used toknow morewhen youwere a kidmisleadinglyfluent-soundingaccentvocabularyspecializedaroundhome lifeway better atspeaking/listeningthan reading/writingcode-switchingconfused afabt thedefinition of"nativelanguage"jokes aboutbeingtechnicallyESL/equivalenttrying tolearnheritagelanguage inschoolparent speaksin heritagelanguage &you answer indominantcan barelycommunicatewithgrandparents"definebilingual"know 0internetslang fromheritagelanguageknow/learningdifferentdialect/accentfrom what yourfamily speakslearneddominantlanguagein schoollearneddominantlanguageonlinefamilygatheringguiltsecondgenerationimmigrantheritagelanguagewas firstlanguagetrying to learnheritagelanguage onduolingo/onlinenever hadformalclasses inheritagelanguageindigenousheritagelanguageforgetting anynew wordyou learn assoon as youhear itvocabularyof a 5 yearoldmultiracial/ethnicused toknow morewhen youwere a kidmisleadinglyfluent-soundingaccentvocabularyspecializedaroundhome lifeway better atspeaking/listeningthan reading/writingcode-switchingconfused afabt thedefinition of"nativelanguage"jokes aboutbeingtechnicallyESL/equivalenttrying tolearnheritagelanguage inschoolparent speaksin heritagelanguage &you answer indominantcan barelycommunicatewithgrandparents"definebilingual"know 0internetslang fromheritagelanguageknow/learningdifferentdialect/accentfrom what yourfamily speakslearneddominantlanguagein schoollearneddominantlanguageonlinefamilygatheringguiltsecondgenerationimmigrantheritagelanguagewas firstlanguagetrying to learnheritagelanguage onduolingo/onlinenever hadformalclasses inheritagelanguageindigenousheritagelanguageforgetting anynew wordyou learn assoon as youhear itvocabularyof a 5 yearoldmultiracial/ethnic

heritage speaker bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. used to know more when you were a kid
  2. misleadingly fluent-sounding accent
  3. vocabulary specialized around home life
  4. way better at speaking/ listening than reading/ writing
  5. code-switching
  6. confused af abt the definition of "native language"
  7. jokes about being technically ESL/ equivalent
  8. trying to learn heritage language in school
  9. parent speaks in heritage language & you answer in dominant
  10. can barely communicate with grandparents
  11. "define bilingual"
  12. know 0 internet slang from heritage language
  13. know/learning different dialect/accent from what your family speaks
  14. learned dominant language in school
  15. learned dominant language online
  16. family gathering guilt
  17. second generation immigrant
  18. heritage language was first language
  19. trying to learn heritage language on duolingo/online
  20. never had formal classes in heritage language
  21. indigenous heritage language
  22. forgetting any new word you learn as soon as you hear it
  23. vocabulary of a 5 year old
  24. multiracial/ ethnic