Stories for the words that mean home

Bedtime stories that bring a little more home to bedtime.

Stories told in the English your child knows, woven with the words, traditions and little things you don't want them to lose.

فارسی中文हिन्दी

The memummi World — three families reading together
سبزه
sabzeh
green sprouts for Nowruz
饺子
jiǎozi
dumpling
दिया
diya
small clay lamp
sabzehسبزه
jiǎozi饺子
diyaदिया

They've heard the words before.They just don't always know the words belong to them.

  • They hear it when Grandma says it.
  • They see it on the table at New Year.
  • They know the food before they know its name.

memummi puts those little pieces of home inside stories they'll ask to hear again.

Just read the story.

The heritage word is already in the sentence. Tap it only if they ask.

Niloofar's Nowruz Garden4 / 18
Niloofar's Nowruz Garden

Mama gave Niloofar a little bowl. These are for your sabzeh, Mama said.

سبزه
sabzeh
green sprouts grown for Nowruz
Hear it

Stage one

Read together.

The story is in English, the way you'd read any bedtime book. Nothing to set up, nothing to choose.

"Mama gave Niloofar a little bowl. These are for your sabzeh, Mama said."

Stage two

Tap when they're curious.

One word opens: the native script, how it sounds, what it means. Then it closes again.

Stage three

Then keep reading.

The story picks up exactly where it paused. No score, no next lesson, no reason to leave the page.

No flashcards. No drills. No switching apps. Just part of the story.

Stories they'll ask for again.

Little adventures filled with the foods, celebrations, words and family moments they already know.

FreePreview story →Niloofar's Nowruz Garden
Persian·Little Explorers 4–5·6 min

Niloofar's Nowruz Garden فارسی

FreePreview story →The Dumpling That Danced
Mandarin·Tiny Listeners 2–3·4 min

The Dumpling That Danced 中文

PremiumPreview story →Anaya's Diwali Light
Hindi·Growing Minds 6–7·8 min

Anaya's Diwali Light हिन्दी

Sometimes one little word opens a whole world.

  • The word

    sabzeh

  • In its own script

    سبزه

  • What it means

    green sprouts grown for Nowruz

  • In the story

    Niloofar waters her bowl every morning until spring arrives.

  • At home

    the sabzeh on your own table, this year.

The Word Comes Alive

The word in the story is already part of their world.

Grandma Says That!

Wait… Grandma says that!

That little moment of recognition is where language starts feeling less like something to learn — and more like something that belongs to your family.

Stories grow with them.

Food, celebrations, family routines and small discoveries.

Example story
Niloofar's Nowruz Garden
Story shape
Short scenes, one gentle turn
Heritage words
3–4 per story

Three languages. Hundreds of little ways home.

Niloofar's World — Persian
فارسی

فارسی

Niloofar's World

Persian

Niloofar's Nowruz mornings, Yalda nights, family food and words from Maman-bozorg.

Mei's World — Mandarin
中文

中文

Mei's World

Mandarin

Mei's dumplings, mooncakes, lanterns and afternoons with Nainai.

Anaya's World — Hindi
हिन्दी

हिन्दी

Anaya's World

Hindi

Anaya's Diwali lights, rangoli, family meals and stories with Nani.

More stories are finding their way home.

Coming soon

Some words sound different when Grandma says them.

Stories make room for the voices, names and little family things that distance can make harder to keep close.

Grandparent Across the Distance
The Voice from Tehran

Maman-bozorg · sabzeh

Ten quiet minutes before sleep.

A story, not a lesson.

Heritage words, kept as they are.

Tap when they're curious.

Listen when they want to hear it.

One little family question at the end.

No quiz.No streak.Nothing to practise.
Family Storytime Moment

Just read together.

Four Story Worlds, One memummi

Keep a little more of home in their stories.

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Persian · Mandarin · Hindi at launch

Ukrainian · Korean · Japanese · Spanish coming soon

Every night, a little more home.