tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522551177958690642.post2586044524942930292..comments2023-04-05T13:37:12.208+02:00Comments on Where going havo?: Visiting Prague, multi-purpose words and good mannersMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606614582290926158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522551177958690642.post-46102820550498180022010-05-05T21:26:07.375+02:002010-05-05T21:26:07.375+02:00K says "thank you" very consistently for...K says "thank you" very consistently for everything for at least a year now, and "please" mostly when she really wants something and is being as sweet as possible. She is also very big on "sorry" and concerned questions like "Are you ok?" This sort of thing thrills me to pieces, because it makes her seem really well-mannered and nice. Which she is, mostly. More often than not...<br /><br />Yes, deciphering the language of a two-year-old. And they're all different, too! The language combination mid-word really cracks me up. I like the mixed sentences pretty well too, which is why I picked one as the blog title. Mixing languages is what we're all about, might as well be up front about it!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606614582290926158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522551177958690642.post-4830563649289267782010-05-05T19:12:33.660+02:002010-05-05T19:12:33.660+02:00Isn't all this fun and fascinating?!
It thril...Isn't all this fun and fascinating?!<br /><br />It thrills me when Griffin says "please" and "thank you"--in either language--especially when unprompted! It also reassures people around us that he's learning social niceties along with the two languages.<br /><br />In regards to your previous post, K. sounds a lot like Griffin! Sometimes his words are a combination of English and French, and other times I have to conclude that his mystery words are just his own invention. Other times my husband will ask me to translate something Griffin says--but it turns out it was in English to begin with, just pronounced a la two-year-old!Sarah @ Baby Bilingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907207816628137938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522551177958690642.post-59393704892197830562010-05-05T07:46:37.859+02:002010-05-05T07:46:37.859+02:00She's been speaking more Slovak the last few m...She's been speaking more Slovak the last few months, but it's still a distant second to English. I think it's hard for her hearing it only from the one person - now that she hears other people speaking similarly, she has more of a motivation to pick up the tempo! I think it will be easier for me to reinforce English when we live here permanently than for her to learn good Slovak from a few hours a day with her father living abroad. We'll see I guess :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606614582290926158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522551177958690642.post-29025366537420255702010-05-05T02:38:26.373+02:002010-05-05T02:38:26.373+02:00It's so great that your daughter is picking up...It's so great that your daughter is picking up her 2nd language so rapidly. I find it amazing how much of the language they absorb -- nuances, expressions -- before actually being able to vocalize it for themselves. Then they blurt out an expression all of a sudden for the first time that is spot on. lol. And yes, keeping that straight face is very hard...!emihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417074448702987272noreply@blogger.com