tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post7297326498917499483..comments2021-08-10T10:55:39.117+01:00Comments on Our Non-Native Bilingual Adventure: Non-Native Thought for the Day #1Bonne Mamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-69361656498458114402012-09-28T19:50:50.091+01:002012-09-28T19:50:50.091+01:00she just turned 4.she just turned 4.Adinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516596489046586148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-60360953764128540692012-09-27T22:05:20.195+01:002012-09-27T22:05:20.195+01:00Hi Adina...It's an interesting point that you ...Hi Adina...It's an interesting point that you make about the expression of feelings. It's defininately something that feels odd to me to. I put it down to the fact that if you haven't lived an emotion in a language before, then when you start to use the words they can lack the physiological sensations that come hand in hand with them in your native language... I am hoping that, just as it has with you, these words and feelings fuse and become more and more the norm over time thru living the experiences in my minority language. <br /><br />How old is your daughter now?Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-36157953269795509292012-09-27T21:53:21.336+01:002012-09-27T21:53:21.336+01:00Ha ha... I'll have to bear that one in mind wh...Ha ha... I'll have to bear that one in mind when we start to play... Even though they get one over on you sometimes... that fact that they want to play using French is a reward for your hard work :D I love it when I overhear Poppette playing with her toys in French.Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-48226712015992418812012-09-27T21:50:58.165+01:002012-09-27T21:50:58.165+01:00Hi Annabelle...Thanks for taking the time to let m...Hi Annabelle...Thanks for taking the time to let me know that I am not alone and that it's not necessarily a symptom of the fact that French is not my first language.<br /><br />Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-2180716734196823972012-09-26T14:06:06.497+01:002012-09-26T14:06:06.497+01:00It happened to us, too, on a few occasions :) But ...It happened to us, too, on a few occasions :) But I think it happened when I was expecting my daughter to reply to me in English, for example, and she replied in Romanian (it was obvious to me that my ear/brain was wired for a language, and not processing the other, at that moment.)But don't worry, as she's growing, her language(s) will definitely be clearer, and also your brain will get more used to it.<br />My frustration, when my daughter was smaller, was that I was not able to express my feelings towards her, in English (non-native language to me). I could communicate, interact, read, sing etc, in English, but when I had to express feelings, that was hard! But recently, I've realized that now I can do that!<br />So, I guess the more you use your non-native language to talk to your daughter, the more native that language will become!<br /> Adinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516596489046586148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-84931784383421541602012-09-13T17:32:23.331+01:002012-09-13T17:32:23.331+01:00Yes, I've learnt to check which language the k...Yes, I've learnt to check which language the kids are using when playing 'I Spy' after many moments guessing English words only to find they've gone for a French one!! It's frustrating, but also a good sign that they are using their minority language :-)Omma Veladahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569279888058635631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-48156867144281070272012-09-13T13:13:29.528+01:002012-09-13T13:13:29.528+01:00I know it must be fustrating. But even as a native...I know it must be fustrating. But even as a native speaker, we all have this kind of duh moments. Of course, this is what she meant! It happens a lot. And I think it may happen even more with a multilingual child as there are more influences on sounds.Annabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307996916856027630noreply@blogger.com