She graduated from True Light Girls' School in Hong Kong. Students studying in elite schools in Hong Kong like True Light would speak the same the way as she does. It is no surprise at all. But of course those who get into elite schools in Hong Kong only account for 10 per cent of the educated population. Karen Mok is one of them.
Her pronunciation may sound Americanized but her expressions & word choices aren’t that good, especially with the sentence ‘I can’t tell you too much details’. She still sounds far from a native speaker. She could’ve just said ‘I can’t reveal too much’ or ‘I can’t let on too much’ or simply ‘I can’t tell u too much.’ A well-spoken Singaporean who has attended an elite school won’t make these kinds of mistakes.
4:14 It's a common phenomenon of most of the Chinese, especially those who speaks Cantonese. I am from Hong Kong, Cantonese is my mother tongue. English and Cantonese are the 2 verbal official language in Hong Kong. Nobody thinks getting English words and phrases into their original Cantonese is any matter. It's just what we do daily.
My parents are immigrants from Guangzhou (so Cantonese also) and I find that it's the same. If you ask them, they will say they don't know English, but their single-word vocabulary can easily reach a thousand or two. It's just that they can't speak English fully.
@@willy123096 How do I learn English ? first the phonetic symbols , try to do my best to talk English 24 hrs , don"t talk Cantonese 24 hrs English ,24 hrs watch English NEWS , hang-out with foreigners , don"t be get shy , if we talk English . Not my fault if they don"t understanding my English . MISTAKES IS NOT BIG DEAL , MIKE IS THE BEST OF THE BEST TEACHER. One more is the most important : USE IT AND LOSE IT
@Kinlong, I can understand you very well. Just a little details to pay attention to -- "those who speak", "native language" sounds better than mother tounge, "2 official languages".
Just ran across your video but you're on point about her humor and vocabulary. I was shocked at her fluency and how long she can carry a conversation in English!!😲
In my opinion, I feel her command of English is pretty normal.... 👍🏻 With that being said, English isn't her first language but she still speaks well. 👍🏻
Greatly appreciate your comments. I enjoyed Gem's interviews for the contents and her characteristics, while you gave more insights on the language aspect 👍
Teacher Mike , thank you to U , you are the real deal , you gave me a good VIBE THUMB-UP . My English is much better than before , since I learn from you , My manager gave me ThUMB-UP , THANK YOU AGAIN
Good stuff Mike! It's the first time I came across your video and channel and I immediately gave it a thumbs up, liked and subscribed, after watching this Gem episode. Very smart way of teaching English by showing how popular stars speak the language. I'm from Singapore and I hope you would feature Singaporean stars with their Singlish (haha) accent and vocab! How about JJ Lin, Stephanie Sun or Mark Lee for a start. Yes, I knew you wouldn't know who Mark Lee is. Well, it's for you to find out and it shouldn't be difficult as he is our big-time Ah Beng. Keep up the good work and I look forward to more excellent productions from you! Cheers! :)
i feel a good vibe for麦克老师,he is full of humble and chasing after his dream and really cute....by the way your bady is superb loverly...so lucky father,😄
I always have grammar mistakes in my oral speaking. Even I heard my coworkers who are the native speakers make the same mistakes 🤣🤣🤣 I feel like they don’t really care about it.
That is a difference between British English & American English.. I learned British English when I was small but I got influenced by artists from the US.. well I like both so that I can learn more vocabulary..
Actually, I'm wonder about how to use the word 'literally' . I've heard that word from many movies, RU-vid or somewhere else. Can anybody tells me how to use the word correctly. I would appreciate your help.