My Son Speaks Perfect Korean at Age 7! Here's How I Did It!
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- My son Jeremy is 7 years old, and speaks fluent Korean without living in Korea. My wife and I spend a lot of time focusing on helping him to improve his Korean, and in this video we’ll share some of the methods we’ve used to help him become and remain bilingual in English and Korean.
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aw, Jeremy is so adorable. love this episode.
Same
Right he’s adorable
It's so amazing that when speaks Korean, he speaks fully in Korean without mixing with English i.e Konglish. That's what you call truly fluent. Hope Jeremy has a bright future ahead!
Maybe I don't watch enough but it's very kind of you to show us your son. It's a real privilege for us - thank you!
I raised my daughter in an English/ French household and I agree with everything you've said. Raising bilingual kids doesn't have to be hard but you have to be conscientious and make an effort. Thanks for this lovely video! You were both adorable in your matching outfits! ☺
Thats awesome being raised a family that speaks more than one language. Good job Jeremy! I think he will really appreciate being brought up in such a great environment 😎
I'm half Korean but grew up in Sweden. When I was younger up to ~5 years i used to speak a lot more Korean, but with starting school and everything i eventually just grew out of it and only spoke some. I'm fact it's only like the last 2/3 years that I've made a conscious effort to learn more (I'm 15 now), although ofc that means I'm learning the language more like an adult and not like a child who passively picks up a language. Thank you for everything you do Billy!
Don’t give up on it. I was near fluent at age 11, then 20 years went by and I lost it all.. it’s one of the biggest regrets of my life. But now I’m learning again so it’s okay. Learn from me and don’t ever stop learning!
@@Aquablecs I will never understand how someone can loose their ability to understand a language one grew up with. I grew up learning Russian, since being a really really young child I've never seriously had to use Russian ever again, but I have never ever forgotten what I knew back then. I can't forget it, even if I wanted to. Nowadays I only use Russian, when I'm very bored, so I switch the movie audio to Russian lol.
@@anna-5104 It happens more often than you might think. My first language was French. We moved to the U.S. from Canada when I was 5 and I started kindergarten here. Now I don't speak or understand French.
@@anna-5104it actually happened to my German grandmother. She came to the states with my grandfather when she was 18 to marry him. By the time I was born, she had forgotten all of her German and could only speak English. I wish she had taught my mother German so she could’ve taught me. I am now trying to learn Korean and German. It’s not easy.
@Julia B I don't brag at all. My Russian skills are on the level of a kid, what's there even to brag about? I just don't understand how you can forget everything. I have very poor speaking skills in Russian, I mostly only understand it, which is totally normal, so what is your point again? I just don't understand how you can forget a language ENTIRELY. Every language that I've learned at some point in life, I have never completely forgotten. Words, grammar, the accent or speaking, it's normal to forget some of it, but everything? I don't shame the people who did, but I can't imagine how that can be. If you think that's shaming then okay, I accept your opinion, but I have a different opinion.
I grew up in a multilingual household where both my parents could not speak each others native language. So the family language was English. When alone each parent spoke to us in their native language so that way we naturally picked it up. I think it’s so so important to teach your children multiple languages when they are young (even if you are monolingual) it has proven such a benefit to me now! Respect!!!
Oh Billy, he is so adorable. His Korean is excellent. I love how your both dressed alike.
Imma be straight-forward. He is smart and adorable. You are a wonderful father and absolute stellar teacher. This is exactly what I needed. I have been off and on with Korean but want to get back to it.
As someone trying to teach Korean to my infant daughter I appreciated this video a lot. 고맙습니다 빌리!!
Thank you so much for your helpful tips! My husband is Korean, I'm American, and we're raising four kids together. We lived in Korea for six years before moving to the U.S. in 2017. My Korean is pretty good, but our kids, who used to speak Korean fluently, now mostly use English. Even though we stick to Korean at home, they tend to respond in English. It's been tough trying to change that, but I'm excited to give your suggestions a try. Your advice means a lot-thanks again!
The "default" for kids growing up in the US or any country is to speak the language they're surrounded with, so it really takes extra work to have them use a different language. It takes a lot of effort but it's worth it :D We're also expanding the types of books that my son has, and making sure he's always finding new content he enjoys in Korean.
