Charlie (ta-ee, his buddy)
Chacha (grandpa)
Tree
Agua (for a cup of water or Lake Michigan)
Doggie
Ana (his nanny)
No
Birdie
Choo choo
Truck
Socks
Shooos
Mom (also mommy or often monny)
Betsy (aunt bah-chi)
Mimi (grandma)
Walk (as in I want to)
Ellie (his cousin: Eye)
Book
Más (more. Mosh)
Poo poo
Bath (bat)
Lani (neighbor Leilani)
Teeth! (Request for tooth brush)
Baby (looking in the mirror)
Four words that sound the same: airplane, open, Evan, and ice cream: “aben”)
BUS!
Yes! (Only when prompted but we’re working on it- YESH!)
Nose (pointing)
Peach!
Stairs
Pan (as in bread)
Lili (or Deedee) and Mone (friends Olivia and Simone)
Mmmmmm (I heard this coming from the pantry when he found the jar of dried cherries)
Di (aunt Diana)
Phone? (Or- Eye? As in- can I see photos of Ellie on your phone? 20 times a day)
Nurse? Nurse! (Nosh)
Language acquisition is the coolest.
What a combination of sounds and mix of Spanish and English.
Jorge Arbujas Silva, PhD | Senior Faculty Development Manager, World Languages |
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