Ani is gradually transitioning from a rather complicated communication pattern in her own special language to using English. She'll repeat just about anything, but there are several words that she uses consistently and somewhat accurately. So, for anyone who is going to prepare for a conversation with Ani in the near future, here's a peek into her English vocabulary:
- Aacky – meaning yucky. According to Ani, almost everything is aacky, especially Ani’s feet.
- Ani – she loves to talk about herself in the third person.
- Apple – meaning any round fruit.
- Baby - any person under 12.
- Ball
- Bappa – her name for Ben.
- Blueberries – her favorite food and one of her first words, pronounced “boo-berry”
- Book – after much coaxing, Ani is finally interested in books.
- Boot
- Bye
- Cheese
- Circle
- Cow
- Cup
- Doggie
- Duck
- Eye
- Hello and Hi
- Help
- Hot
- Milk – meaning any beverage.
- Mommy – meaning Nicole, but sometimes it is used for Ben – it means parent
- Moo
- Mouth
- Nanoka – (na NO ka) I’m not sure how this is spelled but it is a 4 year old Japanese girl who lives across from Ani's babysitter and Ani talks about her all the time.
- No
- Outside
- Phone
- Poo/ poopy – meaning either “I have to go” or “Um, I would like you to change my diaper”
- Potty
- See ya!
- Shoe
- Slide – favorite playground equipment
- Snack
- Sock
- Uh-oh – usually stated after doing something naughty but completely intentional
- Up/ uppy – a little confusing because it means both “pick me up” and “put me down”
- Walk
- Weeeeeeeeeee – ok, not really a word, but sung with great enthusiasm when riding down a slide
- Yes
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