Well, 3 weeks in Italy with a very chatty 15 month old is amazing. Luca is a total sponge and he has learned so much here in a short time and we still have almost a week left! Below is our latest list which is probably 80% Italian. I have taken the time to translate many of them. He still knows to speak mostly English to me and Italian to others. For example - if I tell him Nonna has his water, he will turn to her and say "acqua!". But some things he knows in only one language or the other, so its only "cetriolo!" when he eats cucumber and his lovey is only "puppy!" no matter who he is with. He has been the same voracious eater here as he is at home - who wouldnt be? Today we went to an ancient restaurant out in the farmland outside Milan for a traditional meal, where we discovered that Luca likes rabbit and loves pasta puttanesca, particularly the capers.
boo boo (he is still fascinated with the little blister he has left on his hand from 3 weeks ago)
mano (hand)
naso (nose)
dente (teeth)
gamba (leg - says this when trying to swing his leg over a little bike)
spalla (shoulder, says when riding nonno's shoulders)
occhio (eye)
batti batti (clap clap your hands)
canta (sing)
balla (dance)
pronto (hello when mock answering phone)
giu (down, get me out of highchair! put me down! getting in elevator)
su (up)
andiamo (let's go!)
buono (good)
zio (at pictures of Jason)
zia (at pictures of Micol)
Allison (at pictures of Aunt Allisunshine)
"bizzy bizzy" for the bisnonna
(aunt) ceci
(uncle) eric
gatto (cat)
pianta (plant)
barca (boat)
tende (drapes)
luce (light)
"logio" (orologio - watch, was this on last list?)
sasso/sassi (rock or rocks, knows difference b/w sing. and plural)
scarpa (shoe)
chiave (key)
crema (cream)
datteri (dates)
limone (lemon)
uva (grape)
latte
acqua
schiuma (milk foam on top of cappuccino)
pane (bread)
pasta
forchetta (fork, duh)
knife (ok, thats english)
cucchiaio (spoon)
biscotto (cookie)
uovo (egg)
zuppa (soup)
pollo (chicken)
gelato (if you dont know what this is, i feel bad for you)
cetriolo (cucumber)
ADDITIONAL NEW ENGLISH
oh boy! oh boy oh boy! (exclaims when gets something yummy put in front of him, too cute!)
not nice
weeeeeeee
ride! ....when being pushed around on cart or sitting on something like this canon in Santa Margherita
yummy
bath
shampoo
hot
juice
corn
ketchup
hanger
wallet
piggy
"alla" (alligator)
soap
scissors (how does he know this, we dont know!???)
bird
stars
moon
night, night!
