Amsterdam, how many languages do you speak?

How many languages do you speak? The question is, how many languages do you speak? Four. What are the four? Dutch, English, Spanish and German. Amazing. Have a great day, man. Yeah, you too. Two. What are the two? English and Cantonese. Are you from Amsterdam? Yes, born and raised. How many languages do you speak? I speak two fluently and I speak four that I can make myself understood. Well, since you are a native, can I ask, why does everyone in Amsterdam speak such good English? I think because as we were a child, they didn't dub the movies. So, even as a child, I would watch Cartoon Network in English and things like that. So, TV and music remains in English. Also, it was like the original accent and everything. Yeah, I guess so. We speak more than English, actually. Amazing. Where are you from? Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe. And now you are just visiting Amsterdam? We live in Germany. Oh, cool. And the question is, how many languages do you speak? I speak like, wait, how many languages do I speak? Like four now. So, English, Shona is my mother tongue, German and a little bit of Ndebele. Because my friend speaks Ndebele. Oh, cool. Yeah, their language is from Zimbabwe. Your mother tongue is Shona? Yeah. Could you tell me, in Shona, what is something you like about Amsterdam? What does that mean? And what does that mean? I like the weed. Okay, very honest, very honest. I like it. Would you like to answer too? How many languages? A lot. I speak Zulu, I speak Ndebele, I speak Xhosa, I speak Swati, I speak German, I speak English and a little bit of Shona. So, that's in total seven languages. That's like, maybe the highest I've ever heard. Wow. Super impressive. Yeah, it's mainly like Southern African languages and anyone that comes from Southern Africa, like, they speak a lot of languages. So, it's very rare that you meet a person who only speaks one particular language. So, yeah. And as well as Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Swati, they intermix with something, so you actually can understand each other without even changing the language you're speaking. So, it's quite, it's quite intense. I have to ask, I've never heard Xhosa. Xhosa? Could you say something in it for me? Maybe you could say how your day is going today. I'm so glad I talked to you. This was amazing. I don't even know what you said, but I could feel the energy. Something was very good, right? Yeah, like, I enjoyed this particular day. Also, like, in my entire life, I can, like, list this as one of the best days of my life. And I'm also here with my friends. And we're in, like, Amsterdam, yeah. French, English, and Dutch. Oh, cool. If you could learn one more, what would it be? I think it will be Spanish. Yes. Yeah. Really good speaking. Two or three, perhaps four sometimes. Could you tell me what they are? French, English, and German. A little bit of German, yeah. Yeah. So, I just had an amazing coffee from Tom at, what's it called? Petal Perk in Westerpark. Petal Park in, okay, that's a tongue twister right there. Petal Perk in Westerpark. Like Central Perk from Friends. Cool. But pedal, like a bicycle. The question is, Tom, how many languages do you speak? I would say one and two halves, or almost three. I speak English fluently, and Spanish almost fluently, and Dutch about 50%. You were saying off camera, you moved here from the States? Yeah, from the States about six years ago. Yeah. Via Jamaica, and then Copenhagen, and then Amsterdam. What's one thing, last question, what's one thing you love about Amsterdam? Being able to cycle everywhere, no need for a car. Amazing. I speak three languages. What are the three? Spanish, English, and Dutch, of course. Almost three. Okay. If I want to call it Dutch. It's existing, but, you know. So, what's the two, and then what's the almost? English and Arabic, and Dutch is on progress. Is it hard learning Dutch? Yeah, coming from an Arabic background is definitely hard. The question is, how many languages do you speak? Yeah, I think I speak three and a half. I speak English, Spanish, Russian, and Belarusian, and more passive one. Oh, cool. What's your first language? Russian. Could you say in Russian, what is something you like about Amsterdam? And what's that mean? Yeah, I said that Amsterdam is a very beautiful city. There are a lot of canals and very beautiful nature. How many languages do you speak? Actually, I speak four languages. Whoa. Yeah. What are the four? Dutch, English, German, and Surinamese, from my heritage. Wow. Yeah. So, the language is called Surinamese? Surinamese. Yeah, Surinam, from Surinam. Do you know where that is? Oh, you're putting me on the spot. Is it in the Caribbean? It's like top north of South America. You have Brazil, and then on top, at the edge, you have Guyana. And Guyana is divided in three parts, the French, the British, and the Dutch in the middle. And it was called Dutch Guyana, but it changes into Surinam. It used to be a Dutch colony. Surinamese was the language prior to the Dutch. Yes, and it's a mixture between Dutch, English, Spanish, and some indigenous Indian… Oh, cool. Kind of like Haitian Creole has similarities to French or something? Okay, cool. Now I'm… Sorry, I was even kind of silly there for a moment. Could you say something in Surinamese about… Maybe you could tell me what you think about life in Amsterdam. So I just said I like the life in Amsterdam. It's a good life, and I'm grateful for living in the Netherlands. That was an amazing answer. Thank you so much for sharing. All right, you're welcome. Your first language is Greek. Yes. Could you tell me in Greek what's something you like about Amsterdam? I don't like anything in Amsterdam. Really? No, I don't like it anymore. Too many people? Yes, too crowded, too busy. Are you from Amsterdam? I'm originally from France. Oh, cool. How long have you been here? Five years already. Is it hard to learn Dutch? It's just that it takes a bit of time to get used to it, because the Dutch people speak really good English. But I also feel it's necessary to integrate in the culture. So when you're learning, they switch to English? Yeah, they switch way too easily. Too easily. You can try, and last time I was, for instance, at the café, and I said, like, op halen, and they were like, oh no, it's op namen. And I'm like, okay, thank you. And what did that mean? It's like, I want to pick up my coffee. And I think I said, I want to take it away. And it was the difference in that, and they were like, ah. They switched back quickly to English, so it's very like, come on, I really tried, be kind with me. And are you from Amsterdam? No, I'm from Berlin. From where? Berlin in Germany. Ah, Berlin. Very cool. I'm going to go there soon. Ah, nice. I'm excited. For your project? Yeah, I'm going to ask this question there, but also just because I heard it's an amazing city, and I want to spend time in Berlin. Do it in summer. Well, the question is, how many languages do you speak? I speak three languages. What are they? It's German, English, and French, but it's a little bit rustic. Could you tell me, in German, what do you think about Amsterdam? And what does that mean? It means that this city is super beautiful, and there's a lot of interesting people around here, and the architecture is super special, and it's not raining for once, which is nice. What's your name? Emilio. Emilio. Mucho gusto. Emilio, how many languages? I'm Dan. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. I speak Spanish, Dutch, of course, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and German. Seven. I told you so. Incredible. But would you say you are fluent, or so-so? No, sometimes I have to think about it, because when I'm not really being in the country, for example, in Germany for a long time, I have to think about it, but I speak really fluent English right now, so I don't have to think about it. In French I can do it, also Portuguese and Spanish. And Dutch? And Dutch, of course. Wow, wow, wow. I have a problem with French and German, but I have to think about it. Could you maybe tell me, in Dutch, what is something you like about Amsterdam? Everything. What's that, everything? Everything. Oh, I speak Dutch, okay, I know one word now. Everything. But Amsterdam is so beautiful, so... It's a different world. It's not... It's a republic of Amsterdam, they say. Republic of Amsterdam. It's completely different from Holland. Ah, okay. It's like its own world. Freedom.