How is my korean accent?

[84561237456123]

dat monobrow....

[maryjanechang414]

you're great! just keep practicing ;) -korean girl

[itshilsaa15x]

waah how long have you learned Korean for? soo good! ^.^

[zicoofbb]

헐 진짜 잘하시네요ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ와우!!!!!

[HamJeong]

@terrykim1982 동영상 올린지 되게 오래됐잖아요 이젠 훨씬 잘 할 자신이 있죠ㅋ

첨에 독학으로 공부했다간 한국 가서 수업 들었어요. 발음은 확실히 네이티브 아니지만 그나마 자연스러운 거라서 다행이네요

[terrykim1982]

@HamJeong 헉.... 한국말 하실줄 아시는구나!!!!!! 존경스럽습니다!!!!! 저도 영어를 한국말처럼 잘할려고 무진장 노력중인데 ㅋㅋ

[wkdb0906]

I'm korean and your korean pronunciation is great! :) I think it'd almost sound like native korean if you try lil bit more :)

[SuperRojo12345]

omg you are amazing i love you!!

[TheMusKeeTo]

I like it :3

[andtobe]

omg ure soooo good!!

[iSayRoar123]

Wow this is reallly good I'm learning Korean and I wish I could actually learn however you are ! Learning on my own is pretty hard

[kkh0922]

you did very well...thank you for learning my language

[ekimispink]

OMG!!! Im Korean... And like i went to korean school and all dat crap, and i think ur still better than me.. AND AT READING!! Pissing me of... :P

[MyXiaozhu]

어머!!! 차리캐다!!! 바이팅..!!:) bravo!

[Agentjamaica]

vous un bon son

[zizonesol]

dang~ you're better than me cuz ur actually studying another lang wit passion, im taking spanish n im not trying as much lol

[xkimmaayx]

WOW.... Great pronounciations..

진짜 잘한다.... ㅋㅋㅋ 아프로 화이팅!!!!!

[bkm1104]

you reading so fast. good job

[SunLeeS2]

잘읽으시네요 ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ!

very good jobbbbbbb!

[tableshore1]

Not the best korean accent I've heard, but then again, I live in Palisades Park (Search it in Wikipedia)

[VocaloidNyaa]

Wow, best non native Korean speaker I've ever heard.

Keep up the great work! :D

[sacchiprince]

that wasn't bad at all! just a little more practice and you speak like a native speaker :P

[kidwidattitude11]

this is really good!! just practice 사람 -- make the 사 softer -- like.. right now, it sounds like a strong ssa --

but otherwise, it was really good!

[Fucknessful]

you sound good

i can understand your accent

but practice this words

"가끔" , "끔"

"더불어", "더"

[omnomnombunny]

pretty:DD

[genkiazn123]

you remind me of michael cera

[winteryam]

you sound completely great O_O

[aznontheROX]

SOUNDS HELLA GOOD. (:

[NatashaCho2]

heyyyy ur korean is really really good :) to give you a little advice, i think your ㄷ sounds more like ㅌ! but it's fine really, doesnt really matter :) im so happy when foreigners are interested in korea or korean! xD keep it up! cheers! im korean btw :3

[songrylls]

This is pretty good Holoskies, however just be careful with (ㅂ) and (ㅍ) you tend to say ㅂ with a bit of a ㅍ sound. But man with ur korean accent, when ur fluency is improved then it will be very understandable, it already very is.

Becoming a native in Korea accent will never be achieved unless ur super talented in language, however I think you can be fluent. One of the most near-Korean accent I ever heard from a non korean.

[HamJeong]

@songrylls Having a native Korean accent is not my goal. However saying that having a native Korean accent is only possible if 'super talented' rings incredibly false to my ears. Are all Koreans super talented then? If not we have to add to the criteria time spent learning the language, speaking and listening with an effort aimed at pronunciation etc. It just so happens that very few foreigners spend as much time in Korea, with Koreans, and 'as' Koreans as the Koreans themselves.

