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“Before YouTube, I barely had any-
body to speak to. Now, it’s nice that I
have people to practise with,” Njoku
says.
Besides Cantonese learners, many
native speakers also find Njoku’s You-
Tube videos appealing and follow her
on social media.
“When I have questions about
Cantonese, I post it on my Instagram.
Immediately, I get responses because
I have many Hongkongers following
me,” she adds.
Njoku is happy to see many posi-
tive comments on her videos, praising
her great effort and accurate pronun-
ciations.
“Seeing those comments makes
me believe more in myself. It gives me Grace Njoku learns Cantonese idioms and phrases from her Hong
motivations…(and makes me feel) Kong friend. (Photo courtesy of Grace Njoku)
like I am doing really well now,” she
explains.
Sometimes there are a few negative wishes there will be more Cantonese Cantonese and people can just contin-
comments, criticising her Cantonese learners. ue to speak Cantonese,” Njoku says.
is not impressive enough. Njoku just “It will be really sad if it dies and
deletes them and keeps working hard. no one speaks (Cantonese) anymore. Edited by Linn Wu
Njoku loves Cantonese a lot and So I just hope more people can learn Sub-edited by Kelly Yu

Grace Njoku not only shares language learning tips, but also posts
videos of her daily life on YouTube.