My Mom Tests My Korean Vocabulary

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodmegu]

MomZD: I didn't even know this word existed until now too SungWon: THEN HOW WILL I KNOW *Average Asian mom expectations*

[@yamigekusu]

That was my mother when trying to teach me Tagalog or Cebuano lmao

[@Hihosilver3456]

To be fair, as someone who's lived in Korea, it's a VERY common word. Koreans seemingly LOVE grapefruit. 자몽에이드 or "grapefruit-ade" is a super common drink. But if she moved away a long time ago, she probably never comes across the word.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodmegu]

@@Hihosilver3456 I mean i've never lived there either, but am aware from their beverages as well

[@fernandosacchetto5215]

Brazilian here, there are fruit like blueberry, cranberry, or hell, grapefruit itself too, that we just call by the English name, because the Portuguese names are hella obscure and nobody knows them, mostly because these fruit became common here only recently

[@Demonnnnn888]

@@yamigekusu Filipinos aren’t Asian

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Sung blazed that entire initial fruit section and then his mom was like "I prepared for this" and steamrolled him.

[@jamesaditya5254]

"Silly son of mine, now that I've lulled you into a false sense of security I shall humiliate you!"

[@Simon-ph1nf]

Time for the cheese tasting phase

[@retsuza]

SungWon

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@retsuza I'm aware, I was feeling lazy.

[@retsuza]

@@UltimaKeyMaster Then type ProZD instead. He really seems not to enjoy people fucking up his name (neither would I and I'm just some white guy with the most simple one syllable name)

[@VirakNgauv]

Ahaha I love when you were guessing "peach" and she was only thinking of the concept of peach so when you said the word back to her in Korean she had a gut reaction of "yes that's correct!"

[@ioana7547]

Yea I noticed that too, but it made me feel a little melancholy haha. As an ESL speaker, it made it so obvious in that moment that a mother and her son’s native tongues are different and that there’s a slight disconnect in the way their minds work. She was playing the same game as him, only in her mind the languages were reversed and he didn’t even realise it because most English speakers tend to forget that the majority of the world has a different language constantly shaping and narrating their thoughts. :’)

[@childofcascadia]

I dont know. Minds work the same regardless of language. Its just that the more languages you know, the more words for concepts you have. I was raised completely bilingually from birth. Even nowadays when speaking with my parent who is also bilingual, we will switch languages mid sentence if a word "fits" the concept we are speaking of better. I think in whatever language is more comfortable for the concept im thinking about at the time, and flip back and forth or even use words from both. Or if Im speaking to a monolingual person, i think in the language they speak. Its not "sad" if a child speaks a different language than a parent and theres no disconnect there. My monolingual parent and I dont have a disconnect in our thoughts, we can still communicate easily.

[@RaspBerryPies]

Ikr that was so cute!!

[@jonathanneel4266]

all the videos with prozd's mom are fun to watch, i like that she got to challenge him this time

[@Napstablooky]

9:36 had me dying “all the things you wanted me to be” *puts hand on chest* “that’s enough”

[@gertwegh]

she's so precious T^T

[@BenjaminRegen]

❤😭 Thank you Mom

[@아기비부영양제]

She’s stopping him from mentioning any more of her past expectations of him? Did I get it right

[@megapiglatin2574]

Total mom move! 😊

[@FallenDragon308]

Seeing Sungwon with his mom always makes me smile. My mom’s Korean but I was never taught much of the language except “please”, “thank you” “grandma” & “grandpa”. As an adult, I’ve been teaching myself Korean and I call my mom weekly to make sure I’m not messing up. So this was refreshing. I got over half right! 😂

[@ghost_nunya]

i grew up almost exactly the same! my mom was more like sungwon though since she mostly grew up in the states so the person i'm calling is my grandma as i'm teaching myself lol

[@siiiiiuu7]

love this. there's definitely way more resources available now compared to just 5-10 years ago (since so many non-koreans are also interested in learning). and all the amazing k-dramas and korean music out there really helps if you want to immerse in the language. hope you keep going!

[@Passion84GodAlways]

Congratulations on all you guys have accomplished so far in your journey! 😊👍🏾

[@hdbrl]

좋은 소식이네요!

