A baby's first word is often "da-da". What words sound like this in other languages?
2006-10-09 12:06:14 · 22 answers · asked by JB 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
in russian "da" means "yes", while in german it means "there" (not "here" as somebody previously wrote!!)
2006-10-09 15:26:11 · answer #1 · answered by albgardis T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes In Other Languages
2016-10-19 09:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word da in tamil is a slang to call a male. almost like suffixing with a word example Yes dear.... da should not be used to call a elderly person as it is considered as dis respect one. Now a days, out of love and affection a female is called as da(suffixing with some words like tell meda etc)
Da da means grandpa, father of our father
2006-10-09 12:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know it means yes in some and a term for father in others - these are probably two of the most common and they would also commonly be spoken to a baby. Then when the baby learns to talk (by copying) it would be natural to say what it often hears. Words about daddy or affirmative expressions. . . won't be long until it hears 'no' a lot and learns to use that one as well.
2006-10-09 12:21:44 · answer #4 · answered by twstdlzrd211 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In russian, da means yes
2006-10-09 22:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by Secrets are best for one... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In French, dada is a childish word for a horse.
It's also the name of an artistic movement which lasted from 1916 to 1925, but you might know about this already, and they got the name from a dictionary, so from the other "dada".
2006-10-09 12:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by boulash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Japanese "da" gives words a more masculine tone. Dada has no meaning but, amusingly enough, dadakkou means a spoiled or unmanageable child.
2006-10-09 12:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in portuguese besides the noun "dar" which is flexed in the 3rd person "da" that means "give", "da" can also be a preposition formed by the union of the preposition "de" with the defining article "a". dada can be a name or a nickname.
2006-10-10 05:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
da-da means dad usually, but in other countries Dada could mean hair trends
2006-10-09 12:08:49 · answer #9 · answered by uzenze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babys first words are usually ma and da, because of mom and dad. It is easier for babies to say ma because there are no teeth involved in the pronounciation. While saying da takes a little bit of effort.
it depends on the language, in latinamerica babies usually say ma' and pa'. I guess...
Because da' in spanish means give, and I dont think they would say that word first.
2006-10-09 12:11:31 · answer #10 · answered by natarrenata 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dada means chest in Malay language
2006-10-09 12:07:46 · answer #11 · answered by Hanna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