Mio has yet to learn enough words to form full sentences, and a lot of her “words” are not quite real words but more abbreviated versions or sounds that represent them, but I’ve been noticing that she’s been picking up 3-4 new “words” every week, and it’s really made communication with her a lot more comprehensible and fun! I created a list of all of the things she says these days, and I was surprised at how much she’s learned over the past few months.
English Words
daddy
mamma
bubble
ball
baby
cracker
Japanese Words
pahn – bread (derived from French word pain)
meh – eye
mimi – ear
teh – hand
ikou – let’s go
itai – it hurts, or ouch
kocchi – over here (She often uses this to point out that she wants what I’m eating, instead of what I’m trying to feed her)
kore – this
achicchi – Japanese word for when something is hot
nenne – Japanese baby word for “sleep”
kkukku – Japanese baby word for “shoes”
Sound-Based Words (Onomatopoeia)
wan wan – dog (Japanese version of “woof woof”)
boo-bboo – car (Japanese sound for car honking)
poopoo – need I explain?
pippee – peepee
ooh-ooh-ah-ah – monkey
ppo-ppo – train (Japanese sound for train puffing out smoke)
buu buu – pig (Japanese version of “oink”)
gwa gwa – duck (Japanese version of “quack”)
moh moh – cow (Japanese version of “moo moo”)
“Words” Invented by Mio
daiii – short for “daisuki,” which means “I love you” in Japanese
chicchi – short for chinchilla
We can’t wait to see what new words she’ll learn next!
September 18, 2012 @ 4:54 pm
Wow, I am so impressed how much Japanese words she knows! Props for raising a bilingual baby! I wish I could do that! Maybe I can teach Kosei a few words…never too late right?
September 19, 2012 @ 9:05 am
Thank you Mie! I’m trying to teach her Japanese, but it can be challenging at times because I myself am more comfortable with English than Japanese. I’m glad she’s picking up words, though! It helps now that we’re with my Japanese-speaking family, too. I think you could totally teach Kosei some words — never too late! 🙂
September 18, 2012 @ 5:20 pm
Yay!
Clara’s “approximate” words sometimes sound nothing like what she is saying. The most recent example of this is “badow!”(which means Elmo).
A get together soon?
September 19, 2012 @ 9:09 am
haha* That is so cute! I can’t wait to see you guys and hear Clara talk (especially “hat”!). We have our car now, so let’s get together soon! 😀
September 18, 2012 @ 7:01 pm
dai!
September 18, 2012 @ 7:44 pm
she’s so smart!
September 18, 2012 @ 9:25 pm
aww, how cute!!! She’s a bilingual baby ^^
September 20, 2012 @ 10:00 pm
Love the lists there. Does she know any letters or numbers by chance?
She’s growing into such a wonderful little girl.
September 26, 2012 @ 4:20 pm
Nope, she has yet to learn letters, numbers, and colors… just those basic words on the list so far!
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