Words
COLORS - 9
Red (ed)
Orange (onj)
Yellow (lello)
Green (geen)
Blue (boo)
Purple (pupul)
White
Brown (bown)
Black (back)
NUMBERS - 10
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven (sewen)
Eight
Nine
Ten
SHAPES - 3
Circle
Square
Triangle
BODY PARTS AND FUNCTIONS - 30
Hair
Head
Eye
Ear
Nose
Mouth (mouf)
Teeth
Tongue
Eyebrow (eyebow)
Face
Hand
Arm
Finger
Thumb
Shoulders
Belly
Belly Button
Penis
Butt
Leg
Knee
Ankle (because I sprained mine)
Feet
Toes
Back
Poops
Peeps or Pees (for urine)
Potty
Boobie or boobies (for both boobs and nursing)
Nipple
CLOTHING - 17
Hat
Shirt (shut)
Jacket
Mittens (nitnins)
Dipes (for diaper)
Pants
Rain Coat
Socks
Shoes
Sneakers (neetners)
Boots
Slippers
Glasses (gasses)
Covers (bobers) (for sheets and blankets)
Pillow (bi-bow)
Jams (for pajamas)
Swimsuit (simsuit)
FOODS - 45
Rice (ice)
Noodles (noo-nos) (for all pasta)
Eggys
Milk
Juice (dooce)
Water
Nuggets (nuhnets) (for the fake chicken nuggets)
Cheese
Bagel (bable)
Banana
Apple
Mango (maino)
Blueberries (boobehdees)
Strawberries (tawbehdees)
Orange (onj--counted as separate than the color)
Lemon (yemen)
Grapes (gapes)
Beans
Green beans (geen beans)
Peas
Tomato (nonayno)
Potato
Broccoli (bockly)
Onion
Olive
Cracker (cacker)
Triscuits (disdits)
Cookie (dookdie)
Dip (including soy sauce, ketchup and veggie dip)
Soup
Pizza
Lentil
Cereal (seyeyo - used to be oliolio)
Fruit
Pickle
Tofu
Yogurt (gogurt)
Ice
Spicy ( usually a full sentence ‘not too spicy’)
Chinese (Nineese)
Burrito
Indian
Bite
Fruit twist
Eat, eat!
Ice Cream
BOOKS/MUSIC - 13
Book
Read
Words
Sing
Dance
Piano (ninano)
Drum (dum)
You are my sunshine (will sing along with chorus)
‘I love you a bushel and a peck (again, sings along)
‘We just got a letter’ (from Blue’s Clues)
Boom Boom (for the Black Eyed Peas - ‘Boom Boom Pow’)
There are several books he ‘reads’ along with - How Big is a Pig, Go Dog Go, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
He sings along with most of the Blue’s Clues song
VEHICLES - 17
Car (cah)
Truck (tuck)
Hotrod
Train
Choo-choo
Tractor (dakdr)
Bike
Motorcycle
Helicopter
Boat
Ambulance
Bus
Airplane
Firetruck
Wheels
Trike
Dump Truck
ANIMALS - 36
Cat
Dog (usually called ‘puppy’)
Bird
Owl
Chicken
Rooster
Cow
Horse
Sheep
Donkey
Pig
Duck
Monkey
Frog
Fish
Firefly
Butterfly
Bear
Bee
Dinosaur
Elephant
Mouse
Squirrel
Giraffe
Hippo
Panda
Sting Ray
Snake
Spider
Luna
Cocoa (doe-doe)
Lasa (Mom’s black dog)
Little Dog (also LD, Mom’s Chihuahua)
Violetta (Mom’s big dog)
Lucky (Mom’s parakeet)
Pickle (Mom’s green parakeet)
PEOPLE - 27 (These are the people he can name on sight--he can repeat almost anybody's name)
Momma
Mommy
Daddy
Tai (Die)
Aub (me)
Tom
Grandma (Bah)
Granddad (dad-dad)
Mimi (Tom’s Mom)
Popa (Tom’s Step-dad)
Pawpaw (Tom’s Dad)
Des
Ahah (Tom’s Grandfather)
Grandpa (My dad)
Peter (Beeber!)
Erika (Erka)
Dottie (hard to hear difference between this and Daddy)
Mara
Sam
Anne
Liam (Eeeum!)
Katie
Milo (Mymo) (both of them)
Kendra (both of them)
Cori
Lisa
Blue
ADJECTIVES - 17
Hot (often said, ‘not too hot’)
Warm
Cold (code)
Wet
Dry
On
Off
Up (or up up up)
Down (or down down down)
Open
Close (koze)
More
Dark
Windy
Dirty
Handsome
Big
Heavy (hebby - said in a strained voice, usually twice)
Loud
OTHER SINGLE WORDS - 138
No
Yes (ess)
Bed
Upstairs
Downstairs
Work
Pillow (bi-bow)
Covers (bobers - for sheets and blankets)
Towel
Brush
Bath
Tub
Shower
Soap
Toothpaste
Chair
Draw
Shovel
Pail
Ball
Bat
Frisbee
Balloon
Party
Birthday
Present
Plate
Fork
Spoon
Phone
Game
Sippy cup
Go
Come
Touchdown
Football
Kick
Hit
Throw
Ouch
Shhh! (especially when going into stores, restaurants, library, etc)
Hop
Jump
Run
Fast
Spider Web
Crab walk
Mountain
Pop
Candy Cane
Pumpkin
Halloween
Trick or Treat
Scarecrow
Christmas (Nitnis)
Santa
Mary (Mehny)
Beep-beep (as in a truck backing up, often while going backwards)
Tick-tock
Brrr! (buuh)
Bonk
Mine
Bark
Moon
Star(s)
Sun
Notebook
Crayons
Markers
Draw
Outside
Inside
Home (also - Peter’s home instead of house)
Playground
Park
Sand
Stones
Beach
Waves
Ocean
Slide
Swings
Merry go round
Scared
Mad
Sad
Happy
Ramp
Door
Snow
Raining
Help
Stuck
Under
Over
Light
Hurt
Burp
Toot
Beehive
Tickle
Crash-ola
Flowers
Tree
Smell
Touch
Walk
Stroller
Drip
Mess
Build
Blocks
Robot
Hug
Kiss
Batteries
Heal
Hi
Fan
Fire
Kids
Laundry
Fold
Medicine (mesisin)
Nap
Gentle
Puzzle
Rock
Stop
Swing
Recycling
Trash
Wheel
Elmo
Ernie
Big Bird
Zoboomafoo
PHRASES - 31
I love you (ayluh doo)
It’s okay
Do it Tai self (do it myself)
Uh-oh
I’m coming (ah pumin)
All done (aw dun)
Thank you (dan do)
Bye-bye (especially when followed by a person or object)
Tai help Daddy code
Tai help Mommy write
Wake up! (Wate up!)
Play ___ (directions - play cars! Play bee game! Play puppies!)
Big boy ___ (cup, underwear, etc)
The Tai and Peter show!
Take turns (also - my turn!)
Wash hands
Brush teeth
Brush hair
Sit down (or ‘sit here’)
Get up
Stand up
Lie down
Where are you? (uh AH you?)
Tai hold it
Time out
Big, big mess
Clean up! (after someone makes a mess)
Right now
Go cars, go!
Fall down
Buy more____ (when something runs out)
POSSESSIVES (What he puts together from two separate words, not repeating as a phrase)
Mama's _____ (shoes, car, gate, toes, shirt)
Daddy's _____ (shoes, hair, car)
Bah’s _______ (shoes, car, etc.)
WORDS HE SHOULDN’T KNOW BUT DOES
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