[@megapiglatin2574]

Hells yeah, good job! 😄

[@jolypoly6743]

I love watching Koreans that weren’t raised in Korea (like ProZD and Markiplier) interacting with their Korean parents and seeing how connected they are to their language/culture

[@EpicWolverine]

Markiplier is Korean?!?!

[@qualudetribunal2347]

@@EpicWolverine 🦧

[@SatoKure]

@@EpicWolverine He's half-Korean, half-German.

[@TheFreaxTux]

whaaaaaat

[@V.U.4six]

@@SatoKure wow German too? Cool!

[@satunbreeze]

Its always really nice seeing parents compliment their kids on doing well, even when they're not perfect

[@maura462]

Do I speak Korean? no. Did I watch the whole thing? Yes. So cute when you didn't get ginger and your mom was shook

[@eiraRinmaya]

aww, is your brother holding the camera?? i love how with the accounting word sungwon immediately took the opportunity to dunk on him. peak sibling energy

[@gormauslander]

I didn't know he had a brother, let alone that he films for him

[@Phoenixmage50]

I'm pretty sure it's Jay, a friend of his

[@wjsnsd]

@@Phoenixmage50 Don't think so since Jay is in a different state. I also don't think Jay is planning on becoming an accountant... 9:14

[@kaspianepps7946]

@@gormauslander In his "My Mom's Top 10 Favorite Skits" video she mentions his younger brother SeungWon being wrongly referred to as SungWon in school. I don't know if he regularly films for him - I'm guessing they organisied to visit their parents at the same time and SeungWon offered to film for this video.

[@gaz9411]

I know SungWon was only looking away to not see the answers, but I kept chuckling because it made him look like a sulky teenager being forced to do his homework 😂

[@Aosih]

Fairly sure the paper didn't have the answers, just a list of korean words. It's not like sungwon's mom needs a reminder of what the word means.

[@theodorarodine1285]

@aosih you’re probably right, maybe he didn’t want to see the characters cause that would help him? Or is it just a Korean thing to never. look. parents. in. the. eye.

[@Dehalove]

I didn't think of that 😂 I thought it was weird he wasnt looking at her

[@ultra1000]

As a Korean American with a strained relationship with my heritage, this video brought out so many emotions in me. In the end i had tears in my eyes. I love this video so much, thank you for doing this

[@SieMiezekatze]

Your profile pic with a dude crying is accurate

[@mehspacedorito]

same exact situation. ❤

[@ranl1375]

don't care if you were born in america. a korean is always a korean, but also an american. Don't listen to anyone who tells you you're fake korean or fake american like this rude korean comment ^. your blood is korean, therefore you have an obligation to call yourself so, and be proud about being american and korean.

[@ralliedcookies4403]

@@SieMiezekatzeit’s not a dude crying …

[@dannnsss8034]

Why are you sad? Lmao. By South Korean law, you would also be Korean due to your heritage, and automatically be granted South Korean citizenship should you apply for it. But no government or anyone can tell you what you label yourself. American, Korean, South Korean, American Korean, African American, Mexican etc. All just labels... You are you. You can also be American... Or Korean... Or a Korean American... Or American with Korean heritage... All you. Blah blah blah

[@Lamo_Y]

잔잔하게 동숲 브금 깔리면서 평화롭게 단어 맞추기 하는게 힐링되네요ㅋㅋㅋ 보다보니까 초등학생때 영어 노래로 영어 배우던 시절이 떠오른다…. 성원님은 정 반대라고 생각하니 그건 그것대로 새롭네요. 그나저나 마지막 자막 오타보니까 직접 편집하신건가요! 다음 도전땐 연습 열심히 하셔서 많이 맞춰주심 좋겠네요ㅎㅎㅎ 언젠가 한국어로 더빙하시는 모습 보고싶기도. 응원합니다!

[@yoncho9108]

성원님이 한국어 더빙 하는 그날까지..!🔥

[@hyunjunyoo8693]

do you expect him to read this lmaoooo

[@lala-4458]

​@@hyunjunyoo8693his mom will read it for him

[@quadling3521]

@@hyunjunyoo8693Reading is a lot easier than speaking, especially if you are good at listening to things in context. But also for me the KZbin app has “translate to English” under the comment, I figure most people have that too.

