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Pregnancy Series 1: Officially Pregnant
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ID: 1057 Upper Intermediate
You're pregnant! In today's podcast, learn how to talk about maternity in Mandarin. If there's a steamed bun in your oven, this is the lesson for you.
Mon Dec 22 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
化验 | huàyàn | lab test | |
养胎 | yǎngtāi | to care for an unborn baby | |
例假 | lìjià | menstrual period | |
胎儿 | tāiér | fetus |
老婆,化验完啦。医生怎么说?是有了吗?
lǎopó ,huàyàn wán la 。yīshēng zěnme shuō ?shì yǒu le ma ?
Babe, the test is done-- what did the doctor say? Are you pregnant?
化验结果要等半小时呢。
huàyàn jiéguǒ yào děng bàn xiǎoshí ne 。
We still have to wait half an hour for the lab results.
如果真有了,你就别去上班了。好好在家养胎。
rúguǒ zhēn yǒule ,nǐ jiù bié qù shàngbān le 。hǎohāo zài jiā yǎngtāi 。
If you're really pregnant, don't go to work anymore. You should stay at home and take good care of the baby!
这个,再说吧。你等会儿去拿一下化验单。
zhè ge ,zài shuō ba 。nǐ děng huǐr qù ná yīxià huàyàn dān 。
Well...let's talk about that later. Go get the lab results in a bit.
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