Anyone and Everyone interacting with kids love the way they talk. The way they pronounce words incorrectly is the best of them all. People back home call me Chachmi coz I called myself that for a long time. With Mickey mixing of words and pronunciation is not the only problem. She mixes 3 to 4 languages (Tulu, Kannada, English and Tamil). I have hearty laughs many a days becoz of Mickey's words (I know she will hate me if she ever reads this).
dumbu kuthonu = pira Kuthonu
This is a word that first came up while she was sitting on the comode. She would climb up the comode and slowly slide back while sitting on it and then would say, "thumedha dumbu kuthonu" meaning Sumedhaa will sit in the front. :)
PS: Sit in the front = sit at the back
(08/15/2009)
OLaGe iji = HoraGe iji
Every night it is part of Mickey's duty to keep the basket with coupons for milk. She takes the basket which has coupons in it, QA's it, makes sure that everything is kept as per her standards, opens the door, places the basket in the right place as per her specifications, comes in and claims "thumedha OLage iji" meaning Sumedhaa kept it in.
PS: OLaGe means 'inside' in kannada, HoraGe means 'Outside'. Iji is 'keep' in tulu.
(09/11/2009)
Sama Kethonu
As part of training Mickey, we (as in her parents) usually try to correct her whenever she isn't doing things right. This is true, when she holds the pencil upside down, or wears her clothes inside-out, or anything like that. We tell her, "Thats not the way to do it Sumedhaa. Sama ijoNu (hold/keep it properly) or Sama Ampu (do it right), etc.,
One night, sometime later than the middle of the night, Mickey gets up, turns around and says - "Sumedhaa Sama kethoNu" meaning 'Sumedhaa sleep properly'. Saying this she slept on her tummy with her face on her left hand. Hearing this, I slept with a smile on my face
PS: Sama means "correct/right" but for Mickey, it means sleeping wrong side; on her tummy.
(10/06/2009)
Mitthu iji = sitthu iji
The first time I heard this was in the middle of the night again, when she was sleeping with her head on my arms. She pulled my hand down, and said, "Kayyu mitthu iji" and went back to sleep when the hand went down to where she wanted. :)
PS: keep it up= keep it down
(11/10/2009)
dumbu kuthonu = pira Kuthonu
This is a word that first came up while she was sitting on the comode. She would climb up the comode and slowly slide back while sitting on it and then would say, "thumedha dumbu kuthonu" meaning Sumedhaa will sit in the front. :)
PS: Sit in the front = sit at the back
(08/15/2009)
OLaGe iji = HoraGe iji
Every night it is part of Mickey's duty to keep the basket with coupons for milk. She takes the basket which has coupons in it, QA's it, makes sure that everything is kept as per her standards, opens the door, places the basket in the right place as per her specifications, comes in and claims "thumedha OLage iji" meaning Sumedhaa kept it in.
PS: OLaGe means 'inside' in kannada, HoraGe means 'Outside'. Iji is 'keep' in tulu.
(09/11/2009)
Sama Kethonu
As part of training Mickey, we (as in her parents) usually try to correct her whenever she isn't doing things right. This is true, when she holds the pencil upside down, or wears her clothes inside-out, or anything like that. We tell her, "Thats not the way to do it Sumedhaa. Sama ijoNu (hold/keep it properly) or Sama Ampu (do it right), etc.,
One night, sometime later than the middle of the night, Mickey gets up, turns around and says - "Sumedhaa Sama kethoNu" meaning 'Sumedhaa sleep properly'. Saying this she slept on her tummy with her face on her left hand. Hearing this, I slept with a smile on my face
PS: Sama means "correct/right" but for Mickey, it means sleeping wrong side; on her tummy.
(10/06/2009)
Mitthu iji = sitthu iji
The first time I heard this was in the middle of the night again, when she was sleeping with her head on my arms. She pulled my hand down, and said, "Kayyu mitthu iji" and went back to sleep when the hand went down to where she wanted. :)
PS: keep it up= keep it down
(11/10/2009)
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