- wheat tuh-ta-toes = sweet potatoes
- bas-tet = basket (specifically, Baby Moses’ Basket)
- am-i-lulls = animals
- Vuh-Vone-Ah = Verona (our German Shepherd)
- buh-ban-ah = banana
- Mc-Sane = McCheyne (our Westie)
- p’ay = pray
- Tar-gick = Target
- dippy dup = sippy cup
- Happy Mal-len-ties Day to me! = Happy Valentines Day To Me! (basically means “congratulations” upon hearing anything exciting: we’re going to the park, she gets to watch Clifford, etc.)
- ‘Lifford = Clifford
- Emily Ah-lill-uh-bus = Emily Elizabeth (on Clifford)
- Puh-teddy = spaghetti
- Little ‘weeties = Mara and Micah (“Mommy’s little sweeties!”)
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Becky
Filed under: Mara Joy, Mara-Speak
Thanks for the translations. (I know several of them already!)