‘Internationalising Learning – On the Global Stage’

Valuing Home Languages

Catherine CranmerBristol EIAT

Nursery ClassWorld Connections

First Words in (language)

English Transliteration(How would it sound

to an English speaker?)

Translation

Example:Welcome

Example in Thai:Yin-dee-ton-rub

(Thai)

Welcome

Hello

Goodbye

Good morning

Good afternoon

Thank you

Sorry

Please

English Transliteration(How would it

sound to an English speaker?)

Translation

Welcome (o)oodv üdv

Hello hello :) hello

Goodbye visont-la-tash-ra viszontlátásra

Toilet mosh-doh mosdó

Milk tayy tej

Thank you kus-a-num köszönöm

Sorry boh-cha-nart bocsánat

Please laid-sea-vech légy szíves

Yes e-gen igen

No nem nem

Come here gera eder gyere ide

Well done nadjon yo nagyon jó

First Words in Hungarian (language)

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Year 3/4 ClassWelcoming a Chinese new arrival

VocabularyBooklet

My name is ______________________________.My country is _____________________________.My home language is _______________________.My class is ________________________________.My teacher is ______________________________.

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