Me : Come, lets go to the terrace before it gets dark
Jillu being busy with something else and generally not in the mood and creating trouble..So I leave it. Then after half an hour or so,
Jillu : Amma, maadi kku polaam (Amma, lets go to terrace)
Me: No da.. Its late..its getting dark. We shall go tomorrow
Jillu insists again and I repeat the same again.
Jillu then showing her thumb and fore finger in a formation of an open O says "Konjoondu polaam ma" (Instead of saying for a short while, she says can we go for a very small amount?)
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Me: Jillu, where is your kerchief?
Jillu : in the cot
Me: Where in the cot?
Jillu: Yengeyaana irukkum. thedu. (It will be there somewhere. search.)
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Jillu does some naughty stuff and dad gets annoyed.
Dad : Jillu, it told you not to mess with those (in a slightly loud noise)
Jillu : Its okay, appa.. kathaadhe.. (kathaadhe means dont shout. she said it in the exact mix of the language-in english and tamil)
Me and dad: ???!!!
Inspiration :she saw us saying the same thing to my cousin's pet dog
Me and dad: ???!!!
Inspiration :she saw us saying the same thing to my cousin's pet dog
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haha LOL on appa kathaadhe...Kids are so observant..I noticed the ticker..Advance birthday wishes to Jillu
ReplyDeleteippove athata aarmbichutala.. besh besh..
ReplyDelete"Konjoondu polaam ma" - ha ha so sweet..
ReplyDeleteso cute.. i can already imagine how she must have said .. konjoondu.. muah muah Jillu..
ReplyDeletemy polambal:chotu also says kathade amma.. only he also preceds the phrase with 'kozhandaya'-when i raise my voice..
his inspiration : his doting grandparents who once chided me in front of him saying the same thing 'kozhandaya kathade ma'
LOL .. very sweet! The last one takes the cake :)
ReplyDelete@Timepass : Thankoo for the wishes :)
ReplyDelete@soin : yeah, iduvum undu, idhukkum melayum miratuvo :)
@Swetha : :)
@AJCL : chotu, you too ? iva dhaan "kunzhandhaikku pasikudhu", "kuzhandhaikku thookam varudhu" nu sollindu thiriyaraa nu ninachen.. neeyumaa? I can totally imagine how he would have said as well..i have a living example with me :)
@Swaram : Oh, yes and that was said in the same placating tone that I was really ROFL at that moment :)