Kid in China Asking to Learn South African Language in TikTok Video Melts Hearts

• A cute video showed a South African man interacting with a student from China
• Their sweet interaction left many people feeling proudly South African, as the foreign kid seemed eager to learn more about the country
• Online users commented on the video of the man who showed people a snippet of his life in China

A TikTok content creator based in China showed people a wholesome moment with a foreign kid. The man posted the clip to show South Africans how much the child wanted to learn about the country.

The video of the Chinese kid and the South African man received thousands of likes. Many commented on the video of the kid and the man's conversation.

In a video on TikTok, @skillzz_5 was filming when a child sitting next to him asked him about his home language, saying, "I want to learn your language". The man taught the kid how to greet in Setswana, saying, "Dumelang, Mr Donald," and the kid repeated it perfectly. He also learned how to say "dinstshang" and "ke sharp.". When asked why he wanted to learn a South African language, the kid said he wanted to tell his dad about it. The man then encouraged him to always greet him in Setswana and also gave him some alternatives to greeting, including "heita", and other kids joined in.

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South Africa touched by Chinese kid

Many people thought that the kid was adorable for trying to learn a different language. Online users were raving about how curious the little boy was. Watch the video of the Chinese kid learning Setswana below:

Hakuna_ma_toddler wondered:

"Dintshang means tsamayang?😂 o ruta bana zero wena😂 (Jokes. But you just taught him the coolest language in SA)"

Rendimore@Rendy wrote:

"The boy is very smart, he can learn very fast."

neo was stunned by the kid's attempt at speaking Steswana:

"Why is his pronunciation so good🤭😅😅"

Killaqueeeennn PubG🫧 was impressed by the woman:

"This kid is definitely going far 😭😭very open-minded ❤️"

Mo_Tswana gushed over the video:

"Man I miss teaching Chinese kids, especially these that are genuinely curious about you 😂 I had one kid named “Captain”, he used to say “eita ola” every morning when he saw me, and he thought it meant good morning ka Setswana 😂"

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mitsua applauded the kid:

"He's so smart💯 ..yohh if I had to do this to my Japanese students, I'd get fired with immediate effect!"

Uyena yedwa uBolt😮‍💨 appreciated the kid's curiosity:

"The fact that he was the one who asked to be taught makes it more special❤️"

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Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News