[@MeretGiddy]

Your mom is SO unbothered 😂

[@LidlRaccoon]

except for baem 🐍

[@TheArtBaby0]

Also at 9:34 😂 I couldn’t stop laughing

[@low-resghul8306]

Hearing SungWon say “Aigooo” just made my day 😆

[@ghostinthesauce7279]

your mom has the vine boom reaction to every word you don't know and it is killing me

[@개미핥기핥기-l1z]

Why I feel nervous and can not figure out the word while I am Korean 💀

[@MrMctastics]

💀

[@JohnnyCasey]

Ain't no south korean without a service record.

[@ddfb494355]

5:39 Absolutely killed me. The full drama and hostility behind each of your eyes while you yell SAENG-GANG?!? At each other.

[@honeyLXIX]

😂 I lost it laughing

[@Katzunowo]

Your mom is so wonderful

[@marysue4729]

I am an immigrant mom whose kids speak a different first language, and your mom's energy and competitive spirit really made me smile, it shows how much she loves you!

[@pagodrink]

I'm glad your mom is having fun turning the tables on you

[@StormsEyeScepter]

SungWon's grasp of Korean is a lot like my grasp of Mandarin, feeling super seen here

[@DJFracus]

I think most people who are children of immigrants can relate to this. I'm the exact same way with Russian.

[@SinApex]

Leave it to immigrant parents to bond by testing your vocabulary in their mother tongue. My mom doesn't speak English so I never really got to forget Spanish, no matter how much I speak English these days. Regardless, sometimes my mom will just call me to have me speak Spanish and go "woowww look at you! Still Cuban after all!"

[@kobioh5563]

무해해...❤ 어머님만 나오시면 힐링 영상임. 자주 나와주세요 🥺❤️

[@kimmmmm871]

여적이라고 하시는데에서 우리 어머님 사투리가 딱 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 너무 귀여우셔요 😂😂😂

[@hyunwhanjoe3477]

6:51 I respect your mom for deciding not to say the phrase. Its a common phrase but it takes a lot of self-awareness particularly for the older generation to know that its not a really appropriate thing to say.

[@Amblin80s]

I thought the exact same thing!!! So much respect for her throughout this whole video, but that part stood out to me.

[@authormichellefranklin]

Your mom is so precious. She's just as proud of you guessing Korean words as you are of her getting Pokemon names. Love it!

[@tastefulnoodles]

I lost it when she put her hand over him like "that's enough" when he was talking about failing her career expectations 😂

[@Andesu]

Fun fact: Korean is a verb-final language, so at the end of the video, he waits to hear the end of her sentences before fully interpreting what she says because he's used to processing the verb earlier.

[@yanied9646]

I believe that shares a similar grammar structure with Japanese

[@Rendolf45]

I love how Jay knew what she was gonna say about foxes even though she stopped herself

[@ralliedcookies4403]

Who’s jay

[@Rendolf45]

@@ralliedcookies4403 He’s SungWon’s friend, editor, and former cohost on the let’s play channel (ProZD Plays Games). He’s also a writer with a published graphic novel called Bounty Light.

[@SuperHothead14]

It’s so cool to see MomZD

[@FantaLain]

The 'turn to face the person while leaning back in shock/horror' is always a favorite of mine 😂 its a step above side eye when you really want the person to know youre judging them 😂😂

[@Zenith-ly7pr]

Honestly I loved this video. Super wholesome and interesting content. Wonderfully edited as well which made it really easy to follow along even though I've barely ever even heard Korean spoken.

[@floridasun312]

어머니 안녕하세요💗 진짜 멋진 아들을 두셨어요!! 영상이 너무 재밌어서 한국에서도 유명합니다🥺👍 한국어가 들리니까 너무 재밌어요ㅋㅋ 두분 사이가 좋아서 보기 좋습니다 ㅎㅎ🥰

[@inyoung2cho385]

It's funny to see how the word cabbage is used differently. In Korea, cabbage is 배추, and 양배추 means western cabbage (양+배추). But in the video, your mother says cabbage as 양배추, and 배추 as Chinese cabbage (it would be Korean cabbage). The default of the cabbage is reversed.

