Buy Language Littles Yumi JapaneseLanguage Littles Yumi Japanese Product Description:
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal
- Says over 25 words and phrases in English and their second language.
- Each doll comes with 3 AA batteries and removable and washable clothing and accessory.
- 16H x 8W x 18L"
Product Description
Winner of the Oppenheim Best Toy Award Gold Seal 2004. Yumi speaks Japanese and English! Press Yumi's right hand to hear a series of greetings. Press her left hand to hear her favorite subjects and musical instruments. Press her knee to hear, "I love you!" Yumi includes a translation booklet for learning & reading along as she speaks. Comes equipped with 3 AA batteries for demo purposes only. (New batteries are recommended.)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Yumi: A Bi-lingual Treat
By A Customer
Yumi is a happy and soft little friend for my 3.5 and 4.5 yr. old children. She speaks clear English and Japanese to my children who repeat the 7 phrases and 13 words back to her. Yumi has 3 fun places to press for speaking. The wiring from her 3 speaking locations means she is not submersible. She can't be given a bath or thrown into the washer for easy cleaning. I hope Language Littles makes removable speaking units that can be purchased to match my children's increasing vocabulary. --A worthwhile purchase--
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
great introduction to a new language!!
By A Customer
The Language Little dolls are a wonderful way to learn some beginning phrases of a new language! I laugh every time they speak, these dolls are so cute!
I have 5 of these dolls - Japanese, Russian, German, Chinese, and Spanish. All of them say over 20 phrases, and each one says "I love you" when you press the knee.
The dolls also come with a booklet that shows the pronounciation of the words they are saying, which is very helpful!
My only "complaint" is that I wish the booklets also had the phrases written out in the non-English language as well. For instance, it would be neat to see the hirigana/katakana for the phrases that Yumi speaks.
Also included with the booklet is a passcode to the Language Little website, where you can learn even more. Very cool.
My favorite doll is Yumi, the Japanese-English speaking doll. This is in part because Japanese is a language I would really like to learn, and in part because she says things like "I like to play musical instruments" (I also like playing musical instruments ;)).
It is neat how the dolls all seem to have a particular theme, like music, or ballet, or soccer.
As for durability, I have had Yumi (the first doll I bought) for almost 3 years now - she still works and looks as good as when I first got her! (Keep in mind that I am over 20 years old, so I am probably treating my dolls with a bit more care than children might).
I hope you will decide to get one of these dolls, for your children, or for yourself! They are great!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.DUDE AWESOME!!!!
By David Zaga
I got mine for Hanukkah, I LOVE it. I've been taking japanese in school and my friend saw the doll. Yes I'm a guy, and yes I'm 21, but its awesome!!! and for any young kid learning japanese its a great doll. I think its great!
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