https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 12:07:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155511 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:49:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2155511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really hope DD can learn another 2 languages on top of English... Since my mom speaks to her in Cantonese and my MIL speaks to her in Mandarin. I'm pretty bad about speaking to her in Cantonese unless my parents are around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155494 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:42:47 +0000 Andrea 2155494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mandarin and German </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155388 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:27:32 +0000 mrsjyw 2155388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, my mom is his primary caretaker so he is as much exposed to fluent Korean as he is to English. English is still his first language, but he's learning both at the same time and I am so awed at his absorption of Korean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155381 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:23:27 +0000 looch 2155381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is hearing German from his father, but he answers him in English, so we were just talking this morning that perhaps we need to switch the family language to German. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155344 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:50:11 +0000 illumina 2155344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, but they have to learn Welsh here from pre-school onwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155313 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:11:54 +0000 travelgirl1 2155313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but where we live pretty much every kid is learning at least row or three languages so LO is the odd one out. The kids she sees day-to-day all speak Spanish as their first language so she is getting a lot of exposure but I'm not sure how much she retains. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155298 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:34:46 +0000 hotchildinthecity 2155298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's learning Spanish and French in daycare and he did know Korean. I want to have him learn Korean and Spanish when he is older but right now he's in speech therapy so I figure we'll get English down first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155268 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:39:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2155268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're bilingual English/Swedish. But LO knows more Swedish since I'm the only one that speaks to her in English (other than her TV shows and Skyping my mom). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2155263 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:05:59 +0000 lamariniere 2155263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are a bilingual French/English household and my children are both in an all-German speaking daycare. My son is definitely trilingual at this point and it's amazing to see him in action. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154980 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:10:26 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2154980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girls are in Spanish immersion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154975 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:09:41 +0000 regberadaisy 2154975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: LOL!!! I wish I can be like your DH! It's so hard for me to mentally switch language gears when DH doesn't speak it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154970 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:08:18 +0000 chopsuey 2154970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahah she's learning some Spanish at school and she knows Korean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154951 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 20:00:06 +0000 shellio 2154951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids will be in spanish immersion school starting at age 3. I'm so excited for them to have the opportunity! Then they will start taking Mandarin in 3rd grade but its not as intense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154945 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:58:33 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2154945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH speaks Spanish to LO. I do too sometimes, but I feel like I'll confuse her if I switch back and forth (plus she might pick up my horrible grammar!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154943 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:58:07 +0000 Charm54 2154943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to teach her French but I'm terrible at remembering to do it so she knows sporadic words lol. She will start French Immersion in Kindergarten but that's still a few years away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154937 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:56:56 +0000 mrskc 2154937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH speaks mandarin to our kids. My son usually only uses English when he talks to me tho. I do have to double check with DH that he's not trying to say something in chinese when I don't understand him. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/languages#post-2154926 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:52:47 +0000 mediagirl 2154926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is your lo learning any language other than English? </p> <p>They're teaching my lo Spanish at daycare and I have no idea what she says sometimes. Hahaha. </p>