https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 16:40:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2010390 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:56:08 +0000 ValentineMommy 2010390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not fluently or all the time, although FIL likes to scream phrases in italian at DS (really, the child is like 1/4 italian sheesh) :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2010375 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:50:40 +0000 namaste 2010375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really another language but another dialect, my in-laws (especially FIL's side) mostly speak in Patois and it can get super confusing depending on who is talking but I don't mind. It means I understand much more reggae lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2010160 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:27:21 +0000 alphagam84 2010160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My IL's speak Arabic and my husband understands a little of it. My IL's only speak it when they want to talk in front of us without us knowing what they are saying. It drives me crazy and I think it's so rude. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004322 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:19:08 +0000 Freckles 2004322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: I feel like "I'm full" is the most important phrase you need to know with Chinese families. </p> <p>DH's family speaks Cantonese, so I usually turn to him for translation. I can understand a few phrases. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004320 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:18:34 +0000 Ginabean3 2004320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, only English. I wish they spoke another language though! That would be cool exposing LO to a different language! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004224 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:24:13 +0000 mrs. bird 2004224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, igbo. they can speak english though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004181 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:49:35 +0000 shortiecake 2004181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: I can't imagine it would be easy! I only speak English (and a little Spanglish :wink: ) -- some family members try to get me to pronounce certain words and then laugh at me when I do. It's nice your IL's speak to you in English - a lot of DH's family members are bilingual but they tend to just stick to Vietnamese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004122 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:20:48 +0000 yin 2004122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My in-laws speak Vietnamese. Luckily my FIL speaks to us in English, and it's really easy to have a conversation with him. My MIL speaks mainly in Vietnamese but will speak to me in English. DH's aunts and uncles frequently forget that I don't speak or understand Vietnamese. </p> <p>@shortiecake: It's not easy to learn for me. I only know words that are similar to Cantonese words like soy sauce. The tones mess me up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004120 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:20:08 +0000 Iced Tea 2004120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SO's family speaks Korean. I don't know a lot--just what I learned living there for a year (over ten years ago!). I usually understand the topic but not the details. I've mostly given up speaking it because I've forgotten so much and am so out of practice. </p> <p>My FIL speaks some English, but my MIL doesn't. When we get together, it's often comical trying to communicate. :silly: </p> <p>Our baby is coming soon, and I'm encouraging my SO to speak Korean with her so she will be able to communicate with her grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004083 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:04:59 +0000 shortiecake 2004083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! My husband's family speaks Vietnamese - when they all get together I usually have no clue what's going on. They keep telling me Vietnamese is "easy" to learn but I'm not buying it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004073 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:02:06 +0000 Meridian 2004073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, they speak Cantonese. I only know a few phrases here and there (I'm hungry... I'm full... thank you) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004071 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:01:15 +0000 Meowkers 2004071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's mom speaks Italian but didnt' teach it to her kids :-( so at home they speak English. My family normally speaks Russian at home but when my English speaking DH is around they make a concerted effort to speak English. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004060 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:56:40 +0000 lamariniere 2004060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, French. My ILs don't speak English. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2004005 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:40:16 +0000 MediaNaranja 2004005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spanish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003984 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:33:48 +0000 looch 2003984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, German. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003966 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:23:41 +0000 yoursilverlining 2003966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, Spanish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003958 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:20:40 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2003958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They speak Swedish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003945 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:17:14 +0000 rachiecakes 2003945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They speak Dutch. But his mother only speaks what she knows of English with us (she's his only family in the US and he's not in touch with his family overseas). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003942 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:15:21 +0000 Anagram 2003942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. And same...I can follow along because they use just enough random English words thrown in that I know what they are talking about, but generally I just zone out and busy myself with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003940 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:15:07 +0000 Boopers 2003940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's family speaks Spanish. I know enough to understand and follow most conversations, but can't converse in Spanish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-sos-family-speak-another-language#post-2003936 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:13:00 +0000 mrbee 2003936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mrs. Bee's family speaks mostly Korean at home. I'm able to follow conversations about simple topics, especially when English is mixed in there! It's pretty easy to get lost though, since my Korean is limited to little phrases my mom said to me when I was a kid (we lived south of Seoul for a while when I was young).</p> <p>Does your SO's family speak another language? </p>