Top 20 Times Celebs Did Interviews in Another Language
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Date: 2023-11-20
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Julio
Most people in the world speak two or more languages (their regional language, the national language, maybe another regional language, English, etc, but Americans get so surprised when one of them can say a few words in other language.
Anyway, Jodie Foster's French is impeccable, and Viggo Mortensen speaks Spanish with a perfect Argentinian accent; Paltrow's Spanish is also good, with an accent from Spain. Chalamet's French and Nyongo's Spanish are competent with few mistakes. The rest can manage, although making mistakes and having strong accents. Cena's and Zuckerberg's mandarin is hard to understand due to not pronouncing the tones right. In any case, it is good to see they're all trying their best to learn other languages.
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Most people in the world speak two or more languages (their regional language, the national language, maybe another regional language, English, etc, but Americans get so surprised when one of them can say a few words in other language.
Anyway, Jodie Foster's French is impeccable, and Viggo Mortensen speaks Spanish with a perfect Argentinian accent; Paltrow's Spanish is also good, with an accent from Spain. Chalamet's French and Nyongo's Spanish are competent with few mistakes. The rest can manage, although making mistakes and having strong accents. Cena's and Zuckerberg's mandarin is hard to understand due to not pronouncing the tones right. In any case, it is good to see they're all trying their best to learn other languages.
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Ariel
The great thing about the romance languages are that they share a lot of similarities due to their common Latin roots. I remember in my freshman year of high school I was taking Latin, Spanish, and Languages Arts/English at the same time. My Latin class wasn't a super serious class (it was mostly juniors and seniors, and it was the last year they offered it at my school, but I tried to pick up as much as I could. The vocabulary I learned in one class could be used to my advantage in another class, and I just truly think it's really cool. I hope one day I can actually get myself to sit down and actually properly learn one of them. Truly kudos to all the people who can speak multiple languages.
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The great thing about the romance languages are that they share a lot of similarities due to their common Latin roots. I remember in my freshman year of high school I was taking Latin, Spanish, and Languages Arts/English at the same time. My Latin class wasn't a super serious class (it was mostly juniors and seniors, and it was the last year they offered it at my school, but I tried to pick up as much as I could. The vocabulary I learned in one class could be used to my advantage in another class, and I just truly think it's really cool. I hope one day I can actually get myself to sit down and actually properly learn one of them. Truly kudos to all the people who can speak multiple languages.
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Isobel
You're right when you say that you're not an expert. I know you couldn't possibly gauge the level of all these languages on your own, but claiming some of these celebrities 'speak' different languages is almost insulting! Sandra Bullock, Jodie Foster etc have outstanding skills, but Will Smith? (Or most of the people you said spoke Spanish) Even if some of them managed to pull out a few well formed phrases, you can tell by the way in which they speak, the filler words, the small quirks and accents that that's all they've got. No judgment at all to the celebs, just to you claiming that they speak anything more than middle school level!
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You're right when you say that you're not an expert. I know you couldn't possibly gauge the level of all these languages on your own, but claiming some of these celebrities 'speak' different languages is almost insulting! Sandra Bullock, Jodie Foster etc have outstanding skills, but Will Smith? (Or most of the people you said spoke Spanish) Even if some of them managed to pull out a few well formed phrases, you can tell by the way in which they speak, the filler words, the small quirks and accents that that's all they've got. No judgment at all to the celebs, just to you claiming that they speak anything more than middle school level!
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Alissa
Kobe's Italian was essentially fluent. It was obvious he used it regularly after leaving Italy. And Italy's influence on him is obvious if you see what he named his beautiful daughters. Spanish is so similar to Italian, it's a fairly easy transition from Italian and vice versa. I studied Spanish in school, after growing up with Italian. Especially living in LA, learning Spanish made a lot of sense for Kobe.
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Kobe's Italian was essentially fluent. It was obvious he used it regularly after leaving Italy. And Italy's influence on him is obvious if you see what he named his beautiful daughters. Spanish is so similar to Italian, it's a fairly easy transition from Italian and vice versa. I studied Spanish in school, after growing up with Italian. Especially living in LA, learning Spanish made a lot of sense for Kobe.
