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What's Happening — phrases for telling what happened, in eight languages.

We made a cake. I ate it all. Here comes the garbage truck! Narrating the day, which is how a story starts. 47 phrases in this theme; the 3 below are free — tap a language, hear it in a woman’s or a man’s voice.

47 phrases in this theme3 free, with both voices8 languages on every card

Free forever

3 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 3.

  • We made a cake. — the illustration on its card

    We made a cake.

    Mealtime · your child says it

  • I ate it all. — the illustration on its card

    I ate it all.

    Mealtime · your child says it

  • Here comes the garbage truck! — the illustration on its card

    Here comes the garbage truck!

    Outside · you say it

In the full library

13 situations, 47 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.

  • Someone is doing something · 4 phrases
    “The baby is sleeping.”
  • What I'm doing · 4 phrases
    “I'm brushing my teeth.”
  • Things in progress · 2 phrases
    “The water is running.”
  • Oops! It happened · 11 phrases
    “The balloon popped!”
  • Things we did · 4 phrases
    “We made a cake.”
  • Watching animals · 1 phrase
    “The dog is barking.”
  • Weather watching · 4 phrases
    “It's raining.”
  • Sounds around us · 3 phrases
    “Someone's at the door.”
  • Here it comes! · 2 phrases
    “Here comes the garbage truck!”
  • What's going to happen · 2 phrases
    “We're going to the store.”
  • Routine transitions · 4 phrases
    “Pajamas first, then a story.”
  • Caregiver routine prompts · 5 phrases
    “Let's wash your hands.”
  • My body · 1 phrase
    “Rinse your mouth out.”

The 9 themes

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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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On Apple, the purchase is set up for Family Sharing. Google Play has no in‑app‑purchase family sharing, so on Android it stays with the account that bought it.