@@GoBillyKorean So true. Just gotta keep the bigger picture in mind and make a daily effort! Thank you so much!
Great video, Billy. American-Brazilian family here living in Korea. Our son went to 유치원 for two years and is continuing interacting daily with 국어 lessons and playing with kids on the playground. We practice the OPOL method and I'm still only an intermediate Korean speaker, so we don't speak Korean at home. We're using a lot of the methods you discuss - make things fun, make him want to speak Korean. It's working well, and he's so very proud of his Korean superpower! It's a challenge as we're not native speakers and we want to be sure not to neglect our native tongues - but totally worth it! He will surely have a lifelong relationship with this wonderful country.
You nailed it. Being able to speak another language is totally a superpower and a very undervalued one in most of English speaking countries
i love that not only is he good at 2 languages, but he can easily switch between codes.
Kudos to you, Billy, and to your wife for teaching your son both Korean and English. It is a gift he will appreciate. To understand both cultures from his parents is a blessing. I think children learning a different language at a young age is obviously very different (and much easier) from an adult trying to learn another language. As you stated, you never actually had to teach him "grammar" and thank goodness for that, because as an adult trying to learn a different language (Korean in my case) the grammar is by far the most difficult to grasp. Your content is always fun to watch and informative as well. Thanks!
9:48 when Jeremy said “turn off the camera” in Korean, I wasn’t looking at the video, so I thought he said “go to jail”
Lol at go to jail thats funny 😅
Jeremy is a RIOT! I can't with the matching mini-Billy plaid shirt and hat :P Loved that this advice works for both kids and adults whether learning or teaching others Korean.
Find things your interested in. Study Korean a few hours each day. Correct as you go along. Conversation is key. These are my methods too.
I listen to Korean writing podcasts and watch Korean shows about writing and publishing. Immersing yourself with interests in your target language can help with retention as well.
Loved this video so much! Jeremy will be cohosting Billy's livestream in no time ^_^
Jeremy is precious. This video is so great and encouraging to me. Great tips (some we’re already practicing). We live in the states. Our daughter is 2 1/2 and speaking both Korean and English. My husband is the native Korean speaker and I’ve been steadily learning/practicing for the past 3 years (With speaking at home, the help of your books/classes and TTMIK, and local Korean Church). We try to make it fun and enjoyable. Right now can only video chat with halmeoni but thankful it’s an hour or so 3-4 days a week (and a once a year visit). So thankful for all that you share!
On top of speaking at home, doing a video chat for an hour 3-4 days a week sounds great! Do make sure to keep that up as long as possible :D
Yes, thank you! 🙌🏻 That is my hope and plan well as regular visits with halmeoni and trips to Korea. ❤️
Jeremy might just be the absolute cutest kid I’ve ever seen! Good job on amazing parenting, he’ll thank you in the future for his Korean skills. props to you and his mama 💜
I was absolutely charmed by the adorable child in the video! His Korean skills were incredibly impressive, just as fluent as his father's. Even though your son lives in the United States and primarily speaks English, I was genuinely surprised by his natural Korean. It was truly heartwarming to watch this clip and learn about fostering foreign language acquisition within one's home country. What struck me most was how the father didn't pressure his son into learning Korean. Instead, he created a fun and engaging environment that sparked his son's interest in the language. I particularly burst out laughing at the kid's declaration of "No forgiveness for traitors!"I'm already eagerly anticipating the next video. Wishing you a wonderful day!
Whoaaa, I'm brazilian and speak other 3 languages besides portuguese, and I'd like to teach my future kids those I know to kinda facilitate their lives, so it's always good to know how other people do/did this too 🥴
제레미 옷이랑 모자 보고 귀여워서 시작부터 빵 터졌네요.🤣 빌리 쌤이랑 완전 붕어빵🐟🐟!
한국인이라면 누구나 존댓말, 반말 때문에 어른한테 한 번쯤 혼난 경험이 있을 거 같은데, 제레미도 역시 이런 경험을 통해서 존댓말을 완벽하게 쓰게 됐군요.
