[header] How to teach your budgie to talk [title] Place your budgie's cage near human activity. [step] Budgies learn to talk by mimicking the intonations of the words they hear. Choose an area of your home, such as your living room or family room, where your budgie would be able to hear human voices. 
[substeps] Your kitchen is likely another hub of human conversation, but the fumes from nonstick appliances are extremely toxic to birds. Do not place your budgie's cage in the kitchen.