[songrylls]

@HamJeong I see, first of all let me apolosize if the usage of the word 'super-talented' offended you in any way, because that's what I'm perceiving from ur tone. One must admit however, that there actually are 'super-talents' in linguistics. Obviously the 'talent' I was talking about is speaking a non-mother tongue like a native, not a native speaking their language natively, if that answers your question to my wordings.

[HamJeong]

@songrylls I'm not offended at all, but that doesn't mean I don't think what you said was any less false. I'm not familiar with these super talents you speak of. I know of certain people who speak lots of languages very well but I'm not at all convinced that its because of some talent (much less super talent) of theirs. What I'm saying is the line between native speaker and non native with relation to accent is a lot more flexible than you seem to allow

[songrylls]

@HamJeong Further more, I'm not sure which cultural background you have, and that isn't really important in this discussion I guess. When you said "A very few foreigners live with Koreans like a Korean" that is in a sense very true, but at the same time came to this paradoxic thought: If a foreigner spends much time in Korea, with Koreans, and as Koreans themselves, that foreigner probably is Korean.

[HamJeong]

@songrylls I don't see why that foreigner would be Korean myself, though if you want to stretch ideas ofcultural belonging I'm sure you could say that. Still you would behard pressed to find a consensus among Koreans that the person is Korean. But then you expand your definition to say "Becoming a native in Korea accent will never be achieved unless ur super talented in language", a Korean, or have learned the accent and language well enough to be considered Korean, with which I agree entirely.

[songrylls]

@HamJeong hey HamJeong, you seem to be quite specific on definitions. Well, the 'super-talents' may not have to be people who speak multiple languages perfectly, but my definition of them are those who pick up foreign languages fast in short amount of time with relatively low amount of time spent on studying, a relative term.

So back to the accent thing, I had mentioned it because, lots of ethnic Koreans have trouble with the accent themselves despite being around with Koreans and living with..

[songrylls]

@HamJeong (cont'd) living with Koreans in a relatively Korean life. Maybe I have drawn the 'less flexible' line because of lack of non-ethnically Korean person (without a Korean speaking family) speaking a most perfect standard news level Korean in my life. Perhaps I've set a high standard. At least not in the Korean communities where I am from. Perhaps the situation will be different where you are, in which case that's awesome, a feat I've never seen achieved.

[songrylls]

@HamJeong I'm in no way trying to say anything too opinionated, but just being objective with the statistics around me. My life-time Korean gets told it sounds 'foreign' sometimes.

[SoHeefrom91]

you're really good!!!!!!!!

[DearDarya]

I think you're good enough, keep it up!

[Marinapompoms]

Not the best but it's GOOD ! 

[alexiachaaaanng777]

damn, that's good! I understood it clearly. good job lol

[s2somuch]

Haha, cool!

[MrGrowRight]

Good boy. Nice job

[TomoexNanami]

whoah! ur amazing!!! 

[lexi3497]

omg!! ^_^ amazing

[apasionado888]

cute ! well done.

[FactoryKoko]

You have a great korean accent!!! You can trust me i'm Korean =P... You are a little choppy at reading though. Keep working on it.

[strkerd]

pretty good, bro. i don't see any problems on your pronunciation, but you gotta work on intonation a bit. That would make you perfect in Korean.

[loveholics2]

its really good!!

[hoona33]

amazing!! very clear

[tofigkaist]

OHH AWESOME YOU CAN LIVE IN KOREA, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MANY GAYS LIKE YOU, GAY GUYS ARE WAITING FOR YOU,

FUCKING ASSHOLE

[therealestmc85]

@tofigkaist WOW! What's up with the personal attacks? Are you jealous that he can speak more languages than you? You are the asshole here, my friend. Plus, you need to learn how to write the english language.

[tangycheezexists]

Wow, very good.

[sicsnowboarder]

Your Korean sounds really good!!!!! wow....