[@theKobus]

So good. I don’t know if this happens in Korean, too, but- When I first moved to Japan I had a laugh at “洋梨” and “Asian Pear”

[@gorimbaud]

i'm betting that comes down to either that she's been living in the west for decades, adapting to sungwon being a lot more westernized, or anticipating that his audience will be largely western. the first one's the safest guess, but the other two are still possible.

[@Weeping-Angel]

It’s like that in Chinese too. I only know which fruits or vegetables are western because it has the word yáng洋 or xī西

[@추상인간]

fr😂😂😂😂

[@hdbrl]

Either they're used to living in the West, or it's like his mother changed it for his son to understand

[@anb00]

뭐 사실 당연한 거긴 한대 proZD 한국말 할때도 목소리 되게 좋다..

[@euue8146]

성원군도 어머니도 정말 귀엽네요♡

[@김병기-k5v]

보기만 해도 치유 되는 느낌의 모자지간이네요ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 어머님 컨텐츠 준비 해오신 정성ㅋㅋ

[@yeki1217]

어머니도 너무 재밌으시고 이 컨텐츠 재밌어요! 어머니한테 한국어 배우시면서 한국어 실력 업그레이드 하세요!

[@Otis151]

Your mom is so cool. Glad to see you on the other end of the quiz instead of poor mom.

[@koriankimchi]

11:07 This is exactly how I am with my own Korean skills too. This was a really fun video to watch because I got to quiz myself too and also reminds me to give my own mom a call this weekend.

[@BryanSolo_1]

MomZD is fantastic 😊

[@plotmind]

댁에서도 영어만 쓰는 집인가봐요. 성원님 우리말 단어발음은 자연스러운데, 한국어 자체는 잘 모르시나봐요. 아이고... 겁나 자연스러움 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@FishyAshB]

As someone learning Japanese, it jumped out to me when there were similar sounding words (presumably from chinese) though most of them were of course completely different

[@sparkymularkey6970]

"You usually say some... Ah, I shouldn't say that." This part made me laugh so much! 😂 My Korean teachers would constantly want to teach us some kind of saying or phrase but them stop themselves midway because they didn't want us to be tainted with mean words. 😝

[@Hothotshep0407]

어머님 너무 귀여우세요ㅎㅎㅎ

[@ItMeRobin]

Your mom is so adorable, i'd love to see more videos like this with you and her

[@ZyxthePest]

I love how he's doing well with the fruit and the peach derails EVERYTHING.

[@enochakabobby]

한국인 팬입니다! 어머니하고 challenge 하시는 모습이 보기 좋네요 😊

[@yarrowsprig]

This was so fun! It's super neat to kinda pick up on patterns in a language I'm not incredibly familiar with, and to see the difference between the parent and the child who grew up mostly understanding it rather than speaking it. MomZD content is the best

[@카랑코에-q2v]

귀여운 모자(=엄마와 아들)네요ㅎㅎ 보기 너무 좋아요 ~~ 항상 건강하시길

[@bobbobson8539]

SungWon needs to make more videos with SungMom. These are so wholesome and fortified with vitamins. Part of a balanced breakfast 😌☺️🥹

[@TheSoulDivided]

As someone with a foreign parent who can understand, but not really speak, their language, I really vibed with this video lol

[@맥북_에어]

와.. 성원님 한국어 늘으셨네용.. 영상 잘봤습니다

[@KIM_Heon]

04:45 단전에서 올라오는 '아이고~' 들으니까 토종 한국인이신 게 느껴져요 ㅎㅎㅎ

[@sixkiller6]

lol this was funnier than I expected. Also 10/10 on the editing haha

[@youngmeeeeeeeeee]

The Korean subtitles at 10:38 (언제 우리 다시 볼 수 있니?) and 10:44 (한국말 연습 계속 해서 다음에는 거꾸로 해보자!) are so wrong it cracks me up😂 You get an A for effort though!! I loved this video - it was so nice seeing your mom testing you for once! You guys really should try doing it 거꾸로 the next time. It should be fun!

[@takoyucky]

I was looking for this comment. I was like wth is 한국말 여석?