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Eric
Hi Ms Mojo. I give Jon Sena props and he was not kdding it is basic, but it is not as perfect as you may think. I studied Mandarin for 6 years, leanred to nail the tones of the language, but his tones are not very clear. I was able to understand him but it was very simple. But like I said, I give anyone props who welcomes learning another langauge aside from English.
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Hi Ms Mojo. I give Jon Sena props and he was not kdding it is basic, but it is not as perfect as you may think. I studied Mandarin for 6 years, leanred to nail the tones of the language, but his tones are not very clear. I was able to understand him but it was very simple. But like I said, I give anyone props who welcomes learning another langauge aside from English.
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Kerri
Several of the earlier US presidents are fluent in more than one language. Jefferson spoke French, Latin, Greek, and some Italian. James A. Garfield is the polyglot among presidents - he spoke and wrote in several languages including Latin and Greek, and taught languages at Williams College.
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Several of the earlier US presidents are fluent in more than one language. Jefferson spoke French, Latin, Greek, and some Italian. James A. Garfield is the polyglot among presidents - he spoke and wrote in several languages including Latin and Greek, and taught languages at Williams College.
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Alex
It's so sad that American people often don't even speak a second language. I speak four languages and forgot a fifth because I just didn't use it. But that's nothing special, one of my colleagues speaks seven languages. And we are just some IT dudes.
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It's so sad that American people often don't even speak a second language. I speak four languages and forgot a fifth because I just didn't use it. But that's nothing special, one of my colleagues speaks seven languages. And we are just some IT dudes.
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KOA
All latin languages are similar. I am Portuguese and learned Inglish and French in school. We are right beside Spain so Espanhol no Eres complicado. Italiano bisono parlare un pouco mas. I can easily speak all the languages that I mentioned and more.
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All latin languages are similar. I am Portuguese and learned Inglish and French in school. We are right beside Spain so Espanhol no Eres complicado. Italiano bisono parlare un pouco mas. I can easily speak all the languages that I mentioned and more.
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Bill
Hebrew is a very tough language to master. The alphabet and the reading from left to right takes a great deal to focus and concentrate.
Then, in conversation the sounds have to be right on target otherwise it won't idiomatic.
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Hebrew is a very tough language to master. The alphabet and the reading from left to right takes a great deal to focus and concentrate.
Then, in conversation the sounds have to be right on target otherwise it won't idiomatic.
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Brendapaws
Too bad that this was video was made after Sorrell Booke past away. He was fluent in many languages. French, Japanese, Korean, Spainish, Latin to name a few. Plus Kevin KO Olusola from PTX speaks Mandarin Chinese.
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Too bad that this was video was made after Sorrell Booke past away. He was fluent in many languages. French, Japanese, Korean, Spainish, Latin to name a few. Plus Kevin KO Olusola from PTX speaks Mandarin Chinese.
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fanjoy
I am a mandarin speaker and I would have no idea what Zuckerberg and Zena were saying if not for the subtitles. Mandarin is a tonal language and they both seem to have difficulty grasping it.
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I am a mandarin speaker and I would have no idea what Zuckerberg and Zena were saying if not for the subtitles. Mandarin is a tonal language and they both seem to have difficulty grasping it.
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Kiki
Kobe sounds so fluid speaking Italian. You can tell hes quite fluent, he doesnt pause or stutter to find the right word. I only speak one language, so they are all impressive to me.
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Kobe sounds so fluid speaking Italian. You can tell hes quite fluent, he doesnt pause or stutter to find the right word. I only speak one language, so they are all impressive to me.
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Teacher
I think you focused too much on Spanish, as it is almost mandatory as a second language. You could show more people speaking languages like Portuguese, for example.
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I think you focused too much on Spanish, as it is almost mandatory as a second language. You could show more people speaking languages like Portuguese, for example.
