Bedtime stories for bilingual families
How to use stories in two languages at bedtime, with ideas for Hindi, Marathi, Spanish and more.
Two languages, one story
Many families want children to hear the language of their grandparents. A familiar story is a great bridge: hear it in English tonight and in Hindi, Marathi or Spanish tomorrow, and the plot helps the words make sense.
StoryChoose translates any story into 19 languages, keeps your family's names, writes them in the right script, and reads them aloud.
Ideas that work
Alternate languages by night, or play the same chapter twice in a row in each language.
Let grandparents listen through a family link and ask your child about the story on the next call.
Pick stories with lots of dialogue. Everyday conversation is the most useful language for children to hear.
Which voices are used
Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu are read by natural studio voices. Other languages use your device's built-in voice.
Try a story starring your child tonight
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