[kimjanyoong]

woah do i hear a cute korean boy. woah nice by the way wats ur nationality?

[AnimetimeTV]

I think, you watch too much korean shows or dating with korean girls hahaha. nice dude!

[blabberland]

ur Korean sounds pretty good :))) I think you shudn't be too worried about ur accent xD

[backproy]

it's awesome!!

i'm korean. i can guarantee this is perfect!!

[hwashkim]

It's awesome! I was so surprised! do you study by yourself? You can live in Korea! ;-)

[BrianonLanguage]

Excellent vids! Love your language passion. Nice accent :) Just did a video on language resources for north korean

[tjha4eva]

EEeeeeppppp..yuh r so cute :D

[quenchithier]

Well, overall, I'd like to rate your accent as "nearly perfect." I'm Korean, and was born and bred in Korea my whole life, which means I'm a native speaker of the language. I had absolutely no problem understanding your accent, although you may still sound foreign to our ears. But it's changeable through practice.

[quenchithier]

I'll give you just a couple of pointers that might help you. They are: First, you should make a clear distinction among the three different types of consonants, such as plain, tense, and aspirated. Your plain consonants are a little too aspirated, so I suggest you let out less air when you speak them. And additionally, your vowels sound more tense and backward than what we perceive as adequate. Try to form the vowels more forward in your mouth. That's pretty much all I think there is to say.

[fennie2578]

pretty good

[qmamzmwm]

you're cute

[ayjntghost]

korean sounds a lil like japanese

[amirmoriable]

@ayjntghost

whoa..dont say that to any korean...they get pissed..they hate it when people compare them to japanese people...just saying :/

[ayjntghost]

@amirmoriable lolz will do.. but it sounds like a drunk japanese person speaking while constipated.. jk lolz

[killbillet420]

@amirmoriable dirty japs.....prey for japan :) lol

[lilselee94]

@amirmoriable ikr?!?!?!? goodness Lord have mercy!lol

[chengoo]

Not bad, not bad! Impressive actually...

[seoulbarcelona]

wow its awesome :)

x

[VickiiNaulu]

FML! your awesome!!! if I didn't know any better I would assume yhu where korean ... =O ...

FIGHTING! AJA!! :)

[MrDaviator]

real good ,mang

[briseissify]

I've been trying for like four years to get a native accent and I'll tell you what, IT AINT HAPPENIN'!

Either way, kudos on being such a great speaker=)

[Seoulization]

I'm a Korean boy who's just turning into mid school and I think his pronounciation is really~ cool.

I think he's now like a real native Korean.

(But, I don't get why people care about accents when they speak any foreign languages..)

[HamJeong]

@Seoulization Some of it has to do with ease in pronunciation and making sure that people can understand you. Beyond that people like to have(or not have)certain accents for aesthetic reasons. Given that I learn Korean to please myself, it's important to me that I have a certain accent. I invite you to listen to a 40year old person from the US with a southern accent who starts learning french with no effort placed on their accent, if you do not see why accents are important in foreign languages

[entro819]

Aghhhh sooooooo jealous where did u learn?

[kawaiinails]

really good ~~ !!

[TinkerbellaDay]

OMFG!! how do u get an acsent that great, ive been trying for a year!!

[Lovemakeup94]

wow your sooo good!

[boram8641]

발음 좋아요!

목소리도 좋아요 ㅋㅋㅋ

good ^^

아, 2008년도에 올린 동영상이구나..

지금쯤은 아마 native korean 처럼 말하지 않을까 싶네요 ㅎ

[marywelling]

wow your intonation is good!! accent is very close!

keep it up!

[rk505033]

omo good job 

[MyUndeadSims]

Oh! It's very close to Koreans accent!

(니 한국말은 진짜 좋군...= Your Korean accent is so nice!!)

[funcola123]

damn ur good in english and korean im jealous

[revnedkram]

OMG! You're good!!! Waaaahhh! I'm jealous..

[majsawe]

Have some confidence, it will give you more fluency! you are good !!

