Emma is in third class and loves science. Her mum is Ukranian and her dad is Irish. Here she teaches us some useful phrases and tells us about the music and books she enjoys.

Diana is 10 and her sister Sophia is 5. They are both Irish, but their parents are originally from Iran. Arezo is their mum. Together, they speak Persian. Here, they talk about all the traditions relating to Persian new year, Nowruz.

Yasmine is 9 and speaks Punjabi with her Dad & her younger sister, Sabrine. Her mother is from Latvia. Born in Dublin, she spent 4 years in Punjab, India, and here talks about Punjabi culture and food. Also, meet Paavanpreet and Seerat, two sisters who love making things and use their creations to teach us some useful Punjabi.

To celebrate the event we gathered kids from across the country to share their thoughts and feelings. Farsi, Gaeilge, German, Tamil, Zulu, Ndebele, Urdu, Russian and Marathi all in the one zoom room.

Rosie, Eric and Alice have an Irish dad and a Greek Mum, Katarina. A language with a slightly different alphabet, and a sun drenched culture that they love.

Hanako and Sayako are sisters from Dublin. Both attend a Gaelscoil. Their mum is Japanese and their dad is Irish. Here they talk about visiting Japan, Food and how important Japanese and Irish culture are to them.

Oops! The Festive episode was so jam packed that some items slipped down the back of the sleigh. We had to fit them in so here’s the show, with added Polish traditions.

All across Ireland, cultures celebrate midwinter in different ways. Here are just a few of them. Happy New Year from all of us on the Mothertongues podcast and thanks to everyone who’s taken part so far.

Eabha is 9 and speaks Dutch with her mum, Maartje. Here she talks flat landscapes, bikes and that tricky sound you need to speak it properly.

Louisa is 7 and, along with her mum Rebecca, she is from Sweden. Although she moved here aged one, she still knows a lot about it and speaks Swedish every day.

Felix is 9. Although his family speaks Romanian at home he goes to a Gaelscoil so he has a head full of language.

Benjamin is 6. His Mum and Dad met in Ireland but she is from Turkey and he is from France. Together, they speak three languages!

Saoirse is 7. She has an older brother, Seosamh. Her mum, Penny comes from Taiwan and her dad is Irish. Together, they all speak Mandarin. Almost a billion people speak it as their first language!

Sarah, Omar and Ibrahim have a house full of different languages. Their dad, Mustafa is from Morocco and speaks Arabic, and their mum Iolanda is Italian. They all speak English too!

Niamh lives in Connemara and speaks as Gaeilge every day. She and her mum Fiona talk Communions, Australia and the need for a good “scáth báistí”.

Klara and her mum Agnieszka speak Polish and love to read it too. Her dad even drops in to the podcast to help translate a Polish story!

Rahul lives in Limerick and is the oldest of two. He was born in the Tamil region of India and he and his mum talk all about the culture of the region. Reya and her dad, also Tamil, talk about her new baby brother!

Antonio, Tommaso and Valentina are truly multicultural! Their dad is Italian and their mum, Ivana is Czech. They love to travel, play and read together.

Bianca and Samuel speak Italian with their mum Francesca. They love to visit Italy and eat, eat, eat!

Enya and Maia speak German with their mum Ina all the time. But you’d be surprised how many German words you already know!

Amahle and her mum Mavis speak Xhosa, a language that contains “Click Consonants”. Spoken by over 8 million people in South Africa. But Amahle likes to sing more than anything else!

Gaia is 4 and her mum Inés is Portuguese. Who knew you could play Frozen in every single language?

Meet Sofia and her mum Maria. Maria is from Spain, Sofia is Irish and together they speak Spanish. Also, they like talking about food. A lot!

“Mothertongues” is a brand new podcast from RTÉjr Radio. So many kids in Irish schools speak more than one language every day. This podcast is for kids, teachers and families to start sharing all the wonderful things that make us, Us!