Conversations with Anya

A bilingual household means a bilingual kid! I'll try to post the translations of most of the conversations but sometimes its not that easy. Hope you’ll excuse that :)

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Taking pictures on her camera and then handing it me saying: 'Ab aap issko apne laptop se connect karo and edit kardo inko‘ (Now connect it to your laptop and edit them)

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Anya, in the car: Mama can I have a cupcake, kyunke mei ne icecream finish kya hai' (Mama, can I have a cupcake? Because I finished my ice cream)

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After I explained the concept of privacy to her, at dinner time the same day.

Me: Anya, what should I put on your plate?

Anya: Mama ap mujhe privacy karne do. (Let me do privacy)

Me: ?!!

Anya: I'm doing privacy. You can't talk to me.

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In Ramadan when I had just explained the concept of fasting to her. Me before dinner time, as she gets after me to eat one snack or another: Bass ab, you cant eat anything else before dinner time.

Anya, all confused: Kya mera roza hai? (Am I fasting?)

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Bilal looking at Anya as she sits on my lap.

Anya: Baba don’t watch me. I'm not a TV.

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Anya: Mama apka laptop slow horaha hai. I think usska aur gas finish hora hai iss liye woh slow horaha hai. (Mama your laptop is getting slow. I think it’s out of gas that’s why its slow)

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Bilal: There are so many vitamins in the raspberries, eat them.

Anya: (in a really bad, whiny mood) But I DON’T SEE vitamins.

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Anya bringing book to Bilal: Sunao yeh.

Bilal, looking at it: Lekin yeh to buhat lambi hai.

Anya: Noooo (whines) Lekin ap bhi lambe ho

Me: Hahahaha

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Anya, playing with me: Mama first I'll throw balloon..

Me: Anya in Urdu please, like this.. Mama, pehle mei balloon… (I usually start off Urdu sentences for her to explain to her)

Anya: Mama, pehle mei balloon throw karungi, phir ap ussko.. ussko.. ussko.. (trying to find the word) thapar marogi.

Me: !!

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Bilal and me discussing some stuff as Anya sits around.

Me: Anya zindagi to bari mushkil hoti hai. Ap enjoy kar lo abhi.

Anya, listens carefully, then begins to hum to herself: Zindagiiii gulzarr hai.

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Thanks for reading and lots of love.