1000 words of the language.
@Nenad Popov same reason why anyone speaks English that isn't in a traditionally English speaking community. It's more widely used and the resources to learn English are more extensive. To put another language back on top a majority have to agree to speak it instead, and someone has to start it off. Very few people have the time or the immense amount of determination to do that.
The Irish didn’t settle for English.
The English colonised Ireland for hundreds of years, and on top of committing genocide on the island etc. they also made it illegal for Irish people to speak Irish.
The sheer shock on that group when they saw it was you.... That made my heart sing.
They have probably walked down the street thousands of times and then they randomly see a big TH-camr they know pop out randomly lol
As a Dubliner this made me cry, we really have lost our culture 😔
@@callumf1761 Place is destroyed
You've lost the will to keep it alive. I've learnt Irish and I'm fluent in it. And I'm French. The Irish people do have everything they need to relearn Irish and to use it, but they just don't want to.
@@gerald-dw7vp it's not just about language
@@NewHandle_ Dé 'tá tú ag iarraidh a ráidht?
As though the jackeens in Dublin have any culture. Exhibit A: Mrs. Brown's Boys. I rest my case.
This video is the most wholeheartedly wholesome Irish things I’ve seen for a bit. ❤
i haven't seen many of his videos where the people were SO impressed and gracious when he spoke their language. the Irish are just wonderful
This video is special. You don't just speak to local language, you speak the local language that the locals themselves have almost entirely lost. I bet it can be very encouraging for Irish natives to learn it, which would be incredible if that happens to just one person because of you.
I spent 3 wonderful months in Ireland years ago and I will always love the Irish people...I was so welcomed as an American and it was so easy to speak to people I had just met...Ireland is such a beautiful country...I stayed in Dublin but traveled down to the south and also to the "wild west" as well...such wonderful memories. Sending my love and hugs to Ireland.
I come from Spain and I share your feelings, Oysin's dream may be.
i hope to visit ireland some day the people seem so chill
this guy is a legend, going around the world tasting everyone's cultures. Fair play!
Love seeing you started learning Irish and came to Ireland to practice. Dublin unfortunately isn't the best place to get a lot of practice, but I understand you wanted to meet up with the guy who is teaching you. The Gaeltacht area is mostly on the west coast of Ireland, and there are towns where everyone is fluent in Irish.
I have visited a fair bit of Ireland. Love the west coast. My friend lives near Ballygar. Must try to get back soon.
I'm from a Gaeltacht in Munster. They're sprinkled all about the place. Or at least everywhere except Leinster I suppose.
There isn’t a single TOWN where everyone is fluent in Irish. That’s the sad reality.
@@DA-og4px isn't spideal only Irish speaking? So I heard anyway
@@orls9068 An Spidéal? No, approximately one-third of the people there speak Irish habitually. Others speak it only in school. English is the primary home language and community language, as it is in most Gaeltacht communities these days, unfortunately. Who told you Spiddal is only Irish speaking? There is no longer any town, village or hamlet that is “only Irish speaking.” There hasn’t been for decades now… I can definitely recommend communities with the highest proportion of native, habitual speakers however (60-80%). I know them well.
This guy is pure refreshing entertainment. Be kind. Always. Have fun out there.
damn man this is just awesome to see!!! ive been learning for maybe 3 months and ive got nowhere near the comprehension you do, awesome job!
You did it! This is incredible! A slight correction, Irish is just called Irish in English. Gaelic is Scottish Gaelic. The reason why it's Scottish Gaelic but Irish isn't Irish Gaelic is because, in Scotland, there's also the language known as Scots so there needs to be that distinction (at least for English speakers). In Ireland, there's only Irish, and English. If you ever find yourself in Ireland again, visit the Gaeltacht region. You'll find a few more cainteoirí Gaeilge there.
I like how they pronounce 'Gaelic' in Scotland as well! Closer to the actual pronunciation of Gàidhlig.
I am not sure about that, it depends. When I am in Scotland, people mean Scottish Gaelic when they say Gaelic, but in Ireland most people would assume you mean Irish Gaelic when you say Gaelic. Most people in Ireland are barely even aware that Scottish Gaelic is still even spoken. At least, that is from my experience with my cousins in Kerry, where we use Irish and Gaelic interchangeably. "Irish" is more common though than "Gaelic".
@@Edekje Yes. I just mean within Scotland, when referring to Gàidhlig specifically, I've only ever heard it pronounced like 'Gahlic'. Just my experience.
@@DA-og4px Haha yes exactly. I was actually replying to luile, not yours....
@@Edekje Ah right. TH-cam's comments section is not great.
Great video bro! You speak great Irish ☘️ need to raise a Guinness to that!
Stop lying to the man.
No he doesn’t 😂
@@chelleyd4020
He will improve
@@chelleyd4020 You learn a language in 3 weeks then lad😭
Potato
What a cool way to connect with people, wherever you travel!
Welcome to Ireland, watching you since 2020.
I'm Irish and now a subscriber, I don't even watch your channel too often but seeing an American speak Irish, yet alone even knowing it exists is amazing, I don't even speak it because I have dyslexia so I didn't have to learn it in school but I've never felt such respect for a TH-camr after watching this
how a cap ireland not speak irish tho
@@nuggystan9128 bro what?
@@kiwuuspurr1927 He's referring to the guys name. He's essentially asking, how can a person who uses the name "Captain Ireland" can't speak Irish?
Irish people seem so rad. Now I wanna go visit.
It would have been great to see you in one of the areas in Ireland where Irish is spoken fluently. I’d love to hear how you thought it was to learn compared to other languages? One of the reasons we more of us can’t speak it is because it’s got such different grammar to English it’s hard to embed if you don’t go to a fully Irish medium school
i was just thinking that , over in the Gaeltacht would have been funny , but the accents and the way its spoken over there is a wee bit different , might have thrown him off
He could have gone to Galway, a lot more irish speakers there.
His Irish is :(
If people were wondering why the Irish lost their native language "Gaeilge" this is why
When the english invaded Ireland they made it illegal to speak our native language Gaeilge!!!!
Anyone found speaking the language would be asassinated on the spot. So out of fear for their lives they learned English
What’s a medium school?
Fantastic. Instant subscriber. Love the smiles and great energy. I loved this trip to Ireland. Thanks for sharing.
Idk why I got emotional seeing you try to speak the language. I hope there is a resurgence of the locals learning the language. And you gotta love Irish people. No bs...straight to the point. And they love to laugh.
😀❤️
I was really looking forward to seeing him speak Irish. It took so long just to get to the point that made me want to
This was one of the coolest videos he's ever made. Love this guy.
OH MY GOD, THIS VIDEO IS LITERALLY A DREAM COME TRUE!!! I'm Scottish, but unfortunately no one here (apart from highlanders) speak any Scottish Gaelic. I'm currently studying Spanish but really want to learn some Gaelic, this video has given me lots of motivation :)
I'm Scottish too and I've started learning Gaelic! It's challenging but a joy to learn, so definitely go for it if you get the chance!
(I recommend listening to waulking songs while you do. BBC Alba also has a 'Speaking Our Language' series which is useful). Good luck!
I’m an English b*tard (with a Scottish mother) and have been learning Scottish Gaelic on and off for two years (my wife thinks it’s a complete waste of time but what does she know). For the first time in too many years we holidayed in Scotland last summer near Loch Lomond. I wasn’t too optimistic about speaking Gàidhlig but nearly wet myself with excitement when we stopped near Carlisle and a little girl pointed to our dog and said “Cù beag”. Turned out she was Welsh, though.
@@alanhoward5756 dad called mo...