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Pregnancy Series 8: About to Give Birth

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ID: 1197 Upper Intermediate
Your little bundle of joy is almost ready to face the world. In today's Chinese lesson, learn to talk in Mandarin about the last few moments before childbirth. All around the world, roughly four babies are born every second-- learn the Chinese you need to talk about these cute little new arrivals.
Mon Jul 06 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
气色 qìsè complexion
一个劲儿 yīgèjìnr constantly
小脸蛋 xiǎo liǎndànr little face (for children)
肥嘟嘟 féidūdū pudgy
小燕姐！快进来。
Xiǎoyàn jiě ！kuài jìnlai 。
Come in, Xiao Yan -- quick!
小芬，气色真不错。快生了吧。
Xiǎofēn ，qìsè zhēn bùcuò 。kuài shēng le ba 。
Your complexion is good, Xiao Fen. You must be due very soon.
是啊。没剩几天了。小家伙一个劲儿地踢我，看来他是等不及要出来了。你家宝宝怎么样？
shì a 。méi shèng jǐtiān le 。xiǎojiāhuǒ yīgèjìnr de tī wǒ ，kànlai tā shì děngbují yào chūlai le 。nǐ jiā bǎobao zěnmeyàng ？
Yeah! Just a few days left. The little guy is kicking me all the time. Looks like he can't wait to come out. How's your little baby?
哎哟，特能吃，小脸蛋肥嘟嘟的。
āiyōu ，tè néng chī ，xiǎo liǎndànr féidūdū de 。
Oh, man. He can really eat! His little face is so pudgy.
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