Tag Archives: language
Do me a favor and say “por favor”
Joseph is a very polite boy. From a small age he has always said “thank you” and “you’re welcome” (in two languages). But he also he can be very stubborn. For a long time, Joseph has said “por favor” only … Continue reading
Joseph-speak
Joseph is learning to say new words daily. He can say complete words like Mamá, Papá, apple, pie, come, luna (moon), and “no hay” (there’s no more). He also has his own language. Here are a few examples: “Ia” = … Continue reading
Josie’s speaking ability
Josie’s speech is growing by leaps and bounds every day. She does a lot of babbling, peppered with real English and Spanish words. In the last few weeks we have heard her begin to sing a little bit of “A … Continue reading
From the abundance of the heart…
Josie speaks. Apparently she said “moooom” today.
Ammy-ville
Today I was with Jadzia and Ludi at the school, playing on the playground. As things were winding down, I was talking with Jadzia about airplanes, reminding her about our upcoming trip. “We’re going to take TWO airplanes. We’ll take … Continue reading
A mohawk is a mohawk, of course, of course
Jadzia and I went shopping at Aldi’s this morning. As we were bagging our groceries, she saw a kid whose hair was cut into a mohawk. “That’s a horse,” she said. Thankfully she dropped the subject pretty quickly.
Ludi speaks — and the world listens
Last week Ludi said her first word. It was “Pa.” But if I hadn’t been there to hear it myself, I don’t know if that’s how it would have gone down in the record books. See, not long after she … Continue reading
The echo whisperer
In recent months, Jadzia has been greatly expanding her speech capacity in English and Spanish. She does something now which seems unusual (though maybe other folks out there have experienced this, too). She whisper-echoes Yoli and I when we talk. … Continue reading
Jadzia-ese
Jadzia is speaking so much better these days than she was months ago. She uses far more intelligible words and sentences, though they are often mixtures of Spanish and English. Here are a few interesting things she is saying (frequently) … Continue reading
