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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. The 3 cards 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 — 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.

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

    We made a cake.

    Your child says it

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

    I ate it all.

    Your child says it

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

    Here comes the garbage truck!

    You say it

In the full library

What’s inside all 47.

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 44 that aren’t free.

  • 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
    “I finished my puzzle.”
  • 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
    “The train is coming!”
  • 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

All nine phrase themes.

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

The other half of the app — 1,000+ illustrated words in 16 categories →

Simple Words, Special Moments

Start with one word.

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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