When William Wordsworth wrote "The Child is father of the Man", did he mean that a child teaches us so much, as if the child were our father. That is one interpretation of this famous quote. But it is probably not the correct interpretation.
Anyway, when you spend a lot of time with a child, even a toddler, you realize everyday that you learn so much from the child that you are filled with awe and wonder! So it is with Vedika and me. She teaches me so much every day that sometimes I wonder who is the parent, and who is the child!
Of the many things that Vedika teaches me everyday, one is her language. When people inquire about Vedika, I say that she is 20 months old and learning to speak. I pretend that I am teaching her language. The reality is that she is teaching me her language. She puts me to test every other moment, and rewards me with a smile or a heartfelt laughter when I get it right!
If you were to talk to her, here is some of her language that you might need to know.
- बाळ = वेदिका
- बिदीदी = वेदिका
- पुनना = पूर्णिमा
- जेपकाश = जयप्रकाश
- शिता = शीतल
- अंका = Uncle
- बिदी = बेदाणे
- अक्का = आक्रोड
- मम् मम् = खाणं
- पापा = पाणी
- पूआ = पोळी
- डुसा पूआ = डोसा
- तुपु = तूप
- दुदु = दुध
- शाका = साखर
- भाता = भात
- दाई = दही
- बिक्की = बिस्कीट
- चा = चहा
- जुसु = juice
- बी = bread
- आंडा = अंडं
- केआ = केळं
- आक् किम = ice cream
- इड्डी = ईडली
- शिरयाल = cereal (corn flakes)
- बादान = पिस्ता / बदाम
- माका = मका
- मिनि = मेंढी
- डाची = duck
- घुआ = घोडा
- काट्ठी = rocking horse / hindi song लकडी की काठी, काठी पे घोडा
- बाक्की = बकरी
- माशा = मासा
- कुकुक = कोमाडा / कोमडी
- पिज्जी = pig
- शाशा = ससा
- Q = alphabets
- घस्सी = घसरगुंडी
- झुका = झोपाळा
- पू = फोन
- पीपीप = गाडी
- गाई = गाडी
- गादी = घडी
- पापी = पप्पी
- बटा = butter / butt paste (diaper rash cream) / मला butt paste लाव
- डाप्पी = diaper
- अब्बा = hair band
- ईआ = Poem book - Old Mc Donald had a farm ee-aa-ee-aa-o
- पात्ता = पत्र
- वाया = पंखा
- तोया = stroller
- फुटा = photo album
- वाकूम = vacuum cleaner
- ऊआ = ओलं
- साबा = साबण
- ढेकी = ढेकर
- शापिन = shopping
- काट = (shopping) cart
- सान्ना = sandals
- पांगुन = पाघरूण
- जिं = jeans
- पाई = pant / पायजमा
- शौक = socks
- टिपो = टोपी
- बाए = बाहेर
- जुजु = झोप
- घी = घे
- बशी = (तू) बस / (मी) बसले
- दिदि = दे
- दी = दे
- दिस्सी = दिसली / दिसला
- chin = (diaper) change (कर)
- कान्ना = मला खांद्यावर घेऊन झोपव
- उत्तु = मला खाली उताराव
- नु नु = no, no.
- दाका = धक्का
- पक्की = पकडा
- बदुन = बंद
- धुआ = धुवायला
- हत्ता = हात / मला हाताला गुदगुल्या कर
- पाया = पाय / मला पायाला गुदगुल्या कर
- काखे = काख
- दाता = दात / tooth brush
- नाका = नाक
- मान्नी = मांडी
- बेबीम् = बेंबी
Posts
