Lost in Translation

Posted on January 31, 2010 by halalamama

Even after all this time, there are some words that Ismael just doesn’t pronounce correctly.  Pizza sounds like, “peegza.”  Gift is “jeeeft.”

Today -

Ismael:  (noticing that we have no juice for Adam)  “I’m going to CVS to get some jew…”

Me:  “Really?  You think?”

And out the door he went.  Thank God he came home with grape juice.

About halalamama

I am a new mother to a beautiful baby boy. My husband and I walk each day, still learning about each other, and navigating the beauty of parenting in an American - African, Catholic - Muslim marriage.
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2 Responses to Lost in Translation

  1. Beth says:
    February 1, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    This made me LOL! Too funny! See, he says things that he doesn’t really mean, just like me and the African recipe I found for you! ha!

  2. Lisa says:
    February 6, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Would he like some tutoring in the area of phonics? :)