[@revival9313]

Great video, fun to watch and I’ve learned some new vocabulary. 👍

[@hyunjesong2820]

뜬금없이 유튜브가 날 이곳으로 이끌었는데 아무생각안하고 멍하니 다봤네요 심플하지만 재밌네요

[@Notrelevanthere]

This is the most wholesome thing I've seen in a bit, thanks for this. Imma go talk to my mom

[@oakes226]

LOVED this. Especially the similarities in phonetics around culinary greens?? Super cool. And the pronunciation differences in English vs Korean letters (g like a g/k mix? b/p? "L"s being more of an "r"?) was super cool to hear pronounced by both of you right next to each other. Gonna go on a whole-ass language spiral about Korean instead of sleeping tonight, nice nice nice :D

[@mgntflwr]

Such a funny and beautiful video. I hope there is another challenge next time 🤗

[@김황팡]

와우! 많은 단어를 아신다 셍원씨! 앞으로도 좋은 컨텐츠를 바란답니다 송웬씨!

[@HeisenbergFam]

Prozd & mom is the crossover we didnt deserve, but needed. I respect her for not going to get milk and raising Prozd well

[@MrMctastics]

If you go out to get milk, your children will do the same smh

[@DollyBoy_1923]

She would never do that. Look how innocent she is.

[@CoryDambach]

Can you explain the milk joke?

[@soulknight5190]

@@CoryDambach basically a parent abandoning their child under the guise of “going to the store for milk”

[@maxtns7527]

Man would love more korean content from you man much love from the uk

[@sanjithechef]

Was literally laughing to myself about your video with her guessing Smash Bros characters - can’t wait to see this lol you both have the funniest energy

[@아일랜드-t5q]

sungwon형 영상 잘 봤습니다 어머님이랑 같이 테스트하는거 너무 보기좋네요!!

[@kyeongcheoljeong6029]

아 개재밌네 이런거 더 해주세요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@boodledemic6430]

Your mom is adorable ❤ love the interactions between you both

[@Sevenly7]

hope yall have a great day

[@yourcordialvermillionchapw2398]

Thank You Heaven Inventory Dood.

[@ultra_seoul]

어머니~ 항상 건강하시길 바라고, 다음 챌린지 기대하고 있을게요!

[@katetoolate234]

I know some things about the Korean language but don't really know the language itself. I do know a decent bit of Chinese, though, and it's interesting to see the very rare instances in this list of words when the languages' words sound similar. The word for "lamb" around 6:30 for instance seems very close to "Yang" in Mandarin. Anyway, linguistics are fun. 😄

[@shusukepanda]

Many of the place names and jobs are all Chinese-derived vocabulary, they just don't resemble modern Mandarin anymore. 의사 is醫師,변호사 辯護師,목사牧師, 회계사會計師, 교회教會 학교學校 박물관博物館. Japanese also largely shares the same kanji and then pronounces them yet another way.

[@starrystudy00]

60% of korean word are sino-Chinese, so borrowed from China and used with korean pronunciation, Yang is one of them

[@uamdbro]

Whenever I listen to things in Korean, I always notice random words here and there (including quite a few in this list) that sound like the corresponding Chinese word. There are probably even more that I just don't notice by virtue of...not knowing Korean. lol

[@annalgam]

Woo I did pretty good! Just missed maybe 1-2 in some of the categories.😂 I guess my mom’s iron fist rule of only speaking Korean at home paid off. And the forced watching of Korean dramas through middle school😅

[@jasonklusow]

My wife is Korean and she says that you're actually right about hobak (호박) being pumpkin and that aehobak (애호박) is zucchini. Well done!!! 🙌

[@slycordinator]

Though 애호박 is a type of 호박. Technically, 호박 is the whole Cucurbita genus. In English, depending on species/shape/region, they could be called pumpkins, squashes, gourds.

[@AnonymousAccount-nw5xt]

@@slycordinator I mean that still doesn’t make sungwon’s response incorrect if you watched the video

[@slycordinator]

@@AnonymousAccount-nw5xt I watched it. His response was correct. I was just pointing out that "호박" is both pumpkin and more.

[@badmartialarts]

Don't call your wife a hobak though.

[@TheNorbles]

Loved the video, your mom is hilarious! You two should do more fun videos like this when you get the opportunity, I would immediately watch it.

