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Dear native speakers of English, please check my dialogues with my son (we are Russian)
I've put down some of our dialogues, just wondering if we are speaking with each other correctly in English (some foreigners do make mistakes but we don't realize we do so, it sounds ok for us :)
our dialogues
Mom, can I watch a cartoon?
Finish your meal first and then you can watch a cartoon.
Mom, the cartoon is finished, can I watch another one?
No, sorry. Enough of cartoons for today.
Where is Daddy? When is Daddy coming home?
Daddy's at work. He's coming in the evening.
Daddy's home!
Hi, Dad! I missed you so much.
So did I. Look what I've got for you (takes out a toy from his bag)
wow. can I see it?
Dad, I love it. Can I play with it now? Yes, sure, go ahead.
OR
(takes out candy)
Can I have one?
No, sorry, you can't.
When can I have it?
You can have it after dinner.
Dad, I've finished my dinner, can I have a candy now?
Yes, sure. go ahead
Dad, I want more
Ok, here you go
(little brother tries to take the candy from the big brother)
It's mine!! Don't touch this!
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Look, Mum! There's a car driving on the road
Dear all, please help me out - I am teaching my son English (I am Russian) and the other day that's what he yelled when he saw an approaching car. It seemed to me there was something wrong with how he put it, but I didn't know what would be the best way to say that without sounding "foreign", what would a native child say in that situation? Thank you!
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Tidy your area? your spot? your space?
Dear native speakers of English, please help me find the best noun for the above mentioned phrase. It's meant to be used by the families who live in studio 1 room appartments. Usually in such cases children just have a spot of their own, so what could the parents say to their children in English about tidying up of that spot? and also, when the child is finished, is it ok to come to their parents and say "I've finished tidying, come and see" won't it sound too official? is there a better way of saying that?
thank you very much, please be kind and also specify where you come from!
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British English speakers help needed: could you please check the phrases for a game for children
Dear all, I've translated our Russian scenario of playing with patterns into English, but I'm not sure it all sounds genuine British English so could you please be very critical and correct it where it doesn't sound right?
Here I go
Let’s learn about patterns.
Blue red blue red blue … (I put buttons in front of a child)
What will come next?
Blue
Not exactly.
Look, blue and red repeat over and over again. Have a look at this chain (can the buttons I've put in a row in front of the child be called "chain" or what do I call them?) It looks beautiful. Blue red blue red, but if we put red again here, it’s not going to look beautiful
Let’s play again
Red green red green red
Can you tell (me? tell me which? or ME is not necessary?) which color will be next?
Green
Nice job!
Let’s try a different pattern.
Cat dog cat dog cat dog
What animal is going to be next?
Cat! Fabulous
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ESL child wants to know the name of an object in English, what's the best question to use here?
Dear all, I am teaching my children (we are Russian) to use the following questions whenever they want to learn the English name of this or that object:
What's the English for...?
What do you call ... in English?
BUT recently I received the information that those two questions are too formal and kids are expected to say something like
How IT"S called in English?
or even
How this is in English?
I was told that this information comes from a native speaker who lives in Great Britain.
The question is - still what's the best way to ask about English names of things? It has to be both understandable and grammatially correct, I don't want my children to learn any "more or less correct" ways of saying that, I just want them to say it the way an educated native child would say it.
Dear all, that would be great if you also specify where you come from when you share your ideas, thank you!
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Русские коллеги, как вы переведете Could there be a mouse in the box?
Коллеги, помогите проверить одну тонкую вещь, напишите, как бы вы перевели на русский вышеуказанную фразу. Для чистоты эксперимента пока не говорю, в чем фишка. Спасибо заранее!
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I've TAKEN/GRABBED?? the cup and now I'm going to pour some water in it
Dear all, I found myself saying the above mentioned phrase to my son. I want him to be exposed to as many "Present Perfect Siuations" as possible, but now I'm thinking wouldn't it be better to use "grab" instead of TAKE? Most Russians use TAKE in such sitiations. and please be kind and mention if you speak American or British English
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I've cooked soup, OR I've cooked some soup, OR I've cooked A soup???
Dear all, please help: which of the above mentioned would be fine to say for a mother who wants to let the family know the dinner's ready?
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"Mom, can I stand on the swing seat?" and "Mom, watch me, I can stand while swinging"
Dear all, please help me with the above mentioned phrases. Would it be natural for a 4 year old native child to say something like this? I am Russian and I might THINK I translated it correctly while a native would say something totally or slightly different. Thank you so much for your help!
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"What color is the toy?" - "The toy is green"
please help me out, check if my translation is correct
welke kleur is het speelgoed? - Het speelgoed is wit
also, "how many toys are there? - there are three toys" and "Let's count the toys"
hoe veel speelgoed zijn er? - er zijn 3 speeltjes
Laten we tellen het speelgoed
also, if you can think of most common appreciation phrases in Dutch, the ones a teacher would typically use in a classroom, please tell me which they are
My son in 5 and he is going to a Dutch school soon here in Amsterdam, I just want him to know at least a few most commonly used phrases he is going to hear in the classroom
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