I was asking my husband K in my daughter T's presence, "Are you going to Bombay for that meeting tomorrow?"
He replied, "Yes." (He was going on work.)
T immediately commented with her bit, "'Yes' Appa says gloomily."
Gloomily? I asked her. Yes, she said. So I asked her what she meant. She explained, "Oru madhiri, dark and the clouds will be like a ghost...or like a cave...he is saying 'Yes' in a very sad voice. that is called 'gloomy'.
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I told T that she would need to keep her hairclips safe. She replied with: "Indeed, I have kept them safe."
Indeed? I ask her in amazement. What does that mean? She explains patiently, "See here, 'They were pretty indeed, but their selfish nature made them ugly'." She was quoting from Cinderella I think!
Not sure if she knows what 'indeed' means yet. ;)
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ReplyDeleteSo nice to see T trying to make use of words that are probably new to her, in everyday conversation! Books zindabad!
Your daughter is amazing! I love your blog.
ReplyDeleteI have a question for you. I have seen that your daughter observes keenly, picks up things well, and has a genuine interest in her surroundings. Some of the things that she says, does and thinks are remarkable! How do you work to instill all of this in her?
I tutor a boy that is maybe around the age of your girl, and I would like to improve his thinking a wee bit.