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Trixi Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 3:45 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: Trixi wrote: Turtleneck wrote: Trixi wrote:
...Pipi sauber machen, hahaha! x-D
Is that like, "I have to make pee-pee?" Ever since I started coming to the board, my daughter has been asking me to ask people how to say that phrase in different languages. She's been a little disappointed that "pee-pee" seems to be pronounced the same the world over. I think it's convenient, myself!
Pipi sauber machen means to clean up pee-pee...like changing diapers ;)
Ah, I see. I still have one in that stage. So, to add to our collection of pee-pee phrases around the world, how do you say, "I have to go pee-pee" in German? I can say it in English (obviously), French, and Spanish so far!
that would be "ich muss pipi (kiddie-language only of course) or just "ich muss mal!" does it too......or to quote my nearly three year old nephew: "ich muss PULLERN!!" lol
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la femme qui Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 5:10 PM |
I love the expression on Fran's face when he says "Mmmm lecker!" haha
Turtleneck wrote: She's been a little disappointed that "pee-pee" seems to be pronounced the same the world over. I think it's convenient, myself!
Two languages in which it's not called pee-pee:
Bengali - hishi(pronounced he she like in English)
Hindi - sussu
Parents in most of India take children to the bathroom and make a sound that goes "Shhhh" when they want the kid to pee :s Disturbing, but it works! |
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Turtleneck Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 5:17 PM |
Thanks Trixi and La Femme, my daughter will be delighted to learn new pee-pee words when she gets home from school today! (The things that amuse a 7-year-old!)
I've heard about that method of potty training in India. Some don't use diapers at all, right? |
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mili Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 6:00 PM |
the Finnish pee werb is pissata
"Minun täytyy pissata" tai Minun täytyy mennä pissalle"
pronounciation is as it's written. this kiddy vocab has always been sort of funny for my English hubby.
And I'm not taking the piss… |
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akanksha Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 6:03 PM |
la femme qui wrote: I love the expression on Fran's face when he says "Mmmm lecker!" haha
What does lecker mean? |
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la femme qui Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 6:05 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: I've heard about that method of potty training in India. Some don't use diapers at all, right?
Nope. Middle class families nowadays use cloth nappies though and people who are well off use diapers(for the babies in case I'm not clear). I was lucky enough to get diapers, my brother had to make do with a chair that had a hole in the seat with a bucket under it :D |
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la femme qui Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 6:07 PM |
akanksha wrote: What does lecker mean?
Yummy! |
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Turtleneck Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 7:01 PM |
mili wrote: the Finnish pee werb is pissata
"Minun täytyy pissata" tai Minun täytyy mennä pissalle"
pronounciation is as it's written. this kiddy vocab has always been sort of funny for my English hubby.
And I'm not taking the piss…
Ha ha! No offense, but I don't think I'm going to teach my daughter to say "pissata!" We'll just keep that one a secret. ;o) But as as word nerd, it is interesting to see where some of our slang words come from. I love finding out how words are related in so many different languages. |
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Chiito-chan Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 7:13 PM |
la femme qui wrote: akanksha wrote: What does lecker mean?
Yummy!
I've added this one to my German vocabulary! |
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irenesfor Posted Fri 05 Sep, 2008 10:14 PM |
Chiito-chan wrote: la femme qui wrote: akanksha wrote: What does lecker mean?
Yummy!
I've added this one to my German vocabulary!
Me too :D |
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happy_to_hang_around Posted Sat 06 Sep, 2008 7:52 PM |
la femme qui wrote: I love the expression on Fran's face when he says "Mmmm lecker!" haha
Turtleneck wrote: She's been a little disappointed that "pee-pee" seems to be pronounced the same the world over. I think it's convenient, myself!
Two languages in which it's not called pee-pee:
Bengali - hishi(pronounced he she like in English)
Hindi - sussu
Parents in most of India take children to the bathroom and make a sound that goes "Shhhh" when they want the kid to pee :s Disturbing, but it works!
In Turkish it's called 'cis',pronounced chi(like in 'children') and shhh! |
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