Stephanie Heath
It is always exciting when your baby starts to talk. From first words to constructing sentences, parents are often enthralled with the process. However, imagine your surprise if your child begins speaking in a language you never taught them. That is precisely what happened to one family when their baby surprised them by speaking Spanish. But where did she learn it?
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The Details: Ebony is the mother of a beautiful baby girl. When speaking to People Magazine, she shared the humorous moment when she discovered her daughter could speak Spanish.
- Ebony shares that she noticed the Spanish at around 9 months old.
- Ebony also shares that she discovered her daughter was learning the language at school.
While learning Spanish in school may not seem unusual, keep in mind that this is a daycare — there is no Spanish class. So what is going on?
Baby Surprises Parents By Speaking Spanish
Ebony shared that she first noticed her daughter speaking Spanish when she reached for a glass of water. The surprising thing was that instead of reaching for her “water,” she was reaching for her “agua.”
- “I started noticing, around 9 months,” Ebony told People Magazine. “She was saying ‘agua’ instead of water.”
Ebony shares that her daughter learned the new language at daycare from her teachers. One of her daughter’s teachers mainly spoke Portuguese, and another spoke almost solely Spanish. Now, this little girl is being exposed to a new language and a plethora of new words, and her mother is loving every minute of it.
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While this adorable baby surprised her mother by speaking Spanish, it didn’t stop at that one word. Soon after discovering the word ‘agua’, she was surprising her mom with even more words. The adorable little girl now says ‘manos’ for hands and ‘patos’ for shoes. She has even started counting in Spanish.
Ebony admits that she is very impressed with her daughter’s ability not only to speak the language but to understand it as well. When speaking to the outlet, she had this to say.
- She’s acknowledging what her teacher is saying and doing what she’s telling her to do in Spanish, which we thought was awesome.”