이번 영상은 구독자 분들한테 여러모로 도움이 될 것 같아요. 그리고 제레미 앞으로도 자주 보고 싶네요. 영상 보는 내내 제 얼굴엔 이모(?) 미소가 떠나질 않았어요.😄
I came to NY when I was 3 and never attended school in Korea. Thanks to my parents speaking to my brother, sister, and me in Korean, we all speak Korean fluently. My sister works in Korea, my brother took college courses, and I learned a lot from the internet. We all took different avenues to the same destination. Our parents gave us the foundation and we did the rest
That was fun to watch and such good advice for bringing up a child to be bilingual. I know some parents think it will confuse their child to speak in two languages when they are very young and then don't start teaching them until they are older which really is too late. Children aren't confused and pick up both languages easily if you start straight away. At my advanced age it takes a whole lot longer to learn. Thanks, Billy and Jeremy. Jeremy is obviously very intelligent but how quickly did he learn to read Korean and English?
What a fabulous relationship you two have!!
First things first, Jeremy's ADORABLE
Secondly, this video encouraged me to put more hard work in my Korean learning
아프로 더 열심히 하겠습니다
감사합니다 빌리 쌤 😊
Ooh, Jeremy, I'm SO envious of your super Korean skills! It's so cool you're learning Korean while you're young and have lots of people to practice conversation with. I'm pretty old👵🏻 and slower🐢 with my learning, and I have nobody to speak with for practice.😭 However, I go by the brave Galaxy Quest motto, "Never give up, never surrender!" 💪🏻"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan," I shall prevail! 🙌 제레미씨,잘했어 .. um .. 요!🏆
This is great! I think Jeremy’s approach to learning Korean can even apply to all of us. I hope that he continues to find enjoyment in all areas of interest instead of becoming yet another adult that only views learning as painful. ❤
i was raised similarly, would go back to my country for a month each year and i speak both languages fluently to this day, great job!!
As someone who works with kids, props to Billy for managing to film this video, its hard work to get kids to focus on something for a longer period of time. 제레미는 아주 귀엽고 똑똑하고 한국어와 영어를 너무 잘 할 수 있어요! 부모님도 열심히 가르쳐주시느라 수고했어요!
Wow! So impressive 😊 I hope he continues to maintain his two languages and venture into another in the future
Oh wow, I really saw the video of your brother when you were teaching him Korean and I saw that little one playing beside you. He has grown up so well, he is really very cute.❤❤❤❤
Didn't know you had a son so to see him and hear him speaking Korean just made my day!🤗
Billy, you are an example father. The way you teach Jeremy by exposing him to things he likes, watching TH-cam video's before he gets to watch them... Just great stuff. Love your channel! Keep up the great work.
I believe that teaching our children to be bi-lingual is integral to their thought processes and possibly their future, depending on what they choose to do. Parents who are deeply invested in forming meaningful relationships with their children, raise thoughtful, confident adults. I love your interactions with Jeremy… 🥰
Same
존댓말 잘쓰니깐 신기하면서도 왜이리 귀여워 ㅎㅎ
Loved watching this. We are raising ours kids to speak English and Vietnamese and it’s a lot of fun. My daughter prefers when I speak to her in English too but her dad speaks to her in 100% Vietnamese, I do maybe 30% as it’s not my native language but I still want to encourage her to speak.
What an amazing and funny son you have. This video made my day😂 Thanks Jeremy and Billy
Really amazing for a kid his age to be so well-spoken in multiple languages, honestly. Thanks for sharing!
This is so endearing and beautiful to watch. Thank you for sharing this journey with us Billy!
omg jeremy is darling and his korean is so good! well done teaching him korean in positive and fun ways. i hope he comes back to your channel now and again. it would be wonderful to see him grow.
This was such a sweet video. I moved to the states right after finishing Kindergarden in Korean, and so many of the things you said were true. My parents constantly kept using Korean while I was growing up in America, but in a lax Konglish way. And whenever I couldn't find the right word in Korean to use, I would just ask them to learn. Allowing kids to choose what kinds of materials they want to watch/read is also a huge part in maintaining the knowledge without it feeling like homework. Awesome and helpfu video, especially if I decide to have kids later in life.
