Some kids are great verbalists. Not mine. L couldn’t pronounce his own (totally uncomplicated) name until he was well over 3, and he still erroneously begins words with the letter B (“becited”), and mispronounces several words like “hostible” and “resternaut.” I love these mispronunciations and am probably doing the exact wrong thing by not correcting them.
At 2, S is a chatterbox. She almost never stops talking and almost none of what she says is remotely understandable. I get about 70% of what she says. Luckily, L understands more like 85% and often acts as translator. When neither of us is around, she’s probably constantly frustrated and misunderstood. With good reason. Here are a few gems that she said just yesterday:
Me eek keys in the boo-koo-montney?
Me want more bup in my cup!
Me all done beeking!
(singing) Cakey car ish kittniss!
Any idea what she’s talking about? I actually was able to understand all of them. There was plenty she said that I couldn’t understand but I thought it might be fun to put these out there and hear your guesses. I’ll translate tomorrow.
Clearly, she is saying:
May I please put my keys in the container where we keep the Band-Aids?
I would like more juice in my cup, please. (This is said in a British accent)
I am all done beaking – that is, she is all done imitating Beaker from The Muppets.
A car made of car would cause me to give you kisses.
Excellent guesses, but nope.
I miss when my kids miss pronounced stuff! They are older now and speak correctly. Dang nabbit.
We still say ‘whatcha doonan?’ when we want to know what someone is doing, and ‘hand me the merote’ when we want the remote for the TV.
I do the same with my family, from things my baby brother said. He’s now 11, and we still say “merote”, “bigesting” and they call me “Jecki”
I only have good guesses for the last two. “All done beaking” must be “All done peeing”. For a while my 2 year old used “b” for the “p” sound, but she’s outgrown it, lol. And the singing one MUST be a Christmas carol! “Kittniss” is totally “Christmas” in toddler speak. “Cakey” sound like “take me”…. so….. “take me home for Christmas”, is what she’s singing? Lol! Those are my best guesses. “More bup in my cup” sounds like “more pop in my cup”, but I doubt you give pop to your 2 year old! Here’s one for you that you’ll never guess. What do you think my 2 year old is asking for when she says “More awbine, peas?”
I like your logic, but nope. Your 2-yo is obviously asking for more alpine skiing.
That made me LOL, imagining my S on skis
But nope, somehow “awbine” translates into “vitamin”! (And “peas” is “please”) You know those chewable toddler vitamins. She ALWAYS asks for more, no matter how many times I explain that she can only have one a day or it will make her sick. It just makes me laugh because usually her words come CLOSE to what she’s trying to say…. so no idea where “awbine” came from. And I can’t believe me guesses were wrong! Okay, new guess. “All done beeking” is “all done sleeping”, right? I’m at a loss for the other ones.
My best attempts…
Me put keys in the wallet? (book of money? haha)
Me want more dogs in my cup! (it happens…)
Me all done baking!
(singing) Cakey’s car has a kitten!
Me eek keys in the boo-koo-montney? “Me ickies in the bathroom mommy?”
Me want more bup in my cup! “Me want more milk in my cup”
Me all done beeking! “Me all done peeking!”
(singing) Cakey car ish kittniss! Eh, no idea… I agree with the previous post, I’d guess “Christmas” for the last word, but no guesses even on the rest. I’m sure we’ll all go “Yes!” when you translate, but for now…
Umm . . .
“Cookie car is ticklish?”
My oldest daughter mispronounced a lot of words and we didn’t correct her, and yes we were sad when she started saying them correctly. Here are a few: repartment for apartment, totophone for telephone, and basanja for lasagna.
My youngest talked just like Elmer Fudd until she was about 4 – She “weally, wuved sucking her fum.”
Living with a Toddler is like a never ending game of Mad Gab. No idea what they are saying until you are both repeating it over and over. Then it becomes completely obvious that they were saying Lightning McQueen fell down in the bedroom (or some non sense like that).
Wow, I officially award you a degree in Toddlerese.
My guesses are:
Me keep keys in the boo boo monkey?
Me want more milk in my cup!
Me all done eating!
And the cakey car …???? My only guess is “car” is “star” – maybe she’s singing Twinkle Twinkle?
My youngest (now 7) had pronunciation trouble until she was almost 6. My favorites:
Beputer (Computer)
Comchannel (Commercial)
Grill (Girl)
and lastly,
Tookies. (Cookies)
OH, and I forgot about her name lol.
Her name is “Elaina” but until she was 6 she called herself “Nayna”. Now she’ll bite your head off if you leave off the *E*!
Me eek keys in the boo-koo-montney? = Me eat these (or trees? Idk) in the …blue car monkey? (even though from your previous post I am lead to believe her word for monkey is “owaka” lol)
Me want more bup in my cup! = me want more milk in my cup.
Me all done beeking! = me all done speaking
(singing) Cakey car ish kittniss! …. Yeah I have no clue lmao.
No, “owaka” means “out of the car.” But, nonetheless, she’s not talking about a blue car monkey.
Oh…ok, that does make more sense. Lol
Me eek keys in the boo-koo-montney? = Can I eat this on the balcony?
Me want more bup in my cup! = I want more milk in my cup.
Me all done beeking! = I’m all done baking/using the potty.
(singing) Cakey car ish kittniss! = Every day I’m Shufflin’
Every day I’m shufflin’ is awesome, but wrong.
I shoulda known it was Takin’ Care of BUsiness from your FB post the other day…
LOL at Every Day I’m Shufflin!!!
My guesses are:
I see trees in the park, Mommy?
I want more pop in my cup!
I’m all done eating!
(singing) I’ll be home for Christmas.
“I want a kiss on my boo boo mommy”?
Oh, I want a kiss sounds good! How about “I’m sexy and I know it” for the last one?? Tell us! The suspense is killing me!
both my boys had translation issues. My 3 year old
Musta-ash= mustache
Glirl=girl
Vagingia=lasagna(lol this one has caused problems)
And my 8 year old still to this day says mutmash for mustache and pamilla for vanilla
Lmao VAGINGIA!!!! Lasagna!
For some reason bup in my cup is sounding like “junk in my trunk” in my head.
Or maybe burp. Like she was drinking, and burped, and wanted to burp again. Because my toddlers think burping is the greatest thing ever.
My 4 y.o. says
“sawanich” sandwich-the only thing he eats
“barella”-umbrella
“tv games”=Wii…got several frantic texts from my hubby trying to figure this one out: “do you know what tv games are?”….. “R is asking for tv games do you know what he means”…. “What the f*** are tv games!!!! he is screaming for tv games”
Me eek keys in the boo-koo-montney?=I see monkeys in the tree book. OR Read me book of monkeys.
Me want more bup in my cup!=more pop in my cup
Me all done beeking!=all done eating
(singing) Cakey car ish kittniss!=Something carries kittens.
I’m a babbler expert! Obviously
1. Ickies of sorts that need wiping
2. More beverage in the cup
3. All done sleeping
4. Wishing you a merry Christmas
You got 1/4. Expert?
BAHAHA!! I have 5 kids, so I was hoping for ‘Expert’ Status so I could throw it out for bragging purposes.
I miss my son’s old words. Especially Da-dutch and Dow-dash; you had to really be listening to know whether he wanted garbage or breakfast. And Bop-Deese. That meant “Pick me up and nurse me.” Awwwwwwww.
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