[@monicastamant]

Being fluent in Korean makes this video much funnier 😂 I like your mom! She’s cute ❤

[@hotcurry1108]

엄마랑 ㄹㅇ 판박이 아니냐 그냥 붕어빵 틀로 찍은 정도로 닮았다 100미터 밖에서 봐도 가족인거 알아보겠는데?

[@Nako3]

This has to be the Koreanest moment of all time!

[@williamgrogan6283]

The ding with every new word drowns out your mother saying them.

[@RealKorean]

As a Korean American who grew up in white suburbs and had not much exposure to Korean culture growing up, I can relate to this on so many levels. I can speak it well more or less informal korean. I cant read or write Korean but I understand speaking. I cant understand Korean when it is singing cuz songs tend to use vocab and grammar. I dont understand and the singing kinda jumbles everything together

[@Demonnnnn888]

I’m Korean American who grew up in the number one mid-size city with the most Koreans and I’m the same as you know how to speak and understand but can’t understand Korean music or read or write

[@jeremyconnor8625]

You probably already know this, but just in case you don’t, you can learn to read the Korean alphabet in matter of a few days :) if that’s encouraging, probably faster if you already know some of the spoken language

[@nikkimarieblack3845]

So endearing, I love this interaction ❤

[@dayalasingh5853]

11:00 as a Linguistics major who knows a bit about heritage languages this is definitely the case for a lot of Diaspora kids.

[@BLiu1]

As a Chinese-American with about the same comprehension level as Sungwon, I feel seen!

[@dayalasingh5853]

@@BLiu1 hey I'm in the same scenario with punjabi 😔😔

[@thekuan7002]

This so fun to watch, and I learned some Korean too. I remembered the words way better than those actual channels that teach Korean. I hope you guys do more challenges like this! HAHAHA

[@sophiacheon2245]

korean american at the beginning of the video here! excited to play along

[@BladeoftheImmortal2005]

What nationality were you by the end of the video?!

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@BladeoftheImmortal2005 This question made me laugh uncontrollably.

[@user-dongdidong]

10:44 여석 -> 연습(practice) anyway, nice subtitles!

[@TheKelliestKelly]

Sung Won did super well with the animals! I imagine him as a little boy just POURING over a korean book about animals

[@TheKelliestKelly]

Like, one of those vocabulary books for kids. Just a bunch of animals chilling in their habitats with their names above them.

[@dev559]

The tables have turned and I LOVE it.

[@theodorebeare4176]

I absolutely love when he brings his mom on

[@sooyonkang]

와 어머니랑 같이 출연하셨네요 😊 두 분 너무 보기 좋아요

[@noahclark7603]

More Mom content. This is what the viewers want! :) Disclosure us viewers will watch boardgames, Doritos, skits or anything lol as long as it's the man himself.

[@kikizin-o2z]

its lovely to seeing you guys are getting along as a mom n son! I'm Korean so I enjoyed even more to seeing this video, thanks!

[@rohgs89]

The difference between 양배추 and 배추 is the prefix "양", which means western. From the Korean point of view, 양배추 was cabbage from the West. In Korean, as in English, knowing prefixes makes it easier to infer words.

[@ticklemeelmo73]

You two are so cute! And so playful together. Can definitely tell she's your mother.

[@screetchycello]

MomZD is adorable lol

[@loloina]

Love the videos with your mom! She is so wholesome

[@AtomicDrake28]

This may be one of my favorite videos now. She really pulled the uno reverse card😂

[@김주영-o9r6p]

두분이서 ‘생강 ?!’ 하실때 귀엽네요 ㅎㅎ 보는데 편안해지는 영상이에요 잘 봤습니다

[@MySushiBear]

ProZD mom: “wolf” ProZD: *giraffe*

[@khrashingphantom9632]

This was really cool to see. I love how patient his mom is and how sweet they are to each other. Thanks for posting. What I've been told over the years about people learning/who know multiple languages that PATIENCE is the most important factor, with the speaker and the person they are speaking to. I BET if ProZD spent even 2 months speaking nothing but Korean or was just fully immersed in the language he'd be razor sharp. 😉.

[@luibond9418]

Your mom is hilarious . She’s clearly proud of you too