Use of fun tones and emphasis helps catch their attention. Whether in or out of the cage, the bird listens. A mynah begins to talk at 3 to 4 months of age. I can't stress enough how important it is to start training your bird as soon as you get it. When trying to talk for the first time, the voice is a little raspy and words may sound broken, as if only part of a word is being said.
Words become clearer the more the bird practices.
Don't be discouraged if your mynah doesn't always learn what you want. They learn to mimic what they choose - what appeals to them. You don't want to be embarrassed by what your bird picks up. A mynah is at its hardiest at learning the most words and phrases during its first year of life than any other. Thought and speech patterns may already be fixed in a mynah that is getting close to a year old and without any previous training or talking may never learn more than a few words.