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I Want & I Need — phrases for asking, in eight languages.

More, please. Help me. I want to go outside. The requests a child makes all day, said the way a child says them. 88 phrases in this theme; the 4 below are free — tap a language, hear it in a woman’s or a man’s voice.

88 phrases in this theme4 free, with both voices8 languages on every card

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4 free cards, every language.

Real cards from the free set, with the illustration the app shows and the clips it plays. Pick a language; the sentence changes and the picture stays.

Tap a language on any card. The switch changes the voice on all 4.

  • More, please. — the illustration on its card

    More, please.

    Mealtime · your child says it

  • Help me. — the illustration on its card

    Help me.

    At Home · your child says it

  • I want my teddy bear. — the illustration on its card

    I want my teddy bear.

    Bedtime · your child says it

  • I want to go outside. — the illustration on its card

    I want to go outside.

    Outside · your child says it

In the full library

21 situations, 88 phrases.

The theme is built from the moments a family actually has. Here is each one, with the number of phrases it holds and one of them. Every phrase is illustrated and spoken in all eight languages by both voices.

  • Requesting a drink · 3 phrases
    “I want water.”
  • Requesting food · 3 phrases
    “I want a cookie.”
  • Requesting more / again · 6 phrases
    “More, please.”
  • Requesting help · 5 phrases
    “Help me.”
  • Requesting an action · 8 phrases
    “Pick me up.”
  • Asking for an object to be given · 3 phrases
    “Give it to me.”
  • Wanting a specific thing · 4 phrases
    “I want my teddy bear.”
  • Wanting a person · 3 phrases
    “I want Mommy.”
  • Body needs and states · 9 phrases
    “I'm hungry.”
  • Saying something hurts · 5 phrases
    “My tummy hurts.”
  • Wanting to do something · 6 phrases
    “I want to go outside.”
  • Asking politely (can/may I) · 6 phrases
    “Can I get down?”
  • Needing an object · 4 phrases
    “I need a tissue.”
  • Choosing between things · 3 phrases
    “This one, please.”
  • Caregiver offering · 7 phrases
    “Do you want some water?”
  • Ouch and brrr · 1 phrase
    “My feet hurt.”
  • How I want my food · 3 phrases
    “Put it on the side.”
  • Bedtime needs · 4 phrases
    “I can't sleep.”
  • How it feels (touch) · 1 phrase
    “My seat belt is too tight.”
  • My friends and teachers · 1 phrase
    “I need my teacher.”
  • Help with body care · 3 phrases
    “Wipe my nose, please.”

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75 words and 35 phrases are free, forever, with both voices. One $9.99 purchase opens the rest of the 1,000+ words and 500+ phrases, in all eight languages at once. No subscription, nothing renews.

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