Hilarious video of Afrikaans boy pronouncing difficult English words
His English bundle was definitely depleted…
South Africa is home to many different languages and dialects, which means there’s a wide variety of accents to be found in one country.
One of the most famous is definitely the Afrikaans-English accent, which, for some reason, has become the go-to accent to represent white South Africans in Hollywood films.
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Even within South Africa, the accent is one that truly stands out.
A recent TikTok video had South Africans in stitches after TikToker @wie_is.evan shared a clip of himself trying to pronounce difficult English words.
"A lot of my friends say that when I speak English, you can hear the Afrikaans accent, but you know what, I'm going to prove you wrong," he said.
"Today I will be speaking like a lekker extinguished [not to be confused with distinguished] English gentleman," he added.
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Evan then proceeded to tackle some of the hardest English words to pronounce, including:
- Worcestershire sauce
- Anemone
- Colonel
- Onomatopoeia
- Squirrel
- Pneumonia
- Floccinaucinihilipilification
The outcome made for a hilarious, truly South African video that had many in stitches.
"I sound like a Soutie," he laughed.
Watch here:
@dis_ekke taking reccomendations on more words👍
♬ original sound - wie_is.Evan
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