Deciphering Frankie’s Language
It is so amazing listening to our son trying to talk. My parents back home are even pleased with his development and how he can express what he wants to say. There are words that we understand well but there are some who we need to figure out sometimes. Frankie is now 20 months and getting bigger. We are so proud of him and here are the words he can say although still working on the pronounciation:
1. moor (with emphasis on the double o) – more
2. a-bi-der – i’ll be there
3. o-bi-der – over there
4. gucky – yucky
5. Sheela – Sheila
6. bok – book
7. boll – ball
8. boo – blue
9. mink – milk
10. Po – Po
11. baba – bye bye
12. Naynay – Nanay
13. nammy – yummy
14. Tayta – Tatay
15. Dada, Dadi – Daddy
16. hay di – hi there
17. apol – apple
18. oside – outside
19. pon – phone
20. shhh – shoes
That is all I can think for now. It also makes Ryan and I laugh when we call him and his answer is “ha”, just like the way I do it. He also knows what the meaning of “dili” is. He was talking to Sheila one time and I grabbed the phone he started crying. I told him that I will return it to him after I finish talking to Tita Sheila but he said “dili” (no) over and over again. He must have known that I won’t give it back to him. He likes listening to me when I talk to them back home. He also watches my mouth when I talk. Isn’t babies amazing?



