Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.

Pregnancy Series 1: Officially Pregnant

Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers, and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
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
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues, Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
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.
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also listen to each sentence as an individual recording to improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account today and get started!