--- title: Guardians of the Galaxy's Vin Diesel says I am Groot in 15 languages description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. canonical: https://time.com/3595443/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vin-diesel-i-am-groot-15-languages/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-19T19:01:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:18.094Z og:title: Hear 'Guardians of the Galaxy'’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages og:description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. og:url: https://time.com/3595443/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vin-diesel-i-am-groot-15-languages/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt863c08f58a89bb58/69869dd9cd804d7420ccc2b7/guardians-of-teh-galaxy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Guardians of the Galaxy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hear 'Guardians of the Galaxy'’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages twitter:description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt863c08f58a89bb58/69869dd9cd804d7420ccc2b7/guardians-of-teh-galaxy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hear _Guardians of the Galaxy_’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 19, 2014 7:01 PM UTC  Marvel  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Nov 19, 2014 7:01 PM UTC Vin Diesel demonstrated his proficiency as a polyglot back in July, when Marvel released a video of his _Guardians of the Galaxy_ character Groot delivering his signature line in five languages. Now, in time for the movie’s DVD release on Dec. 9, he adds another 10 languages to his repertoire. In this featurette released by Marvel, the baritone-voiced walking tree says “I am Groot” in Hindi, Kazakh and Hungarian, just to name just a few tongues. 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