[CrzyFreak90]

:O i liked it and ive been trying to learn korean for years :D screw all the other haters ur goooood

[suckitupxp]

니 한국말은 진짜 좋군..

[hellonakim]

sounds way better than other ppl :D goooood job bro :D !!!!

[fashionbug312]

It's not too bad actually!

[tkfk96]

you were fantastic:) but you shuld say 당연히 faster, not sloweeer.

[asphalt890]

jjang!

[mahmoodnooni23]

not bad :) practice makes perfect!~ fighting!

ps: ur cute hehe xD

[baldanxsi]

it sounds like american...

[10047994]

You are so brave to do this!

I would be so nervous!!! I think you sound really really great!

Maybe give me pointers?

[xaznkrnpridex]

As a Korean, it sounds pretty damn accurate. Good job!

[sibilantly]

Fantastic prosody.

[kimchichick]

it was great!!!

[Olekander]

like a dingaling phong pow.

[pikachuthesquirtle]

as suckish as ur penis.

[peelikeafather]

You have a very koreanish accent. haha and you are hot :)

[HarmooDaAwesome]

Very good :D have you ever lived in Korea before? If not, you're REALLY good.

[Salyaddai99]

Pretty good actually

[Gr8CompleX100]

VERY GOOD ^____~

[Bohekio]

hey where did u learn so many languages and speak them so well , i watched ur haitian kreyol video and french one as well. I actually would like to learn korean , i like their dramas , where did u learn .

[samschipano]

you speak it better than me. so thumbs up

[crazyyyhypa]

이야~ 한국인 아닌데도 대박 잘한다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ good job(: you made a few mistakes but not that many. some of my friends (koreans) arent as good as you LOL .id say theyre more shamefulXD

[MisterShinster]

dude! i've been speaking korean since I was one... You're actually really good! actually better than most of my korean american friends.

[josquine]

what nationality are you?

[minjihoho]

This is the first time to comment on youtube. I think you have great accent!! I like it!! Keep practice.

[pogvnjkx]

Awesome =D

[Risi678]

@Diyman stop hating appreciate, I am sure you can't come close to what he's achieved...strive to be the best HoloSkies!!! Half piece sign to all your haters!!!

[ccrball1]

goooooood

[terlove2]

wow lol you did a good job actually !!!!! lolololololol

I am korean by the wayyyyy kkk

[NamSeHyen]

I am korean but it is awesome!!

[funkychild91]

I saw a video of you speaking Kreyol, there u said u have influences of French, you speak English pretty well, your name is Moktar which sounds Arabic you live in Korea. Could you tell us about your ancestry a lil bit?

[smartkitty991]

Okay, first you try to speak "haitian creole", and now you're trying to speak korean. are you trying to learn various languages? by the way your"korean" isn't that bad. and since "i am actually haitian american" i did understand your last video. bien traivaille, je pense. est-ce que vous etudiez la langue du francais?

[crazyyyhypa]

@DIYMAN

pfffttt you probably just say that cuz your ugly and gay:O i think he doesnt look half bad

[RYAN19843]

u good u good

[ace41r]

Focus on fluency, not accent. Are you ashamed to be called a korean ? o_O

[HoloSkies]

@ace41r I can do both. I'm also not ashamed of anything.

[amrilit]

MOCKTA!!!!!!!!

it's armstrong from Hong Kong, we met in 2008 at Ewha, How are you doing?

Wow, I never thought I will see you on youtube!!!!

when I just saw the starting I was like " Omg, is that mockta !??"

Hope you still know who I am

Anyway, just to say hi, and keep going buddy, you are great.

[strawberryseeds92]

dude ur freakin AWESOME.

[linkparko]

WOW UR MUSHEESUH

[lovevsabsence]

how many langauges do you know?!

[lovevsabsence]

i'm korean.. you're better than me.

[byeonggwan]

Your Korean accent is ... almost like a native speaker.

