Nicholas has been learning Spanish for a few years at school. He has a pretty good basic vocabulary. I try to build on it by teaching him short phrases. Recently I taught him "the cat in the hat" is "el gato en el sombrero". Coincidentally, Dr. Seuss is the author of the month at school. He brought home a photocopy of the book cover to color yesterday. During the ride home I tried to get him to translate it.
Me: What's this?
Nick: El Papel.
Me: Smart alleck.
Nick: I have a cousin Alec. He is smart.
Later in the drive (the evening commute can be 30-45 minutes) we were discussing the proper terminology for body parts, i.e. what the doctor would call them.
Nick: Zachary calls them tenders.
Me: The doctor word is testicles.
Nick: Like on an octopus?
Me: No, those are tentacles.
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