Learn Chinese - Elementary

2006/9/27

Learn Chinese - Elementary

@ 08:09 PM (24 months, 26 days ago)

Once you're no longer a Newbie, you're ready for Elementary level's longer utterances, elements of grammar, and a wider range of everyday applications for your Chinese. Hosts Ken and Jenny give a thorough treatment of lesson content, including individual tones. More Chinese is used than in Newbie, but Jenny's speed remains slow enough to be accessible. Repeating the dialogues three times eases the listener into familiarity with the podcast content.

初级62 Pregnancy

You know all the terms, from “bun in the oven” to “pregos,” so why not add another phrase to that wicked repertoire, and learn it in Mandarin? For premium subscribers, we’ll also teach you how to apologize profusely for asking someone who isn’t, when she’s due.

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Supplementary vocab for this lesson:

孕妇 (yùnfù) pregnant woman
预产期 (yùchǎnqī) due date
产前检查/产检 (chǎnqián jiǎnchá/chǎn jiǎn) prenatal exam
我有了。 (Wǒ yǒu le.) I’m pregnant.
什么时候生？ (Shénme shíhou shēng ?) When is the baby due?
预产期在什么时候？ (yùchǎnqī zài shénme shíhou?) When is the due date?
男孩还是女孩？ (nánhái háishi nǚhái?) Boy or girl?
预祝 (yùzhù) “advance wishes”
健康的 (jiànkāng de) healthy
预祝你生一个健康的宝宝。 (yùzhù nǐ shēng yī ge jiànkāng de bǎobǎo.) May you have a healthy baby.
平安 (píng’ān) safe
预祝你母子平安。(Yùzhù nǐ mǔ-zǐ píng’ān.) May you and your baby [have a] safe [delivery].