Saturday, November 15, 2008

Translating Zoie speak!

Zoie is changing so fast!

-She now can see over the dinner table without standing on her toes
-Walk backwards
-Go up and down stairs forward (and sometimes backwards)
-Run around the block or to the play ground (2 blocks away)
-Climb on to the "big chairs" when it's time to eat
-Catch a pillow or ball
-Jump and spin around

Every day she is trying to communicate by using more and more words, some in german and some in english.

A list of words so far:

Wawa = Waffle
bodda = Bottle or Water
fawa = Farad (german for bicycle)
malin = malin (german for to color)
papa = Papa
mama = mama
shushi = Schnuller (german for pacifier)
shushal = Stuhl
soosul = Schlüssel (german for chair)
dit-da = Tic Tacs
down = down
up = up
book/buch = book/ german for book
shoes = shoes or socks
naeck = neck
elbo = elbow
haar = Haar (german for hair)
eyes = eyes
shirr = shirt
auf = Auf (german for open)
opa = Opa (german for grandpa) or open
eins = Eins (german for one) Zoiespeak can also mean an orange/tangerine.....
auwa = Oua (german slang for ouch)
da = da or dort (german for there)
mit = mit (german for with)
lisch = licht (german for light)
mess = mess
nass = nass (german for wet)
heiss = heiss (german for hot)
warm = warm
more = more
backa = backen (german for bake)
paappa = Papier (german for paper)
downsaers = down stairs
auta = Auto (german for car)
baaba = baby
ball = ball
balla = balloon
bella = belly
wurst = Wurst (german for sausage)
batsza = pretzel
yum = yummy
messa = Messer (german for knife)
nine = nein (german for no)
bahss = bath
lyla = play
kalt = kalt (german for cold)

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