What do soon to turn/ just turned 3 year olds typically talk like?

[mrshedge]

I have no idea and am interested in what other kids this age talk like. Typical sentences, typical sentence length.

Definitely not a boasting thread - just normal kids please not the super-advanced talking like a 45 year old ones!

The word "no" seems to feature a lot in dd's vocabulary.

Lol - ds keeps saying shi a lot copying the literally twice I said shit.....luckily I managed to convince his dear great gran that he was saying shiP!

as a minimum, in 3 word sentences.

Think they are all so different. My ds was a bit late to start talking but it all seemed to come in a hurry all of a sudden. He is now talking in quite long sentences but doesnt always say the words right. Quantity not quality iyswim.

'Mummy, look at that blue decker bus'
'Look at Roof (his sister) walking. Well done Roof'
'I've just done a massive/giant/enormous poo'
'Mummy, roof pouring her drink on the table'

are some typical sentences.

Oh and DH is always mocking me for saying 'gosh' and 'bother'.

He is 3 in July btw.

I guess the reason why I am asking is because all the books/ articles say a minimum of 3 words but that's the minimum to not have to worry and that's quite different to what is 'typical' iyswim.

p.s. Dragon, my ds is July bday too. He too does detailed analysis of poo - grim isn't it! 'I done massive poopidoops mummy', thanks for that ds....I really needed to know!

Dd keeps saying "bloody hell" very appropriately .

She can do fairly complex sentences but with lots of grammatical mistakes - "I done a massive poo" and she uses a lot of invented words.

DS1 was 3 in Jan his speech consists of long complicated sentences, not quite right grammar, pronounciation ie - "Look mummy what Jack doing? He making mess that very naughty mummy I not a naughty boy am I mummy?"

"i see a capertillar (caterpillar) mummy in the garden by the slide it a green one"

"WHAT i WANT TO DO NOW MUMMY?" Repeat repeat repeat!!

His speech is very sort of loopy ifyswim , generally makes sense and is understandable to others but he still sometimes lapses into babbling and baby talk when hes playing particularly when playing with his younger bother. Oh and hes a great mimic!!

my dd talks in sentences of probably around 10 words but her speech lacks clarity so it's not easy to understand what she is saying IYSWIM

She's also started calling people poo-poo if she's cross with them

What does my 3 year old talk like?

Like a farking broken record and it drives me NUTS.

Typically, from my lousy talkers, 3-6 word sentences, some of the words unclear, some connecting type words perhaps left out (like, "I hu'gry!" instead of I am hungry.

DS is just 4, and lately answers everything with "WHY mummy?"

-Where ' you mummy?
-- In the toilet.

• WHY?

etc.

It perplexes me why ds has to ask exactly the same question again and again even when you've just answered it! Do they all do this?

E.g. what's that mummy?
"An x"
What's that mummy?
An x....
repeat about 4 times until my answer is just GAH!!!

"that ours one?"

"he going do weewee too?" (very loudly, as random gentleman walks past in the direction of toilets!)

"like eins deze choclits" - combination English, German, AND Dutch(!).... poor child, soooooooo confused.

I am quite sure that he is a bit behind with sentence structure, but it'll right itself in the end. Not his fault he has German/English parents and lives in Holland, poor little sod!

But he does seem to have a bit of a 'stutter', when he is trying to remember what a word is, he repeats that last word over and over until he can finish the sentence. To do with the language thing? I hope so.

(mrshedge, seems to be normal to me. I get that. And he'll repeat the question til he gets the correct answer. And I mean 'correct' there, cos he knows when I am trying to fob him off with nonsense, and so will keep asking!!)

DS1 says things like:

"I not paying tention to you now mummy"

"Look mummy, its a mini, a [insert colour here] one, just like mine at home....MUMMY, I SAID ITS A MINI - JUST LIKE MINE!"

(I hear this phrase about 50 times each day)

"No mummy, I WANT TO DO IT MYSELF MUMMY, NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

He shouts a me a lot, can you tell?

Ah, yes, constantly pointing out things he has at home. Mostly around the supermarket. Clearly this is how I stop him pick everything up he sees. "No, X, we have that at home already.. No, we do not need that, you have two at home...." etc etc...

Favourite sentences - "that a deal?" "like the same"

"mama watching Doctors, then mama doctors finish, me watching Cbeebies"..... !!!!!!!

LOL washersaurus, dd is just like that. She talks to me like your typical Brit abroad trying to make themselves undertood by a local. She keeps repeating over and over getting louder and slower each time like I'm some kind of imbecile . She is absolutely hilarious.

Just on the basis of my two, who have been quite similar. Possibly a bit above average, judging by friends' children, but not streets ahead:

Speaking in sentences, but not always with absolutely all the words and some of them not pronounced properly. Having some of their own words for some things.

Asking the same question/saying the same thing over and over again. (I asked DD2 why she does this. She's coming up to 3. She says "I like talking mummy." No kidding )

Using tones of voice and expressions that they've heard from adults, but not always in the right context.

Coming out with complete classics like "Mummy, let's get naked, it will be great fun!" (DD1, last night)

lol re let's get naked Smithagain!

I love and hate it with equal measure when ds uses my verbal mannerisms....it makes me realise just how much I use the word 'just'.

And he reminds me how often I forget things when we are going out and have to go back in the house....he copies me pretending he has forgotten something sometimes e.g. "I just forgot something mummy, I going back upstairs."

re misuse of words....
He came out with 'that box has two lids - one under it one on top, it's outrageous ' the other day.

Bergen - sounds just like mine: "that's ours car". Also has 3 languages.

I think there is huge variation at 3. DD speaks really well but I would not say she makes conversation...she asks questions all the time and demands things and says 'no' if I ask her to do anything, On the other hand she does say it all clearly! Some of her pals I can't understand at all although they do chat nicely with me nodding and smiling. Don't know what is preferable to be honest!

in public "Mammy, are you my mammy?"

'maybe when george (baby) big like me george eat toast'

oh and 'we don't want to eat icecream, do we mummy'? means i want an icecream woman, are you paying attention, huh?