tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.comments2021-08-10T10:55:39.117+01:00Our Non-Native Bilingual AdventureBonne Mamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-22153236167523518082015-09-10T14:11:07.540+01:002015-09-10T14:11:07.540+01:00hard work always pays off!hard work always pays off!Lucreciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038343060695864005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-87429103329531476112015-08-26T22:31:55.249+01:002015-08-26T22:31:55.249+01:00Hi ;-) N'oublie pas que je suis là si tu as...Hi ;-) N'oublie pas que je suis là si tu as besoin d'aide pour du vocab ou...? anything!! I'm always there :-) My iphone is an extension of my arm, as Xav would say, so please feel free to text me whenever you need help... or just a big coup de pied au *** <br />And don't drop everything now!! I keep thinking about how my father never spoke dutch with me when I was a kid... And now it would be so useful for me!! :'( Come on SPEAK FRENCH ! :-)Belgian Mamannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-6178678316707974042015-06-24T12:09:36.068+01:002015-06-24T12:09:36.068+01:00Hi !
I'm happy to see i am not the only foolis...Hi !<br />I'm happy to see i am not the only foolish one who ave chosen that path. I am french and i'm talking to my little boy in english. Not all the time because daddy doesn't feel so well at ease with english, and I love my language as well, so I also speak french. But I speak english regurlarly for 6 years now. I know my kid will not be bilingual but the first time he said a whole sentence naturaly without me asking me to do so (he usually answers in french so I told him to ask in english when he wants a cookie or some sweet), well I almost cried.<br />That's a lot of efforts, true, but it pays back, so don't give up !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-59356499992495340802015-06-08T07:02:15.264+01:002015-06-08T07:02:15.264+01:00You are awesome! You kept it up...I failed miserab...You are awesome! You kept it up...I failed miserably, but it's never too late.Small Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500669212938387860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-60275270414974212902015-05-29T12:58:27.551+01:002015-05-29T12:58:27.551+01:00Hi Adina - thanks for your support i'm really ...Hi Adina - thanks for your support i'm really heartened to hear this news! At what point did you start speaking Romanian only on some days or has this always been the way?Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-29295300278239749832015-05-21T08:23:10.851+01:002015-05-21T08:23:10.851+01:00Ok, I need to jump in and tell you that Poppette w...Ok, I need to jump in and tell you that Poppette will continue to speak French even though you do not continue to speak exclusively French to her. Just like my own 6 yrs old who speaks and reads both English and French very well, with me speaking on some days only Romanian (community language). Poppette already knows French! and her brother (she has a little brother, I hope I am not mistaken) he will learn too. I bet he already has a big collection of French books and magazines at home! Adinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516596489046586148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-25351506204032437482015-05-01T17:01:36.717+01:002015-05-01T17:01:36.717+01:00Such fun stories! Good listening training for me ...Such fun stories! Good listening training for me and my son, because the words aren't onscreen, so we have to focus more. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />I can empathize about the difficulty of finding the energy and time to blog, but look forward to your updates!Sarah @ Baby Bilingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907207816628137938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-35733820991424396592015-03-04T23:39:57.709+00:002015-03-04T23:39:57.709+00:00Adorable! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to...Adorable! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to an update, too!Sarah @ Baby Bilingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907207816628137938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-42932696098647264142015-02-04T22:10:21.444+00:002015-02-04T22:10:21.444+00:00Ooo, they look great :0) Little Imp and I will enj...Ooo, they look great :0) Little Imp and I will enjoying sharing these stories, thank you :0)<br />Looking forward to your update post so too to hear how you have all been getting on with your bilingual adventure xxEmma's petites etoileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156524188470038599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-9121062413699844072014-08-22T18:57:41.592+01:002014-08-22T18:57:41.592+01:00Thank your for sharing your experience. It feels g...Thank your for sharing your experience. It feels great that there are tons of people out there going on the same adventure. As for myself, I am Argentinian, living in a totally Spanish monolingual community, and I have been speaking to my girl in English since day 1. Now she is 3, I dare say she has picked up L2 so well t be bilingual, and I am continuing with my second baby, whi is now 10 months old.Reading blogs where we can feel identified is of great inspiration. Thank you. LucreciaLucreciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038343060695864005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-27625979802336100332014-08-17T11:01:11.177+01:002014-08-17T11:01:11.177+01:00Your blog is really interesting for me as I am qui...Your blog is really interesting for me as I am quite the oposite case. My hubby and I are french and have learnt English at school. My capacities to speak this second language are better than my husband's but he understand english very well. Thus we have decided to raise our future kids bilingual ( though I am not pregnant yet). I am now more convinced than ever that I can raise bilingual childrens even if i am not a native speaker,and despite my husband mainly speaking french to them. Thanks alot. Maud from Normandy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-60706759168063671202014-05-22T01:04:10.906+01:002014-05-22T01:04:10.906+01:00Brilliant to see you back Bonne Maman!! xBrilliant to see you back Bonne Maman!! