The 10-year-old girl can speak fluently 10 languages
Although only 10 years old, but Sonia Yang has made many people surprised by the ability to communicate with 10 foreign languages.
Sonia was born in Taiwan but moved with her family to Hulme Cheadle, Stockport and England lived when she started elementary school.
The 10-year-old girl can communicate fluently in 10 languages
When he arrived in England, Sonia was fluent in Japanese, Chinese and English and of course the native language - Taiwanese. And then, she began studying German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and most recently, Kazakh and Luganda of Uganda.
In the process of learning a foreign language, Sonia also learned how to use her tongue in a flexible way to communicate like a native.
Just recently, she represented Greenbank School in Stockport, participated in the region's young linguist competition and won with the achievement of being able to communicate in Ugandan, known as Lugandan, while just learning it in the previous few weeks.
As expected, she will represent the area participating in the round
Finals held in London later this year.
Sonia and the medal recorded the victory in the Stockport region's young linguist contest
Previously, she had qualified for the competition by showing her communication skills in Kazakh and Portuguese.
Describing her accomplishments, Sonia said: "Learning Lugandan for me is easier than for English friends because they have some very similar words to Taiwan. And it will be a little easier when learn a new language if you try ".
When asked about the language that Sonia liked the most among the languages she learned, Sonia said: "English is definitely my favorite language because everyone can understand you."
"Sonia is a very bright and hardworking girl. She will surely become a star," said Heather Burnett, the vice principal of the Sonia school .
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