What can your 15 month old say??

Leslie - posted on 03/27/2010

I thought my little one could say a lot. She says mamma, mommy, meema=grandma, please and thank you, all gone, all done, poopy, i poop, yes, no, puppy, kitty, fishy, Morgan & Kayla (sisters), car, hot, baba=bottle, juice, cup, bite yummy, num num. There are a ton more but she doesnt really speak in sentences yet. She is starting to tho. And there is the usual baby language sessions here she is the only one that knovvs vvhats going on lol. Its nice to see everyone elses comments too.

Amber - posted on 03/25/2010

my girl can say lot .. most of it just the ppl who know her knows what it means.. she can say no yah hi bye ni ni (night night) aaa don (all done) i da no ( i dont know) ma ma iiee (ickey) thillell (thriller michael jacksos song) spaa baa (spongebob) bapa (backpack) sorry, thanks, num nums, poop, butt, she knows what her hands and feet are.. paa daa is peek a boo pat pat patty cake..she pics up new ones everyday

Maria - posted on 03/24/2010

my son, is very talkative but in his own language... recently he starts to speak more clearly "mama..papa..and some words but a lot in the non english but in javanesse (my servants are javanesse)

Ashley - posted on 03/08/2010

My daughter says alot of words from momma, dada, num num(food), ee (eat), pony, neh, cow, moo, crab, puppy, ruff ruff, duck, quck quack, bye, hi. kileigh, Auntie, baba (bottle), sip, out, thank you, vroom, nite nite, uh oh, oh no, book, sit, piggies, socks, shoes, arm, pant, open, step and many more words. She is now putting words together and babble and a words that is clear to hear will pop out of the babble. One of my daughters first 3 words were, momma, dada and thank you. She is learning but im lettin her learn on her own and makin it fun when we do learn together! She seems to like it better that way!

Joyce - posted on 02/23/2010

My 16mths old is a very talkative girl. She'll try to say anything up to 3 syllables. she can pronounce bicycle, vegetable, peek-a-boo very clearly... She can also strings 2 words at the moment. Can count 1-10 by her own (& even count from whichever numbers i say) & can say A to E. PD says she's a fast learner. Try singing & talking to him/her more often. tat'll help to develop their speech abilities faster. :)

Michelle - posted on 02/23/2010

My 17mo son has 2 clear words up and hi. He has 2 signs please and thank you. He says ease for please. He also clicks his tongue when he is hungry. That's it he doesn't really talk. Once in a while he will mimic a word but then we don't here it again. He is very active but has no interest in talking. He won't even say the words he knows if you ask him to he just grins at you and goes silent. Meh he'll get there eventually my older son isn't much for talking either.

Moana - posted on 02/23/2010

My girl is 17 months she has always had a good vocab she says words like the usual mum, dad, dog, look, car,go,drink,bottle hey and her favorite word she says often is pretty lol = ) All kids learn at their own speed. she is a copycat too so thats probely why...

Sally - posted on 02/21/2010

My 15 months old always says mama all the time. I reply 'yes, honey' she keeps repeating mama mama mama. she can say also cat and and mom referring to food!

Alicia Martinez Home - posted on 02/21/2010

I know how different they all are so have no worries! My first child said "wasat?" (for whats that?) as her first word(s). My 17 month old's first word was "Hi". Now she says up, no, hi, wasat, this, fish, apple, wow, baba, mama, dada, sissy, yum, backpack (courtesy of Dora), taku (for thank you), and whole bunch of nonsense. She reads books to herself and apparently she can understand herself because she reads away and turns the pages. I was worried at first because she does not say as much as her sister did, but she also doesn't seem to be lacking. I think the words they pick up on are very random and sometimes they just surprise themselves and then realize they can say something and keep saying it from that point on :)

Kyra - posted on 02/21/2010

My little girl is now 17months and she talks quiet clearly, but its like it all of a sudden just started flowing. I think once they get a grasp on some sounds then they're off and running. I must admit though that i never tended to baby talk at her much. I spoke with her and played but always in plain English.

