My daughter will be 2 in Feb. she has started talking small sentences,but in mother tongue.bcos we talk to her

Question

in that language,mostly.we feel she can speak eng&hindi later when she starts schooling.we r living in a metro. are we right in our thinking? suggest

Answer 1

keep talking to her in hindi and keep talking to her in that until she's at least 13 because i almost forgot chinese but because my parents keep talking to me in chinese, i now know 3 languages--english, chinese, AND taiwanese. in school i'm learning german right now, so that's 4 languages i know.

keep it up!

p.s. im 15 right now

Answer 2

she will pick up m.tongue easily, as that is the language she hears. but it would be better if you teach her few things in english so that when she starts school she will not have initial hiccups.

as lot of schools in metros start off in english.

Answer 3

I think you're right in your thinking, but be careful...

It's true she WILL catch up on English & Hindi in school. Thankfully, she starts school when she's still a kindergartener/elementary schooler, and this is still young enough to learn a language without an accent. Therefore, she WILL catch up and learn all three languages fluently in the long run. Knowing three languages will certainly help her excel beyond her peers - in the long run.

I say "long run" so often, because in the short run, is where her trouble may lie. Her first several years of primary school she may struggle and be placed in a language program (if your local schools are anything like mine), therefore missing out on other lessons her classmates experience. But this is not certain and it's only a "short term" outcome.

Just be prepared for the possiblity of the "shorm term" outcome, and don't be too upset when you hear she needs special English/Hindi lessos in primary school. I would continue doing what you are doing, because it's to her benefit many many years later.

Answer 4

I would talk to her in both languages.  Children do not get confused with this, they actually can differeriniate sounds between languages.  It is easier to learn languages under the age of 5, but if she is consistently be talked to or hearing more then one language now, she'll be even better off.

Answer 5

at this very age, they loves imitating adults action. If she speaks in ur mother tongue language, u could interpret her in English. Encourage each time she does it... Sing some simple rhymes or songs to her... She might be able to catch up as soon as she grow up.. till then enjoy urself with ur gorgeous doll!!!

Answer 6

I think you are right. I think that you should talk in both, but if she sticks to JUST ONE LANGUAGE get the "Muzzy" tapes for English. They are very easy to learn from especially for little kids. I speak other languages because of it.

Answer 7

yes, u r right.. but you can also try some small words in english like - come / go / sit / stand etc...

Answer 8

It might be an idea if one person speaks to her in the language she has already learned and another only speaks to her in English/Hindi then she'll quickly become bilingual. It is a lot easier for children to learn languages whilst they are young.

Answer 9

I would speak to her in both languages and she will grow up to be bi-lingual.  What an advantage you will be giving her.

Answer 10

If she will be speaking English in school, expose her to as much of it as possible. Children's programs on television help, as do books in English (you should be reading age-appropriate books to her already). You'll want her to be able to keep up with the other kids when she starts school.

I always recommended having the parent who speaks English the best should talk with the child solely in English. The other parent is to speak only Hindi. Parents should speak to each other in both languages. You need to be sure you don't mix Hindi words and English words in the same sentence; that will confuse your child.

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

i THINK YOU SHOULD LEAN ON ENGLISH ,AFTER SHE HAS MASTERED THAT ,THEN INTRODUCE HINDI , SHE WILL APPRECIATE BOTH