“Emmi, päike läheb looja.”
“Päike läheb looja.”
“Emmi, miks päike läheb looja?”
Translation:
“Emmi, the sun is setting.”
“The sun is setting.”
“Emmi, why is the sun setting?”
This was K’s first “why” question and I though it was a great one. It also happened in Estonian which was also interesting.
Wednesday, August 6th was a tough day for me as I [...]
My parents and sister visited over the past 2 weeks and we had a lot of fun! As a mother, it’s always a HUGE help to have family in town to help corral the kids. As a mother of bilingual children, my family has been a significant boost to my oldest daughter K’s Estonian speaking [...]
I video conference with my parents weekly as it is a great way to keep in touch with grandparents who live over 3000 miles away. We were video conferencing yesterday and for the most part K would speak to my parents, who speak Estonian, only in English. I couldn’t help but feel a [...]
I can’t help but wonder in what language A will speak when she starts talking. She’s 16 months old and saying a few words here and there along with a lot of phrases that I just don’t understand yet. She understands just about everything I tell her in Estonian which I continue to find amazing [...]
