Can I have a go, even if it's in French and Urdu?
Maheen is 20 months old, and she can say:
coucou (hi)
Bonjour (hello)
Aurevoir (goodbye)
Bye bye
Allah Hafiz (good by in Urdu)
Salam (hello in Urdu)
Merci (thank you)
Thank you
Shoukria (thank you in Urdu)
Monsieur (sir)
Madame
oui+jee+yes
non+no
Maman (mum)
Ami (mum in Urdu)
papa (dad)
Abu (dad in Urdu)
Nani (grand mother)
papi (grand father)
chat (cat) + miaou (sound)
chien (dog) + wouf wouf (sound)
poisson (fish)
oiseau (bird) + cuicui (sound)
papillon (butterfly)
escargot (snail)
giraffe
elephant
zebre
kangourou
potame (for hippopotame)
bateau (boat)
voiture (car)
avion (plane)
bus
A boire (sthg to drink)
manger (eat)
a table (on the table)
verre (glass)
fourchette (fork)
cuillere (spoon)
soupe
poulet (chicken)
mouton (lamb)
steach hache (burger)
Humus
brocoli (her favourite!!!)
courgette
fromage (cheese)
babybel
eau (water)
monte (go up)
cendre (instead of descendre = go down)
porte (carry)
goddy (carry in urdu)
marcher (walking)
assise (sit)
debout (standing)
en haut (up)
en bas (down)
on y va! / tchaliye! (let's go)
c'est parti (let's go!)
pantalon (trousers)
tee-shirt
couche (nappy)
nappy
creme (cream)
chaussettes (socks)
chaussures (shoes)
culotte (nickers)
biberon (feeder)
bouteille (bottle)
tchutcho (dummy in urdu)
musique
danse
dodo (sleep)
fini (finished)
pipi (wee)
kaka (numer two!)
ca pue! (it's stinks!)
c'est sale (it's dirty!)
lave (wash)
oh oh (when she does something wrong or something is out of order!)
c'est mechant (it's naughty)
calin (hug)
bisous (kiss)
all or most body parts in French
boite (box)
lego
She has strated to count on her own up to 10 and can say the alphabet repeating after me
GOSH, I did not realise there were so many!!!
I think there are some more but I can't think of all!
The funny thing at the moment is that she tries and put sentences together, so she will put 2 or 3 words together and she puts a LOT of intonation in what she says! and it does sound so funny!
You might want to know I am a languages teacher, so it's probably why my little girl knows all this!...she has become my guinea pig!!!!
Mel x