"New " wordshttp://forums.hvparent.com/blogs/new__words/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-07-17T21:34:00Z"New" wordshttp://forums.hvparent.com/blogs/new__words/archive/2008/07/17/quot-new-quot-words.aspx2008-07-18T01:34:00Z2008-07-18T01:34:00Z<p align="left"><a href="http://forums.hvparent.com/photos/blog_photos/picture540.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="http://forums.hvparent.com/photos/blog_photos/images/540/thumb.aspx" border="0" alt="" /></a><em>Lana Privitera is the proud Mom of a fun-loving, bilingual "chatterboy" that likes to spice his speeches in English with long-winded Spanish words. Her goal for 2008 is to pack also some French and Italian in his very expandable 3.5 year old brain. Lana still qualifies as a SAHM but uses her "spare" time working as a watercolor artist and Spanish/art teacher.</em></p>
<p align="left">My son is now so proud of his knowledge of Spanish that he has decided to start</p>
<p align="left">coining new words and expressions of his own! He's somehow figured out a few true</p>
<p align="left">grammar rules and he's now applying those rules to words he likes. "Que tomazo!" is</p>
<p align="left">his latest invention. I don't need to ask him what it means: I see clearly that he has</p>
<p align="left">taken the expression "Toma!" (Take that one!) and added the suffix -zo to turn it</p>
<p align="left">into some kind of superlative, like in the expressions: ""Que porra‐zo!...que latazo!...</p>
<p align="left">Que pelma‐zo!"</p>
<p align="left">Unfortunately, the word "tomazo"doesn' t exist yet in the Spanish dictionary, and I</p>
<p align="left">doubt it ever will!</p>
<p align="left">We also have an ongoing battle with the neutral word "mejor" (the best). It's an</p>
<p align="left">invariable word in Spanish but Nickey insists in adding an extra A to the ending</p>
<p align="left">whenever he tells me that I'm the best: "mama, tu eres la mejora!" he'll say</p>
<p align="left">whenever he' in a loving -or begging‐ mood. The problem is that he knows now</p>
<p align="left">that most feminine Spanish words end in A and he's intent in following the rules</p>
<p align="left">faithfully; no exceptions allowed. "Mama, tu eres una chica!"(And, Mom, you</p>
<p align="left">are a girl!) is his final argument.</p>
<p align="left">I usually give up after that. I' rather be la "major/a"than la "peor/a"(the worst) in</p>
<p align="left">his eyes anytime!</p>
<p align="left">‐</p>
<p align="left">Websites for today:</p>
<p align="left">http://www.montessorihome.com/ladybug_es_door.htm (body parts song)</p>
<p><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/pinata/game.htm">http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/pinata/game.htm</a></p>
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