Raising a child with English and Spanish? Here are 45 everyday words in both languages, side by side, each with its own audio. In EveryLingo every picture shows both words at once, so your child learns that one thing can have two names.
Dog is perro in Spanish, milk is leche and ball is pelota. Below are 45 English and Spanish words for kids by category, each with audio, and the app plays all 720+ words in both languages at the same time.
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Children can build two vocabularies from the start; they do not need to know one language first. Keep it short and everyday: name the cow in Spanish and in English while you look at the same picture, and let the games bring the words back.
Many families split it naturally, for example Spanish with one parent or grandparent and English with the other, or Spanish at home and English outside. Any split works if your child hears both often.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association says using your languages with your child "will not confuse your child" or "slow down their learning". Source: ASHA, Learning More Than One Language.
Yes. A child does not need to learn one language first. In EveryLingo every picture shows the word in English and Spanish at once, each with its own sound, and you can switch to one language anytime.
Dog is perro in Spanish. Cat is gato and cow is vaca. You can hear all three on this page.
Yes. You can replace any recording with your own voice, or a grandparent's, and make new cards with your own photos, in Spanish, English or a family dialect.
There is a free version with no sign-up and no time limit: play the games with a starter set of words in any language or language pair, and make your own word cards too. Full access unlocks all 720+ words and more of your own cards for a one-time payment of $29.99 USD (lifetime) or $4.99 USD (1 month). No subscription.
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