“It was just a straight gift.

And I was very, very happy to do it…

In fact, the actress considers multilingualism to be one of the Wakandan spy’s superpowers.

Lupita Nyong’O as Nakia in Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 MARVEL.

Lupita Nyong’o in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.Marvel Studios

The actressreceived praisefrom Korean-speaking fans after the movie came out, with many complimenting her accent and pronunciation.

“That was something he was fired up about.

He got the biggest smile, like, ‘They’re never going to see this coming.

It’s awesome.'”

Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris now in theaters.

Watch EW’s full Around the Table interview above.