Filipa - posted on 02/21/2010

once again, each child is a child, my daughter speaks Portuguese at home and French with the house keeper and in the day-care center, but over all, her own language, which I love to ear :) she can say aurevoir - good bye, áua - water, non - no, sayez - that's it, táli - it's there, dá - take, ... and unswer with hand gesture when we ask her age, in French, and in Portuguese

Jesenia - posted on 02/21/2010

my daughter can say a handful of words like "puppy" for EVERY animal..."caca" when she goes number 2, "hi" "bye" but she speaks her own language. she really sounds like she's talking chinese or something bc she changes pitch and sounds, its funny. Alot of moms compare their children to other kids...but your child will learn to speak when they are ready, you know? As long as your kid can understand you and respond the there are no problems. I just read a post on a lady who said that her child talks alot and it makes up for the fact that the child just started walking a month prior. My daughter was walking on her own on her 1st birthday and has been non stop since then. It's just when they are ready.

Stephanie - posted on 02/21/2010

Socks, eat, gogurt (yogurt), uh-po (apple), or-geh (orange), go, no, nai-nai (milk-milk in Cantonese)... I think that's it.

Diane - posted on 02/20/2010

Other than the standards (Mama, Dada, Paci), mine likes to sing songs. She can sing "patty-cake" and her version of Eency Weency Spider is something like " Bitty bitty SpiiiiiiiDer .......down......rain.....out....up.....sun......rain.....gin (again)". She even does the hand gestures for spider, rain, and up comes the sun. - She also randomly sings a counting song but the only numbers she says (that I can understand) is "five, six, seven, eight"

Annalea - posted on 02/20/2010

not all kids start talking right away..a lot of them just watch the people around them and soak everything in..then one day, a million words and sentences will be flowing out of their mouths..my son says things like mama-dada-ian(his brother ethan)-nana(banana)& (grandma) ag up (flag up)-up-down-no-yes-juice-milk-ippy(sippy)..but you can tell when everyones talking he is watching our mouths move..all kids are different tho..you can have a silent kid who one day start speaking full sentences..most just do what they want to do

Heather - posted on 02/20/2010

My son started walking at 6 months and started talking about 9 months and now we can't shut him up! Most of what he says we completely understand. He asks for different foods without seeing them, although he does have a few pronunciations that are a little off, but I love the way he says them so we're not correcting all of them I want to enjoy them while I can. For tomatoes, he says meemos. He gets more words every day and when he tries to tell you something and you understand him, he started giggling. I'm guessing because he's so excited someone understands him. He understands so much. You ask him, "go get your coat" and he does. It's amazing how much he's learning every day!

Cindy - posted on 02/18/2010

My twins were born at 30 weeks, so developmentally they are supposed to be functioning as 14 month olds not as the 16 month olds that they are. I have the same concern since one of my twins says dada and mama clearly and says eat (eee), and well as trying to say thank you. My other twin used to say dada, eee and mama every now and then but recently I have noticed that she has just stopped talking. When I bring it up to anyone I’m told that I worry to much. My thought is since there my first kids aren’t I supposed to worry. So its always nice to hear from moms who have the same concerns I do and who’s kids are at the same place as mine, I know they understand the language since they both follow directions very well and are very easy going kids, I’m just wondering if I should be getting them evaluated for speech yet or not. I’d love any advice as well.

Hannah - posted on 02/18/2010

My daughter talks constantly but only has a few words in English. She says, "Hi" "Hello" "Hey" (she loves talking on the phone so she knows all the greetings) "Bye" "Dad" "Daddy" "Up" "My" "MINE" "Please" (or "peas") "Thank you" (or "Do do") and "Food" (or "Foo")

Jessy - posted on 02/17/2010

my daughter was born sept 08. french and english are spoken fluently in the home as well as sign(we have a non verbal down syndrome 4 year old) she picked up the signs like hungry, banana, hurt, tired, more, please, thank you, bath, and dog by age one. since then she has begun to favour english and sign. she is very verbal but i do not really respond to pointing or grunting. she knows her animals in all three and names of common people, as well as different foods and common activities. never more then 2 or 3 words in a row but i think signing has really reduced the level of frustration in her day to day activities and deffinately has not slowed her verbal skills.

Paige - posted on 02/17/2010

I wouldn't worry about it. Kids have a tendancy to do things at their own pace, not ours.