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Andi
its funy to see how americans are fascinated of people speaking another language then english, while the rest of the world speaks englisch and their own language
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its funy to see how americans are fascinated of people speaking another language then english, while the rest of the world speaks englisch and their own language
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SpaceRob
Pretty sad, most americans only ever speak their/they're/there americanish, bilinguals, trilinguals etc hardly struggle with your/you're grammar. Guess why.
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Pretty sad, most americans only ever speak their/they're/there americanish, bilinguals, trilinguals etc hardly struggle with your/you're grammar. Guess why.
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UserMll
Most of these people are NOT speaking correctly, but their effort is truly appreciated and shows their desire to respect another people, which is nice to see.
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Most of these people are NOT speaking correctly, but their effort is truly appreciated and shows their desire to respect another people, which is nice to see.
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KnowledgeNerd
Trevor Noah could also be on this list, I think he speaks 6 or 7 languages, English, German, Xhosa, and several other African languages
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Trevor Noah could also be on this list, I think he speaks 6 or 7 languages, English, German, Xhosa, and several other African languages
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Luis
My favorite is my countryman edgar ramirez, in addition to spanish which is his mother tongue, he speaks english, german, french and italian.
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My favorite is my countryman edgar ramirez, in addition to spanish which is his mother tongue, he speaks english, german, french and italian.
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hy
I've been learning Spanish and when I heard Will Smith talk in Spanish, I was like, 'I'm so happy! I understood everything he just said! '
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I've been learning Spanish and when I heard Will Smith talk in Spanish, I was like, 'I'm so happy! I understood everything he just said! '
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Nick
Not saying it is not impressive, but learning multiple Latin languages is less difficult than being fluent in say, Italian and Mandarin.
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Not saying it is not impressive, but learning multiple Latin languages is less difficult than being fluent in say, Italian and Mandarin.
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Van
Born and raised in Austria so his native languages are German and English.
In what universe English is a native language in Austria?
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Born and raised in Austria so his native languages are German and English.
In what universe English is a native language in Austria?
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Suburban
Love how the word Hiddlestone was searching for in French was provocateur, which has been borrowed into everyday English anyway
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Love how the word Hiddlestone was searching for in French was provocateur, which has been borrowed into everyday English anyway
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Ambidextrous
Aubrey Hepburn is the most beautiful gentlewoman I have ever seen. Not only is her fashion admirable, she aged gracefully.
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Aubrey Hepburn is the most beautiful gentlewoman I have ever seen. Not only is her fashion admirable, she aged gracefully.
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Tomek
Wow. Almost half of european citizens speak more than 2 languages. In US You can say hello in spanish and iT is already amazing
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Wow. Almost half of european citizens speak more than 2 languages. In US You can say hello in spanish and iT is already amazing
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Raijin97
Isnt the first part of Gwyneth Paltrow French? Only the second part is Spanish. So she speaks French and Spanish I guess.
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Isnt the first part of Gwyneth Paltrow French? Only the second part is Spanish. So she speaks French and Spanish I guess.
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Mikael
The most amazing thing is that Americans are always surprised when ANYONE speaks ANY foreign language. Kinda sad actually.
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The most amazing thing is that Americans are always surprised when ANYONE speaks ANY foreign language. Kinda sad actually.
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Dominik
Christoph Waltz native language is german only and not german and english. There is no english spoken in Austria.
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Christoph Waltz native language is german only and not german and english. There is no english spoken in Austria.
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Chris
27 mins of the girl narrator babbling. Short, very short clips of the celebs speaking other languages for the rest.
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27 mins of the girl narrator babbling. Short, very short clips of the celebs speaking other languages for the rest.
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munya
Charlize speakng Afrikaans is not her other language. Its her first language with english being a second language.
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Charlize speakng Afrikaans is not her other language. Its her first language with english being a second language.
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WtfDeb. _.
On lupitas part they actually have her speak Spanish and talk about Mexico in black panther wakanda forever
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On lupitas part they actually have her speak Spanish and talk about Mexico in black panther wakanda forever
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