Viral Afrikaans boy tries reading difficult English song lyrics
Fifteen-year-old Evan Jonk joined Breakfast with Martin Bester for a fun-filled morning after he went viral on social media for trying to pronounce difficult English words.
After going viral for trying to pronounce difficult English words, Breakfast with Martin Bester challenged the hilarious Evan Jonk to read tricky English song lyrics.
@jacabreakfast After going viral for trying to pronounce difficult English words, Breakfast with Martin Bester challenged the hilarious Evan Jonk (@ek_like.aardappels) to read tricky English song lyrics 😂 You can catch the full interview on jacarandafm.com #BreakfastWithMartinBester #Fyp #SongLyrics #DifficultWords
♬ original sound - Breakfast with Martin Bester
The 15-year-old from Germiston also shared a little more about his life and interests, proving that he is just as hilarious and confident in person.
Listen here:
Evan's viral moment
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.
Even within South Africa, the accent is one that truly stands out.
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Jonk recently shared a TikTok video 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.
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.
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"I sound like a Soutie," he laughed.
Watch here:
@ek_like.aardappels taking reccomendations on more words👍
♬ original sound - wie_is.Evan
You can also watch the full interview here:
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