I don't have kids but I watched the video just because Jeremy is super adorable :3
More Billy and Jeremy videos, please! 🙏🏻🥰
this is so cool, my dad is german but im in my 20s now and don't speak german fluently at all. im trying to learn now but i really regret not speaking it as a child, although i don't think i realised how valuable it would be when i was young. dont want to blame my parents, cause as a kid i was like jeremy and always said i preferred if my dad spoke in english, but im still a little sad haha its so awesome that jeremy can speak Korean and english well and i think when he's older he will realise how good it is even if he prefers english now!
My dad's American and my mom's Korean, I've never been to Korea before but I can speak fluent Korean and teach Korean at church... Both of y'alls Korean is so perfect!
It would be so nice to have you guys do more content together! Even just vlogs of you two doing dad-son activities and challenging each other in Korean would be so fun to watch! Thank you for being everyone's teacher, Billy!
this is so cute and very admirable!!! i lost the abulity to speak Vietnamese when i started going to school because my mother gave up on speaking it to me :( so it's really cool to see how Jeremy keeps up learning Korean
This is the most adorable+handsome Korean-American child I've ever seen 😭🤍
Wait you have a son?!?!?!
Sorry if I didn’t know this I’m new but HE’S SO ADORABLE
your son is very handsome congratulations, I feel so related. i decided to rase my kid to learn korean by living here even though im already divorce and could be perfectly living in canada with my son I think korea for now is better.
Jeremy is so adorable! And these are some great tips for raising a bilingual, biracial, etc. child. I wish my parents had done the same for me growing up.
OMG! He is so adorable!
He is so cute ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Sir
As our little Arin begins her language journey, we hope she will be as proficient in both Korean and English as Jeremy. Keep up the great work!
The most adorable kid, you raised him well Billy! I’m so glad that he speaks the languages of his heritage. I think it is important to keep that attachment to your ancestry.
jeremy is so cute, with such ruddy cheeks! kids pick up the languages used in their environment quite naturally and easily. i grew up in a multi-lingual environment, and now as an adult who can speak five languages, i'm happy and thankful that i did. it broadened my horizons and gave me a unique perspective on life and made me more open to, and accepting of, various cultures and different points of view.
제레미는 너무 귀여워요. 한국어룰 너무 잘해요. 잘했어! 저는 많이 배웠어요. 감사해요! - Spencer 스펜서
just wanna say its so great that you check what he watches first and you limit what hes sees on youtube because so many young parents don't supervise their kids while theyre on the internet. im a tutor and all the kids i teach have short attention spans, very little imagination and are exposed to things that are inappropriate for their age, because they aren't supervised. it really affects them academically and just in general so any young parents out there, take a note out of Billy's book and check what they are watching, plus limit it in general
Omg cuteness overload😂
Aw, cute. Dad and son dressed the same. Children learn so quickly. It is amazing
Thanks for the tips! My kids are already being raised bilingual (German & English) but I've started adding Korean since I'm learning it myself and I feel like it's such a privilege to learn languages like that.
Thing is my kids are only with me about 70% of the time and their dad only speaks English and doesn't want to be involved in their German at all. So trying to figure out how to balance two languages when they're with me. I already do all these things in German but now to balance adding Korean! Minecraft is a great idea
Jeremy is so adorable!! 🥰 Very jealous he is getting to live one of my dreams - growing up in a bilingual household. It's so much harder to pick up a language as an adult 😅
That's so cute. Great video ^^ me and my partner want to teach our daughter English (we're from Czechia) so these tips will be helpful ❤
Having so much fun to see Teacher/Tutor Billly X2 ! You are both adorable 🎉! Thumbs up for your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
oh jeremy is so cute. 🥰
He is lucky to have you as a father!
Helpful! Also, Jeremy is a cute, cute kiddo. Thanks!
he's so cute i'm crying
His favourite Korean book is about Chinese language 😆 5:30 (sorry had to mention it 🤭)
It was a really fun and interesting video!
I don't know how much this comment is worth, given that I've only been studying Korean for ~1.5 years and my overall knowledge and listening skills are weak, but I was so impressed with Jeremy's clear diction! I could understand him really easily. Bravo to you and your wife, Billy! Raising a bilingual kid in America is hard.
Jeremy is adorable! 🥰 He speaks so well! 👏🏻 Great advice on how to learn & practice Korean. Thank you!