Tanya - posted on 02/17/2010

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! But I am really not concerned. I am enjoying the silence while it lasts!! Ha ha ha

ANGEL - posted on 02/16/2010

my daughter talks some English like dada mama doggy kitty mickey but the rest is just baby talk and it is so funny but dont worry to much

Patti - posted on 02/11/2010

Sarah is 16 months old. She says many words. Hello Ella, who is her friend at daycare. Daddy, A,B,C, night, night, cookie, cake, pizza. She also speaks in her baby non English alot. It is adorable to listen to.

Melissa - posted on 02/09/2010

My 16 month old can say about anything and almost everything she says is understandable. There are somethings that I haven't figured out yet but not many. All I have to do is say something to her once and she says it back. She can probably say near 100 words if not more and is constantly saying new words. This week some of her new words are toast, blue's clues, Dora, and poptart. She has quite a few phrases she says too, like what you doing, hey where you at, bye see ya later and etc. But of course like most kids her age (I think) her all time favorite words are Mamma, daddy, sissy, memaw, papa, and NO (i think she says this one the most.) The cutest new thing I think she has said lately is when she crawls onto the couch and stands up and I tell her to sit down, then she says sit down, so then I try to resort to something more serious so I say ONE and before I can get anything else out of my mouth she says TWO, THREE and sits down. Its cute. But I think all children develope and come along at their own rate. Give them time, they'll get there!!!!

Norma - posted on 02/08/2010

I can't believe how much Natalia is talking now. She is learning both english and spanish. She is 16 months 3 weeks and 29 pounds. This is her vocabulary:



allalla = Natalia, titi = bottle, agua = water, ju = juice, craqui = cracker, nana = banana, boo = book, pampa = pamper/diaper, alco = talco/powder, carcoo = cartoons, papos = shoes, pooh = poop, pipi = pee, mami = mommy, papi = daddy, mamaw = grandma, fee = feet, hi = hi, bye = bye, papa = food, baby = baby, jaqui = jacket, caqui = cookie, ewww = gross, me = mine, wawau = doggie, ba = ball, ma = more, boo = boo, twee = three, no = no, quiqu = thank you, oh oh = oh oh. I think that's pretty much all she says. She is bilingual, English and Spanish. I speak to her all in Spanish and my husband all in English. That's 32 words (about 1/2 in Spanish and 1/2 in English), but I have not heard her yet put words together. She also follows directions really well and is also a chatter box as she tries to repeat almost everything. She also babbles off some as if she's talking back! She tries to count to 3, but only says twee!

Shannon - posted on 02/08/2010

Peighton can say hi, hey, bye, momma, dada, no, yeah, STOP (her favorite word) and Olivia (her favorite cartoon) to name a few! She also babbles alot.

Kimberley - posted on 02/07/2010

My daughter says; Mommie, water, eat, hi, hello, bye, auh man, Zazu (her puppies name), baby, ball, hot, bird. She has been nodding and shaking her head 'yes' and 'no' for a while and when appropriate. We sign and she knows; Thank You, please, hurt, cheese, milk, more, bird, finished, picnic, car, cookie, cold, hot, puppy/dog, ball, cereal, eat, good, like, baby, change, hungry, airplane, dog, water, all gone, swing and when i sing and sign the ABC's she moves her hand to mimic me and when we get to Z she claps. When I sing ABC and stop she makes the tune sounds like she is going 'DEF' ... We use flashcards for the words that she knows the signs for .. our flashcards have English, Spanish, and Kiswahili on them. When I speak to her in Spanish or Kiswahili she responds in sign. She pics the phone up and 'talks' then says 'bye' and hangs it up. She is funny. And a LOT OF WORK! One nap a day (2-3hrs IF I hold her) and full-force all the other time.



We also have a TON of non-English, non-Spanish, and non-Kiswahili words.

Nikki - posted on 02/07/2010

My son talks HEAPS....only about 10% is legible English though lol, I'd love to sit here and brag about my son knowing thousands of words, but honestly, He can only say Mum, Dad, Uh-oh, Oh-no,bird (More of a berrr lol) dog (Well, OG), cat, car, light (more of a larl...but close enough haha) duck etc, which of course there is nothing wrong with. I'd say it was on average...my doc tends to avoid saying the "Hm....he's a little behind" or the "OH WOW 3 year olds aren't even doing that yet"...he prefers to stick to the 'he's doing great...doing wonderfully at his own pace.

