Rosetta Stone

It's your very own beginner's Marco manual. Learn to speak Marco quickly and easily. Start learning with this selection today!

Beginner.
Nose. Eyes. You're about to get poked in the face.
Up. Down. Commands. As in, pick me up, put me down.
Car. Bus. House. Marco's driving narrative.
Mama. Dada. Alba. Up? Words to let you know he's awake. As in, 'come get me out of this jail.'
Button. Referring to pushables... car horn, remote, phone, his belly button or cleavage. Eh.

Intermediate.
Brian asked what percentage of Marco's words are food related. No comment. Let's just say they're not all here.
Bowl. Broccoli. Banana. Pas-TA! Doc was impressed when Marco identified a picture of broccoli by name!
KA-KA. CRACK-KAA. Cookie and cracker, respectively. Not referring to poop, although daycare did ask.
Dora. Dora refers to TV.
Elmo. Elmo refers to Sesame Street step stool.
Doorbell. Freeze wide-eyed and stare at each other. To be used like "who is that?"

Advanced.
Ow. No actual pain, comes after hitting oneself in the head. More like "doh!"
Night-night. A game to throw oneself on top of pillows, no actual sleep involved.
Ready. Two. Go! A hybrid of 1-2-3 and Ready, Set, Go. If he's standing on something, he's jumping at you. If he's holding hands, he's about to go limp in the legs expecting a lift. Other interpretations include "Uno, dos, go!"
Marta. Mine. My ____. To indicate possession. Please note: Marta = Marco. Example: Marta's Ball. My Ball. Mine! Is this selfishness supposed to start so soon?

I ready! In response to the question, "Are you ready?"

With this guide and a discerning ear, you can now travel through Marco communicating with ease! Good luck and safe travels.