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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

A Pocket Translator for Communicating with GE

GE is 20-months old and appears to be mostly taking after me in terms of personality, including his outgoing-ness and his love of talking.  Like GD, we attempted to teach GE sign language when he was a baby but GE has always preferred to just use speech.  He has quite a sense of humor and surprises us daily with the things that he says  Here are just a few of his most common words and phrases in case you ever need help in translating.


(I did a post like this on my old blog for GD when he was about 15 months.  I reposted it here if you want to check it out; the communication styles between my two boys is vastly different!)

Da: 1. Mommy; 2. Daddy; 3. Brother; 4. The universal term for any or all family members.  For example, every morning at 0630 he calls out from his bed "Da!" to mean "would one of you please get me out of this crib!?"

Mommy: only used to say "I want Mommy to do this for me."  All other references to Mommy are "Da."

Bru-er or Ga: Brother/GD, may also be referred to as "Da"

Daddy: Daddy, of all family members Daddy is the least likely to be referred to as "Da"

Bee!: the one and only most specialest blanket

bee: 1. Any other blanket. 2. A towel.

hot:  1.  I'm hot.  2.  I'm cold.  3.  It's windy.  4.  The temperature changed.  5.  I want a popsicle.

No: 1. No.  2.  Yes
NOooooo!: 1. whatever is happening displeases me;  2.  I am behaving like a toddler.

I!: the response to the questions "Who wants dessert?" and "Who wants to go outside?"

boots: his blue rain boots, a wardrobe essential for any and every occasion, usually the only item worn besides a diaper

Brefst. Brefst. Brefst: "I need breakfast right now!" Saying this on repeat is another part of our morning routine.

Nack: snack
Nack!  Nack!  Nack!: I'm starving. 

Ink!:drink
INK! INK! INK!!!:  I'm dying of thirst.

Eese!:  1.  his favorite food, cheese;  2.  a camera;  3.  I am so cute please take a picture of me.

oo-oo: cookie

Yummies: 1.  berries or grapes  2.  I want to go pick berries.

Yummy, yummy, yummy!: his reaction when green beans or broccoli is placed in front of him (my kids are not normal when it comes to vegetables)

teeth: anything that has to do with food consumption, usually "I want to eat this" or "I did eat this" or "My teeth like this"

Yyyyyuuuuuucccckkkkkkkkkk!: used to express extreme distaste, usually over a food he doesn't want to eat

Ack: 1.  our cat, Jack.  2.  any cat  3.  his brother's fuzzy pajamas

Moo: 1. a cow;  2. a horse  3. any farm animal that is not a goat or a chicken;  4. any animal not otherwise specified;  4. fabric squares with animal pictures on them from a quiet book that are in the rotation as a secondary security item

Roar!: 1.  I'm trying to scare you;  2. a dinosaur;  3.  a lion  4.  Dinotrux

oat: goat

Bock bock: chicken

quack:  1. duck;  2. any poultry that is not a chicken

book: book
nother book: roughly translated "please read me another book so I can stay up later"

hug: I'm upset and need a hug

Hev! Hev!: 1. This is heavy;  2. I'm too tired to walk, please carry me. 

ash: 1. trash. 2. any piece of paper that he doesn't think is in the right spot

Weee!: slide

rock: rock, usually this is said right after he drops stones in his boots and right before he giggles while dumping them out

dools: tools, which to GE are both handy fix-it equipment and secondary security items

ooo:  1. screwdriver  2.  drill

up-up: hammer (interestingly, this is the same term GD had for hammer after he stopped using his sign for it)

dador: tractor

mow mow: mower

ombine: combine

uck: truck
dada uck: 1.  Daddy's truck;  2.  any blue truck

G: any letter

Beep!  Beep!  Beep!: said whenever he is walking backward

Put away: time to put away toys

It broke: I broke this but I'm not claiming responsibility.

"Let's blaze!": a quote from a new favorite show of the boys', this is said before taking off in a sprint

Time get up?: what he says every morning when he wakes up, before he starts demanding breakfast

Get dressed:  1.  I am dressed.  2.  I am not dressed.

Whoa!:  a game he plays that he thinks is hilarious where he walks around pretending to almost fall over while saying, "whoaaaaa......whoaaaaaaa...whoa!"

Drop!: said whenever something is dropped accidentally or on purpose; this used to be a favorite game of his at mealtimes

A-boo!:  Another favorite game since he was a baby, but he's gotten a lot sneakier over time.




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