Can you say 等 (Wait), 燈 (Lamp), 凳(Chair)?

Yes, Cantonese is very hard. It has 14 intonations, worse than Mandarin which has only 4 intonations. The word 等 (Wait), 燈 (Lamp), 凳 (Chair) are all pronounced as [deng]. So one evening, EggEgg needed to go to the toilet to pee. I was in the lounge room playing with Cola when EggEgg started whining loudly. "Deng! Deng!"

I took a deep breathe. Oh no, not again. Whining during the witching hour.

"Okay, I will wait for you to pee, then we will start playing."

He repeated, "Deng! Deng!"

"Fine, you need a chair to access the toilet? There's your chair, next to the kitchen door. Can you see it?"

He was very agitated by now. "Deng! Deng!"

"Now what? We will wait for you to come back and play. There's your chair, you are able to take it yourself. Stop that whining!"

It turned out that the toilet was pitch black, and he wanted to have the lights on.

Language development has its pros and cons: it solves some communication problems, but creates another whole new set of challenges. Life with children will never get easier, will it?