Sunday, October 4, 2009

Holiday vocab

"Cat" hunting

One thing that's been really fun has been Louis' Greek holiday vocab. Okay, so his eating strike/illness (yes, another holiday illness - we're beginning to think he's trying to tell us he doesn't like travelling) means he isn't quite saying 'spanokopitta' or 'gyros', but he's got the seaside stuff down pat. 

We head to the "sand" so we can go "swimming" in the "sea" and then take a "shower" when we come out. His other favourite pursuit is to go "cat" hunting: this being Greece there are plenty around to chase among the bushes. I can feel a kitten hunting mission of my own coming on when we get home...

Although he's struggling with Raphael's German - "key" is just so much easier to say than "schlussel" - he's having lots of fun playing "cou-cou" with Mathis, the very sweet two-year-old from Versailles who is our next door neighbour here. 

Then there's "bum". For a day or two we were stumped about where that one came from, but then all became clear when he started pointing excitedly to the "bummer". Which is, obviously, the camera. Try it, "bummer" isn't as far off as you might think.....

2 comments:

angelsandurchinsblog said...

I love holiday vocab. Most of the time... My second child can still say 'merde' after a French holiday. He heard it in a queue, said it in a restaurant later that day, and got such an amazing reaction that it's now his favourite word!

Babies who brunch said...

I must admit we've laughed so much at Louis saying 'bum' that it's here to stay. Not convinced he knows what it means yet though. Really will have to start watching what I say!!