How to talk to young children in English
Do you know these English phrases for talking with young children? Words that English speakers use with kids have a lot of repetition ("no-no", "pee-pee", etc.) and often end in the "i" sound ("doggie", "yucky", etc.)
Here are some common examples of things people say to young children.
- Good boy! / Good girl!
- There you go!
- Wow, good for you!
- Look at the doggie! / Look at the horsie!
- Whee!
- Oopsie!
- Did you fall down and get a boo-boo?
- That's a no-no.
- Do you have to go potty?
- Do you have to do pee-pee or poo-poo?
- Time to go put on your jammies and go beddy-bye.
- Don't touch that! It's yucky.
- Where's mommy?
Do you know of any other English "baby talk"? Post your examples and questions in the comments!
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