Monday, October 09, 2006
Spanglish
Because they hail from a state whose population will be predominantly Latino in the near future, I'm happy that my kids are surrounded by opportunities to learn Spanish. The boys' pre-school begins lessons in Spanish in the two-year old class. Our housekeeper gives them instruction two days a week. And they pick up a smattering of words and phrases from children's shows such as Dora the Explorer and their new favorite, Handy Manny. Handy Manny features a handyman ably assisted by his tools, including Pat, Stretch, Squeeze, Turner, Phillipe, Dusty and Rusty. Lots of counting occurs on Handy Manny, a practice which the boys like to replicate. But trying to acquire a second language can produce some curious results, like this one today as Boo stored his tools in his toolbox:
"Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, Saturday, catorce...."
"Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, Saturday, catorce...."
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Just adorable!
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