One of the reasons I started this blog is because I thought it would be good fun to look back and see my little families antics. So I decided I have to dedicate a page to my kids own little dictionary. Please tell me what wonderful words your kids come up with!
Saud:
- Bututai = Butterfly
- Some Prize = Surprise
- Some Bousa = Sambousa (or samosa for none arab speakers) “I only want 1 bousa”
- Laban Juice = Chocolate milk (Laban is butter milk) It took us weeks to figure out what the poor boy wanted when he asked for ‘Laban Juice’!
- Dao Doo Daa = Don’t do that
Al-Johara:
- Cardi’ gan = Cardigan
- Dra’ er = Drawer
- Valinna = Vanilla
- Our Chother = Each Other (one of my favorite things that she says!)
- Scrubble = Scribble or mess something up e.g. your scrubbling it!
- Wepwipe = Wet wipe
- Bubu Baf: Bubble bath
- Froppely = Wobbly
- Scoopy = Spooky
- People else’s = Other peoples
- Baltezos = Maltesers which are actually M&M’s
- Moutella = Nuttela
- Fustrated = Frustrated
- Yoz – Past tense of use
Abdullah:
- KAK = Cat
- Abidab = Elephant
- I la you = I love you
- A-Do-La-Bul = Adorable
- Malouk = Mama Look
- I donk lak = I don’t like
- Like my own = by my self
- I love you all in the world = ❤
- I’m being be careful = I am being careful
- Lets have a Chity Chat
- Telerscape: sellotape. As in “Can I telerscape the paper?”
- Self Africa= South Africa
- Pacific = Specific
Khaled
- Calimo = Camel
- Aki laita = See you later
- Why Di Do Dat?! = Why did you do that
- Keep care of this= take care of this
- Allah’s water = the sea
- Athu Babi = Abu Dhabi
- Salt Africa = South Africa
- Binoculous = Binoculars
- Maglifying glass = Magnifying glass
- Spicy water = Perrier
Bader:
- Where di go? Did go! = When he hides something then brings it out again.
- What’s haza?= What is this.
- Sprinkles = Wrinkles
- Monkey cheese = Macaroni and cheese
- It’s too soundy = it’s too loud
- Teeth cake = cheese cake
- Intentdo = Nintendo
- Maynonaise = Mayonnaise
- Festible = Festival
- Cowculater = Calculator
