(sorted by date here)
| Stephen: | English: | Date Added: |
| [random gibberish] | Don't you just wish you could understand me? | |
| Abpa? | Can I have some apple? | 5/24 |
| Ah? Ah? Ah? Ah? [pointing] | Give me something right now! You figure out what it is! But I want it right now! Now! NOOOOOW! | |
| Bah! | There's a ball (or balloon)! Mine! | |
| Bed! | Come to bed! It's time to sleep! | 3/20 |
| Bee? | Is that a baby I see before me? | |
| Beed? Beed! | Is this a bird? This is a bird! | |
| Beep! | (Touching finger to nose) | 3/21 |
| Bike | Let's go for a bike ride! | 5/1 |
| Bleeeaaah! | His contribution when I say, "That's yucky!" | |
| Boat | You know, the things that float in the water... | 6/7 |
| Bob! | It's Grandpa Bob! | 5/8 |
| Bocki! | Broccoli! (His favorite vegetable!) | 5/10 |
| Boo-gies | Um... nose goblins... | 6/7 |
| BOHK! | Bonk! (Usually accompanied by hitting and subsequent "No hitting!"
from us.) (May also indicate "Errrrr... bonk," in which he falls onto the bed for sport.) |
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| Bok. | Here's a box.OR Here's a block! | |
| Boo! | (Jumping out and scaring one) | 5/17 |
| Book! | Read to me, Mama! | |
| Boon! | It's a balloon! | 5/18 |
| Bow! | I have a bowl -- put something to eat in it! | 5/10 |
| Boy! | Kids who are not babies... boys or girls. | 5/16 |
| Brrrr! | That object is cold / I am cold / that cream you're putting on me is cold / I feel like saying "Brrr!" | |
| Buhsss! | Here's a hairbrush, brush my hair! | 3/18 |
| Bun? | Can I please push that button? | 5/9 |
| Bus! | Is that a bus I see? OR I see a bus! (Also for truck or train) (was: der bis?) | 2/21 |
| Bye, bye! [wave] | Go away! OR, I am going. OR, We are going! OR, Good night! | |
| Cack? | Can I have crackers [or another food from the pantry]? | 3/4 |
| Ca-ie! | Car! | 5/18 |
| Call? | Can we call someone on the phone? | 5/15 |
| Chick! | Chicken/chick -- strangely, applies to both the animal and the food... | 5/21 |
| Choo choo! | Train! | |
| Cok cok cok! | Answer to "What noise does a duck make?" | |
| Cow! | You know, that thing that goes 'Mooo!' | 4/27 |
| Dada! | There's Dada! | |
| Dahce? | Please dance with me OR Watch me dance! | 5/23 |
| Dah-pee | Diaper, as in, "Please change my diaper." | 4/18 |
| Dark! | It's dark! (Usually followed by turning on the light.) | |
| Deet! | Hey, look, it's your teeth!! Hey, here's mine! Isn't this a great game? | |
| De-is? (was: Eyeis?) | What's this? | |
| Doggie! | There's a dog! (Was: "Daaaaagk? [yip yip yip!]) Also horses, goats, sheep, and other quadrapeds not kitty in nature. | 5/4 |
| Doh-ie | Door! | 6/6 |
| Doooooown? | Can we go downstairs? | |
| Dopf! | Stop (as in stop sign) | 4/18 |
| Duck! | It's a duck! | 3/10 |
| Eat! | Give me food! Now! | |
| Eeeea? | Mind if I pull your ears? | 3/22 |
| Eeek! | (The noise a monkey or ape makes) May also mean "itch" | 3/19 |
| Ee-ik | Uncle Eryk, or any male around Dada's age who isn't Dada (that is to say, Uncle Brian) | 5/7 |
| Eye! | Does it hurt when I poke you in the eye? Too bad. It's the only way I know to point this out so you'll understand. | 3/19 |
| F**k! | I don't know what this means, but it sure makes the grownups laugh... and cringe. What's up with that? (Yeah, we're sorry about that one. I have *no* idea where he picked it up ;) | 4/7 |
| Facie! | Face | 5/13 |
| Feet! | Hey, it's my feet! Bite them! Tickle them! Love them! | 4/6 |
| Fissie! | It's a fish! | |
| Foc! | Despite the homonym, seems to mean "Frog" or "Fox," depending on what he's looking at. | 4/28 |
| Fon! | It's a fan! Cool! | 5/23 |
| Fork! | Give me a fork to eat with! [Pronounced "fook"] | 5/10 |
| Fry! | Gimme that french fry now and no one gets hurt! | 4/22 |
| Fun! | This is fun! (Also appears as "funny") | 5/5 |
| Go beep? | Take me on the elevator immediately! (No longer used) | |
| Gone! | All gone! (Usually food-related) | 5/20 |
| Goo bus | School bus | 6/5 |
| Grrrr! | Answer to "What noise does a bear make?" | |
| Happy! | I'm happy! Are you? | 5/4 |
| Hay? | So, this stuff is my hair, yes? | 3/23 |
| Hi! [wave] | What, you again? Also, high (4/30) | |
| Hock? | Let's hug! (Now used when he wants to be picked up.) | 3/15 |