Jill - posted on 02/07/2010

Mine talks a lot. She is pretty verbal. She names things and people, and communicating what she needs most of the time.sings some songs and rhymes, "more milk please", "daddy work", "all done", "share", etc. these are just some prhrases. but every kid is different. some are better physically, socially, etc.

Kimberly - posted on 02/07/2010

well my 15th mounth old is on the fence of saying more words he says mama , and dada and bbbb thats about it for now but we are working with him the doc said nothing to worry about every babys is diffrent he also laughs like a little hyena but as time gose on i know he will be saying more words very soon

Rachael - posted on 02/06/2010

Gray decided a few months back that when asked a question such as "Do you want a bite?" that she would either laugh if she did want it or cry if you hadn't guessed right. I have two older daughters who were much more vocal (phrases like "need help" at a year old). I've decided that Gray wants to stay my baby forever and that's why she hasn't taken an interest in speaking. J/K!!! Once she realizes she gets what she wants a heck of a lot quicker with words, then she'll use them

Nohora - posted on 02/06/2010

No much, Gabby doesn't even say mom yet. I have a friend who has a baby 3 days older than mine and talks too. Dr said I have to try to read more to her and that will help.

Ruthie - posted on 02/06/2010

Hi, my 16 month old doesn't say much, he says about 6 words, but understands direction very well. like go bring this to nana please (ETC)

Lesley - posted on 02/05/2010

My son does not say a whole lot.....Dada was the first ( who left for Iraq when he was 5 months old, but it home now) and the other day mama slipped and I got so excited, he has not said it since. All well, other then that I think that is it. My oldest was also a non talker till she was 3, now she is 7 and goes non stop so I know there is hope!

Christy - posted on 02/03/2010

My 16 month old daughter,Chloe,can say mama,dada,eyes,baba,thank you,bye bye,uh oh,kitty,meow,and arf-arf.I'm very proud that she can say that many words and especially two words put together.Sometimes I get worried that she's not learning more words yet but she did start walking pretty early which kinda makes up for it.She started walking between 10 and 11 months.

Cynthia - posted on 02/02/2010

Wyatt is quite the babbler, but he also can say everyone's name in the house( mom, dad, etc.). he understand alot of things. he also takes direction really good. I am also a bilingual household, we speak english and spanish and both my children understand.

Amanda - posted on 01/31/2010

My 16 month old is also talking ALL the time - mostly her own language (and sign language). She does say a few words and sometimes she will string a 2 word sentence together, like Hallo Mamma

Tiffany - posted on 01/30/2010

Macy's words are getting a lot clearer now. Her "yeah" has turned into a "yes". Other things are sometimes perfect, and other times wrong! Lol! For example, sometimes she'll say, "Elmo", but if she says it out of the blue, w/o someone saying it first, she'll say, "Elbow". I think it's funny! Anyway, she says Mommy, Momma, Daddy (which used to be Dada), Abby (Cadabby), baby, juice, sweet, thank you, please, I wanna bite, ball, shoes, bye bye, I wanna go bye bye, I love you (her new thing is "I love you TOO!), tee tee, poo poo (sometimes she just says, "shoo-wee"!), potty, Macy, wow, cool, yours, mine, kitty kitty, see you later, see ya, night night, book, hot, cold......I can't sit here forever, but she's doing pretty good. I stay at home and work with her a lot, though, so that's definitely a big help. I also sell the "Your Baby Can Read" dvd sets, and we've been working with that for a couple of months. She's doing good so far! I'm excited! :-)

Cassandra - posted on 01/29/2010

My 16 month old can only say very few words, majority are words like mumma, pa, dada, nana.. he doesnt say much else.. he recognises what we say.. like wheres your nose wheres your feet etc. but cant say them himself.. and if we say up or down he points.. majority of the time he just points to what he wants.. we have recognised that "good" means he wants a drink.. thats about it.. My infant welfare nurse told me the more you baby talk them then harder it is for them to learn (however sometimes i cant help it hehe) and also if you read to them alot it helps them start to recognise and talk alot more.. so maybe give that a go.. But just remember little bubs develop different things in different orders.. My way of thinking is the longer they dont talk the longer they dont talk back lol.. I am sure your little one is doing just great and at their own pace!!

