da/yeah - she says both pretty efficiently
no - just started saying it.... wish she didn't know that one quite yet.
eyes - sounds like ice
ears - sounds like eews ... and ushi (russian for ears) - sounds like ui
hair - sounds like care (only the r is more like a w)
nose - sounds like no (with a long o at the end)
toe - sounds like it is
pupik (russian for bellybutton) - sounds like poopa
sisya (russian for "boobie" or the equivalent thereof) - she's good as saying that one... especially when she wants to drink.
close - sounds like kwoze
open - sounds like opay
up (when she wants to be picked up) - sounds like hhhap (really aspirated)
down (when she wants down) - as is, sometimes without the n
help (when she needs it) - sounds like hewp
cuckoo (the russian version of "peekaboo") - sounds like cakoo
more (when she wants more of something) - says it like she's british (just say it like you're british and you'll understand)
vot eto (russian for "that thing"... when you are asking what someone wants) - teh to
hello (specifially when answering the phone) - awo
bye-bye - pretty much as it is. in russian (poka-poka) it comes out like "ptaka-ptaka"
cheese - sounds like chees (with an s sound at end instead of a z)
chai (russian for tea) - sounds like kai
kashka (russian for cereal) - sounds like katka
banana - usually comes out as nana
waffle - comes out like dapple
chicken - sounds like chicka
vitamin c - usually sounds like minamina or just C
cookie - sounds like cooky (with a long oo like in moon)
juice - sounds like chooce
light (the kind you turn on) - sounds like aight
car - sounds like she's british
phone - sounds like pho
mama - got that one
papa/daddy - daddy (sounded like daduh) was her first word! papa came a bit later
poo-poo - she's got that one down... and touches her heinie and says it when she's done it
kolyaska (russian for stroller) - sounds like kaka
ball - sounds like baw
shoes - shoo
bible - sounds like bye-bow
multik (russian for cartoon) - sounds like mooti
lopatka (russian for paddle) - sounds like WAAHHHH!!! just kidding.
sounds like "wapat"she can also do some animal sounds:
barks like a dog "woof woof!"
trumpets like an elephant - don't know how to write how that sounds... just turn on the discovery channel
meows like a cat "neow!" (that's not a typo... she says neow)
used to roar like a lion (only small and cute).
way to go, abby! you can say over 40 words! here's a picture of the sweet little monkey for the new year. happy holidays to all! (i seriously hope to put out an update on us before i leave for california next saturday).
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Hey I'll try to call you if I can today. I'm going with Diana and group to an orphanage in some village outside of Kharkiv. We'll be there until Wed. afternoon. If I can get a signal, I'll call you about coming.
hey!!!! thats so cute!!! thanks for writing it up!!!! it will be fun to hear her talk sometime. i like it when lil kids talk, caleb was just getting there when they left...sad. john 14:27God bless you all!!!
I enjoyed that! Sounds like she's inherited the linguistics gift from you both : )
she is so awesomely cute... my little beautiful sister... God bless you when you go... congrats to Daniel for me!
perhaps a through a subscriber who I stumbled upon as well... sometimes I will go to one of my blogrings, and then see who the subscribers of the rings subscribe to. It's amazing that there are so many Christians on xanga.. and I love that they have the opportunity to share with the average person about Christ in this medium. As for me, I love hearing the stories of missionaries (as I was going through the cross cultural program at Toccoa Falls College until about a year ago - and have a deep appreciation for missionaries), but I like reading the stories of everyday people too (which I can often relate to a little more at times). I hope your family has a wonderful new year!
wow, smart kid! I can't BELIEVE she can say that many words! does she just pick it up on her own or are you guys doing something special? she must have inherited her parents' language skills! I bet it's super super cute!
heya, yeah we were thinking hancock county cause we'd heard that taxes would be way cheaper. but we've found that it really depends more on the neighborhood, maybe even the individual house. plus houses are cheaper to buy in oaklandon than mccordsville and it's just that much closer to the church. we're thinking 5 minute drive is good! wes could come home for lunch and stuff.
He doesn't really look black to me. Or white to me, either. Haha. I, for one, WOULD hesitate to call him black even if he weren't a presidential candidate. I've had biracial students, and that's exactly how I labeled them for school demographic information.It wouldn't bother me to have a black or biracial president. I just think that it's wrong to try and win a vote from minorities based on a "oneness" that he doesn't really have with them. Does that make sense? He was not raised in the African-American culture, and he shouldn't say that he was.It doesn't really matter at all. The truth is, the guy drives me crazy. I think he's pompous and inexperienced, and he was rude to his wife on Oprah. That does him in for me.
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