Rahul and Leila chopping play dough vegetables. Maher: Qu'est ce que tu cuisine Leila? Leila: Uhhh, I'm cooking mothika. Maher: Ah bon. C'est quoi "mothika"? Leila: Papa, ummm, en francais c'est lita.
Tag: words
Blocks and Princes
Rahul caught a little cold yesterday. Rahul: Aaaaah mama, my nose not working. It's blocks ---------------------- Leila pointing at Rahul: I like this prince mama. Rahul: I not a prince, I little baby dinosaur. And the bickering began!
Lakka Lakka like a Fire Cracker
This one's for my Z school friends- Me: Do you guys want to try these crackers? Leila: Wat dat cracker mum? Me: They're like Nayla's. They're yummy. Rahul (South African accent): Lakka lakka like a fire cracker.
Uncle Mao
"Man-ee," L says as she examines the 5 Yuan note. She points at Mao Zedong's purple face, "Shu Shu!" she claims. Like any young Chinese woman is respectfully called ayi or aunt by a child, a young man is uncle - shu shu.
Natasha Devalia 