My Son Speaks Perfect Korean at Age 7! Here's How I Did It!

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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[kookmania]

aw, Jeremy is so adorable. love this episode.

[starmoalitiny]

I love how at the beginning you were like “sit up straight” and by the second half it was just chaos😂😂

[Bhnbhn]

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!

[bigbob]

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 😎

[emiliagalvao]

OMG! Jeremy is sooo smart and cute! Please, make more content with him! I noticed although he said he prefers when you talk to him in English, in fact he kept answering your English questions in Korean. So natural!

[laksmi]

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! ☺

[ela]

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!!!

[erikjohansson]

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!

[teresagallagher]

Oh Billy, he is so adorable. His Korean is excellent. I love how your both dressed alike.

[JamalDante]

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.

[circlerie]

i love that not only is he good at 2 languages, but he can easily switch between codes.

[Aquablecs]

As someone trying to teach Korean to my infant daughter I appreciated this video a lot. 고맙습니다 빌리!!

[mattbowlby]

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.

[Melissa-rxfd]

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!

[Avionne_Parris]

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 ^_^

[justnana]

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!!

[KoreanArah]

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.😄

[sungeedee]

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!

[Ricksonkimura]

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

[findrochelle]

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”