Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Language of Love

I love to hear my dad talk. He has lived in this country well over 50 years. But he still speaks with a thick accent. When he is excited or angry, the accent gets thicker. I've already shared a couple of examples of his word usage.

Here's a quick dictionary to help you understand him if you speak with him:

Pilla = pillow OR medicinal pills
Bolla = bottle
Maffew = Matthew
Watta = water
DVD = DVD or CD or anything recorded
Alfa Alfa = alfalfa
Oprah = Oprah or okra
Prawly = probably

I'll have to add more later because (the scary part) I don't hear the mistakes anymore. They sound natural....hmmm....I wonder if I sleep on my pilla??

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