Korean mom rocks internet as she converses with her son in Punjabi. Watch video

Since being shared on March 26 by Sungkun Siddiqi, a social media influencer who is ‘half-Pakistani and half-Korean’, the Instagram clip has amassed more than 7,76,000 views. The clip shows his Korean mother speaking in Punjabi.

The mother-son duo has won hearts online with their exchange.

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The blend of cultures in interracial relationships is priceless. When people speak in non-native languages, it is adorable to watch and often wins hearts online. Sungkun Siddiqi, a social media influencer who is ‘half-Pakistani and half-Korean’ asked his Korean mother if she knew Punjabi. The woman not only impressed her son by speaking in Punjabi, but also spoke about her favourite Punjabi song. The mother-son duo has won hearts online with their exchange.

In the clip shared on Instagram, Siddiqi asks his mother if she knows Punjabi (Maa thonu Punjabi aundi aa?) and she replies saying yes (hann aundi aa). Challenging her to speak, he says, “Speak something so that we know” (kuch bol ke dikhao) and confidently she ignores his sarcasm, saying you don’t know (Nahi aundi thonu)

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He further asks which is her favourite Punjabi movie and asks if it is Carry on Jatta. The woman disagrees and says it is Pardesi Pardesi, a song from Hindi movie Raja Hindustani.

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“If my mum can speak Punjabi then so can you!” read the caption of the clip. Since being shared on March 26, the clip has amassed more than 7,76,000 views on the Meta-owned platform. A user commented, “Hahaha this is so cute. Aunty rocks, Punjabis shocked.” Another user wrote, “She speaks better punjabi than Punjabis.” A third user wrote, “She speaks beautiful Punjabi. cute.”

Recently, a video showing a South Korean groom dancing to a ‘boliyan’ couplet in Punjabi, sung by a wedding guest went viral on social media. The South Korean groom, Jimin clad in sherwani married his Indian bride Shivangi. Sitting on top of a horse, a man sang Punjabi boli ‘Baari barsi khatan gya si’ and Jimin enthusiastically grooved to the ‘boli’.