Zach's version

At 19 months, Zach can say quite a bit of words now. Some accurate, some not so. I am compiling those words that have been 'creatively' modified by him and it takes a sharp and attentive ear to understand what he is saying...





Ai Chee You = I Love You
Allll Dop Dop = All dropped
Bad Tern / Min Tern = Badminton
Boon Boon = Balloon
Cham Cham = Macam-macam (troublesome in Indonesian)
Chap Way = Subway
Corn Pleck = Corn Flakes
High Paif = High-5
Jing Jing Biaw = Jingle Bells
Kangciaaa = Syamsiah (my helper's name)
Kit Kit = Biscuit
Kong Kong Nak = Coconut
Mak Terr = Peanut Butter
Mamomo = Am Mo Mo (Dark in Hakka)
Meh Yern = Watermelon
Mi Mi Mi = Excuse Me
Ming Poo = Swimming Pool
Nana = Banana
Nani = Money
Nee Nee = Barney
Neh Ning = Raining
Pern Pern = Open
Pik Boo Boo = Peekaboo
Poon = Spoon
Power = Flower
Puk Tjen = Put Lotion
Saurrr = Dinosaur
Ter Ter = Water or Bolster
Tube Ta Ta = Tube Pasta
Wee Ming = Swimming
Yaya = Papaya

...the one who will be adding on to the list as and when there are new ones