Langfocus

Can Arabic speakers read Persian? (clip 3)

3K views · 1mo ago · 2:57

This is a clip of the latest Langfocus video, in which I check how well Arabic speakers can read Persian.

Can Arabic speakers read Persian? (clip 2)

7K views · 1mo ago · 2:59

This is a clip from my latest video in which I check if Arabic speakers can read Persian.

Can Arabic speakers read Persian? (clip 1)

67K views · 1mo ago · 3:00

This is a clip of the latest Langfocus video in which I check how well Arabic speakers can read Persian.

"Meat" used to mean...

41K views · 1mo ago · 1:55

In this Short I talk about a case of semantic narrowing, in which the meaning of a word became narrower or more specific over time.

Deer used to mean...

131K views · 2mo ago · 1:48

In this Short I talk about the original meaning of the word "deer"...

Languages of Afghanistan

40K views · 2mo ago · 1:12

This is a clip of a members video called "Russian in Central Asia" - in which I talk about the languages of Central Asia, with some emphasis on the status of Russian since the fall of the Soviet Union. See the full video

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History of Russian & Ukrainian languages

14K views · 3mo ago · 1:30

This is a clip of a full-length video comparing Russian and Ukrainian from a few years ago.

Moroccan Darija vocabulary

8K views · 3mo ago · 1:51

This is a clip of a full-length video I made on Moroccan Darija a few years ago.

Arabic math & science vocab in Spanish & Portuguese

27K views · 3mo ago · 1:50

This is a clip of a video from a few years ago on Arabic influence on Spanish & Portuguese

Catalan vs other Romance languages

19K views · 3mo ago · 2:55

This is a clip of a full-length language profile on Catalan from several years ago.

Moroccan Arabic (Darija)

25K views · 3mo ago · 2:58

This is a clip from a full-length video on Moroccan Arabic (Darija) I released a few years ago.

Can Arabic speakers read Persian?

178K views · 3mo ago · 27:53

In this video, I present some Persian sentences to native speakers of Arabic to see how well they can understand them. As usual with this type of video, their reactions and the ensuing discussion turns out to be quite fascinating!

Are Russian & Ukrainian the same language?

36K views · 3mo ago · 1:21

This is a clip of a full-length video comparing Russian and Ukrainian from a few years ago.

Strange changes in English spelling

9K views · 3mo ago · 3:00

This is a clip of a full-length video about the weirdness of English spelling!

History of the Catalan language

28K views · 3mo ago · 2:24

In this clip of my full-length language profile on Catalan from a few years ago, I talk about the history and development of Catalan.

The Catalan language (basic info)

42K views · 3mo ago · 2:22

This is a clip from a full-length language profile on the Catalan language that I released a few years ago.

Egyptian Arabic words and expressions

7K views · 3mo ago · 3:00

This is a clip of a full-length profile on Egyptian Arabic from a couple years ago.

How the printing press influenced English spelling

18K views · 3mo ago · 2:52

This is a clip from my video from a few years ago on why English spelling is so weird.

More words used differently in Philippine Spanish

9K views · 3mo ago · 1:27

This is a clip of my video about the Spanish language in the Philippines.

Norman influence on English spelling

12K views · 3mo ago · 2:55

This is a clip of a full-length video about the quirks of English spelling, and how it came to be so strange.

Lionel Messi doesn't speak Catalan?

53K views · 3mo ago · 1:38

In this response to a viewer's comment, I talk about whether Lionel Messi knows Catalan or not. and why he might not speak in publicly.

Why is English spelling so strange? (intro)

26K views · 3mo ago · 2:39

This is a clip of a full-length video about the strangeness of English spelling, and how it got to be that way.

My map of Egypt was wrong?

32K views · 3mo ago · 2:22

In this response to a viewer's comment I talk about the map of Egypt in one of my videos that shows disputed territory between Egypt and Sudan.

Egyptian Arabic Pronunciation (consonants)

19K views · 3mo ago · 2:53

In this clip of a profile on Egyptian Arabic, I talk about Egyptian Arabic consonants that different from Standard Arabic, and from some of the other dialects.