| Hond? | Hold my hand while we walk? | 5/7 |
| Hoo! Hoo! | The noise an owl makes | 5/28 |
| HOT! | That object is [warm, bright, food of some kind, a mobile*] | |
| Huht. | That hurt. (Or, are you hurt?) | 5/6 |
| Kick! | I am a great martial artist! Fear my feet of terror! | 4/6 |
| Knee | (Yep, knee) | 6/3 |
| Meowwww! | (The noise a cat makes now) | 3/18 |
| Mommy! was: Mama! | There's Mommy! | 3/2 |
| Mooooo! | Answer to "What noise does a cow make?" (Was: MMMMMM!) | |
| Moomie? | Can I watch a movie? | 6/4 |
| My! | Mine! (Here it begins...) | 4/20 |
| Nah my... | Not sure what this means... he walks around shaking his head and saying this. May be "Not me," or "Not mine," but the context doesn't make it clear. | 3/26 |
| Nap? | Time for a little sleep, eh? | 4/25 |
| Niss? | Can we nurse now? | 3/21 |
| Noooo! | I'm not [doing, eating, looking at, going in] that! How dare you even suggest it? | |
| Ock! | It's my sock! Look, I can take it off! Can you put it back on? (now see "sock") | 3/21 |
| Off! | Turn that computer off right now, young lady, and come downstairs with me! (Also for TV, radio, etc.) | 3/27 |
| On! | Turn that _____ on! | 5/10 |
| Open? | Could you open this for me? Right now? | 6/2 |
| Ow. | Sorry, did you hurt yourself? | 3/25 |
| Pas-ie | Pasta, please! | 5/6 |
| Pease? | Please? | 4/10 |
| Phone? | Aren't you going to call someone? [Pronounced "fawn"] | 5/30 |
| Piece! | Morphed from "be-is" to "piece" for penis. ALSO, can I have a little of what you're having? (Homonyms, people!) | 4/19 |
| Pig! | There's a pink, four-legged, non-Kosher animal... porcine, I believe. | 4/27 |
| Pity! | That's pretty! | |
| Ponts! | I'm going to put on my pants now. | 6/1 |
| Poop! | (Yes, poop.) | 5/15 |
| Potty! | Gonna go sit on that funny chair, huh? | 4/24 |
| Pun! | It's a pen! | 5/23 |
| Rah-ie! | Fear me! I am a ferocious bear/lion/something scary! | 4/15 |
| Sadt. | How sad! | 6/2 |
| Sah-ie! | Sorry! | 5/4 |
| Sboon? | Spoon | 5/12 |
| Scheeees? | Can I have some cheese [or another food from the refrigerator]? | |
| Seat? | Am I going in my carseat? Oh, boy! | 4/9 |
| See? | It's a CD! | 6/2 |
| Seep! | Time to go to sleep! (Also appears as "seepy" when he's ready for bed.) | 4/9 |
| Shhh! | (Holds finger up to lips) Be quiet, you! (Said just now when he saw a picture of a sleeping baby.) | 4/16 |
| Shoe | That thing that goes on my foot... yeah, that. | 4/17 |
| Siee! | I'm silly, aren't I? | 5/27 |
| Sirt! | Put on/take off my shirt! | 6/1 |
| Sock! | I'm getting cold feet -- put those socks on me! Or, those are socks. | 4/12 |
| Song? | Please put on some music or sing to me! | 5/19 |
| Talk? (!) | The things that people say, or, the noises that things make. | 5/16 |
| Tee! | There's a kitty! | |
| Tis? | Kiss me, you fool! | 3/23 |
| Tow. | Hey, it's a towel. I'm sure I could use it for hitch-hiking... | 3/25 |
| Tray! | Train! | |
| TWO! | (The very emphatic answer we get when we ask "How old are you?") | 5/14 |
| Uh-oh! | Mama/Dada is doing badly on her/his computer game! OR I am doing something bad. | |
| Ummy? | Can I have something good to eat? | 5/29 |
| UP! | I'm going upstairs! Now also indicates something high. | |
| Us! | You and me, kid. | 4/10 |
| Wa-ie? | Is it bathtime yet? OR, Can I have a drink of water? | 3/16 |
| Walk! | Take me for a walk -- if you don't, I'll cry! | 3/13 |
| Wash! | Time to get clean! | 4/24 |
| Watch! | What a fascinating timepiece that is! | 4/25 |
| Week? | Is Dada at work? | 4/30 |
| Whee! | (Noise made when going on swing, slide, or on bumpy roads) | |
| Whoa! | Hey, that was cool! | 4/14 |
| Wing | [Wedding ring, usually] | 6/3 |
| Woof! | The noise a dog makes when not saying "yip yip yip!" | 4/6 |
| Wow! | (Said in an awed hush) Golly gee, what do you think of that? | 3/19 |
| Yahbie | Library! (He looooves the library.) | 6/5 |
| Ye-ow! | It's yellow! (Also for purple, sometimes.) | 5/17 |
| Yes! | Affirmative, parental unit. | |
| You! | His comment when I say, "That's you in the mirror!" Also now when he sees pictures of himself -- he points and says, "You!" | 5/3 |
| Yucky! | How unpleasant. | 4/18 |
| Yummy! | How delightful! | 4/21 |
| Zee! | It's a zebra! | 3/28 |