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-17113932312698235112014-05-16T16:34:35.767+01:002014-05-16T16:34:35.767+01:00Clever girl. And so good to read yoir blog again.Clever girl. And so good to read yoir blog again.The Piri-Piri Lexiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211814852783699044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-71479082687832170752014-05-15T16:46:26.158+01:002014-05-15T16:46:26.158+01:00Hey Salma - thanks for the encouragement :-)Hey Salma - thanks for the encouragement :-)Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-89451736648397166652014-05-12T18:55:39.808+01:002014-05-12T18:55:39.808+01:00Glad to see an update- a real positive one and ins...Glad to see an update- a real positive one and inspiring one too. Good for you and good for her :)<br /><br />SalmaParty of 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13372480335787520223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-22882090001263956862014-05-11T14:22:53.269+01:002014-05-11T14:22:53.269+01:00Thanks for letting me know. That's really odd ...Thanks for letting me know. That's really odd as a friend of mine has that DVD and hers does have a French option... I don't think some vendors are that great at specifying language options are they so asking them the question, as you say, is probably the wisest option.Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-6108480808031091362014-05-11T14:20:45.725+01:002014-05-11T14:20:45.725+01:00Hey Tatie Hélène thanks for the recommendation - I...Hey Tatie Hélène thanks for the recommendation - I've found them and Poppette really seems to like them :-)Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-32288704257282253932014-05-09T06:43:10.642+01:002014-05-09T06:43:10.642+01:00Thank you for the recommendation, I'd love to ...Thank you for the recommendation, I'd love to check out her site and her book. I'm not as deep into the study of bilingualism as I used to be, but am about to make a major change with my daughter, so now I'm quite curious, I must say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895245202923024753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-51943398858662077842014-05-09T06:41:30.148+01:002014-05-09T06:41:30.148+01:00I have read it and it was definitely my bible in t...I have read it and it was definitely my bible in the early years, very well worth it! Granted, I'm only 3 years 'late' on this comment thread, but couldn't help but chime in!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895245202923024753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-71433889799373136312014-04-12T20:40:21.347+01:002014-04-12T20:40:21.347+01:00Also for the Resources page - I don't know how...Also for the Resources page - I don't know how long these will stay up, but someone has posted lots of episodes of 'Les Moomins' (the Japanese animation, but with French soundtrack) to Youtube:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nhgdyOL-Q<br /><br />x Tatie Hélène :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349414675193260085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-68776587807959972222014-04-12T17:01:52.078+01:002014-04-12T17:01:52.078+01:00Hi, nice to hear from you, Bonne Maman!
By the way...Hi, nice to hear from you, Bonne Maman!<br />By the way, an erratum for the resources page - I got a copy of 'Maisy - Animals' and my copy *doesn't* have any language other than English. Which is odd as it looks as though it's from the same series as the 'Maisy - Fun in the Sun' which I also bought and which does have seven language options! I guess one just has to ask the vendor to check the cover and see. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349414675193260085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-4416200777808145672014-04-09T14:58:19.230+01:002014-04-09T14:58:19.230+01:00Hi H
Thanks for getting in touch. I think its am...Hi H <br /><br />Thanks for getting in touch. I think its amazing that you are planning on doing this for your nephew. Really really amazing. and i'm happy to be along for the ride and support you as and where i can. I have put my feelers out for poeple in East London who may be interested in a resurrection of Coucou and will let you know if i get any takers. I know it was a popular and really well enjoyed club. it does make a huge difference having an accessible local place where children can play with other children in their minority language. <br /><br />Do keep in touch :-)Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-46866396544991781402014-04-09T14:39:15.786+01:002014-04-09T14:39:15.786+01:00Hi Nina thanks for coming over to say hi. Your sto...Hi Nina thanks for coming over to say hi. Your story is insopiring and i will follow with interest. I've added you to my blogroll - do keep in touch.Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-46858419652670590872014-04-09T14:31:20.319+01:002014-04-09T14:31:20.319+01:00Hallo
wie geht's?
I have a blog post bubblin...Hallo<br /><br />wie geht's?<br /><br />I have a blog post bubbling Tamara..... I just need to sit down and get typing lol have just whizzed over to your blog..hope to see you back at your keyboard too soon :-)Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-651799440572042522.post-35389306639259759772014-04-09T14:27:57.244+01:002014-04-09T14:27:57.244+01:00Hi Lina...i have a friend who was looking for mand...Hi Lina...i have a friend who was looking for mandarin resources recently and directed her to your blog - she loves it :-)<br /><br />you're right... it can be sooooo hard to find time to do the essentials some days with work and two little whirlwinds lol never mind finding time to blog...but am hoping to get back in the saddle Bonne Mamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152733305572849246noreply@blogger.com