African Market Can’t Stop Laughing When I Speak Swahili

Recently I visited Nairobi Kenya and went to various local street markets to practice my Swahili and other East African languages including Maasai and Kikuyu. People were definitely surprised to see an American speaking these languages! Me and my friend @SeaboltSpeaks had the most amazing time trying the local produce and street food which was uniformly excellent.

0:00 Buying apple mango at a market
1:54 Are you really speaking Maasai?
4:42 You need a Kikuyu wife
5:51 Speaking Kikuyu?!
7:23 She cannot stop laughing when I speak Swahili
9:57 Will you buy me a soda?
11:16 A restaurant inside the fruit market
12:51 Trying cassava

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[InfernalBleeding]

hearing Hakuna Matata in regular conversation is wild

[KristenLB]

Xiaoma is seriously the coolest. Unbothered and doesn't get anxious or stressed speaking languages ( at least it never shows). Just a simple man going along the road while eating a giant carrot, making friends left and right :)

[D_SQ]

This is actually hilarious because I'm Kenyan, and I know it's already ridiculously impressive what you are doing, but I will tell you if you had pulled out a little bit of Kikuyu language instead of Maasai at that market, it would've been OVER! There aren't many Maasai speakers in Nairobi, so basically nobody understands it, but Kikuyu speakers are everywhere in Nairobi. But good for you. Very impressive. 😂

[TGIFrank]

The first minute of this video is a masterclass in learning language through immersion. Instead of freezing up when you forget a word, you make your best substitution and the listener politely corrects you. You immediately repeat the word to increase the chances of retention and so that your pronunciation can be corrected if necessary. I love your videos and if I wasn't signing away my paychecks to make Denver rent I'd check out your program for sure.

[Dafuqisdat]

Such genuine ppl, "taste first before you buy."
Such a beautiful culture and people.

[liamnevilleviolist]

6:43 was such a sweet moment. A moment when a man lets you stroke his beard because it's so rare to come in contact with one :) I know many people who would pull away.
I'm so glad Jon is one of the better people in this world.
That made my day.

[TheSecondVersion]

Sad that different peoples fought over land, resources, religion, etc., instead of just arguing over *what Ari is studying in Kenya now*

[JHulse]

I love the idiom that translates to "the tea has gone to school" meaning it's very good. We need to start using this, give positive vibes to education

[KingoRichie]

*Hakuna matata* means "no worries" in Swahili.

That's the part we all understood, right away. 😆

[EllenOmbati]

What amazes me is how he keeps all the languages straight. I speak Swahili and Spanish and also understand some Maasai and the few Kikuyu words he is using. But my issue is that I keep wanting to mix up Swahili and Spanish! This guy is amazing for trying so many languages and understanding what people are saying to him!

[georgegakere]

As a Kenyan I have to say, "Umejairbu sana" which means you have really tried. Your Kiswahili and Kikuyu trial was good. Happy to see you were in our country and learning new languages. Karibu Kenya tena.

[stephaniemcpherson]

Xiaoma isn’t just teaching people new languages but a way of living. Just strolling through life, doing his thing; open arms & open mind. THAT is what we should all be doing!! Embrace. Not hate. ✌🏼♥️

[Pwndbythnb]

"What is your Tribe" "I'm jewish" lol I died laughing

[dylanmcdowell]

I had a Russian teacher once who spoke 7 or 8 languages, maybe more. She was absolutely brilliant. At the time, she was studying Swahili and said it was one of the hardest languages she had ever encountered. Good for you, dude 👍

[soccerchick]

Ari is going to save the world and bring world peace by learning ALL the languages.

[HomesteadDNA]

One of the fun things I enjoy in every video, is while we have different languages. We all laugh the same, and smile the same.. Its a universal message.

[gladiolus]

so good to see Africa being represented in such good light! carry on the good work sir!

[TheSessionCA]

Bro you’re a legend. You can bag any babe from any nation jst by speaking.

[paulblac]

I love that you took the effort to learn our languages👏🏽🇰🇪

[Lilly-bxkn]

I love his friend in the background, just observing. And I get a kick out of when it takes them a few seconds to realize he’s speaking their language 😂