The following is a partial list of words that Aurora knows as of the end of December 2009:

Words she can say (animals): cow, duck, dog, cat, peacock, owl, ho-ho (monkey), turtle, sea horse, frog, hop hop (bunny, butterfly, hippo, bear, panda, mouse, cardinal, bee, bug

Animal sounds she can make: baa, bwooo (elephant), cock-a-doodle-doo, cluck, gobble, hiss (snake) meow, moo, neigh, quack, roar (lion and tiger), snort (pig), woof

Words she can say (general terms): night-night, clock, bling-bling, pen, (pitty) pease, thank you, up, down, baby, that, moon, star, boo-boo/ow, why, potty, pee-pee, yes, no, me, mine, bye, hello, hiding, di-di (DVD), jacket, (Au)rora, (o)kay, my turn, tissue, pillow, toothbrush, keys, two, piece, one more, tunnel, table, chair, all done

Words she can say (food-related): more please, bowl, plate, oatmeal, waffle, (cream) cheese, (ba)nana, oh-doh (yogurt), milk (nuk), water (wah-wah), juice, coffee, blackberry, pie, bread, eggs, apple, hot, cookie, peaches, pear

Words she can say (clothing-related): bi-bi (blanket), towel, hat, diaper (dah-dee), socks, pocket, button, boots, shoes

Words she can say (names): Anthony, Wai gung, Poa Pao, Isaac, Elena, she also has distinct names for all her friends at school (for example, Ariana is "anna" and James is "bee")

Words she can say (body parts): eye, nose, mouth, ear, cheek, neck, knee, butt, hair, toes

Words she can say (toys): doll, ball, truck, bus, choo-choo, airplane, 'copter, mew-mew (fire truck), puzzle, book, bubbles, Elmo

Colors she can say and sometimes correctly identify: yellow, red, blue, purple, black, brown, pink, and white (with a southern accent!)

Words she can sign: milk, eat, cat, fish, bird, frog, turtle, tree, swing, table, snack, bath, horse, snowman

Words she understands in English (but can't say yet): all the rooms of the house, laundry, outside, shirt, pants, music, dance, bacon, penguin, hands, fingers, shoulders, shopping, gloves

Words she understands in Chinese: please, thank you, open/close the door, turn light on/off, Wai Pao, Wai Gung, grapes, take off shoes, socks, hat, strawberry, flower, jacket

Words she understands in Swahili: twiga (giraffe)

Songs she knows: "wheels on the bus," "bumblebee," "old macdonald," "I went to the farm/zoo one day..." "barnyard," "ring around the rosy," "itsy bitsy spider," "baa baa black sheep," "row row row your boat"