The Three Xhosa Clicks taught easy!

"Exhale those vowel sounds" is the most helpful advice I've heard for the clicks. I always felt like I was holding my breath before. 😂

I'm learning them clicks at 3am like im flying to RSA tomorrow lmao.

You have just managed to explain sounds which are almost the hardest for any non-African speaker in such a simple way! And with your examples like "horse-riding click" and so on, I realized I had at least heards these before as interjections and /or have used (or still use) them in my daily life, lol :D (I'm European). It's not the matter of "OMFG what are these sounds?" but rather the fact that you can incorporate them into an actual language/speech.

Great teacher you are! Thanks from an African American woman from the US. I've been interested in Southern African click languages since I saw Shaka Zulu years ago, when it first debuted in the 80s. It seems Zulu is the easiest click language to learn, with Xhosa and Kung being the hardest, for me at least. It took me forever to learn how to correctly pronounce Henry Cele's name with the dental click! 😂😂. I wish more tribal languages like Native American tribal, African tribal, and Asian tribal languages were taught here in the US. I find them fascinating and pleasing to my ears.

I give up. My tongue is exhausted. Lol

yoh Im xhosa and I live in Asia. I was teaching my british and Japanese Friends the clicks. they were really inspired to see a white dude thats able to do these clicks. enkosi bafo

This is mind-blowing. I am so impressed at hearing these sounds being part of an actual existing language!

Thanks so much. I never really realized I playfully used all of these clicks as a kid. I find the X-click to be the most difficult in combination with vowels (especially the i-sound), so thank you for the practicing tip. Been practicing them for two days and already getting a lot better.

Thanks a looootttt... I wanna surprise someone that I love... He speaks xhosa and I wanna learn his maternal language... I am Brazilian and my problem is click sounds... Thanks again...

I'm xhosa, u doing great brother but there's a difference between 'Xha and Xa' e.g. ixhala - anxiety Xaxa - mix There's a slight difference in pronunciation.

Amazing, i’m just blown away by this language

This just helped me a lot. I'm American but I want to learn the Xhosa language.

I’m amazed how you can explain this so clearly in the space of 4 minutes! Thank you!

X ✔️ C ✔️ Q ❌ I need to pratice more Edit: I finally learned the Q click

haha i had sooo much fun with this video! Made the clicks with you and laughed out loud at how silly i must sound to my German roommate. Great job though!

Awesome - my grade 3 class is having a language week right now, and this is a really great help for me as the non-isiXhosa speaking teacher!

I've never commented on youtube before and have been on here since it was created, but I literally yelled out loud "oh that is SO much easier!" when you taught the C clicks. I've been trying to teach myself and was doing that click on kinda both sides of my mouth or tongue to teeth instead of one. I'm so happy I found this channel! Thank you!!!

I have always been fascinated by languages such as Xhosa that have the clicks and I've always always wanted to know how to do them. This was super helpful and informative. And very much thank you to all the Xhosa people in the comments who helped clear up some discrepancies in the video too, y'all were really helpful. And I'll be honest the only reason I found you is a long long trail of trying to find accurate pronunciation for the Zulu portion of the Circle of Life and learning that Nqoba had a tongue click and not knowing how to make that HAPPEN. But damn man if I ain't glad I did. Mad props.

When I was a kid I heard the song "Pata Pata" and since then had been trying to sing it, but could never quite get it, or find anywere to learn how to pronounce those click sounds. I'm so happy I found this! Thanks, great informative video!

Mad respect for you my brother. You know my language more than some of my people here on YouTube. You should be teaching them. Bayethe kuwe ndoda yamadoda.