Hello. It's Jinger.
A lot of my subscribers
requested a video about
NCT Mark and Johnny's English.
So I made it!
Mark is from Vancouver, Canada.
Johnny is from Chicago, America.
Let's listen to Johnny's English first.
Jinger English
Johnny used
'start off'.
It basically means 'start'.
Off means away from something.
So you start your step to begin something
and feet off your ground.
Native speakers use 'start off' a lot.
When Johnny talks
he tends to raise his tone at the end of sentences.
It's not a Chicago thing.
Maybe a personal preference.
I've met someone who talks like Johnny before.
But she was from Canada.
Now, let's listen to Mark's English.
When I heard Johnny
his English sounded casual and laid-back.
Marks sounds organized
and speaks like a news anchor.
Honestly
There isn't a significant difference
between Canadian and American accents.
People often call them
North American accent
including Canada and America.
But there are differences.
Canada spells in a British way.
Center in America.
Centre in Canada.
E and R are reversed.
In case of flavor,
flavor in America
flavour in Canada.
Alphabet Z,
Canadians say 'zed'.
O sounds different too.
The most common one is 'about.'
Canadians tend to have
a long O sound.
In case of sorry,
they say 'So-orry'.
Bathroom is 'washroom' in Canada.
Different expressions.
But unless you hear something like this,
it's hard to distinguish.
Let's listen to Mark and Johnny
together this time.
I'm not sure how I read NCT 127.
NCT one twenty seven? One two seven?
One hundred twenty seven?
Anyway, NCT has members from
Korea, American, Canada, China
and Japan. International group!
At first, they communicated
with a dictionary,
Johnny said.
They all speak Korean well now.
We have a saying (kind of a joke too)
You'll make it
when you have to.
I think that is true.
When I was 23
my English was like
'I'm sorry' and 'How are you' level.
Anyway, I went to Australia,
lived there for a year.
I did my best to survive.
And my English improved a lot.
Your surroundings are important.
Other than being jealous of
Mark and Johnny's English.
Why don't you change your surroundings?
Study group, making foreign friends,
Online or phone English classes..
There are many ways
to learn English.
There is one common thing among what I mentioned.
You don't do it by yourself.
You do it with someone else.
English is a language.
If you want to speak well, you need to open your mouth.
Listening and reading won't
improve your speaking skills.
If you have no friend
talk to yourself in the mirror.
Even 10 minutes everyday, consistently.
Let's begin from today!
My name is Jinger.
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See you next time. Bye.
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