Sunday, July 19, 2009

Toddlers and Words

On my way to the office, I happened to ride with a small family who brought along a toddler who was about two years old. She's very cute, chubby, and pretty in pink. I could see two little teeth jutting out from her gums, which made her all the more cute when she made a face; or when she smiled.

She was quite active. At first, she sat on her mom's lap and allowed her to hold her. Then, she got a bit antsy, and decided to get off her mom's lap and lay her head on the vacant stretch of seat beside her mom. She wouldn't allow her mom to hold her. Not even her dress. Her mom was constantly reminding her (in Visayan, our local dialect) that she might fall off the jeepney if no one is going to hold her. But, no. She won't let anyone touch her dress. No way Jose! But, looking at the toddler's face, it seemed she's in a good mood and was enjoying taunting her mom. She liked the attention being given to her.

As I was observing the little family on their way to the mall, the toddler spoke to her mother. I was just amazed at the English vocabulary she had. She had two very useful (and amusing) words. She kept on repeating these two words (probably to make sure mom understands her).

The words -- one's a verb, the other's a common noun.
(So, Jollibee and McDonald's are ruled out.)


Can you guess these two words?



☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆ .......... ☆
I hope you could make time to visit our Japanese website or our English website .

2 comments:

  1. hmmmmmmmm....

    Buy doll... Eat spaghetti... ^_^

    hehehe

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  2. Good guess!

    One of the verbs you mentioned is correct; however, none of the nouns is.

    Noun clue: It's a toy. Both boys and girls are fond of that toy.

    Try again! ^-^

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