From a mealtime word to a useful phrase.

The four-card meal

When milk or banana is on the table, the matching picture gives you something familiar to talk about. All four cards below are in the app’s permanent free set. Each audio player lets you hear the native voice before trying the word or phrase yourself.

The four-card print sheet has cut lines and needs no account. Your browser’s Print or Save as PDF command gives you a paper version for the table.

How a meal might go

1. The cup is there. You put the milk picture beside it and say “milk.” If banana is on the plate, there is another word to name. Your child might point, look, sign, make a sound or simply watch.
2. A hand reaches for more. As you pass another piece, you can model “More, please” from the card, then “More banana, please” in your own voice. The longer sentence is your example; the free card says “More, please.”
3. The meal ends. While clearing the plate, you show the “All done.” picture and say the phrase. Your child might already have told you they are finished with a gesture or sign.

How the app and paper fit together

The Food & Drink cards include milk and banana. The everyday phrase cards include “More, please.” and “All done.” The audio above is the same audio used for those free cards in the app. The print sheet puts the pictures by the highchair without a screen at the table.

If lunch is rice or peas, the words can be rice or peas. The meal supplies the sequence: something to name, a request for more, a way to say finished. One of those moments is plenty to try; the rest of lunch can just be lunch. For more examples, see sharing flashcards without a quiz.