Elisha - posted on 01/29/2010

My daughter Aryah can make sentences and is beginning to sing songs.. She can count to 8 and can say her abc's up to the letter d... Her main words are mum, dad, Trey, Zachary, Nana, popa, Juno and Floozy (the dogs) puss. fish, bum, poos, drink, bicky and lots of different names of friends... Compared to our sons she is quite advanced my younger son was not talking at 18 months.... I think kids talk when they are ready.. once they start they take off quick!

Megan - posted on 01/21/2010

Just the same, my little man talks baby most of the time and frequently! Every now & again an english word will slip in there but normally most of the words he [pronounces sound like dada but we understand then!

Amanda - posted on 01/21/2010

nothing in English here! Still just DaDa, Dat (for 'that' i think), and animal noises (moo, meow, oot ootoot ouuu- for a rooster, etc).

Dianna - posted on 01/21/2010

my little girl can say over 50 words, she learns a lot from her older sister, but she is out of control! Sometimes I can't believe that I am having a "conversation" with my 16 month old! My first one was not as quick to talk, but she didn't have an older one to learn from!

Wendy - posted on 01/21/2010

Yes repetition is key, especially if you are trying to teach a certain word. I have a nephew who is exactly a month older than my son, and he doesn't talk much yet either, but he's been walking/running since he was about 9 months old! Most children develop only a certain skill set or two at a time, some later than others. I would NOT be worried if your baby/toddler cannot do something yet. My son has been babbling since he was about 7 or 8 months (words around 10ish-11), but he didn't even ATTEMPT to CRAWL until he was 11months, and he was just starting to cruise along furniture when he turned 1 in sept. Every child is different. My mother had 5, and we all learned the same things at completely different times in our infant/toddlerhood!

Amanda - posted on 01/21/2010

My son says a few words like thank you, dada, bye, and thomas. It is mostly what you say because all they are doing is copying your words. It may not always sound like a word but you can sometimes hear them mimic your voice and syllables. just be sure to talk a lot and reapoeat yourself and them. It all comes in time.

Jennifer - posted on 01/21/2010

My sixteen month old only says the basics. "dada" "mama" "baba" "hi" "bye" "papa" she tries to say doggie and birdy but she has trouble getting the full word out. I thought it was fine until I saw all of these other moms with 16months olds saying a lot more than mine. but they grow and learn at their own pace every baby is different.

Wendy - posted on 01/20/2010

My son looooves to babble. But he does have words that other people understand (I understand some of the things that he babbles as I am home with him all day every day, things other people would never hear lol!). When daddy gets home from work he shouts "HI DADDD". He will also ask at times "Where yooo goin" when we walk away, or "What ya doin" when he sees us typing or cooking etc. He also says words such as, Done, No, Yas(yes), Ba(thirsty), Good, Tenk oo (thank you), cracker, and Go!. He also waves, claps when appropriate, dances, stomps his foot, laughs hysterically generally when he hears something he finds funny.

Cynthia - posted on 01/19/2010

My sons likes talking ALOT too lol! He says "Hi,Hey & waves" "Bye & waves" "mama""tata(dad)" "stop" "no no no & shakes his head & can also wave his finger to say no" "Aqua(water in spanish)" "cheese(when its time for him to take a picture)"Caca"(cookie)"aww" he says wassup byt nodding his head up..He says alot more but i can't really understand him lol He does alot of Hand gestures to show me what he wants & to show me when he has pee or poo & he shows you that he's 1 years old!

Amanda - posted on 01/19/2010

My daughter talks a lot too. she has been putting 2 words together for several weeks now. she says things like, all the sesame street character names, including Oscar. Dad, mom, momma, cat, kitty, cook, cookie, up, down, whatever, papa,grandma,calvin(uncle), all done, more,ut-oh!. NO NO! banana, shoe,car,vroom,nite nite, good nite, I want more, cheese, the list keeps going. she leans a new word everyday sometimes two words. She is also running like there is no tomrrow, and she has been running since she was 9 mo old. we are working on potty training right now, and we are just introducing the potty, she can say potty, and pee/pooh. she knows what you are supposed to do, we just have enforced it yet, because we were told they may rebel. is anyone else potty training? got any tips?

Christina - posted on 01/19/2010

My son talks a lot but there is some I think just cannot be English. He says MAMA, DADA he calls grandma LALA and says ALL DONE, NO, I NEED IT, HEY the rest well your guess is as good as mine and the worst part is he is trying and i just dont get it!