Young Cambodian Boy Shows Off To Tourists By Fluently Speaking 10 Languages

Nov 20, 2018 by apost team

Even those who know two languages are impressive to others. But this young Cambodian boy impressed the entire world when he decided to showcase his language skills.

This tiny vendor can fluently speak 10 different languages. Some of his skills include Spanish, Japanese, and French. It’s no wonder that the video of this boy is going viral.

Venus, a Malaysian traveler, found the Cambodian boy during a trip to the area of Siem Reap. The little boy was helping to sell souvenirs, and he came up to the tourist, at first speaking Cantonese. However, Venus soon realized that this wasn’t the only language that the boy was capable of speaking.

The genius boy started revealing that he was able to speak to almost any tourist from around the world! The boy began by showing off his French skills but quickly changed his tune to both Cantonese and Japanese languages. When Venus decided to speak in Mandarin and Thai, the boy had responses to those statements as well!

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After showing off his language skills, the boy even sang a tune for the customers in the Mandarin language! Venus began asking the boy about his talent and realized that he could also speak Spanish. The boy is also skilled at counting in Malay and German.

When convincing the customers to buy his goods, he used Filipino. The Cambodian boy’s other languages include Korean and English. But where did he learn all of this knowledge? The boy stated that he learned all of his languages from tourists that came to visit the Ta Prohm temple located in Angkor Wat.

The video of this miraculous boy went viral for obvious reasons. However, the Cambodian government also took note of the video and stepped in to help the young boy. Reports are stating that the young boy, as well as his brother, were contacted by the Cambodian Red Cross.

This organization helped the boys get the opportunity to go to school, and also provided them with donations of food. This may mean that the young Cambodian may no longer have to work as a vendor, showing off his talents to the tourists and locals. However, this is fantastic news! 

If the young boy gets the chance to go to school, his talents will only increase, and he will surely grow up to do amazing things.

What do you think about this little linguist? Can you speak more than one language? Tell us in the comments below and send this to your family and friends!