Thursday, August 1, 2013

How to talk like a 1,5-year-old

In case you wonder what kind of things Finnish toddlers can say, here's a list of my daughter's favourite words at the age of 18 months. Test yourself and see if you can understand what my little lady has to say!

  1. Alas! 
  2. Anna! 
  3. Avaa! 
  4. Istu! 
  5. Joo
  6. Ka! (A short form of kato which is a spoken language form of katso.)
  7. Kakka
  8. Kakku
  9. Kiitos! 
  10. Kenkä 
  11. Loppu
  12. Moi moi!
  13. Nam!
  14. Nenä
  15. Noin! 
  16. Papu 
  17. Pois! 
  18. Rikki (or ikki. It takes a while to learn the Finnish r.)
  19. Tuu!
  20. Vauva




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4 comments:

  1. HannaAugust 1, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    1. Down
    2. Give
    3. Open
    4. Sit
    5. Yes, Yeah
    6. Look
    7. Poo
    8. Cake
    9. Thank you
    10. Shoe
    11. The end. Finished.
    12. Bye bye
    13. Yummy!
    14. Nose
    15. Like that
    16. Bean
    17. Away
    18. Broken
    19. Come (A spoken language for 'tule')
    20. Baby

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  2. Tommy QuistAugust 1, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    I had all of them, except for bean and baby.

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  3. HannaAugust 1, 2013 at 6:51 PM

    Hyvä, Tommy! Unohdin, että sanavarastossa on myös äiti, hattu ja mun, mutta sä osaat varmaan nekin.:)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 3, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    I figured out all except 6, 16 & 19 :)

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