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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. The 4 cards 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

Free forever

4 free cards, every language.

Real cards from the free set — the same illustration the app shows, the same clips it plays. Tap a language and you’ll hear it; the picture stays put.

Tap a language on any card to hear it. The voice you pick here is used on every card.

  • More, please. — the illustration on its card

    More, please.

    Your child says it

  • Help me. — the illustration on its card

    Help me.

    Your child says it

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

    I want my teddy bear.

    Your child says it

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

    I want to go outside.

    Your child says it

In the full library

What’s inside all 88.

The theme is built from the moments a family has every day. Every phrase is illustrated and spoken in all eight languages by both voices; one $9.99 purchase opens the 84 that aren’t free.

  • Requesting a drink · 3 phrases
    “I want water.”
  • Requesting food · 3 phrases
    “I want a cookie.”
  • Requesting more / again · 6 phrases
    “More bubbles!”
  • Requesting help · 5 phrases
    “Help me open it.”
  • 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 the ball.”
  • 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 play.”
  • 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.”

The 9 themes

All nine phrase themes.

Tap any theme to hear its free cards, in all eight languages.

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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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