Estelle, a 10-year-old from Korea, speaks fluent English and shares how she learned it: reading books with her mom, watching movies, and practicing conversation. She talks about Harry Potter, her dream of becoming an actress, her fear that AI will take over jobs, and her advice to other kids: be positive, write, draw, read, and speak English naturally.
I'm afraid that AI would take over the world. I don't really know a lot about love. I've only been in love about 2 or 3 times.
Your English is very good. Do you have any advice for me? Hello! What's your name and how old are you?
My name is Estelle and I'm in the 4th grade.
Do you like 4th grade?
I like being in the 4th grade.
What do you like about it?
That I'm a kid and I can do what I want.
Do you talk to your friends in English?
Yes.
What do you guys usually talk about?
We talk about like plays or we make some plays.
Is there any word or phrase that your friend group uses a lot?
We use nicknames a lot and easy peasy lemon squeezy.
I love that one. What's your nickname?
Estella Bella.
That's so cute. What's the best way to learn English?
When I was young, I read books a lot with my mom and I watch a movie and then some movies have a book with it So I read the book too with the movie.
What books or movies do you like?
Harry Potter and Wonder and something like those.
I love Harry Potter too. Do you know what house you're in? Are you Gryffindor or Slytherin?
Last time I checked, I was Ravenclaw, but I don't know if it's like changed now.
Ravenclaw is the smart house to be in, so that's a good one. I'm Hufflepuff. Actually, today is a special day in Korea. It's Children's Day!
Woo!
What is your favorite thing about Children's Day?
We have a lot of gifts and it's the day for children. So yeah, and we don't go to school on Children's Day.
You have the full day off?
Yeah, we have the full day off.
Oh, very exciting! I think you got a Children's Day gift from your mom already, right?
Yeah.
Do you want to show what you got?
Uh, okay. First I got glasses, like blue light glasses.
Can you try them on? Oh my gosh, those are so cute. They even match your outfit now. What else did you get?
I also got a perfume from Artbox in Starfield. It's for children, so my mom bought it for me.
Do you think it's better to be a kid or an adult?
A kid because When we are an adult, we can't spend as much time with friends as when we are kids.
Why do you think adults are like that? Why don't they spend as much time with their friends?
Because they work too much.
Very true. What age do you think someone stops being a kid?
I'll say about, about 13.
So I'm too old to get a gift for Children's Day?
Um, you can get a gift, but not like Children's Day.
If you had a power, which power would you want?
I would want love or water.
What would love power do?
Maybe when I grow up, there will be someone I like. So the person that I like maybe will fall in love with me. Something like that kind of power.
Who do you want to fall in love with you?
In my school, there's one boy.
You have a crush on this boy?
Yeah, well.
Do you have a dream job?
I want to be an actress. My friend wants to be a director, so.
You can work together then.
Yeah.
I actually watched Estelle in a play. What was it about and what role did you have?
That was about magical children with magical powers, yes.
And what character did you play?
I played Vivian that has the power to see the future.
That's a good power too. Would you want that power?
Yeah, I would want that power.
You had a solo in that too, I think, right?
Yeah.
Can we get a line?
Never Enough. Yeah, Never Enough.
Never enough.
Never, never.
If you were boss of the world for one day, what rule would you make?
I would want all the countries in the world to have freedom, liberty, because North Korea and South Korea are like, we don't have a bond or something, so I want like Some countries to have a bond.
That's really sweet. I vote Estelle for president. Do you have any advice for other kids your age?
I want them to enjoy their life and be a positive person.
How can somebody be a more positive person?
Doing the things they want.
How do you be more positive?
Write a story, draw, read them.
What are your thoughts on AI?
I'm afraid that AI would take over the world because AI is improving. So yeah, I'm afraid that AI will take jobs and there will be no human living.
You think the robots will take over?
One day.
I was just in California and I rode in a taxi with no driver. There was no driver and the steering wheel was moving by itself.
Oh really?
Yes.
Wow, I never saw that.
Would you ever try it?
I think I'm afraid that there will be a crash So maybe one day.
What are your thoughts on BTS?
I'm not really addicted into BTS though, but I like V. Why do you like V? Because he's handsome.
I like V too. What are your thoughts on Dubai chocolate?
I like Dubai chocolate. Yes, I tried it more than 6 times.
That's a lot.
And it was yummy because I love cacao and the marshmallows and pistachio. Yeah.
What are your thoughts What are your thoughts on parents limiting screen time?
I don't really like it, but I think sometimes some kids need it because we have to do homework and schoolwork.
Do you have a screen time limit?
Yeah, kind of. Like, I usually see it on Fridays and weekends.
What are your thoughts on K-pop Demon Hunters?
K-pop Demon Hunters came out last year, and me and my friends were really addicted to it. I like Mira, and one of the friends like Rumi, and one of the friends like Zoe.
What's your favorite song? Golden. What are your thoughts on love? What is love?
I don't really know a lot about love because I've only been in love about 2 or 3 times. But love is, um, I like a person or I respect.
Do you think love is important?
Yeah, love is important, I think.
Why is it important?
Can change a relationship.
Do you think everybody needs love?
They need one person to love.
Your English is very good, and I think a lot of people watching this video are trying to learn English. So do you have any advice for them? How can they speak English like you?
I just write and say it, write and say it, or just talk fluently, like just naturally.
Maybe make some friends you can talk to in English, right? Yeah. Excellent advice. Thank you. Happy Children's Day.
