Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Chocolate! (qiaokeli)
I am so amazing that I can say words my parents have never taught me. Yesterday, I saw a small piece of dark brown sugar cube and said "qiaokeli", which means "chocolate" in Chinese. My parents were stunned because they had never given me chocolate before. Then today, I saw a small piece of candy at the front desk of our apartment building and said "tangguo", which means "candy" in Chinese. Again, this is something my parents have never given me, and they have never taught me to say the word. They didn't learn until later today that at my daycare, other older kids (my new best friends) have been giving my candy and chocolates. My mean parents then told the teachers to put a stop to it.