Thursday, November 24, 2011

Family Language



Picture sourced from google search

How many languages and dialects do you speak at home?  
Is your family language as 'rojak' as ours?


Me + DH =  English & Mandarin + teeny weeny bit of Hokkien
Me + Parents = Hokkien
Me + DH + Isabelle = English & Mandarin & Hokkien
Me + DS = English & Mandarin & Hokkien
Isabelle + Grandparents (Mummy's) = Hokkien & Mandarin
Isabelle + Grandparents (Daddy's) = Hokkien & Mandarin & Cantonese
Isabelle + Yee Yee = English & Mandarin
Isabelle + Ah Ku + Kim Kim + Yee Yee + Kor Kor = English
Isabelle + Cher Chers + Ko Kos = English & Mandarin
Isabelle = English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese & Bahasa Malaysia

She is very 1 Malaysia, isn't she?  




4 comments:

Kiddothings said...

She's only missing one - Tamil ;)

Catheryn @ Pink Bibs said...

Oopss... yes... you are right! Aiyoyo!

Carolyn (Lil' Dahling) said...

Hahahhaha...very the very 1Malaysia. Must be very expert that her tongue can twist here and there. Tamil won't be a problem..;)

Catheryn @ Pink Bibs said...

Haha! Not a bad idea. Shall let her learn some from neighbours here ;)