But, I could not understand some part of it and your pronunciacion of "ㅈ" and "ㄲ" were a bit different.

시작한다. 가끔 남자들이 이런 말을 할 때가 있다. 여성운동하는 것은 남자, 여자 함께 더불어 잘 살기 위해서 인데, 너무 남자들을 몰아세우는 것 같아요. 그런 말을 들으면 "한편이" 반갑기도 하고, 안타깝기도 하다. 당연히 더불어 사는 것 보다 더 좋은 것은 없는 것이다. 기쁨도 행복도 슬픔도 나누면 힘이되니까. 그런데 왜 한사람과 한사람이 만나 두사람이 되어서 살게되면 "더 불어가" 안되는 것 일까?

[JustinCho5]

real good!!!! 

[JustinCho5]

real good!!!!

[MegaCherry90]

cute~ ^_^

[ianlee1024]

really great!!! (im a korean)

[ideal3c]

i think your korea language very nice.

[ColinLFC1000]

it's quite good :) good job !

[h0rangi]

우리 친구 하자 ㅋㅋ

[JoongBeomAn]

I could understand everything u just read except for last sentence. but intonation is still little weird :D but well done ! gonna get better.

[01023193310]

Very fluent! But if you really want feedback I would say that 'ㅅ' sound is strong. It still sounds a bit like the English 'S' and 'ㄷ' is a bit aspirated which it sounds more like 'ㅌ'. But overall, your pronunciation is really really good.

[Parkjisung91]

ur tone sounds totally like korean but the fluency as u speak, if u had been more flowing in ur speech, u r perfect

[fusedblue]

your actually pretty good u need tobe more CONFIDENT

[kf35pilot]

wow your great

[supatoker420]

If someone was to show me this video with only the audio and no video, I would think it's a Korean talking.

Pretty damn good man

[mafyia7]

holy crap thats good!

[TheShutterbugY]

WOOOW seriously you are really good. I've seen bunch of americans that try to speak korean but you are the best.

[Bananaboy109]

omg im korean and you sound so good!

you r amazing

[TheKaila]

Wow, with my eye closed you sound Korean. I'm not Korean, so I cant be 100% sure, but your accent is awesome ;D

[S2stephieS2]

wow your amzing! you actually sound like a korean! WOW

im korean too :D

[mudkipruler77]

thats ok, but ur accent is WAY off

[junnnerrr]

you're a lot better than me and i'm a native speaker!

[ideal727]

your accent is nearly good haha

[Under2PAC]

ㅋㅋ 정말 안타깝네요

[augustave123]

I don't understand nothing , But it sounds good for me.

[bandgeekdree92]

wow! i'm studying in korean, and you sound really natural, like a native speaker. at least to me [: so i dont know if my opinion means anything to you, but i think you're accent is great! ^-^

[ttylb4two]

your korean is actually pretty good =)

[Classy1Delight]

your accent and Korean speaking skills are great. Be confident. I think the fact that you are trying to do it correctly and care speaks about how much you respect the language. Thanks

[strangergirl]

I'm so jealous of your accent.

[HurrayForAmy]

Yeah I hear a slight accent but that was so impressive!!

[lemoncookies93]

wow. it's great

[j24fish]

be confident about it dude

ur korean accent is fine :)

[ivennein]

hi!!! You are korean???

I mean, you have big eyes, you don't look like a Korean, well the koreans guys that i know have asian eyes, anyway your english is good, I am Mexican so I think that your English Have an accent like who live in the south of USA. Bye!!

[wookiong2]

hi, i'm a native korean speaker. ur korean is very good. u can be confident of it.

[ninomyth]

ur accent is excellent. This mention is from a Korean native speaker...kk

[lilrollz]

wow your really good

[erinklark]

i have no idea what you're saying but u sound like a korean to me so JJANG :)

[4Exia]

I'm korean and I can understand u perfectly. But do u know WTF u r saying?

[Spagoda1123]

@4Exia lmaoooooooo damn