Pa Pa or Ma Ma?
My sis: Mum! what did I say first when I started to learn speaking?
My Mum: I think you both called Pa Pa first. Grandma did teach you to speak Ma Ma and Pa Pa at the same time. You did naturally speak Pa Pa first.
Do you know what did you say the first time you spoke when you were a baby? I am sure most of us don’t know as we were too young to remember. 
Chinese saying: ‘if a baby is taught to speak “Pa Pa” and “Ma Ma” at the same time, no matter which one baby do speak first; it means the one being called first, who would have good fortune of their life’.
Well, for my understanding whatever a baby speaks first is related to how you teach him/her. I do notice that babies do learn fast, so be aware of what you speak in front of them.
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Hm, I have no idea what my first words were. I’ll have to ask my parents when I see them next week. They always tell so many repetitive stories about my childhood, but have never told that one, so I have a feeling they don’t remember.
It is universal that all babies say “googoo gaga” first. In Chinese, googoo means “the aunts on the father’s side.”
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I am not surprise they didn’t remember as my Mum also thought of it for long before she said it.
TT:
You have great imagination. I have never thought of that!! lol