The things you say.
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My sister encouraged me to make a list of Teno’s words, and they’re changing so quickly I think I already forgot some of them. But here’s what I can remember:
- Suck!: said in yelling-form, often accompanied by pointing. This means “I want a sucker.”
- Wah-der: water
- Chai!: see notes on “Suck!” only for chai
- Poop: this is actually his weiner. He calls it “poop”
- Snose: nose
- Eye
- Hair
- Toes
- Big toe
- Foot
- Da Mama: this is me
- Dah-yee: daddy
- Hot
- Code: cold
- Shoe
- Socks (he demands to wear them at all times, by the way)
- Thomas
- Percy
- Hen-yee: Henry
- Wed-word: Edward
- Hogar: Gordan
- Emee: Emily (he says all the Thomas character’s names)
- Ship: Bishop (our friend’s little boy)
- B: Baron (our other friend’s little boy)
- Pup Pup: dogs, puppies and also Blue from Blue’s Clues
- A blue: A clue
- Geem: green
- Bwoo: blue
- Halp: help
- Stuck: I don’t think he’s ever literally been stuck, this is a catch-all for “I’m not where I want to be”
- Bike
- Buth: bus
- Side: outside
- No
- Yes: said when you tell him no
- Knee: also “my knee” which is always skinned and in need of attention
- Chalk: chocolate
- Quack: graham crackers
- Bites: Yogo bites
- gum
- Rye Ree: ice cream
There’s more… I’m already forgetting them.
Oh, also:
Percy = green= 6
Gordon= blue= 4
Thomas= blue = 1
James= red= 5
If you ask him what color something is and it’s blue he’ll tell you Thomas. Likewise, he points to numbers, like the number 6 and says “James?”
Therefore, Teno = crazy.

August 22, 2008 at 2:17 am
awww! i can’t wait to see him again! “Hogar” cracked me up lol =)
September 16, 2008 at 4:59 am
my favorite is ’stuck.’ olivia’s catch-all phrase is ‘help you!’ as in ‘help me’ but we always say ‘do you want me to help you?’ so there you have it.
September 27, 2008 at 6:43 am
I enjoyed the very liberal use of HALP!