Our baby isn’t speaking yet, but this guidance helps so much to know how to go about things as his language skills develop more! Thank you! Jeremy 한국어로애기 너무 잘한다!
Your son is a smart boy.
another tips from someone with double nationality!growing up my parents would each speak in their native languages which might be an obvious tip but it really helps. me and my sibling also always had a babysitter who was from the other country that we didn’t live in, so after school we spoke the other language. this way we almost used both languages equally. my parents both learned each other’s languages as well which really does make a difference. so i’d definitely want to encourage international couples to learn each other’s languages as it is key for understanding each other’s culture. moreover it’ll help both you and your child to integrate into both family.
This is amazing, I was able to understand the spoken korean without seeing the subtitles.
You and your son are adorable, thank you for sharing! I'm glad you and your wife are keeping him connected to his culture!
That's so cool. I wish my kids (and me) could learn a little korean too. My husband is half german half korean. But he speaks very little korean himself because his mother unfortunately didn't pay much attention to lern him. He doesn't mind but i think its a pity...
I love your videos
Greetings from germany
This was so sweet!!!! Thanks for sharing 🙏
와..제레미도 아버님도 정말 한국어가 수준급이네요 대단합니다~^^
발음이 너무 자연스러워요!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
2개국어를 2개 다 본국어처럼 사용하는 제레미 너무 기특해요~~칭찬칭찬~~쓰담쓰담~~
Jeremy is so cute and funny, I love it when you do these types of videos with him.
"How do you feel about speaking Korean?"
"I think its all right"
I dont know why that made me laugh so much but I really enjoyed that video 😂
your son is absolutely adorable! nice to see part of your fam!
Billy maintaining trying to be respectful, your son has quite an edge over the average Korean learner 1. his dad is a widely renowned Korean teacher and 2. his mom is Korean. So obviously he's going to have more of a grasp on the language than your average Korean learner .That's not to say that he doesn't have to work hard for the harder stuff but truthfully he has a bit of an advantage here.
Yes, he has a huge advantage because his dad speaks Korean (myself as a Korean learner) and his mom is a native Korean speaker. It's going to be much easier for him to find regular Korean practice with his mom (perhaps up to an hour a day across the time he's at home, here and there), although that alone is not nearly enough to speak fluently. This process is something anyone *could* do, but it still requires providing the child with enough practice and people to practice with. The more you're able to integrate Korean, the better. So if you're the only one studying Korean and your spouse doesn't speak any, then you'll need to include some Korean friends/teachers who can also interact with your child as well, in addition to practicing Korean with them directly.
악~ 너무 귀여워요~!
발음이 완벽해요!!!
I learned a lot from this video but I had to watch it twice because the first time i was too distracted by the cuteness 😆
My child's Korean is quite good. You taught me well
omg Jeremy is soooo cute!! I like that he is having fun moving around in front of the camera haha. I can tell he enjoys speaking Korean!
Not surprised he’s part Korean, you’re obsessed with us 😂
한국어랑 영어랑 균형있게 잘 하네요. 언어교육에 신경많이 쓰셨나보다 생각했는데 설명에도 써있네요.
Your son is so cute ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
What a sweet little son. He's so smart. Good idea about having a device in a foreign language. That's immersion in a way.
Jeremy has a bit of the Billy sass in him 😂 Thank you for sharing! What a great video
I love their matching shirts aww xD
Thank you Jeremy for helping your Dad make such a cool video.
How wonderful he is and speaks so well. Also he has a beautiful smile. Sorta reminds me of a young version of "V" Tae Young with the natural happy cuteness going on. 💕
Oh goodness he is so cute & adorable. Looks very much like you.
I am studying Multilingualism at Uni, so this video was fascinating to me!
아구 넘 사랑스런 부자네요
둘사이에 사랑이 마구마구 느껴져요!!!
i love when a parent learns the language of their spouse & helps teach the child to be bilingual
This is the most wholesome thing I've ever seen! I needed this befoe work. And thank you for adding the Hangul subtitles. It helps a lot.
Jeremy chewing on the book before you took it away lol, what an absolute gremlin I love him. He's adorable. So hard getting kids to sit still at that age, yea?